ACTIVITY AT WELLINGTON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 27 November 1913, Page 5

ACTIVITY AT WELLINGTON.

WORKING THE SHIPS. ARBITRATION UNION STRENGTHENING. WELLINGTON, Last Night. A steady degree of activity was maintained along' the front of the harbour to-day. The blue peter at the masthead of the Tyser liner Mimiro, at the inner tee of the Queen's wharf, conveyed the message that the vessel had completed discharging her 1040 tons of car'go'JHllhis part, and was due to sail atTKywme for Lyttelton. On the other Home boats iu port the shipping and unshipping of cargo was going'at full speed- ahead all day long. ' . ■ The Remuera, whose consignment for this port totalled 4500 tons, will probably have finished discharging at the King's wharf to-morrow, and will then be ready io proceed south. Likewise the big Jiner Corinthic (at the Queen's wharf),- whose holds have almost been relieved of the 4700 tons of merchandise for Wellington. The Arawa, from London, has between 4000 and 5000 tons, and a start with unloading was made this afternoon. By Saturday it is hoped that the Opawa, at the Glasgow wharf, will be a full ship. Her cargo will he 19,000 crates of cheese, approximately 5000 tons, and when fully loaded arid coaled she will cast, off for London. The Nerehana "has been busily unloading and loading } for some days, and, will,' in all \ likelihood, sail for East Coast,, ports to-day or to-mor-row, to continue the latter process. At the Railway wharf three colliers (the Wairuna, Kamona, and Poherua) proceeded with the out of their coal, the operations giving the wharf a very lively appearance. The Wairuna has all but got rid of her 4000 tons for the city, and will then put over to Miramar to discharge the balance. Her clearance included 400 tons in her huge water-tanks (the size of a three-roomed cottage), whichafter being cleaned out wore filled with water as ballast. The 'Maunganui, from Lyttelton, did not carry any cargo, but. had aboard a large quantity of passengers' luggage, which was soon emptied out. The familiafl figure of the "Jack Tar" doing sentry go on the wool wharf was again in evidence to-day, H JO. Phyche, from Lyttelton, having berthed this morning. Another vessel at the wool wharf is the Maoriland Company's coastal steamer Ennerdale. Three hatches were being", utilised for discharging her sugar cargo of 1000 tons, and the task was completed this evening. The enrolment of members of the Arbitration . Waterside Union . was decidedly bil|k to-day. The official figures were given as 1430 at 3 p.m.., up to which hour 80 men had signed on since 8 a.m. Three of the shipwrights, over whom the trouble originally arose, have signed on • the books of tho Arbitration Union, and are now working on the wharves. Three of the drivers who went on strike when the call came have followed suit to-day.