SHIPPING.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1090, 27 December 1877, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. Weather Report—December 27. 9 a.m.—Wind, N.E., light; weather, overcast. Barometer, 29.94 ; thermometer, 65.00. High Water—To-morrow. Morning, 10.31; night, 10.5 C. Arrived—December 26. Dispatch, p.s., 38 tons, Kitchingham, from Port Chalmers. Master, agent. Wakatipu. s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, from 1 oil Chalmers. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Passengers-Saloon: Mr and Mrs Gibbs Mrs Geddes, Messrs Jeffs, Gondie, Murdoch, Gilchrist j 6in the steerage; and 14 for North. December 27. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, from Wellington via East Coast. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Barton, Mrs and Miss Whitehouse, Mesdaines Stirling, Symonds and two children, and Morris, Miss Russell, Messrs Lally, Barnes, Stnbbs, Walker, Heme, McGrath, Woods, Whitcombe, Gorton, Cameron, Craig, Williams. Steerage: Mesdanies Fisher, Clegg, Messrs Rigg (3), Grant, Newtin, Purson, McCarahy, Barry, Elston, Baslbow, Butcher, Ashford, Adams, Kelly, and Sullivan. Grafton, s.s., 270 tons, Anderson, from Wellington and West Coast Ports. P. Cunningham and Co, agents. Passenger-Saloon : Mr and Mrs Williams, Mr Toms, and 16 steerage. Luna, p.s„ 247 tons, Bascand, from Wellington and West Coast. P. Cunningham and Co., agents. Passengers—Mrs Hickson, family, and servant (10), Messrs Dann and Walker. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berniche, from Nelson and West Coast ports. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Blackwall, ketch, 26 tons, Green, from Okam's Bay. Master, agent. Cleared—December 27. Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Cameron, for Sydney, via Wellington, Miles. Hassal and Co., agents. Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Morland, for Picton. Master, agent. Tui, s.s., 64 tons, Wills, for Kaikouras, Wellington, and Foxton. G. Mackay, agent. Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Berniche, for Dunedin. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, for Akaroa and Dunedin. Miles, Hassal and Co., agents. Dispatch, p.s., 38 tons, Kitchingham, for Greymouth. Master, agent. Sailed —December 26. Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Wheeler, for Auckland, via East Coast. Miles, Hassal and Co, agents. Passengers—Mrs Brown and Miss Jenkins, and eighteen original. Sailed—December 27.

Taupo, s.s., 461 tons, Carey, for Akaroa and Dunedin. Miles, Hissal and Co., agents. Passensengers—Saloon : For Akaroa—Mr J. D. Macpherson and Master Fergusson. Steerage—Messrs Cooke and Christian. Linnet, ketch, 17 tons, Molyneaux, for Pigeon Bay. Master, agent. Alice Jane, ketch, 27 tons, Johnson, for Akaroa. Master, agent.

The s.s. Wakatipu, from Port Chalmers ; Maori, from Nelson and West Coast; and Taupo, from Auckland, via East Coast and Wellington, arrived this morning. They sail for Sydney, via Wellington, for Dunedin, and for Akaroa and Port Chalmers respectively this afternoon. The Luna and Grafton, steamers, from Wellington and West Coast, arrived to-day. The former sails on return trip to-morrow, and the Grafton on Monday next. The Taupo sailed shortly after 1 p.m. The Tui and Despatch, steamers, sail for Kaikoura, Wellington, and Foxton and Greymouth respectively this evening. The paddle tug Dispatch, Captain Kitchingham, on her way to Greymouth from Dunedin, put in an appearance yesterday at 4.30 p.m., and moored at the tunnel wharf. Her master reports leaving Dunedin at 4 a.m. on 25th, and having fresh N.E. up the coast. During her stay in Dunedin she has been thoroughly repaired. On Friday, steam was raised in her, and in the afternoon she took a short spin down the Upper Harbour, going as far as Ravensbourne and back. The engines worked very well, and the new boiler, made by Messrs Kincaid, M'Queen and Co., gave great satisfaction, and Clearly demonstrated its ability to generate even more than sufficient steam. The Dispatch is now in capital order, and goes to the scene of her former operations—Greymouth—as good a boat almost as when she first arrived there. Several worn plates in her bottom and topsides have been replaced with new ones, faulty angle irons have been taken out, new bulwarks and rail have been supplied, the deck planking renewed where required j in fact, she is as fit as a fiddle for the work she will have to nndortake. She sails for Greymouth to-morrow evening. , The s.s. Ladybird sailed at 3.45 p.m. yesterday for Auckland, via Wellington and East Coast. The "Timaru Herald" of Wednesday mentions that the schooner Kate Macgregor was still in the roadstead riding at one anchor, she having lost the other one during last Saturday night's gale. Efforts were made on Tuesday to recover the lost anchor, but the weather proving too rough the boat services were unable to launch their boats. Of the Home ships expected at Port Chalmers, one or two, says the " Morning Herald," may put in an appearance at any moment. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Sarah Bell is now out eighty-five days, and the Albion Company's ship Auckland eighty-two days, both from London. The latter company's ship Canterbury is eighty-four days out from Glasgow. The erection of the lighthouse at Centre Island (says the "Western Star") is now complete, and Mr Cameron, the only resident on the island, is once more "monarch of all he surveys," the workmen having left last week. The furnishing of the lights and appliances will be proceeded with shortly. We may therefore hope soon to see this warning beacon shining forth its kindly welcome to navigators of the Strait.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS,

Port Chalmers, December 26. Arrived— Barque Charlotte A. Littlefleld, 133 days from New York. She brings 1050 tons cargo—3so tons for Dunedin, the remainder for Lyttelton and Wellington. ______