LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2337, 14 September 1875, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

ABMVED. . , Sept. 14-Hadda, barquo, 334 tons, Parker, from N Beptf t i e 4 , -Affi, brig, 248 tons, Martin, from Kaipava. OI<KMIEJ>, Sept. 14— Marmion, schooner, 02 tons, Bowton, for Kaipara, in ballast, SAILED, Sept. 18-Cantertmiy, sohoonor, 76 tons, Niohol, °Sept..lß~lsabella Pratt, schooner, 71 tons, Cross, ketch, 17 tons, Smith, for Pl I<#! And U. Cameron, schoeuer, 41 tons, Aschnmn, for Akaroa. , Sept. 14-Excelsfor, schooner, 92 tons, Joiner, for P X.' 14-Countess of Kintore, ship, 738 tons, Bradclick, for London. 1-utfseugers s baloon— S"noLtt«eseigno and family (8), Miss Emily M'Clare, Mr and Mrs Jackson and infant.' Steerage —Messrs P. Malcaddy, W. Panson, J. Boer, J. Oxmau, A. S. Watklnson, B. Crawfoot, Mrs Bohultz and 2 children. „, . ■ The brigantine Omaha, Captain Meiklejohn, arrived at Auckland on Thursday, Sept. 9, from ' "The schooner Jessie Henderson, Captain Bobinson, sailed from Auckland on Wednesday, Sept., ,B, for Lyttelton via Tairua, with 70,000 ft timber ■hipped at Tairua for this port. The New Zealand Steam Shipping Company s s.s. TaranakL Charles Lloyd commander, arrived in harbour yesterday morning at 7.55, carrying the inward San Francisco mail. The purser reports that the Taranaki left; Manukau at 1.30 p.m. on Sept. 10, and arrived at. Taranaki at 1.45 a.m. on Sept. 11. Aftor a stay of one hour left again for Nelson, Arriving at that port at 4 p.m.j sailed at 5.15 p.m. *ame day, arriving at Picton at 12.55 a.m. on bent.. 12, leaving again at 1.30 a.m„ and arrived at Wellington at 6.30 a.m., and aftei a detention of Jive hours forty-five minutes sailed for Lyttelton. Ihe passage was made iv sixty hours forty minutes, including eight hours thirty-five minutes stoppages, at all intermediate ports. The Taranaki has maae the quickest passage on record from Lyttelton to Manukau and back. She left Lyt telton at 4.15 p.m. on Baturday, Hept. 4, and arrived in Lyttelton at 7.55 a.m. on Sept. 13. From Manukau to Wellington; had light variable winds and lino weather. From, Wellington to tho Kaikouras experienced a strong N.W. gales thence fine weather. The Taranaki sailed for Port Chalmers at 11 a,m. Owing to the frequent alterations caused by losses of vessels on these and the Australian coasts, tho. changes of numbers denoting arrivals of vessels have, for some time past, been uncertain. Since Captain Gibson's roturn he has been engaged rerising the local code list, and an amended list has been issued. As great uncertainty has prevailed amongst those interested as to whioh wharf a steamer was to bo berthed, Captain Gibson has ordered that a flag denoting tho number of tho wharf shali he run up at the signal staff on the •teamer being signalled. bhips arrivals Home from Lyttelton.— Pleiades, sailed from Lyttolton April 7, arrived at Gravesend July 18, being 07 days' passage Waimate, sailed April 15, arrived in Channel on 10th and Gravesend July 11 ; 89 days' passage. Avalanche, sailed April 23, arrived in Channel on 24th and Gravosend July 26} 94 days' passage Mallard, arrived June 80. Langstone, July 2. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, under dato July 27, report s— The New Zealand (Shipping Company, Limited, has despatched the following ships since the date of our last circular :— July S, White Eagle, for Auckland, twenty passongors j and will despatch— July 28, Howrab, for Wellington : July 31, Mataura, for Nelson j August 3, Carmarthenshire, for Otago j August 4, Duke of Edinburgh, for Canterbury; August 10, Ocean Mail, for Auokland 5 August 13, Inverness, for Napier j August 21, Waitangi, for Canterbury.