DOG HOOK & SLING,

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1927, 9 December 1913, Page 8

DOG HOOK & SLING,

OPERATIONS OF THE PORT. OVER 2000 NEW WORKERS, STEADY STREAM OF RECRUITS. Tlio gonfalon of tlio now union now flies over a membership of no less than i?O3G. That was tho total roll at livo o'clock yesterday. During tho course of tho day 100' recruits "joined step" and, among these wero thirty-two strikers. The averago working strength on the wharves is now equivalent to 1500 men per day. Of tlio remaining 500, some 200 aro manning vessels at sea. About three hundred liavo •returned to their homes in tho country.

Ship-side operations were not pleasant yesterday. It was a wintry day, heavy rain fell now and then, and during the morning only a fow steamers lifted hatches. In tho afternoon, howover, there was moro activity, tlio liner Arawa worked, and some strings of meat wore absorbed by tho Nerehana. Between the showers several coastwise? vessels loaded and discharged. In eonscquenco of tlio weather only about COO or 700 men woro employed. Had tho conditions been good every Arbitrationist would liavo boon required. Nine arrivals will make port to-c]ay, and all will work cargo. They are: — Pateena, Alexander, Queen of tho South, Waimea, Kaim, Ka.ipara, Cygnet, Waipori, and Nikau, The Nikau has been on tho slip, but will hoist in Nelson cargo to-day. The Defender, which camo in from Hokitika yesterday will tie up this morning. She brings a cargo of timber, wool, and flax. Tho Waipori has Newcastle coal, and so has tho Ngatore, which is anchored ill tlio stream. Tlio Now Zealand Shipping Company's Ivaipara, from Liverpool, is also expected hero to-day. She will como to the Queen's Wharf to discharge. Nercliaiia, Tyser freighter, will probably ho able to Quit tho port for London to-day. . Sydney Cargo Coming. Tlio Maunganui is duo horo from Sydney about noon to-morrow. Sho has 245 saloon and 105 steerage, passengers for Now Zealand. Sho has 213 tons of cargo. This includes 17 tons of dried fruit, cx tho German-Australian steamer Worms, Transhipments c-x Medina, Macedonia, Qsterly, Mongolia, Orsova, and Orama will also bo landed.

Carrying abnut IGOO tons of Dunedin and Lyttelton cargo the HuddartI'arker steamer Victoria reached this port on Sunday. Siie is berthed at tho Queen's Wharf, No. 1 north. The weather prevented her from starting dischargo yesterday. Her subsequent movements are indefinite, but it is probablo that sho will remain at anchor in tho stream after she is "ail out." According to an aero message, received from Captain Hammond, "of the Aorangi, that vessel was averaging 12J knots per hour yesterday. She cleared Wellington for San Francisco via way ports at 0.30 a.m. on Sunday. Firstclass work had been dono in handling her cargo by tho Arbitrationists. Ono man told a reporter that ho had earned £2 17s. 6d. for work on this ship on Saturday. West Coast Freight. Considerable freight is offering for the West Coast ports of tho, South Island, and some of it has been stored in tho sheds for weeks. It is reported that stoain dispatches for tho West Coast aro now being seriously considered by owners. Rain kept back several coastal boats last evening. Tlio Union Company's Corinna will leavo for New Plymouth to-day, and tho Peherua for Lyttelton and Dunedin will also probably got away for respective ports to-day. Tlio Pukaki is duo here from northern ports with general cargo (including sugar) to-day, and is to leavo for tho south to-morrow.

Thirty-two vessels will bo at tlio wharves to-day, oxclusivo of tho warships Psycho and Pyramus, and there are only two which will not bo working. H.M.S. Pyramns is to leavo port for tho New Hebrides to-day. Opawa's Produce Shipment, Tlio New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa, which sailed for London from Wellington on Saturday, tojik tho following cargo from tho. undermentioned ports:— Auckland to London —1028 bales wool, 2983 cases of kauri gum, 2535 sacks of kauri gum, 1244 bales of hemp, IOS pockets of hemp, 187 bales oi: tow, 284 casks of tallow, 9-1 casks oi' pelts, 7 casks of casings, 20 hales of leather, 3SI-1 sacks of salted hides, 10 sacks of pelts, 11 hales of rubber, 15 drums of clycorine, 2115 pieces of timber, 121 bundles of timber, 15 cases of vanilla, 19 bars of bullion, -14,757 boxes of butter, 1319 eases of cheese, and G packages of sundries. Namer to London — 2359 bales of wool, 4-5 bales of sheepskins, 551 bales of hemp, ICQ dumps of tow, 177 casks of tallow, 0 casks of casings, 15 bales of stripper slips, 39 casks of olio, 11,135 carcasses of mutton, 333 quarters of beef, 336 cases of frozen sundries, and 3 packages of sundries. Tokomaru to London— 2787 bales of wool, 3 bales of sheepskins, and 25 casks of tallow. Bluff to London—2s7 bales of hemp, and 120 hales of tow. WeJlington to London —079 bales of wool, 241 bales of sheepskins. 378 bales of hemp, 13 bales of tow, 25 casks of tallow, 13.315 boxes of butter, 10,807 crates of cheese, IGO2 carcasses of mutton, 1812 carcasses of lamb, 1 bale of sheepskins, 2 bales of cowhair, 9 bales of rags, and 9 packages of sundries. Wellington to Avonmouth—449 boxes of butter, and 0231 crates of cheese. Wellington to Glasgow—6oß cases of choeso. Wellington to Liverpool—lß3 cases of cheese. Auckland to Avonmoutht —119 cases of cheese. Napier to Avonmouth —627 cases of cheese. Tho following is tho complete shipment of dairy produco from New Zealand:— slimpient comprises: 17,736 carcasses of clicese, 6853 bales of wool, 248- bales of shcenskins, 2430 bains of hensp, and 486 bales of tow. The frozen meat shipment comprises: 17,736 carcases of mutton, 1812 carcasses of lamb, 332 nuartors of liccf, aiul 336 packages of frozen sundries..