CHRISTCHURCH.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 44, 10 September 1864, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

The Lyttelton Times of 3rd inst. has the following report of the consignees' meeting, respecting the unfortunate vessel the Countess of Seafield :— A meeting of the consignees of goods by the Countess of Seafield was held at the Mechanics' Institute shortly after two o'clock yesterday. Mr. Gould occupied the chair, and stated that the committee appointed to consider the matter regarding the bottomry bond of the above vessel, had drawn tip their resolutions accordingly. He might add that, in addition to the views expressed therein, it was the opinion of the committee that the consignees should be appointed to act as trustees in the matter, whose duty would be to collect subscriptions, to take assignment of the freight, get the vessel discharged as quickly as possible, and then to take such steps as would enable them to pay back to consignees the amount subscribed. Ho would read the resolutions to the meeting. '' The Committee having consulted with Mr. G-arriek on the legal points of the case, recommend as the best course to be adopted under the circumstances, that consignees should take an assignment of the bottomry- bond held at present over the vessel and cargo by the Bank of New Zealand, if the manager has the power to assign it, and that each consignee be called on to contribute his share pro rala on the invoiced value of the good 3. — George Gould, Chairman." On the motion of Mr. Sprot, seconded by Mr. Lawrie, Messrs. Buckley and Day were appointed trustees to carry out the foregoing resolutions.

4> M AURixirs. — Tlie following statement of the shipment of sugar of crop 1863-4 is from the Commercial Gazette of the lGth ult. : — Total shipped and left to 30th June, Lb. ]864 232,786,734 July. I— lsabella Blyth, for London 1,666,058 2— Good f fope. for Table Bay 239,796 7—Loril Pahnerston, for Cork 1,767,687 7— Edith Smith, for Adelaide 4-30,135 7 — Vistula, for Bushire 71, -1.85 12— Lucy , for Adelaide 1 59.882 14— Francis Banfieid, for Melbourno 1,013,093 15 — Alc-vone, for London 1,0-15,0 -1-7 15— Lord of the Isles, for Table Bay 154,598 Total shipped and left to 15th July 1864. '239,365,065 Do. do., 1863 307,614,726 Vessels loading, with quantity on board. Chatham, for London 1,318,330 Ida, for Tama.tave 125 A. B. Coutts. for London 850,125 Marie Laure, for Adelaide 492,955 Fairy Rock, for Sydney 463,700 In the harbor 3,125,235 Shipped and left as above 239,365,065 Total shipped to 15th July, 1864 24-2,490,300 Do. do.. 1*863 310,339,720