PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 3501, 24 November 1876, Page 2

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Nov 23-9 a.m—Wind. &W| IfeM taf, weather, clear and blue sky. £*«**&£_*' thermometer, SS. High water, this day—Morning. 10.00; night, 10.21. AHBIVED. 5 s - Not 23—Spray, schooner. 60 toas, Bnxton, from Hokitika. Master, agent. _; ;.i ~ Nov 23—Sarah and Mary, ketch, 40 tons, Russell, from Westport Cuff and Graham, agwrtfc Nov _3—Wild Wave, schooner, 39 tons, Mariana, from Akaroa. Master, acent. r Nov 23—Nelson, nchooner, 5. tons, ftelson. from Nelson. Master, a^ent. Nov 23-Herald, achooner, 53 tons, Mackay. from Picton. Gpo Mackay. agent. Nov 23—Mary King, schooner. <3 tons, \V-_B, from Westport. Cuff and Graham, agents. Not 23—Alice Jane, schooner. 27 tons, Jounion, from Akaroa. Master, -cent. CLEARED. ■' * Nov 23-Seabird, brigantine, 155 tons. Meikleham, for Chatham Islands. C. W. Turner, agent gATT .Try. Nov 23—Belle Brandon, schooner. 63 tons, Ohkon. for Auckland. Cuff and Graham, agents Not 23-Advance, schooner. 69 tons, Hamilton, for Gisborne. Cuff and Graham, affent". - Nov 23-Seabird, brigantine. 156 tons. Meikleham, for Chatham Islands. CW. Turner, agent. IMrOBTSPer Herald-3. .900 ieet Umber. Consignee— Bl ?Ir ,1 Spray-40,»00 feet timber. 2 pulngf. > tnfnfc conslffnees-T. R. Proctor.T. H- Kerr.. , Per Sarah md Mary-30.000 feet timber. Consignee* -Cuff and Graham. „_.„..,.—.,- Per Nelson—39,ooo feet timber. ConsigneeBrown. _.___..-_ Pet Wild Wave-30.000 feet timber. Per Alice Jane-5300 feet timber. Coniig-ees- **!.»& Klng-Vooo feet timber. Consignee. —P. Cunningham _- Co. EXPOBTS.

1000 caps. Shipper*-Twentymen, Morrow, Beesett and Cα

The Rio finfsned her discharge yesterday, and today will hailaetandwmmence loading a cargo of oats and barley for Adelaide. ■ The Herald, schooner, and Sarah and Mary, ketch, were berthed at the breastwork yesterday, and cofflinfflcM lhelr discharge. The Spray will be berthed there to commence her discharge this D T.he W- C. Wcntworth has ballasted, and was towed into the stream by the p. c. Titan last night. She tails for Newcastle, weather permitting, this The Day Dawn takes the W. C. Wentworth's berth at the screw pile jetty to-day to complete her loading for Adelaide, there not being sufficient water where she Iβ at present lying. The St Idpnc commences her discharge to day. The Sea-bird, brigsntine, took in cargo yesterday at the screw pile jetty, cleared the Customs, and was towed oat by the p.s Tiran, at 5 p.m. sailing for the Chathame immediately afterwards. The Flora finished her discharge yesterday. Tie Nelson, schooner, reports speaking the brig CnrfK EnachJeon Taeiday fast. The brig is bound to the Bluff, and the master wished to be rewiU complete her loading about Wednesday next. Tne English vessels hate been Heraldf*nn Picton reports baring left that port on the 18th inst with a N. W. wind, and on Sunday encountering a strong gale from the Booth, which obliged her to put back into Port Underwoodi remained there morning, and then called with a light N:E. wind, and arrived in harbor at 6 a.m yMterday- morning. Captain Buxton of the schooner Spray reports having left Hokltika on November 15th in tow of the tue Lioness with a S.W. breeze, which changed to the eastward on the following day; passed Steven's Island on the 17th, and Cape Campbell on the 18th; a S.E. «ale then sprang up, and on the 19th she ran into Fort Underwood for shelter; leit again on the 21ot with a northerly breeze, and entered heads yesterday morning, anchoring inside breakwater at 8 a.m. SUe brings a cargo of Umber Co Have kindly favored m with the following particulars concerning vessels which that ttnn nee now expecting, viz, the Colibrt {riff not mentioned) to leave Foe. Chow about the 25th Oct. with a cargo of new tea, atop the Australian Sovereign, tarque, and Star of the Mersey, brig, from Newcastle, coal laden. 1 Mejwrs Cuff and Graham's smart ketch the Sarah an? Mary, arrived yesterday at C a.m. *he left Westport on Wednesday week. November !6th, with a light southerly wtaoV and rounded Cape Farewell next night A. northerly breeze then up" whichlasted till Saturday, when the Strait! were run through and' Cape Campbell passed. On Sunday there was a strong S. W. gale, and the ketch had to run for Port Uuderwood for rtidter. Lay there till Tuesday, when a N.E. breeze springing up got under weigh, in company wittihD P He«IC S P ™y. andNelwn, sebooßers and arrived a* abort, the N.E. lasting to the Heads, where the westerly breeze was met, against which the vlsse! beat The Sarah and Mary brings the first caVgo of timber that has ever.come ta this port from Westport. ! - _j- - The smart schooner Mary King, Captain Wilta, arrived in harboryesterday; after a seven day* trip from Westport. She reports havine leTt Westport on Friday last, with light and variable winds, which lasted till in Cook's Straits, when it changed to a N-W. breeie, ana held co till off Kaikouras eula on Wednesday? here it veered to &W;, and continued so till arrival at 2.30 p.m on above date. Captain Nelson of the echooner Nelson gives ue the fSlldwin K report of the trip of ■****s from Nelson; left Nelson witU a light S£- *"»■"« cloudy weather on Thursday the 1 6th instant, at 10 a.m: laid in Ketu Bay that night and Mtnext morning, the wind having changed to N.W; it continued so till Sunday morning, when it blew a eaUedwitb-a light-northerly wind, which held tili arrival in harbor yesterday morning, at 430 a.m.