 When he retired, in July 1921, NSS had 40 vessels and 850 employees.Cargo had increased from 51,000 tons a year to 220,000 and passengers from 39,000 to 190,000.After his appointment, NSS bought some second-hand screw-steamers, the "Rotomahana", "Waiotahi" and "Ohinemuri" and small paddle steamers, "Te Aroha" and "Enterprise", to work on the Waihou River.