PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XXIV, Issue 3214, 18 December 1875, Page 2

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Deo 17-9 *.n».; wind N.E., light; weather ekaTand bine sk/ Barometer, MM;**™?: meter, 62. High water this day—Morning, 8.51, afternoon, 9.14. ABEUVEO. 7 ' —~ „ Dec 17—Mary King, brigantine. 73 tons, Hilton, from Timaru. P. Cunningham aud Co. agents. Dec 17-Annie Ogle, yacht, from Akaroa. Dec 17—Fleetwmjf, y«cht,'from Akaroa. Dm 17-Alma, -schooner, from Greymouth, with ooala. . * CLEANED. ■__. Dec 16-Barat Pile, brigantine, 116 tons, Wind, for Timaru. P. Cunningham and Co, agents. Dec 17—Taupo, s.s, 461 tons, Macfarlane, lor Northern ports. Miles, Hassal, and Co, agents. SAILED. Dec 16—Wellington, b.s. 262 tons, Carey, for DunedinTG. MacW. agent. -* , «'-«? e ™^f»? ! 4J. .nriHr. Macalis er Mrs and Miss Menzies, M?ss»S Mr and Mrs White. Mr Mrs, S Master M'Connell, Messrs Coote, Cottarel. Aoater- Thornton, O'Mare. Shepherd, Masters cSder, Hardy (2). CotteriU. Larnach, Strode, Bell, Bennett, Cannon, Jomb* Tolmie, Tanner. Steerage-Messrs Davis, Owen, and 13 original. , . , Dec 17-Taupo, s.s, 461 tons, J. Mactarlane, for Northern Ports. Miles, Hassal, and Co, agents. Passengers-Mrs Higgins, Mrs Bull, Messrs Condell, Mattison, Hun ell, and 22 original. IMPORTS. Per Mary King—4oo sacks wheat, 600 sacks barley. Consignees—P. Cnnningham and Co. EXPORTS. Per Taupo—Free, for Wellington: 1 bale hops, / cases cheese. I cask. For Nelson : 1 «-**£ F° r Greymouth: 10 kegs butter. 6 casks eggs. * orOnehunU*- 6 bales hops. Shippers-Vincent, M'Connell, Twentyman. ■ The yachts Annie Ogle and Fleetwing arrived £r °oCKe y^^^^^ % a^Tfs tb Cors n sTadTbird is expected from Northern ports this morning. Buc is notified to leave for South this afternoon. The brigantine Sarah Pile has entered out for Timaru. She takes her departure immediately. The brigantine Mary King arrived to port on Thursday afternoon with a cargo of produce from Ti Ontne arrival of the s.s Taupo at the wharf on Thur**day night, a number of gentlemen went down into th/satoon to say goof-bye Captain Macfarlane occupied the chair. The health of the captain and officers were proposed by Captain S-Sclfao, and drank enthusiastically. Captain Macfarlane and Mr M'Queen, the chief engineer. KndU?. Success tothe Union Company was Sankwith enthusiasm, and the meeting then dispersed, we need hardly say, thoroughly satisfied with their splendid day's trip in the s.BTaupo. Messrs M'Meckan, Blackwood, and Co have, we Jiear. decided to open regular steam communication between and Sydney, placbagta the first instance their fine vessels 9***° *}*f O meo toThe service. The Otago comes from Melbourne ta JmSyrU Bluff andTPort Chalmers and from XyttSton, on her way to Sydney; calls at Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, and Hokitika, returning by the same route to Melbourne. The Omeo commences Thy following the Otago from Melbourne. This with Sydney connects New Zealand and Australia at all centres of trade.