IN PORT

Grey River Argus, 6 April 1911, Page 3

IN PORT

Annie Hill. ' Kairaki. Ennerdalc. Ka'mona. . ■ .

i _________ The Alexander is due • from north this evening, and sails to-night for Westport and New Plymouth. The Kaitoa is due from Wellington via way ports to-morrow and sails same night for Nelson direct coal laden. The Mapourika is due from North this morning and is timed to sail on return at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The Koonya is due -to-day and loads coal for Dunedin. The Kini upon arrival to-day will load coal for Onehunga and New Plymouth. As far as shipping 'firms directly interested are concerned (says the Press) no word has yet been received that the timber strike at Bunbury has been declared off. The Putiki is beinig delayed in discharging her cargo of timber at Lyttelton by the shortage of railway trucks. She was expected to sail yesterday for Timaru, Wellington and* 1 Wanganui. ■<The -Marine Department has decided to return to Captain J. M. Etheridge his master's (Home trade) and mate's (foreigTi-going vessel) certificates, which were suspended -onsequent upon the stranding of the Orakei on Tahura beach some months ago. The certificates were suspended for twelve month's, which period has now* half expired. There is once more a shortage of railway trucks at Lyttelton, and A\ the vessels discharging cargo >«re be ing delayed. The Norwegian barque Hjordis is to leave ;Lyttelton to-day in ballast, for Westport, to load coal. Her destination is not known, but, is believed to be the South Sea Islands. . The Kaiapoi left Newcastle on the 31st March with a cargo of coal for Lyttelton, Timaru 'and Welling'to.i. The vessel is going direct to Ivttelton .and is due there on Thursday. We are informed (says the Hokitika Guardian) that on a recent trip to Karamea of the Kair-aki during a stay of 1\ hours in port, the steamer unloaded 700 sacks of cargo and loader up 100,000 feet of timber. At Hokitika on Monday and Tuesday, tht steamer made a stay of 24 hours and during that time only handled 110(1 sacks of cargo and 'look in just ovel 90.000 feet of cargo, the cost feeing more than double that paid at Karamea.