The wharf? Gaspode's scenes were confined to the cemetery at Small Gods, not the Wharf. (The wharf was where you'd find Captain Jenkin's ship, the Milka, and a very unhelpful First Mate).
Incidentally, speaking of the Milka - you eventually run into an even more spectacularly unhelpful watchman at Pier 5. When you question him ...
LEWTON: Heard of the Milka?
WATCHMAN: Sure. Put it in my coffee-a.
LEWTON: (sarcastically) Ha ha ha. It's a ship.
WATCHMAN: Yeah, I know. Just winding you up.
LEWTON: Well, I'm as wound up as I'm going to get. Unless you plan to use me as an alarm clock, you might think about being more helpful.
WATCHMAN: Where's the fun in that, eh?
(Oh, and it goes on ... that watchman is comedy gold).
