PORT OF LYTTELTON.
W—THXB B_ Oar —December 28 . 9 a.—v—Weather, overcast and rainy. W-idTs-W.,fresh. Barometer, 29.-5j thermometer, 46. __ High Water—This Day. M——ing, —59 ; evening, 3.24.
Areivxd —December 28. Zephyr, yacht, 5 tons. Baker, from Akaroa. ._ , Hawea, s_., 462 tons, Hansby, from Nelson, Ficton, and Wellington. Passengers —Misses Richardson (2), Templar, Mesdames Page, Edmonds and child, Savers, D. N. Stellon, Messrs Dodds, Shebbell, Johnston, Perry, Coble, Gore, Ward, Scott, Lissaman, Finlay, Campbell, Zich, Page, Smith, and 14 steerage. Union Steamship Co., agents. S__—d—December 28. Comet, ketch, 58 tons. Short, for Havelock. Cuff and Graham, agents. Hawea, s_., 462 tons, Hansby, for Dune- __ Union Steams]_p Company, agents.
__n*o_E_*B Per Hawea—From Nelson—B bales hops, I box. From Wellington—9 horses, 2 spars, 13 kegs butter, 2 sacks oysters, 50 cases apples, 153 pkgs. Consignees—Monday, Cross, Catchpole, N.Z.L. and M. agency -Company, Walton, Beauchamp and Bell, Scott, Taylor, New Zealand Shipping Company, Vincent and Co., Clarke and Son, T. Turner, Railway .1 Per Dunedin—43,ooo feet timber. Consignee—W. H. Hargteaves. Exposts.
Per Manapouri—For Wellington—l case plants, 35 pkgs. For Napier—39 pkgs. For G_ibome—l parcel. For Auckland—looo sacks wheat, 52 bales hay, 6 cases bacon, 13 pkgs. Shippers—N.Z.L. and M. Ageccy Company, Railway, Benjamin and Co., Grinsted and Co., Kaiapoi Woollsn Company, Green, Forrester, Mason, Stiruthers and Co., Webb, Bates, Luncan and Son, Dahjety and Co., Morrow, Baasett and Co., Trent Bros., Lightband, Allan and Co., J. Anderson, Nashelski, Hegarty. _ Per Hawea—lo bales hay, 314 lengths pipe, 1135 sashweights, 57 pkgs. Shippers— Railway, A. Briscoe and Co., Longain, Coombes and Co., Lightband, Allan and Co., Sai—sbury. Jbllisdon and Co., Cuff and Graham, Mongain, Banks. Union Steamship Company.
The sj. Koranui leaves to-day for Wellington and West Coast ports. . The Union Company's steamers leaving to-day are the Rotorua, for Wellington, Picton,and Nelson; and the Mahinapua, for Dunedin. . ■: ' The ketch Comet left yesterday for _Cavelock. Mr Baker's yacht Zephyr arrived yesterday forenoon from Akaroa, to compete in tho regatta. -'■ . ... The departure of the s.s. Koranui is* urt—er postponed until to-day at 3 p.m. . Owing to the inclement weather delaying _le loading operations of the steamship Tongariro, that vessel's departure for London has been put off until Monday at 3 p.m., when she wiU proceed direct from the wharf to sea.