FIVE VESSELS IN PORT

Taranaki Daily News, 15 November 1926, Page 11

FIVE VESSELS IN PORT

TONNAGE RECORD ESTABLISHED. THREE OVERSEAS STEAMERS. Another milestone has been passed in lhe progress of the port of New Plymouth, for 25,273 tons of shipping now lies alongside the wharves. That exceeds the record established last July by 1225 tons. Three overseas bouts, one inter-colon-ial and one coastal vessel will be worked this morning. The Turakina (9775 tons) Ims been in the harbour since Thursday, having brought 2263 tons of Liverpool cargo for discharge. She will take away 7500 freight carcases when she sails for home. The Port Hobart (7498 tons) and the West Nivaria (5652 tons) both came on Saturday and are alongside the Moturoa wharf. The former has 12,000 crates of cheese, 8000 boxes of butter and 300 carqgses of pork to take aboard, while the latter will discharge 700 tons of general cargo from America, 9000 cases of oil and some lumber. Two more steamers were found wharfage accommoda’tion yesterday. They were the Kaitangata (2005 tons), which brings 300 tons of Australian goods, and the Progress (353 tons), which will unload southern consign menta. The latest arrivals aro tied up at the Newton King wharf with the Turakina. Naturally the presence of five steamers in the port means a keen demand for labour, and the wharves to-day w-ill present a very busy appearance. Yesterday they were in holiday attire for hundreds of people from town and country congregated about the vessels during the band recital, and the more curious went aboard.