PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10175, 24 October 1898, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

WEATHER REPORT—Sunday, Oct. 23rd. "Wind, N.E.; light, cloudy. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 V-V£- .. '.. *£* 29*5 »feThermometer ..58 63 &» HIGH WATER— Monday, October 24. Morning, 11.33; evening, 11.58. Sun rises, 4.55 a.m.; seta, 6.33 p.m. Moon rises, 12.46 p.m.; sets, 22 a.m. WEATHER FORECAST. For twenty-four hours, from 9 a.m., Oct 22nd. , : , Captain Edwin telegraphs as under: — - WlND—Moderate from between West and South-west and South, generally, during next twelve to twenty hours, then changing to gale from between iNorth-west and North and Yvest at all places Southward of Napier and New Plymouth. BAROMETER — Further nse everywhere, but falling again at all places South of Napier and New Plymouth after twelve to twenty hours. SEA—Heavy on all Western coast after twenty hours; alsoi on East coast South of JNapier. TIDES—High on Western and moderate upon .hastorn coast.'' ARRlVED—October 22. Jane Douglas, s.s., 96 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. ' Falcon, schooner, 95 tons, Green, from Havelock. J. T. Ker, agent. Pareora, s.s., 855 tons, Christian, from Greymouth. C. V.'. Turner, agent. Flora, s.s., 1873 tons, Fleming, from Dunedin. Passengers—Mrs Bates and two children, Messrs Elliott, Gray, Boyd, Kemphn, Bates, and three steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. , Penguin, s.s., 840 tons, Spence, from VVeilington. Passengers—Misses Cuddon, Randerson, Wilson, and Moore, Mesdames Slass, liucas, and infant, Hamer, and Joyce, Captain Morrison, Messrs Ward, Rowley, Henderson, Neale, Cuthbert, Salmon, Foley, Hamer, Russell, Thorpe, Holmes, Lewin, Joyce, Dawo, Seelye, Welsh, Mann, and-Taioroa, and twenty steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Herald, s.s., 370 tons, Coulson, from Timaru. Union Steamship Company, agents. October 23. Rotorua, s.s., 928 tons, Newton, from Nelson via Wellington. Passengers—Misses Burnip, Atkinson, Challis, and Hodgetts, Mesdames Challis, Thloyd, McCombie, H. Dickerson, Colonel Hicks, Captain Hillien, Messrs McAlpine, J. R. Lowiy, Thloyd, Burton, A. Merton, Fancourt, Aheme, McComb'e, Pollard's Opera Company (51), Braby, Rule.Gixon, Hislop (2), Pollock, Harding, H. Dobie, and Bock, and nine steerage. Elingamite, s.s., 3500 tons, Waller, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers—Misses Waters, Hitching, Bansey, Williams, anu Liggitt, Mesj dames Green, Smith and two children, Taylor, Limbrick and child, and Hallenstein, Messrs I Smith, Trimble, Seymour, Martin, Edwards, Fordham, Lysaght. Limbrick, Butler, Bell, Nathan, Taylor, Chisholm, Hallenstein, and Graham. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Kini, s.s., 1122 tons, Rolls, from Southern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. • SAlLED—October 22. Penguin, s.s., 824 tons, Spence, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Warren and Hart, Mesdames Kirby, Lyne and child, Stevenson, I Pearce and family, Hawkes, Neill, H. S. Brown, Jasper Smyth, Newbold and family, | Stewart, Pearce, and Widdowson, Rev. W. Ronaldson, Messrs Newbold, Stewart, Pearce, Hamilton, Reid, O'Connor, Harris, J. A. Reidle, A. Jackson, V.'illiams, W. C. Peacock, Anderson (2), Widdowson, Morris, Wormald, A. H. Little.-.J.farchant, Virtue, Little, C. A. C. Hardy, Myers (2), Barker, Sutherland (2)j Wall, James, Thompson, Lee-Smith, Bates, | and Salmon. Union Steamship Company, agents. Tarawera, s.s., 2003 tons, Gibb, for Mcli bourne via Dunedin. Passengers—For Dunedin: Misses Shumacher, Roseford, Young, ' Steven, Howard, and Hislop, Mesdames James, Roxburgh, and Bannister and two children, j Messrs J. Paterson, Bannister, Crichton, Hen- | derson, T.. S. Cockburn, Horwitz, and -JsherI wood, and Master Steven. For Melbourne: Miss Nicholson, Mesdames Crawford, South, and family, and Steel, Messrs Aylingi Steel,; '■■ Davis, and Jones.' Union Steamship ComI pany, agents. . . - •,.'.-■- Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Fleming, for Wellingr ton, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. Passengers—For Wellington: Mesdames Buckley, Hanaman, and Jno. Rosa, Messrs Hansman, Jenkins, Jno. Ross, Poison, Sharpe, and DurI rand. For Napier: Mrs Ayling. For Auckland: Misses Izard and Daley (3), Mrs Burt and family, Messrs P. Hill and Izard.- Union' I Steamship Company, agents. ', ■ ■ j Herald, s.s, 370 tons, Coulson, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Tutanekai, C.G.S., 411 tons, Post, for Dunedin. October 23. • Huia, auxiliary schooner, 196 tons, McKenzie, for Kaipara. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Pareora, s.s., 855 tons, Christian, for Westport. C. W. Turner, agent. I Elingamite, s.s., 3500 tons, Waller, for Dunedin. Passengers—For Dunedin: Misses Pearce, Barclay, Chapman, JJenny, and Millars, Mesdames Barnet 'and two children, and Haskell, Messrs Boon, Mitchell, Barnett, Taylor, Smith, Smythe, and Davidson. For Melbourne: Mr Soanes. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. • IMPORTS. Tarawera—From Sydney: 732 cases' fruit, 1 case laces, 30 cases empty bottles, 25 csks and 3 sks arrowroot, 5 cases meats, 1 case cigars, 3 cases marble, 45 pkgs tea, 6 cases boots, 1 bag and 3 cases drugs, 10 cases benzine, 4 cases tobacco, 2 cases and 1 crate machinery, 14 ingots tin, 1 case Bewingmaj chines, 1 case oil, 1777 bags sugar, 1 bar steel, | 50 bars pig iron, 3 cases bicycles, 80 bags rice, 46 crates bottles, 2 bales corks, 1 case silk, 75 rolls matting, 12 bdls rugs, 48 cases and 42 pkgs curios, 2 cases plants, 1 photo framjs, 77 cases kerosene, 35 drums oil, 20 horses,' 2 sulkies, 55 cases, 16 pkgs, 1 bale, 1 csk, 1 truss. j From Nelson: 2 crates empty returns, 2 bales hops, 1 box. From Wellington: P bales brooms, 3 pels. From Napier: 1 bale wool- | packs.. Penguin—From Weiington: 7 cases meats, 7 cases tea, 1 bale woolpacks, 2 horses, 1 drum oil, 9 cases, 3 boxes, 21 cases currants, 3 cases paper, 5 kegs staples, 75 cases fruit, 6 cases Stationery, 15 cases tea, 150 boxes candles, 30 cases fruit, 1 csk pelts, 40 sks gypsum, quantity stores, 78 cases, 1 box, 4 pkgs, 5 pels, ;1 box. ' Herald4-From Dunedin: 34 pkgs piping, 2 "cases acid, 13 half chests tea, 180 bags.cemenV 3 cases, 9 pkgs, 6 ska seed. From Oamaru': 5 bales woollens,. T case, 1 pkge. ~, I Flora—From Dunedin: ,2.iuias ale, 2 bales leather, 1 bale twine, 3 poles, 864 bars iron,, 7 pkgs ranges, 2 bales and 2 bdls skins, 6 hhds, 23 cases, 15 pkgs. "-■■-■ EXPORTS. A j Huia—For Kaipara: 2CO sks and 1800 bags E flour, 700 sks chaff, 400 sks potatoes, 100. ska bran, 99 sks sharps, SO sks oatmeal, 20 sks wheatmeal, 70 ska wheat, 10 cases cheese, 15 cases bacon, 100 pkgs sundries.

The Eliza Firth is on the patent slip. '.=, The departure of the Kaikoura for Welling-1 ton has been postponed till to-morrow, t The'Opawa is to go into dock as Boon as the Maori comes oat. The Susanne goes straight back to Port Stephens in ballast to Jjoad hardwood * for ' Lyttelton, on account of Messrs Pitcaithly," Wallace and Co. , Messrs Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co. have: received cable advice that the brig Edward' has left Clarence Eiver for Lyttelton witH hardwoou and piles, also that the Valador has left the Clarence River for Greymouth. The Falcon arrived from Havelock on Saturday. . The Elingamite arrived from Sydney via I Auckland early yesterday morning, and sailed i for Dunedin before noon. ' The Flora, which has undergone a thorough overhaul, arrived from Dunedin on Saturday morning, and sailed for the north in the afternoon. The Penguin arrived from Wellington on I Saturday morning, and sailed for Wellington i on Saturday night. I The Botorua arrived from Nelson via Wellington yesterday afternoon. '■ Thp TCini arrived from southern ports yesterday. The Tarawera sailed for Melbourne via DunI edin on Saturday.- ■''".' Tho Herald arrived from southern ports on Saturday morning, and. sailed for Wellington in the evening. , - The Tutanekai sailed for the south on Saturday. . The Huia sailed for Kaipara on Saturday. j The Pareora arrived from Weatport late on ' Friday night, and sailed for Westport yesterday. The Elingamlte'B cargo for Lyttelton was transhipped into the Botorua at Wellington. The barqoe lav left Dun edin on Friday for Lyttelton, «id was outeide the Heads yesterday, ■-/■...■•.■; -. : :"--- : <.,'.i:]..V y. f. ■ - ' Mr F. G. Smith, late purser of the s.s. Botorua, joins the Flora, in a similar capacity. During the week ending August 31st the casualties posted * at * Idoyds on the loss book were 3 British-and 9 foreign sailing veiasla, with 1 British and 4 foreign.steamers, jTews is to . hand from Sydney that the locally-owned barque Weathersfield was under offer * of sale but that negotiations for her purchase have fallen through. She will load at Wellington for London, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. ▲ t«l«gram tgaxa. Port CSwlmej* *UU» Hu*g

the ship Pleione is to bo the first of the Shaw/ iSavill and Albion Company's wool ships to load at Wellington for London. _ As the Indramayo is not going to the Bluff her cargo for that port will be transfemd to the Poherua.