HIGH WATER AT LYTTELTON.
April 29 ... 2h 48m a m ... 3h 10m p m
The barque Thomas Daniels hauled into Peacock's wharf yesterday morning. The s 6 Wainui, Capt Leys, waa to sail for Dunedin via intermediate ports yesterday evening. The ship Siberia, Capt Inglis, sailed on Wednesday night, having cleared out for Guam. Yesterday the Emerald, we were glad to see for Captain Whitby's sake, is safe at Kaiapoi again She had been damaged owing to the seams opening, and will cost about £150 to fully repair again. She is beached above the bridge on a shingle spit. The s s Wainui, Captain Leys, arrived in harbor yesterday at 530 am from Dunedin and intermediate pons. Left Dunedin on Saturday morning at daybreak, arriving at Oamaru at 10 am, sailed at 6 pm, and arrived at Timaru at midnight; laid there till Monday afternoon, 5 30, owing to SW gales. Passed through Akaroa Heads 12 30 midnight; left on Wednesday at midnight, and arrived as above., The ss Maori, Captain Malcolm, arrived in harbor yesterday at 11.45 am from Dunedin via intermediate ports. Left that port on Tuesday at 2 am, and arrived at Timaru at 10 30 the next morning. Left again at Bpm same day, arriving at Akaroa at 5 am this morning. Left for Lyttelton at 7.15 am, and arrived' as above. We have to thank Captain Malcolm for files. The brig Spec, Captain Adair, arrived in harbor yesterday from Newcastle, which port she left on the 12th instant. Experienced moderate breezes from the NE until making the Solander on the 21st. Since then had heavy south-west gales, barometer being as low as 28 70 on the 25th. Rounded the Peninsula on Monday night, and in trying to make .the Heads lost both upper-topsails, jib, and foresail, being compelled to. anchor about four miles outside on the 26th ; arriving as above. During the course of the next week the •hip Charlotte Gladstone and the barque Don (aruillermo will both probably sail for London; the former having completed her cargo 1 with the exception of a few bales, and the latter not requiring many more to complete hers The Christian MoAusland is expeoted to be ready for sea the following week.
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Press, Volume XVI, Issue 2193, 29 April 1870, Page 2
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