PORT OF LYTTELTON.
Vv P-___SB3 OF THB MOCRV. '" Ob-nti-ted for New Zealand Mean Time Maboh. *o. w. v. 1-ast'quarter ... ...4 7 7 a.m. 2»_w moori .« 10 11 21 p.ro. First quarter 17 8 41 p. in. Full moon ... ...23 0 42 a.m. Perigee—lol, nooa. Apogee—23d. 9b. a*m. Wbatbkr Rbpobt—Friday, March 6. Wind, N.W.; weather fine. V akin. noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 80.12 30.20 30-23 TJterrnometor ... 57 W 70 ~ HIOH Wateb—Saturday. March 7. Morning, 0.43; evening, 1.14. , Bun rises, 5.49 a.m*; sets, 6.33 p.m. :"". Moon rises, a,m.; sets, 4.56 p.m. Abeiyeu—March 6. Penguin, s.s., 749 tons, Bernech, from WeUiogton. Passengers— Misaes Wesley, 'Dale.Mitchell, Mesdames Scully and four •t-bilUren, Messrs tohera, tScully, IteUierne. lUckanaie, and 8 steerage. Uniou Steam--**bjp Company, agents. (Jlbared—March 6* ." Alert, schooner, 46 tons, Tilly, Baveioek. Cook Bros, agents. Sailed—March 6. '*' Pen_niin, 749 tons, Bernech, for "l-Soin. Passenser-Mr Crocker. Union .Steamahip Company, .awents. Beautiful Star, s.s., l<o tons, Spedding, t»r Dunedin, via way ports. Union teamship Company, agents. .-.,-_ AkaroaTs-s., 7d tons, Harris, for Akaroa. Kinsey and Co., agents. Imports. Penjzuin—From WeUington—2s kegs butter, 30 chests tea, 93 pkgs. From Nelson—Bo bogs bark, 3 cases jam, 2do jrait, 18 pkgs. Expoets. Arawa—For London from Lyttelton— 144 sk3 peas, 96 cases cheese, 107* do apples, 447 do apples, 437 ingots zinc, 181 •tdcsccoksfoot,22 ska pelts, 2 boxes sample*. ? 86 pkgs butter, 386 bales wool, -too 7 carcases lamb, 2994 do mutton. For 'Rio de Janeiro—l 22 sks potatoes, 100 sks oats, 15 carcases lamb and mutton, sks " peas,'l2-4 do potatoes, 2 pags. From WeUington for Lonaon—B99o carcases toO&on, 3568 pieces do, 2272 carcases lamb, ABO qrs beef, 279 bales wool, 70 pockets do, 604 bales pbormium, 13 do 'ikfns, 1296 bags antimony, 102 cases cheese, 112 pkgs butter. From Patea— 11 pkgs butter, 424 cases meats. From Blenheim —351 cases meats, 13 boxes Slitter, 2 bales skins. From Wanganui— _3bales wool. From Auckland—B cases shells, 337 pkgs butter, 70 cases apples, 2 Napier — 15,448 carcases mutton, 874 do lamb. From DunedinH6 bales wooh From W T ellington for JUo de Janeiro—lo carcases mutton, 1 case sausages, 2 kegs tongues, 7 cases meats. " Takapuna — For Wellington—B7 cases fruit, 25 sks malt, 3 do rhubarb, 3 drums * -soap, 2 kegs offal, 40 pkgs. For Nelson—l J **»k*t -For Westport—lo cases fruit. For : Wtoganul-5 bales hay. 3 pkgs. For New Plymonth—4o sks wheat, 10 sks seed, 22 j.tmkg.9. Sot Manukau—6B sks grass seed. iDSauroto—For Wellington—ll pkgs. For Wangahui—2 bales hay, 230 sks seed, 6 'casestea, 13pkgs. For Napier—4B cases •tea,2o do fruit, 16 drums dip, 33 pkgs. Sb*'Auckland-75 cases tea, 50 sks malt, 116 do cocksfoot, 86 bags flour, 10 bales hay, 75 cases tea, 39 pkgs. For Thames— 8 pkgs. For Sydney—l2o sks peas, 20 cases bacon, 10 pkgs.
Auriga, barqae, Capt. Stone, from Mautitlus, via Hobart, had some rough weather on her voyaee to Dunedin/where she arrlvfed on Thursday. She left Hobart at'B a.m. oh February 23rd, and at midnight of the next day encountered a •-furious gale, commencing at S.W. with thturicane squalls and fearful seas, which . caused, the ship to labor heavily. At 7 SJtn. or the 25th ult. a very heavy squall ' struck the ship, and carried away all the Shrouds Of the starboard main rigging; •«.t this juncture Captain Stone put the >*_Ipcra the port tack, and-Immediately ..-secured the mast with chains and tackles. tshs gale continued to increase in force, and atJO a.m. the lower main topsail was fe ilo*h. clean out of the bolt ropes. After ®b6q6u**s continuance the weather moderated, but stiU held to the southward. Captain Stone says that for many years he has not experienced similar weather. Industry, British steamer, of 1830 tons gross, is due here from Newcastle with 2000 tons coal. She takes from this port a cargo of produce for Sydney. The Industry, we may say, is under private charter to Christchurch firms. •''-Captain - Galbralth, of the Harbor Board's service, goes to Timaru to-day to , hringi the tug Mana to this port. The ". S-yttelton Harbor Board's tug Lyttelton is be laid up for a while to effect repairs,
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