PORT OF AKAROA.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4265, 31 March 1879, Page 2

PORT OF AKAROA.

* _ Abetted—Mtreh 29. _ : JF j &S*t «UuuCOIZQ« UUIU ~17B2^al&. ladybird, S.S., Malcolm, for lijttel ton and Melbourne. Imports. Per ladybird—l4o mats sngar, 17 bales. 106 bays, 2t oses, 13 empty eases, 10 doors, 20 sheets iron, 27 . boxes, 2 trusses, 6 cases drapery, 30 coils trire, 30 bus fiocr, 128 pea timber, 9 bags fish, 1 ptgr sash weights. Consignees—Hooper and Co., Holdine, Jfcttanald, Daly. BiUens, Garirood and Co.. Ah "Eβ, Kissell, FenUncton, Watkias, Tangioni, Snadbolt, Henniag, kbH Eobinson. Expojwa. Per ledytod—For Melboorne—7s baga grass seed. For Wellington—l ease, 1 perambniator. Foe AocUasd—ll cases fruit. For Wanganoi—6 cases cheese. Fox Forton—4 cases cheese.

Sse Annie Hill commenced to load at Nβ. 4 Wharf on Saturday. The tan* Transport west into the stream on Saturday from No. 3 Wharf, aad the brigantine Star too* her berth. The barque Bntterm&re was towed in on Saturday morning bj the p.s. Lyttelton, aad was berthed at the Gladstone Pier. The barque Examiner, from Greymonth, to Mr C.W. Tnrner. ■will probably arrive to-flay, having left there on Thursday last. The brigantine Circe, one of Mr Turner's vessels, is loading at the Grey for here. • Tfee German barque Marie, Captain Bnnneister, sow loading grain for Cape Town, it is eaid is chartered to load for this port at Calcutta, whither die is to proceed after discharging- her present cargo at the Cape. *-The Mary Bannaiyne, Captain Smith, arrived yesterday morning from Greysnonth with coal. She left there March 22nd, Lad light winds to Trv.vi-.o- Stephen's Inland on the 26th; on the following day a heavy S.W. gale; afterwards moderate northerly winda. The Cliud Hamilton, ona of the Union Company's steamers, did net arrive yesterday, as was expected. Owing to detention at Kelson she wonld not reach Wellington nntn yesterday, and win not leave there for here until to-day. She is anacmneedto leave here to-morrow for Melbourne, via. Wellington. Xelsen, and the West Const. The B.U. Waoate is due from the North this morula?. She will leave for Akaroa and Port Chalmers this afternoon. Passengers forHobart Toira and ifelboame by the Tararoa from Port i Chalmers proceed by her. Two of the company's steamers are dne here on Wednesday—the Arawata from Melbourne, and the Waiatipn from Sydney. Thos.s. Ladybird, Captain Malcolm, arrived on Saturday aorsins from Port Chalmers, via Akaroa. She left the former port at Ip.m. onPriday.and ' AJkaroa at 8.15 _a.m. on Saturday. Mr Garrard, late ia the Ttapo, is cMef officer of the Ladyhird. She < sailed at six o'clock on Saturday evening for Anok- i bad, ria WelUngton and w»y ports. The mails for the steuner Australia, for San Francisco, were by her. Tbe three-Kiisted schooner Jasper will be loaded I at onoe for Cape Town in behalf of her owner. Mr Toner. From Cape Town ehe win proceed to i Mauritian, retnraiag here with a cargo of sugar. It is said her present chief officer is to leave here in command. Captain Lovett being retained to take charge of the Elizabeth on her ard.nl from ■ Newesstie. ■ ' The fact that the steamer Hinemoa (says a Banedin contemporary) tonchel the bar when Tisittrgr the port of Otago has bees commnnic&ted to the HiTtor Bomd, and in reply the Board have advised the Go yen; ment to instract Captain Fairchild to avail himself o! the sarvioes of a pilot when . entering- Port Chalmers, in which case the Board ' express their confidence that the bar at the heads wai not present any difficulty in the way of the J Hinemoa. ' The harqne Southern Cross, Captain Boon, arrived early on Saturday morning from Hobart Town.*fter a passage of lonrteen days, fihemet with S.B. wind's for the first two days, cleared the ■ lxnd on the lTih, and had sontherly and westerly j wreds, moderate and fresh, to Stewart's Island, which was sigktfd on the ninth day ont, Harch Sith. Had a S.E. wind for honr3, and thea fresh S.&W. wind along: the coast. Thie ■: bsrqee Pet w»s at Hoart Town when the Southern Croasleft. The ■Haxj-BUir was to follow tie Tattex ; Tesselfsr this port. " : - ; •