PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7246, 28 February 1889, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Phases or th_ Mooa* C-leolated for New Zealand Mean Time. Februaet. —._._•. First quarter ... .• _. f 8 28 a.m. _-_U_«j<m 16 9 47 a.m. Last quarter 23 11 2?a*«»-Apogee-fld midnight; Perigee—2od 2h W—ATH—n Beport—Wednesday, Feb. 27. 9 a.m.—Weather fine, sky clear, wind N.E~ fresh. 9 a.m. noon. aam. Barometer ... 80.40 8040 to Thermometer -. GS t» o_ High Water— Thursday, Feb. 28. Morning, 2.30; evening, 2.58. Sun rises, 5.40 a.m.; sets, 6.48 p.m. Moon rises, 3.7 p.m.; sets, 6.9 p.n_ Arrived— February 27. Brunner, s.s., 540 tons, Ewan, from t-reyinoutb. Union Steamship Company, Douglas, s.s„ 76 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa, Cuff and Graham, agents. Conference, barque, 399 tous. Lusher, from Newcastle via BlufF. J. F. Ward, agent. Sailed— February 27. Paula, barquentine, 284 tons, Breymaine, lor Timaru. Chrystall and Co., agents. Cora, schooner, 45 tons, Wares, for Dunedin. Fraser and Malcolmson, agents. Alert, schooner, 46 tons, Matthews, for Invercargill. Fraser and Malcolmson, . .agents. - - ,- Crest of the Wave, schooner, 58 tons, Ryffel, for Dunedin. _*r__er and Malcolmson. agents. Imports. Brunner—From Greymouth—4oo tons coal. -Ungarooma—From Wellington—s cases nails, 20 boxes soap, 48 cases tea, 1 bdl fittings, 45 pkgs sundries. For Blenheim —30 sks cocksfoot, 1 sk seed, 2 pkgs plough, 2 pkgs harrows, 6 pkgs sundries. For Wanganui—3B bales hay, 8 pkgs sundries. For Picton—l cask sodium. For Nelson—l 6 pkgs sundries. For New Plymouth—3 pkgs sundries. ;.,..,." Exports. Alert, for Invercargill—l2oo bags salt ex Kinclune. Qreat of the. Wave, for Dunedin—l67o bags salt ex Kinclune. , The New Zealand Shipping Company's _Li—.—s. Tongariro is due here on the 14th March. She leaves on the 16th for Wellington, her final port. ' The barque Notero, for Sydney, will 'commence loading to-day. ." The.schooner Lily, now due herewith timber, has been chartered by Messrs Fraser and Malcolmson to load salt, for Timaru. *" From Greymouth the s.s. Brunner, with, a cargo of coals, arrived in port yesterday. ' The barquentine Paula sailed for Timaru yesterday morning at six o'clock. As she .. had a fair wind, she should make a good run to that port. W—— cargoes of salt, ex the Kinclune, 'the schooners Alert, for Invercargill, and ,Cora and Crest of the Wave, for Dunedin, rgqt away yesterday. ". The Conference, barque, from the Bluff, with a cargo of timber, arrived -in nort : yesterday afternoon. In consequence of the recent Increase In the shipping trade, the Chamber of Commerce at Hamburg has recommended a further'quay extension, and the construction of wharf-sheds for eighteen more vessels has already been begun, while the Hamburg and America Packet Line Company has proposed the erection of 250 yards of roofed.quays. "•' . Says i Home paper:—The Suez Canal «- Company need to be stirred up about an obstruction at the seventy-fifth mile from Port Said, on the eastern side of the Canal. - "Since" the 18th November-four steamers

have Been on it—the Crauford on the 18th November, the P. and O. Ocean a on the 30th November, the Europa on the sth December; apd the Chollerton on the 20th December. The Cranford ripped some of her plates out, the Oceana bulged in her side, the Europa knocked a hole in her a f slde, and the Chollerton after striking » there arrived at Suez with her fore-peak filled with water—the damage in this case ■'itofc'. being so extensive as In the others. All these boats show signs of having been 111 collision with a rock about lSftbelow "water. Surely it is < time the Canal Coni- ' panf did something to remove this. It is too much that they should charge ■ each a high figure for canal dues, and then krio»"k ships' bottoms out—though cerc tafaly they go the latter without extra 'chiigse.'', "•.•', " ."• •TKOVSMENTS OF MAIL STEAMERS. '' : 'The UiS.B. Company's steamer Te Anau l«AVes Hobart for Bluff this day. ; IheU.SS. Company's steamer Rotoma- > hamate due at Melbourne from Bluff via Hobartto-day. - "The*U.S.S. Company's steamer Waihora leaves Sydney for Auckland to-day. : Mess; Mar. Salazle leaves Melbourne for 'Adelaide' and Marseilles to-day. Uj The Shaw, SayQl and Albion Company's Steamer lonic is due at Teneriffe to-day, en route to New Zealand from Plymouth. . - ; " Jjhe Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's iteamer Tainui is due at Bio to-day from 'Xytteltoh (February 7th.) MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM- .. SHIP COMPANY'S STEAMERS. Thursday (This Day) —The Tarawera arrives 7 a. m. from the South, and leaves Jn. the evening for Wellington, Napier, Gisborae, Auckland/and Sydney. The 'Rinsarooma arrives about 7 a.m. from 'Wellington, and leaves early in the afternoon for Dunedin. Friday—Tekapo arrives early from Dunedin via Oamaru, and sails for Sydney via 'Wellington. Omapere lirrives early from Wellington, and leaves in the afternoon for Dunedin. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. -Glasgow: Banks* Peninsula, s.s., sailed February ?tb, 19 days out. London: Oaklands, barque, QNBV, sailed February 15th, 13 days out. Hermione, ship, WTBD. Salamanca, ship, QNPL, via Auckland. La Querida, QJTL, sailed December 6th, 82 days out ,Xongariro, R.M. s.s., PK, via Welling- , , r ton, Auckland, and Napier, due Lyttelton, March 14th. Arawa, B.M. e.a> ;NiwYobe: Alice Reed, barque, JNIiF, sailed September 15th, via Dunedin. Stella, brig, sailed February 15th, 13 " days out. NEWCASTLE: "■-*■■ Conference, barque. NG^jfa Bluff. ' Penpont, brigantine, BGFK, sailed February 20th,8 days out. {Jbisbanb: Sardhana, barque, KCRF, sailed February 13th, 15 days out. Banffehire, TJWD. Durisdeer, barque, VWQN. PobtPhoe: Northeraoay, barque, JTRD. Melbourne: Earnock, ship, QNLT. Victoria Bey, JTPD. Barißosebery, JVPB, barque. ,■:■'.:: Eart'GranvUle, barque, SVLN. Muntmua: Gazelle, barque, BHMF, sailed January 12th, 47 days out.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Lokdon: '■■•■' Wellington, ship, February. Bakaia, barque, March. ' : Halcioae, ship. Baijcany, ship. Gleabervie, barqne. Doric, R.M. 5.8., from Wellington, 7th March. Mathilde Henninge. via Timara. Kinclane, barqae, via Timara. BCditbt: •■ Pactole, barque. • * Notero, barque. Vivid, barque. - VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. Days out Cormorant, barqne, Dec. 7th ... 84 k Wave Qaeea, barque, Bee 23 71 ■ Waunate, ship, Dec 28th ... 63 ¥ Olenhuntif. barque, Jan. 15th ~. 44 ' SilTerhow, barque, Jan. 16th ... 43 ' Mariboroutfh,ship, Jan. 19th —38 Hampshire, barque, Feb. 2nd ... 3& Luriine, barque, Feb. 16th ... 12 Zuieika, barque, Feb. 23rd 5