SHIPPING

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2446, 7 February 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING

_ m ■- POST Off LYTTELTON. W»a.thbb Report—February 7. 9 a.m.—Weather, overcast. Wind, S.W., freah breeze. Barometer, 29.69 ; thermometer, 61. High Homing, 6.56 ; evening, 7.18. Arrived—February 6. Weatherafield, ahip, 1051 tons, Sherria, from Wellington. Paßsenger—Mr A. H. Blogg. New Xealand Shipping Company, agents. Rntorua, b.b., 576 tons, Tozer, from Auckland via Ea3t Coast poets. Passengers—Misses McCabe, Mill, Ashton, Bnrge33 (a), Luckio, Morgan, Beauchamp, Howard, Meadamei Kirkham, Bonnett, Bargraavea, Parkes, Symes, Messrs Houston, Eauien, r-herris, Weston, Cuttle, Green, A wan, Rsbinson, Gardner, Jobbins, Goodman. Pilbrow, Wattie, Derritt (2), O'Connor, Taylor, Mowbray, Mason (2), Hobba, Dickssn, Jobnaton, Walker, Vallanee, Mc Drano, Butler (2), Robinson, Belcher, Masters Horton (3); steerage, 10. Jnion Steamship Company, agents. Cynosure, barque, 761 tons, Richards, from Newcastle. C. W. Turner, agent. Clio, schooner, 81 tons, Kirk, from Waitapu. Master, agent. Becamia, ketch, 69 tons, Grubb, from Wellington. Passengers—Mr C. Cook. Cook Bros., agents. Comet, ketch, 58 tons, Short, from Picton. Cuff and Graham, agents. Cleared— February 6. Emperor,, brig, 284 tons, Cleary, for Newcastle A. Divies, agent. Wave of Life, schooner, 73 tons, Herbert, for Kaipara. Master, agent. Sailed —February 7. E. and TT. Cameron, sohooner, 41 tons, Larsen, for Kaiapoi. Aratapu, brigantine, 122 ton 3, Bowen, for Ka ! p»ra. Master, agent. Kate McGregor, schooner, 65 tons, Couch, lor Kaipara. Master, agent. A dioptric revolving light, with au electric arc, has b een constructed by Messrs Ckance Bros., of Smothwiuk, near Birmingham, for the South Head lighthouse at Sydney. The lamp has a power of about 12,000 candles in the focus of li<*ht, and the merging beam has a luminous intensity exceeding 12,000,000 candles. The lamp wa» designed by Dr Hopkinson, F.E.S. Its makers claim that this will be the largest and moat powerful light in the world. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, February 6. Arrived—Duncraig, Captain Stovin, from London ; Caledonia from Noumea; Bynofrom Savage Island. The City of Sydney sailed from 'Fnaco on January 15th. Arrived at Auckland after an uneventful voyage Passengers—Mrs Shay ter, infant, and nurse, J. Herepath, C. Deprotoniahi, Cortiss, Frear, Messrs C. J. Fairfax, J. A. Fairfax. Miss Fairfax (2), and two in the steerage. There are twenty-five passengers for Sydney, and 260 tons cargo for Auckland, consisting of 608 cases canned goods, 68 packages hops, 35 sacks seed, 40 casks honey, 300 barrels sugar, 85 ca»es paint, 3 flasks quicksilver, 97 packages merchandise, 3 crates live sheep (blood.) For Sydney 1021 packages merchandise. The steamer sails for Sydaay at 3 am. Wellington, February 6. Arrived—Kiwi from Napier and the East Coast. Sailed—Rotorua for Melbourne via South. Paßsengers—M*Bae3 Bartley, Howarde, Bnrgeaß (2), Featherston, Beauchamp, Mesdame3 Beauchamp, Sim 3, and Drake; Messrs Eames, Petherage. Cutts, Smith, Packer, Jobberna, Pillow, O'Connor, Robinson, Snider, Harris, Weston, Mowbray, Derby, Green, Pollard, and Driacoll; nine steerage. Penguin for Picton and Nelaon; Rrtorua for Melbourne via South; Tui for Kaikonra and Lyttelton. Dunkdin, February 6. Arrived—Beautiful Star from Westport. Sailed—Beautiful Star for Timaru; Eliza Firth for Greymouth. Bluff, February 6. Sailed—New Zealand Shipping Company's Loch Fleet with full cargo of wool for London. Bluff, February 7. The Te Anau left Williamstown on February Ist, at 1 a.m.; arrived at Hobart on February 2nd, at 11 a.m.; left the same day at 8 p.m., and was off Milford Sound on the 6th, at 2 a.m. The weather throughout the passage waß aplen. did till Tasfc upon sighting land, when it became very thick, with a drizzling rain and rough sea. The Sound could not be entered till 12 noon. Passed through the Sonnd, and left at 3 p.m. Entered George Sonnd at 5 p.m., paßsed through and left at 7 pm., and arrived at the Bluff at noon oa the 7th.