PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7262, 23 January 1889, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Sigh Water—Wednesday, January 23. Morning, .48; evening, 9,12. Sun rises, 4.52 a.m.; seta, 7.32 p.m. Moon rises, 10.48 p.m.; sets, 1U.35 a.m.

Weather Report—-Tuesday, Jan. 22, c. 9?-™-—Weather fine, sky clear; wind S.W., light. v^P-,? 1 -. - Weather fine, sky clear: wind N.E., light. At the Heads. 9 a.m.—Light S.W. breeze, smooth sea. 5 pun.—S.K., light breeze, smooth sea. _ 9 a.m. noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 3CU» 30.30 3030 Thermometer ... 68 71 7-4 Thermometer at noon in the sun, 128. Arrived—January 22. Takapuna, s.-., 830 tons, Grant, from Dunedin. Passengers— Mrs Wells, Misses Bright, Wright, Bartram, Dr. Gillon, Messrs Cook, Dands, Gillon, Master Gillon, and foar steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Kahu, a.*., S3 tons, RomerOl, from Chatham Islands. Passengers — Mrs Moore and two children, Misses Lysaght, Smith, Piper, Messrs Moore, Linton, Turner. Fraser, Martin. Kinsey and Co., agents. Clematis, ketch, 53 tons, Green, from Havelock. Fraser and Malcolmson, -gents. Waihora, a.8., 2003 tons, Popham, from Auckland, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. Passengers—Two edsters of Mercy, Mesdames Cunningham, Keith and sue children, CarralL Eames and child, Jyewis, Robinson, Orr, Bruges, Beamaa, Smith, Bodin, Misses Huddlestone, Hooper, Dodd, Parlow, Keith, Keiner, Rowbotham, Houshen, Miller, Smith, Pearson, Dobson, Revs. Reld, WaUis and Ward, Messrs Lindsay, Drake, Hatch, Bristow, Day, Salmon, Ayson, Ma&lett, Hamilton, Pavitt, Tanner, Anderson. Willcox, Postlewaite, WOberforce, Parker, P-rnelL Lewis, Coughtrey, Hamilton, Whitney, Torlessa, Campbell, Douglas, Dodd, Dean, Cochrane, Smith, Mile*, Bobbis, Lindsay, DeLabour. Master DeLabour, and forty-five in tbe steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Cleared—January 22. Kabu, s.B-, 93 tons, Romerill, for the Chatham Islands. Kinsey and Co., agents. Sailed—January 21. Hnoa Belle, ketch, 42 tons, Neilson, for dTJrviile's Island. Master, agent. January 22. Weihora. s.s.. 2003 tons, Popham, for Hobart and Melbourne, via Port Chalmers and Bluff. Passengers—Mesdames Brown, Jone* and chHd, Oregory, Brown, Peele, Brown, Misses McLeod, Moore, Lewis, Fish. Bichardson (3), Peele, Rev BulL Dr. Jeffeoat, Messrs Gregory, Hudson, McDougall, Mason, Keith, Moore, Peele, Townsend, Knight, Dewhurst, Masters Peele (3). Union Steamship Company, . ilerald, s.s., 358 tons, Jones, for Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, Douglas, 78 tons, Whitley, for Akaroa. Cuff and Graham, agents. Tekapo, s.k., 2-60 tons, Anderson, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, Takapuna, s.s., 930 tons, Grant, for Wellington, Picton, and Nelson. Passen-. gera—Mesdames Osborne, Creswell and eight children, Mooxhouse, Hodjins and child, FozewelL Primmer, Misses Bird, Moorhouse, Messrs Cresswell, Smith, FoxewelL Union Steamship Company, agents. Imposts. Kahu—From Chatham Islands—337 bales wool, 2 bdls. skins, 1 ak hides. Waihora—From Auckland —10 roDs netting. 300 bags sugar, 4» pkgs butter, 260 bags lime, 27S hales twine, 24 coils rope, 18 ease* vestas, 8 bales leather, 273 pkgs sundries. From Gisborne — i bales wool. From Napier—3 casks skins, 125 hides, 3 pkgs calf skins. From Wellington—lo arums oii, 7 bars iron, 24 sks potatoes, 9 boxes sold, 83 pkgs sundries. From Napier—l 2 pkgs sundries. Takapuna—From Dunedin —29 mats sugar, - eases tobacco, 12 coal baskets, 13 bales wool, 50 boxes candles, 355 eases ] cheese, I piece wire rope, 11 eases stout, 3 case* ale, 23 boxes plates, 20 pkgs sundries. From Port Chalmers—l cask, and 11 cases fish. Clematis—From Havelock—4B,oooft timber.. " ~ ■"'■__• * Exports. Herald—For Greymouth—2 bales twine, 3 pkgs machinery, 10 boxes nails, 1 sack seed, 12 cylinder plates, 10 kegs butter, teask whiskey, 40 pkgs sundries. For okiUka— 4 pels sundries. Kahu—For Chatham Islands—23 rams, 18 pkgs flour, 38 pkgs sundries. Jane Douglas—For Akaroa—2 cases tea, 2 case rennets, 2 hhds ale, 6 bales sacks, &%aga flour, 2 eases spirits, 3 sks potatoes, SLaks oats, 2 tins bread, - pipes, 81 pkgs sundries.

Waoaka — For Wellington —35 rams. For New Plymouth—l churn, S wheels, 1 axle, 3 pkgs sundries. For Manukaa—29 cases tea, 1 pkg sundries.

The barque Lavitua commences to load for Sydney to-day. _ . • HJBLS. Opal leaves Wellington to-day for this port; and should arrive here on Friday motxing. With a cargo of timber, from Havelock, the ketch Clematis arrived in port yesterday morning. ' On Monday night the ketch Huon Belle sailed for d'UrvUle's Island. The Union Company's steamer Takapana, Captain Grant, arrived here at 9.30 aaa. yesterday from Dunedin. Her purser reports leaving Dunedin at 3.50 p.m. on Monday, and arrived here as stated above. Experienced Sac weather throughout. She steamed for Wellington at 9 p-m. last

The Ghatbam Island trader Kahu, Captain. Roraeril], arrived at 2 a.m. yesterday from Chatham Islands. Her mate reports leaving Chathams on 19th Inst, at 10 p-m., and arrived here as stated above. Experienced fine weather throughout. At soda to-day she leaves for Waltangi. The Union Company's steamer Waibora, Captain Popham, arrived at 9 a.m. yesterday from Auckland, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. Her purser reports leaving Auckland at noon on the 18th, called at Gisborne and Napier, and reached Wellington at 6 a.m. on the 21st; left again for South at 5 p,m„ and reached here as stated atshw. Experienced fine weather throaghoat with light variable winds accompanied Tr&b. smooth seas. At 7 p-m. she left for Melbourne via Southern ports. Yesterday evening the s.B. Tefcapo steamed for Dunedin, where she will be docfaed.' for Akaroa, the s.s. Jane Douglas steamed on her usual weekly trip last night.. At 3 p.m. yesterday, the s.s. Herald left for Grejmouth.

Under the new Marire Board Act, at Melbourne, a Court of Survey is provided for. In cases where a master or owner of & vessel desires to appeal to the Court of Survey, his appeal may be lodged with the Clark of the Court, and the members of the Court will be summoned to hold an investigation. This Court is an Appeal Court from the Marine Board decisions, aad the Board, therefore, is made a party to aB proceedings, and has the power to <~*n witnesses in reply, just in the same as in the ordinary Courts of Appeal.

Travellers to and from Australia and Kew Zealand may shortly have occasion to become better acquainted with the ancient and handsome City of Saiojaica, or Saloniki, tha city of the ** Seven Towers," and once the pisoe of residence of the Soman orator Cicero, during a part of bis exile. This ■ssili eventually be brought about an a natural consequence of the junction of the Turkish railways with the continental systems. Salomes is within two days' $team of Fort Said, and already the Mesißsgeries Maritimes, the North German X&&&, and, it is said, even the P. and O. Company, are taking the new route into canaaJjeraXicn. The last-named Company it is predicted in well-informed quarters, ■will adopt this route as soon as their contract with the railway companies on the route via JBxißdiSi hasexpired. The Sato-uSca-Porfc-Said route therefore promises to become equally known with the Brindisi, and at a very early date. Seeing that "Pott Said is called at by something like BQOD steamers, bound in various "direcjHosswia the course of a single year, the ef»«jtgeis-importanu