THE FLEET IN BEING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1917, 27 November 1913, Page 8

THE FLEET IN BEING.

THIRTY BOATS TIE UP TO-DAY. NEW UNION ROLL—I4SO. KAIWARRA BIGHT DESERTED. Membership of the now Waterside union 'had reached MOO'at 5 p.m yesterday. Taking the seamen on th« various vessels which were in port into consideration, it is estimated that ouito 1300 men were actually worlcinp-. ' Included among the men 'who won" handling cargo on tho wharves were 160 old v.atorsiders. The number of ex-strikers who signed on yesterday was I.T wlide three shipwrights—men who went • on striko on October 18—were whelm" trucks. There was still a shortage 0 f labour, and it is stated that the "1000 Arbitrations:, watorsiders hawllin" cargo wore really doing the work of J.4OU men. Several vessels were to 'have worked overtime last evening, but rain interfered.

Thros Liners Depart. Three. Home steamers left Welliiitrton yesterday, after completing discharge and loading. The Mimiro'and M.v.ore sailed for the south, and tho Xerehaim for Xapier. The departure of these vessels should ease the work on the wharf considerably, but at the same time there will be no lack of employment for months to come. During tlie next week or two several oilier oversea steamers are due here. In addition, numerous coastal steamers will require attention. It is anticipated that the Ilemucra will have got out her 4300 tons of Loudon cargo this evening. The Corinthic's 4700 tons will also he discharged in time for her to leave Wellington for Lyttelton this afternoon. Discharge, of the' Arawa's Loudon loading (4700" tons) began at the King's Wharf yesterday. Anticipations also are that'the Xew Zealand Shipping Company's Opawa. will he a full ship by Saturday. Her car™ will comprise 19,000 crates of cheese."When sho has been loaded and coaled she will cast off for London. Tim Wairuna, Poherua,.Kaniona, and Melbourne continued to rattle out their coal freights. About 4000 tons have, been lifted from the holds of tho Wairuna, and sho will go over to Miramar to-day to put out tho balance. Tho work of discharging the Ennerdale's 1000 tons of sugar would have finished yesterday but for tho rain which fell last evening H.M.S. Psyche, which returned from I.yttelton yesterday morning, berthed at the Wool Wharf, and the familiar figure of e. sailor on sentry duty was again in evidence.

Working Fleet To-day. Twenty-live vessels wore liertlicd at ills wharves yesterday, and all, with the exception of H.M.S. Psyche, Manaroa, and Mararoa, were working cargo. Thirty vessels will berth to-day. Included in' this number will be nine new arrivals. These include the oversea steamers Canada Cane and Sturmfols. The former steamer comes from San Francisco, and the latter from New York. The new coastwise vessels which will work to-day will lie: Wahine. Pateena, Nikau, John, Breeze, Ngahere, and Arapawa. To-day's berthage list is as follows:— Tons. Tons. Ara\va. 9.372 Melbourne 1.111 Connthic; 12.251 Xsahttrc 1 f9O Heniuein. 11,276 llineinoa 542 Onawa 10,030 Brecso .<47 Ktnrmfols S.7CO I'ntiKi tQi Canada Cape... 4.256 KiUau iiw Wairmia. SM7 Arapaw.i 2<S lleraiks 3.7 M i-tmmhi'.-d 217 Wahine 3,299 John 2'2 Mararoa 2.593 liuscn of the Ka.apoi ;,i;.5 Smith 195 ICamonn, l.<2i AVakatu 157 Oorinna 1,271 Kapuiii 1.V.) I'oheraa 1.175 Jluia 127 Knnerdalc 1.147 Blenheim 120 Patceua 1,212

Sixteen Cays' work. Sixteen days ago to-day there were -11. vessels anchored in tho stream at AYol(ington. Now there arc only;]], vessels lying idle. These include five steamers which were out of commission long ho--I'ore the strike, and'one—the. Government training ship Amokura —which arrived in port on Saturday last. The vessels which were at anchor on November 8 were as follow;— Northern, Atheuie, Rimutaka, Kapiti, Ripple, AYakatu, Jiikati, Stormbird, Aorcre, Blenheim, Mararoa, Queen of the South, ,Ppawa, Tutanekai, Corinthic, Himitangi, Ngahere, Lizzie Taylor, Arahura, Maioro, Awahou, Katoa, i'ulcaki, Waiiinc, Hinemoa, Maori, Maunganui, Putiki, Remuora, AYairiina. Pohe'rua, Hercules, Huia, Mapourika, To Anan, Takapuna, Haupiri, Waihi, Kahu, Willoehra, Moam.

The vessels which will bo at anchor to-day are as follow:—Maori, Awahau, Katoa, Arahura, Kapiti, Amokura, Tutanekai, Haupiri, LiV.zie Taylor, Waihi, and Takapuna. the latter the Takapuna, Tutanekai, and Waihi are out of commission.