SHIPPING.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8071, 14 January 1892, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Phases of the Moon. Calculated for New Zealand Mean lime. January. x>. b. m. tflrsfc Quarter 0 42a.m. Foil Moon ... ... 13 2 67p.m. LaatQaarUr ... & 3 13p.m. «««irMooa ... •• *> * 0 a.m.

POET OF LYTTKLTON.

Wbatbkb Bjbport—Wednesday, Jan. 13. Wlud, calm, cloudy. w a-TTu noon. 5 o.m. Baromecer ... 30.31 30.30 30.30 I'henuometer M . 67 63 Ti

Hxsb Watkb—Thursday, Jan. 14.

Morning, 3.56 ; evening, 4.24. Son rises, 4.41 a.m.; sees, 7.38 p.m. Mooa rises, 8.5 p.m.; sets, 3,5 a a.au

Arrived—January 13.

s.s., 752 tons, Lambert, from Uleisou, Piccon, end Welliagtou. Fasseaeers—Miss McLean, Messrs Gould, Young «od servant. Batterworth, Woods, Hon. Geo. McLean. M-L.C, Rev. Clover, Amy Vaagh&n Compauy, and 7 steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Tekapo, a.a., 24vfi» tons, Allman, from Sydney via Wellington. Passengers— From Sydney— Mioses Glasson, Meares, Hill, Walker, Mesdamea Barkaa and child, Sinclair, Birch, Henderson, Houueell, Messrs Ferguson, Clarke, Cottee, JMalbau, Henderson, Rev. Houusell, and eight steerage. Coastal — Mesdanies Bradley, Bowe, Gossen, Cave, Messrs 8011, Gibson, Reid, Crawford, Williams, Gossan, Cave, Burand, Roper, Master Bail, aud twenty-three steerage. Union bteamabip Company, agents. Muraroa, a.c., 2Mti to us, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Bluff, Hobtirt, and Daneain. Passengers—Messrs Dickenson {2), smS.b, Walker, McCrory, Me*dames Van A-sch, McCrory and Sou, Cheyne, Little, Messrs Van Ascb. Gill, Mills, dluclair, Dickenson. Davies, Howard, Walker, Albertson, Mills, Wise, Burc, Master B&rron, and eleven steerttge; Union Steamship Company, agents. Star at France, ship, 1589 tons, J. Wilson, from Calcutta. C. W. Turner, Agent. , Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, Whitby, Irom Akaroa via the Bays. Cull" aua Graham, agents. Akaroa, >.s., 7G tons, McLean, from the Bays. Caff and Graham, agents. Sailed—January 13.

. Maogana, s.s., 75d tons, Lambert, for " JVeUintjeon and Nelson. Passengers— for Wellington—Miss Hendry, Mrs lurklaud, Messrs Kirklaud, Sungstun, Poole, Withers, Lewis. For Neieon — Misaes Rawnslcy <2). Union Steamship Com«dny, agents. . Mararoa, s.s., 2463 tons, Chatfleld, for Sydney via Wellington.- Paasengera—For Wellington—Mis}i»tss Blake. Goouland (4), Francis, Shaw, O'Brien, Deck?, Goodiaud, Fanxbaitt, biaKe, Ginstou, Hum, MscKay, White and child, Douglas, WarbOys, smith, Bowe and two children, Messrs Btodholme, Frastr, Dentgeu, Weiry, Hall, trallook, Hutton, Thomas, Chapman, Keed, Krapp, Robinson, Pooie, Wilson, Hurst, , Goodland, Henderson, Nichols, White. l<'or Sydney— Meedames Stevens «Od child, Sanderson, Messrs Henderson, Kimington, Farreli. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. Mangana—-Frora Nelson—l 62 half-cases fruit, 40 bags paint, 4 cases, 1 pkg. From Napier ex Australia—lOi) drums dip, vi hides, 3 pkfts. From Wellington, ex Tekapo, 975 bags sugar, 23 boxes soap, 10 bales corn ska, loo" boxe* sundries, 30 '^le^apo— From Sydney—Boß bags sugar, 48 pea timber, 113 ingots copper, 2 girders, 9 piles, 10 cases. Mararoa—From Melbourne—lo3s bags «u&ar, 810 pockets sugar, 780 mats sugar, 59 hajf-cheajt* tea, 40 cases lemona, 85 boxes raisins, 8 cases wine, 7 case paper, H CRskH coffee, "i cases cigars, 3 cases piaaps, 3 alwQQds, 10 pkgs. Exportb. Penguin—For Wellington—32 rams, 78 pkge gea?, 6 cases baoon, 29 pkps. For Wangttuui—l7 bales twine, 1 chaff-cutter, 8 pkgs. For Blenheim—JJO half-boxes soap, J pel. For Pateft—3 For Neieoqi—l> «tu»es tea, $ pkgs machinery, 6 pkgs. .

The ship Everest was placed in the naVing dock yesterday morning and will be surveyed, to-day preparatory to being repaired.' - ■.-■-.•-. The coasting sohooner Zior was taking In ballast yesterday morning. She is being fitted with a new fore topmast and is having her rigging overhauled. The Union Company s Mararoa, Captain Chatfield, arrived at 7.30 a.m. She leffc Melbourne at 4.20 p.m. on the 6th, passed through Port Phillip Heads at 8,15 p.m. the same day, sighted Puysegur .Point light, N.Z., at 1.15 a.m. on the 10th, -passed the Solandere at -4>35 a.m. and reached the Bluff at 9 a.m. on the 10th. The passage was resumed at 5,45 p.m. on the 10th, arrived atPort Chalmora at 6 a.m. on the 11th, and sailed again at 5.45 P-m., reaching .Lytteltpa as above. Fine weather, wUh variable winds- was experienced throughout. The 8.8. Tekapo, Captain. Geo. Allraan, arrived in port from Sydney via Wellington at lD.lo a.m. Her purser, Mr J. Wi Massey, supplies the following '—She left Sydney wharf at 5.45 p na. on the sth Jn»tant, and passed Port Jackson Heads At 7 p.m., of Stephen's Island at ISO p.m. oc the 10th, and arrived at WelHngtou at 9.30 p.m. Sailed again at 5,30 p.m. on the and arrived here as above. Experienced fine weather throughout. "' f ■"•"■- '■ : '. '' ' ;

The Auckland Herald says:—During the "oor'weateriy blow on New Ye*rV Day a -couple of yachta came to grief. One named the Je&nma ran aground on a reef at Motuihi and was afterwards swamped and broken. Tlie other, a five tonner belonging to Mr W. Walker, of TaKapuna, weptvesuore a 6 Castor Oil Bay and had her bottom stove in.

On Christmas Day the barques Iris and Don Adcslph arrived at Newcastle from JfQßineft after an exciting race. Tbey bath lefc Noumea oc. the 19th,. and were in sight* of each other a ii the way, and it is '•tftted that at no time were they more than fife miles apart. Naturally there was some excitement ampnget the respective crews, and the race may be fairly eaid to have been an exceptionally good one from land to land. The Iris, which picked up a tog off Newcastle, got into harbour two boon before her rival.