PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7777, 3 February 1891, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Waathsb Report—Monday, Feb. 2. Morning—Wind, N.E.. sky overcast. y a.m. noon. 5 p.m. ... 29.91 29.80 Thermometer ... 62 69 67 Hiea Watkb— Tuesday, February 3. Morning. 10.43; evenlnu. 11.8. Sunrise, 5.5 -m.; sees, 7.22 p..n. Moon rieee, 11.34 p.m.; seis, 1.42 p.m. Arrived— February 2. Mahinapua, s.s., 423 tone, Richardson, from Weatporc via Wellington. Passeneers—Miss Johnston, Mrs Miller, Captain Murray, James Mills, M.H.R., A. K. G. Rhode* M.H.R., \V. Dawaon M.H.R., Messrs Duncan, Mackay, Olark, Croll, Miller, Boas, Shea. Langtiin, Townsend and three eteerage. Uuion bteamahip Cd ffi h D y ou#i e a aJs.s.,9stons, Whitby.from Kaikoura. Cutt and Graham, agents. Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons, Wills, from Wellington via Kaikoura. Kinaey ami Co., * l Shu, S.S., 99 tons, Romeril, for the Chathams. Passengers-Mesdames Macpherson, Richards, Miss Say, Messrs Polhill, Palmer. Attwood, Shand, Barker, Richards and Barraud. Sailed— February 2. Brunner, sis., sio tons, Waller, for Westport via Wellington. Union bceanaCompauy, agenu. Impoets. John Bell — From Waitapn — 60,000 ft Mahinapua—From Westport—34o tons ' ' Exports. Penzuin— For Foxfcon—so aks flour, 1 ikg. Patea-4 pkga. For Napier-8 pkgs. ForWaipiro-lpkg. ForPicton---8 pkge. For .Nelson-29 cases tea, 29 cheeses, 25 bales cornaacks,s drums oil, 11 pktEs. ■ _ Brunner — For Wellington —30 cases fruiC, 17 do 20 pkg* sundries. For Weatport—2o sks bran, 60 do sharps, o do oatmeal, 17 do oats, 11 do barley, 79 pkgs suudries. Imports per Acaeia—7o,oooft timber, and, fiO.ooo pailings. Consignee and aßent—T. £L Ker Carbet Castle, chip, finished her loading last night. She aaila for London tomorrow. Albuera, ship, will be ready for sea in a fortnight. , , Ship Opawa, 93 days out to-day, passed. Otago Heads yesuerda/ mjrniajj. _ Mahiaapua, arrived iv Pork at 7 a,m. from Welungton. She left Weilington ac Ua.m., on the Ist, and arrived here as stated above. ~„ _ i An English exchange saye:— Mr Wm. Milton, who has juatbeeu appointed enffineer of the Rattlesnake, is the officer; who, during that time of trying anxiety when the Ualhope was ngbtuiK her way Inch by inch oui of Api* Bay, etood by the lever which prevented the engines racing as the ship's stem lifted out of the water with every plunge of her bows. Aa the Lords of tne Admiralty said in their letter to j Captain Kane —'To the admirable manner in which the.engines of the chip were worked may be attributed to a greac extent the safety both of the ship and of the Uvea of all on board,' aud it iv doubthil ii anything contributed more to this than the capable performance of Mr j atilton'e most iuaportann duty incircumitasces calculated fco try to tiieir utmost nerves of any man."