PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7142, 1 September 1888, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wkathbh Report—August 31. 9 a.m.—weather, overcast. Wind S.W., fresh breere. Barometer, 3X50; thermometer, 45. High Water—This Day. Mqr"t"E« 11.23; evening, midnight* Arrived —August 31. Ruapeho, R.M.8., 2656 tons, Greenstreet, from Port Chalmers. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Normau McLeod. barque, 534 tons, Lovett, from London via Sharpness. C. W. Tomer, agent. Orowaiti, β-s., 385 tons, Gibb, from Westport. Unioa Steamship Coinpanj, agents. FUian, s.s., 496 tons, French, from Newcastle. Passenger—One steerage. C. W. lamer, agent. Sahjed—August 3L Akaroa, s.a., 48 tons, Harris, for Akaroa. Kinsev and Co., agents. Mawhera, s.s., '610 tons. Hill, for Greymonth. Lnion Steamship Company, agents. Orowaiti, 5.3., 236 tons. Gibb, ;or Westport. Union Sceamship Company, agents. Imports. Orowaiti—4Bo tons coaL Fijian—9oo tons coal. Nornian McLeod—223 casee and kegs soda, 80 cases marmalade, 275 drums and kegs oil, 60 kegs paint, 85 cases and casks rinegar, 30 casks mineral waters, 25 cases acid. 37 do cocoa, 20 do syrups, 30 boxes candles, 15 bales corks, 15 casks sugar, «0 do whiting, 50 cases fish, 25 do wine, 96 do lime juice, 14.313 bags salt, 625 pkgs and oases merchandise. Exports. Tarawera—For Wellington: Sbdlsskins 40sks seed, 1 horse, 31 pkgs. For ->apitr: t> Coils rope, 6 cases bacon, 20 do tea, 39 pkgs. For Patea: 1 parcel, For Gisborne: 13 pkgs. For Tanranga: 2 pkgs. I*erNewcastle: 3 cases bacon. For Aucfclaad: 38 cases tea, 600 sks and bags flour, 00 sks malt, 90 sks onions, 1038 sks wheat, BSS do potatoes, 26 bales wool, 19 cases ljaeon, 21 pkgs. For Brisbane: 5 pkgs. For Sydney: f> cases cheese, 23 pkgs. Akaroa—For Akaroa: 190 bags salt, SO sks potatoes. 20 do chaff, 15 do oats, 5 do seed, 8 mats sugar, 6 chests tea, 83 pkgs sundries. Included in the manifestsof the Norman sffcLeod at Lyttelton, and the Cingalese a* Donedin are 24,441 sacks, bags and pkgs Black Horse brand salt, soda crystals andHsrhlting; total, 1700 tons, for Henry Berry and Co. Prom Newcastle direct, the s.s. Fijian under charter to Mr C. W. Turner, arrived in port -at 7.43 a.m. yesterday. Captain French reports: — Left Newcastle era the 24th August at 9.30 p.m., and iad strong N.W. and N. winds, with -heavy pain and sea to passing Stephen's Island at 8 p. hi. on the 2&u. Passed Cape Campbell at 3 a.m. on the 30th, •when she met a heavy S.S.W. gale, with fierce sqoalls of rain aad big sea, which lasted to arrival oS the Hoads at 3 a.m. yesterdy, where she was hove-to ■until fi.45 -&.tn. Mr Fisher, who was chief .officer last voyage, has been relieved by Mr X%rhtinga.u» late chief of the e.s. Airßa. The Ifew Zealand Shipping Company's Ry.RS Roapehu arrired in port at an esrly hour yesterday morning from Pert Chalmers. She takes in 0000 carcasses of frozen xnuttoa here, and steams for Wellington, her final port in this colony, on Monday next at 1 pan. The Colonial Union Company's s.s. Bayley went alongside the ship Lady Jocelyn yesterday to receive froaen mutton. She steams for the Bluff; her final port, this afternoon. The s-8. Haoroto will be clear of her inward cargo of coals to-day, and is the - afternoon steams for Dunedin. For <xrey&M>uth direct the Mewhera henoe last night. Xhe Union Steamship Company's steam colDorOawaiti arrived in port yesterday moaning from Westport, and, after discbcujgiag her coals, steamed on the return trip in the evening. The Prince Rupert, schooner, has been chartered by Messrs Fraser end Malcolmson to load produce for Wanganui. The 8.8. Akaroa steamed for Akaroa yesterday afternoon. There is reported to be a dearth of seamen atOPort Adelaide. Ships are unable to ob-iain-hands at fair wages. , Since the Tainui's visit in April last ■there lias been a change in the personnel of some of -her officers. Mr Evans etill becapias his old position as chief, Messes Xepanb and Gladstone have beeaeucceeded and Saunders as second aad third omcers, and Mr Lowden comes ' asifoorth. Dt.J. A. Hacdonaell'is medical 'officer.; Mr Frank M'Kenzie, purser; and jUx W. H. Young, chief steward. The engine department is in charge of Mr JEoha Monroe, late of the Company's .a&wuaer Arawa, the refrigerating enmneers being Messrs Hutchison and