PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7346, 26 June 1889, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wxathzb Report—Tuesday, June 25. 0 a.m. and 5 p,m.— Weather fine. Wind light, N.E. 9 a.m. noon. sp.m. Barometer ... 29.95 30.00 30.00 Thermometer 41 60 48 HICB Water— Wednesday, June 26. Morning, 2.7; evening, 2.39. Sα* rises. 7.37 a.m.; sets,4.2Bp.m. lfoea rises, 5.13 a.m.; sets, 3.7 p.m. Arrived—June 25. Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons, Wills, from Wellington and Kaikoura, Kinsey and Co., VPairarapa, s.s.. 1786 tons, Chatfield, trom Sydney, Gisbome, Napier, and Wellington. Passengers —Meadames Sandy. Drake. Davitt, JVlisses Todd, Cooper, EieaeU, Stewart, Messrs Hugo, Wilson, Long, Salek, Vo°d» Drake, Feast, Carmlcnael, Hart, Scott, McDougall. Whyte, EUptttStudholme, Heywood, Can , , Wlffen, Eiby, Somerville, Masters Taylor, Smith <2), and thirty-six in the steerage. Union Steamship Company, ■fEBOte. Ringarooma, s.s., 1006 tons, All man, from Sydney, via Wellington. Passengers •-jttesdames Harrison and child, Davis, Misses Walker, Smart, Moynihan, Messrs Harrison, Palmer, and six in the steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Centennial, s.s., 1000 tons, Leasing, from Sydney and Wellington. Passengers— Mm Goodwin, Mies Goodwin, Mr Mcgaffln, and eighteen in the steerage. fansey and Co., agents. Cxeabed—June 25. Abercarne, barque, 1088 tons, Brown, lor London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Sailed—June 25.

Rlngarooma, 8.8., 1096 tons, Allman, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, taenia. Centennial, c.a., 1000 tons, Lessing, for Dunedin. Kinsey and Co., agents. Wairarapa, s.s., 1786 tons, Chatfield, for Dunedin, Bluff, and Melbourne. Passengers—Mrs Stocks, Messrs Adams, Rankin, Stocks. Union Steamship Company, agents. • wakatu, s.e., 115 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., agents. Jane Douglas, s.s,, 76 tons, Wills, for Akaroa. Cuff and Graham, agents. ; Kestrel, ketch, 60 tons, Taylor, for KaiapoU Owake Belle, 43 tons, Berg, for Kaiapoi. Clio, schooner, 81 tone, Burns, for Waiftapu. Caff and Graham, agents. Annie Wilson, schooner, 150 tons, Murray, for Kaipara. J. B. Way, agent. Imports. Wakatu —From Wellington — 14,700 ft timber. Wanaka—From Manukau—3 pkgs sunflries. From New Plymouth —14 cases Chef se. 379 kegs butter. Centennial — From Sydney — &> cases fruit, 5 cases fish, 100 tons coal. Wairarapa—From Sydney—lnchests tea, £0 cases won, 70 pkgs sundries. From Auckland—9 bales leather, 192 bags sugar, 70 eases oranges, 31 pkgs sundries. From Napier—2 cases lamps, 1 pkg sundries. From Wellington—l pkg sundries. Binsarooma —From Sydney—2 bdles steel, 24 pieces iron bark, 5 cases cigars, iOO coils wire, 74 cases tapioca, 3 rolls matting, 20 cases oranges, 329 cases fruit. From Wellington—looo bags rice, 3 bage (Uh, 30 casks crystals, 110 cases onions, 3 bdles iron, 13 pkgs. ! : Exports. Centennial, for Dunedin—4o bags rice, 840 fcage Bait, 5 bags, potatoes, 21 castings, 60 standards, 11 crates biscuits, 6 cases do, 1 box do. Jane Douglas, for Akaroa—2o bags flour, 15 eke potatoes, 4 bags oatmeal, 2 mats sugar, 3 boxes candles, 41 pkgs sundries. Abercarne, from Lyttelton. for' London —2642 eks wheat, 1860 do beans, 269 casks tallow, 403 sks peas, 110 casks pelts, 599 bales hemp, 98 kegs lard, 5 bales sheepBkins, 75 bales flax, 332 bales wool, 3327 aks grass seed, 3 pkgs sundries. From Oamaru, for London—23o bales wool, 143 cask* tallow, 350 cases meats. From Bluff, for London — 152 bales wool, 41 pipes tallow, 6 bales rabbit skins, 23 bales sheepskins.

The Union Company's steamer Wairafltpa, Captain Chatfleld. arrived at 8.30 β-ra. yesterday from Sydney, AuckIftndi Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. Her parser reports leaving at 8.4$ ftfn. on 14th, cleared the Heads at' 6.42 p.m., reached Auckland at 1.10 p.m. on 19th, remained there until LBop.ro. on 20th reached Gisborne at 1.30 pjBL on 21st, left there at 5.10 same day, Anchored at Hawke's Bay at 1 a.m. on BZaJL left again at 3.35 p.m., reaching Wellington at 10 a.m. on 22rd. Sailed Main 5,45 p.m. on 24th, arriving as above. Experienced fine weather down the coast. Bhe steamed for Melbourne, via Southern Ports, last night. .The e.B. * Centennial, Captain Leasing, arrived at 11.15 a.m. yesterday from Sydney, via Wellington. Her purser reports leaving Sydney at 2.15 p.m. on the 17th, passed Cape Farewell on the 23rd, entered Wellington Heads at 8.15 p.m. the same day, arrivingat the wharf at 9.15 p.m. the Mine day. Experienced moderate S.W. winds, with squally weather to 169deg E., when a fierce E.S.E. gale set in with thick blinding rain, during which time the snip had to be slowed down for nine hours. Eeft Wellington again at 5.15 p.m. on the Eith, and arrived at Lyttelton as stated Above, having experienced light S. winds Jtnd'fine calm weather to arrival. She left for Dunedin last night. • The U.S.S. Company's steamer Ringafobma, Captain Auman, arrived at 11.40 ton. yestexday from Sydney, via Wellington. Her purser, Mr George Martin, reports leaving Sydney on the 17th at 3.13 p.m., passed through the Heads at 4 p.m.; had Cape Farewell light abeam at 5 a.m. on 22nd, Btephen's Island abeam at 9.30 a.m., made but to the Queen's wharf, Wellington, at Upon.; Bailed again on 24th at 8.10 p.m., and arrived here as stated above. Experienced westerly winds and heavy sea until - 21stj then easterly breeze and moderate sea to arrival at Wellington. from thence light variable winds and smooth sea to arrival. On the 21st the Wind {freshened np to strong easterly gale, endowing to that weather the ship was •lowed down for ten hours. In the evening she left for Dunedin. At en early hour yesterday morning the B.S. Wakatu arrived in Port from Wellington, via Kaikoura. She steamed on the return trip last night. For Akaroa the s.s. Jane Douglas teamed on her usual weekly trip last night. She returns to Port this evening. The barque Thurso is to get away for Newcastle on Thursday, and proceeds thence to Mauritius for a cargo of sugar. During her stay in Port she has received k new foremast, which has been worked by Messrs Grubb and Co.. and yesterday the yards were being crossed and the rigging set up. Yesterday morning the ketches Kestrel and Owake Belle, both bouxidjfor Kaiapoi, sailed out of the harbor.

Last evening the schooners Clio for Waitapn and Annie Wilson for Kaipara, were towed out into the stream, and sailed for their respective destinations. The barquentlne Kate Tathara was .towed out of dock yesterday afternoon, sad moored at the No. 3 wharf, where the work of discharging her inward cargo was commenced."

festerday afternoon the ship Aberearne, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, cleared at the Customs for London. She takes a big representative cargo from this port, including produce from Oamaruand the Bluff. Indu* is now only fifteen days distance norn England. The new steamer Oriental ™s Just performed the journey from Bnndisi to India in twelve days. The steamers Ringarooraa, WairaraTJa, •ad Centennial which were in port yesterday, on their last trip from New Zealand 52 "J? ney made the following rune:— p*KlnKarooma left Auckland atsp.m. *^ d reacted Sydney at 7 cStS?«i?i U^&y « 1 ***** v houra - Tl »e «mtennialßadea from Auckland atmid--o^*7^ ,111 !* 171^ Sydney S having taten f days W ££ arap , a ' leaving RuV S \l^R : ; 7 n Wedne «*ay, wasin port ftt Sydney at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, 5 days 16 boars. The" difference in the passage between the red funnel line and t£eEffis steamer was 2 days. The distance from Bgjney to Auckland in nautical miles is MBl, and Sydney to Russell i 51172. Ringa-

In regard to the accident to the s.s. Centennial on her outward trip, the following particulars were supplied by several passengers in Sydney:—' At about ten o'clock upon the night after leaving Auckland, the steamer was close up to the North Cape. It was the second'officer's watch on deck, when suddenly the vessel is described as having bumped four or five times, seemingly on a sandy bottom. The bulk of the passengers had retired for the night, but were quickly out, and by way of precaution took to fastening lifebelts around themselves. The captain was quickly on deck. All the boats were ready for launching at a moment's notice, and it is stated that the port lifeboat was put out. The night was not stormy, though dark. After going fall speed astern the steamer came off of what is described as apparently a little sandy bay. It was at first thought that it would be advisable to go south along the coast and into Russell, but upon being further satisfied that the chip was not making water, she was put again upon her course to this port."