SHIPPING

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20114, 7 December 1939, Page 3

SHIPPING

PORT OF GISBORNE YESTERDAY'S DEPARTURES Totara, s.s., 4 p.m.. 42(5 tons, Collins. for Westport. Pakura, m.v., 5.15 p.m.. 71!) tons, C. W. Coldicutt, for Waikokopu. TO-DAY’S ARRIVALS Margaret W.. m.v., (5.15 a.m., 394 tons. J. R. Owen, from Auckland, via Coast bays. Kopara, m.v.. 7.15 a.m.. (579 tons, F. S. Bates, from Auckland, via Coast bays. VESSELS DUE AT GISBORNE Wainui, southern ports, December 11. Kapuni, Auckland, December 11. Pakura, Wellington, December 12. COASTAL TRADE The Pakura left Gisborne at 5.15 p.m. yesterday for Waikokopu. Napier and Wellington. The ship loads general cargo at Wellington on Saturday and returns to Gisborne next Tuesday. The Kopara reached Gisborne at 7.15 a.m. to-day from Portland. Auckland, Hicks Bay, Tolcomaru Bay and Tol'aga Bay. The vessel sails this afternoon for Waikokopu and Napier, thence Portland and Auckland. The Margaret W. arrived at Gisborne this morning from Auckland, Tokomaru Bay, and Tolaga Bay. On completion of discharge and loading to-night the ship departs for Auckland.

The Kapuni loads at Auckland tomorrow for Gisborne The Wainui left Timaru yesterday for Lyttelton, thence Wellington, to complete loading for Gisborne and Napier. The ship arrives here about December 11.

The Totara completed the discharge of her Greymouth coal cargo here yesterday and sailed for Weslport to load coal for Tokomaru Bay. . CARGO IN GERMAN SHIPS It is reported from Melbourne that the German shipping companies are asking “a port of refuge contribution," amounting to 20 per cent of freight rates on shipments of German goods consigned to Australia in German ships now sheltering in neutral ports. The secretary of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Australia, Mr. R. D. Westmore, explained at Melbourne to a meeting of nearly 300 consignees who are affected, that the charge was intended by the shipping companies to cover the additional costs consequent upon the stay of the ships in neutral ports. The Associated Chambers of Commerce arc trying, in conjunction with the London Chamber of Commerce, to have the amount of the contribution reduced, and to arrange for the early release of the goods. The value of shipments of German goods to Melbourne consignees exceeds £50,000. Negotiations have been affected by the fact that, though importers have paid the money for the goods into their banks, it has been retained by the custodian of enemy property instead of being remitted to the German banks.