THE UNLOCKING OF THE POET

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1906, 14 November 1913, Page 8

THE UNLOCKING OF THE POET

TRANSHIPPING BEGUN. HARBOUR BOARD TAKING WOOL. CARTING UNIMPEDED. As day follows day more activity marks the unlocking of tho port. Yesterday several of tiie coastal steamers came into the berths and worked cargo, i'ur tho first time in three weeks transhipment was effected. The Anchor Line's Nikau arrived from Nelson and Picton during the morning, and sailed again in tho afternoon. She took away a full load of fruit and sugar transhipments. It was anticipated that the Wanganui trader Putiki would berth yesterday. This arrangement, however, was altered, but the- little steamer will come alongside this mottling to take in transhipments for Wanganui. Tiie coastal steamer Opawa came in from the stream and landed her cargo of chaff from Blenheim.

Geod progress has been made with the coaling of .the Atnenic. tip till Wednesday evening 850 tons of coal had been shot down her bunkers, the day's work befog GOO tons. This loaves about 1000 tons to bo handled by Tuesday. Her general cargo work, is going forward with the .same dispatch which has characterised operations since they began.

Anticipations are that the discharge, of tho New Zealand Shipping Company's R-iuiutaka will ba finished tonight or to-iMrrow morning, a startWill then be made to ship dairy produce for London. Tho Willochra lias blushed putting out her fruit. She berthed at the Queen's Wharf testerday m readiness to sail for Sydney at 5 p.m. to-day.

Messrs. Johnston and Co.'s Stormbud left port for Haveloek and Pelorus bounds- at- 8.0 p.m. yesterrfav. Shetook a full cargo, and was manned by an experienced, crew. The next oversea .steamer which will take the discharging berth will be tho Mmw, Savill lmer Corintuic. An expected arrival in port from Now York y.a way ports, to-morrow morning is tho A..and A. lino's chartered steamer Mimn-o. Tins vessel discharged 500 cargo at Auckland, and she has about 1000 tons to put- out here. It is probable that the Mimiro will remain at anchor m the stream till the hen-in-wng of next week. The Tyser steamer Alarere, and several other steamers now anchored in tho stream, will commence coaling to-day. Several of tho coastal steamers are expected to berth for the purpose of taking in cargo this morning. .. Abundance of labour is -available, but the Harbour Board's sheds aro practically full, and this means curtailment of the work of unloading. As* soon as «. proportion of the sheds are clear, several other steamers will berth. All day yesterday expresses and lorries carried mixed freight to and from the wharves through tho Queen's Wharf cnwaneo quite unguarded; The Willochra's, fmit was. also carted from the sheds. , More carts are expected to be availablo to-day, a-nd this, with the assistance of transhipments, will havo the effect of clearing the sheds. TJio. Harbour Board lws resinned receiving wool, and if is now being dumped in preparation for shipment. lii addition to tho vessels mentioned abovo tlw Wakatu, Dorset, Mapourika, and Northern, worked cargo. The Dorset was the only vessel-to leave the, wharf for the- stream last evening. All others maintained their positions.