PORT 0F LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4705, 31 August 1880, Page 2

PORT 0F LYTTELTON.

Wbathsb i B a.m.—Weather, overcast; wind,Smtt«J» VaUL Barometer, ; thermometer, 46. W. | Hißfa Wftter-TbiaDay. * Morning, 00.31; evening, 00.54. ,

Abbivto—AngußtSO. _»-_.* OrafVo, 8.5.. 242 tons, J«* l # < % £ro^S: Giigton. P. Cunningham and Co., agfflfa pSengers: Mr and Mrs Serauston, MrsEWl, Brown, Allan, Trent, Ledget, McAlpine, Furnace. Norman. GL*ABn>— August 30. Ooean Bird, ketch, 33 tons, Gillard, for Picton. Bbefer, agm 30. Onwdon Lass, schooner, 51 tone, Cujren, for iTik Black, DaviesandCo.^agente. BewSd, schooner, 41 tone. Westlake, for Hokitika. Black, Daviea and Co., agents. Imports. Tee Sarah and Mary—9o,oooft timber. Conazned to order. . . , , Itar Herald—33,oooft timber. Consigned to W. Harding. Per Graf ton —From "Wellington: 1 case man, 2 do cocoa, S do drapery, SO bdls empty wOu, 1 bale skins Ido sundries. Consignees —1.. E. Nathan, Sorensen. Matson and Co., J. Joseph, J. L. Wilson, Cuff and Graham.

The " Home News " of July 15th reports that Portly before 4 a.m., July 4th, a fire was dweorered on board the ship Piako, lying m the Souft-west India Docks, and belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The cause of it is unknown. In the result the stewards pastry was nearly burnt out, and the after part Sfthe upper deck and the contents were very greatly damaged by fire, heat, smoke, and

- The Waitangi passed Deal on July_3rdffor fids port, and the Crusader same day. The Crareported eff Start on JnfeWk. The Seakar, for Sjdney, passed Deal July 2nd, and tte-Lorliiie. for off the_lsle of Wight sameday. The Bakaia left for Welhngfe^S?_« t p;rmittiny, the Haloione wifl be berthed today. The agents give notice of a clearing eight to be passed to-morrow (WedGrafton will leave today for : Westport and intermediate ports. •• ._ .. . 11l «porfc entries by the ship should be passed immediately, %hs vesaelhavujg comr Dieted loading. The Geraldme Paget, bonnd Sso , to London, has finished, and to-day the "stents (the New Zealand Shipping Company) Toll dear her at the Customs, after whwsh ehe will be taken to the stream in readiness for The" Union Steamship Company's steamers Arawata and Wanaka will be here to-day. The Arawafca goes to Melbourne via Southern ports and fiobart Town, and the "Wanaka to Welhngton and Northern ports. The Arawata will leave for Dunedm on the anival at port of the 5.25 p.m. train to-day, r transhipping into the Bingarooma at Fort Chalmers for Bloff, Hobart Town, and Mel- ' bberae.