PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8187, 1 June 1892, Page 4

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weatheb Bkfobt—Tuesday, Hay 31, Wind, calm. , clear sky. 9 a.m. noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.06 80.05 30.02 thermometer ... 50 ©2 oa High Water— Wednesday,* June 1. Morning, 9.22; evening, 9.46. Sun rises, 7.26 a.m.; sets, 4.29 p.m. Moon rises, 0.21 p.m.; sets, 10.dl p.nu Ahbived—May 31. Fenguinj s.s., 935 tons, Bernech, from Port Chalmers. Passengers—Mrs Lanp:ston, Messrs Waterhoase, Taylor, and five steerage. Union Steamship Company, Bell, schooner, 91 tons, Kirk, from Waitapu. Cuff and Graham, agents. Annie Wilson, schooner, 150 tons, Morray, from Kaipara. J. B. Way, agent. Clio, schooner, 91 tons, Burns, from Greymoutb. Cuff and Graham, agents. Waihora, s.s., 2000 tons, Anderson, from Sydney, via Northern ports. Passengers— 3Viis3es Roxburg, Lafone, Williams, Wigney> Stopford (2), McCronin, Mesdames Prizell, Yorke and family (2), Roxburg, Sfcaarc, Downes, Williams and 2 children, Messrs Prizell, Yorke, Lafone, Blythe, Candwell, Dulhie, Penebridge, Breeds, Jones, Garland, Hosie, Butt, Guscotne, Miles, Cockburn, Sandford, Murray, Sneddon, Russell, Stone, Andrews, Maloney, Smith, Forsylh, Allen, Master Williams; and 25 steerage. Union SteamBhip Company, agents. Zior, schooner, 63 tons, Jensen, from Waitara. CuIF and Graham, agents. • Sailed—May 31. Reliance, schooner, 65 tons, Johnston (or Dunedin. Cook Bros., agents. Annie HUij*ckooner, 121 tons, Paterson, for Auckland. Kayo and Carter, agents. Penguin, 5.3., 935 tons, Bernech, for Wellington and' Nelson. Passengers—For Wellington—Misses Apex, Mesdames McDonald, McLean, Campbell, Rev. Melin, Messrs Campbell, Berry, Taylor, Wilson, Patterson, Mooney, Kingdom, Olson, Crawford, Roth'er, McLean, Smith, Heywood, Mister Gibson. For Nelson—(Japt. /Wheeler. Uuion Steamship Company, %akatu, s.s., 115 tons, Wills, for KaiJednra and Wellington. Klneeyand Co., egeut*. ■ ' s.s., 2003 tons, Anderson, for Melbourne, via Dunedin, Bluff and Hobart. Passengers—For Dunedin—Mrs Mainland, ileasrs. Smith and Pierson. For Bluff— Mr W alsh. For Melbourne—Rev. and Mrs Boatson and three children. Union Steamship Company, agents. '~:.' ..,' ,; ' - Imports. Wakatu — From Wellington—l 224 pcs timber, 155 pkgs. From Kaikoura—l99 Bheep, 186 sks wheat. < Penuuin—From Dunedin—l check chain, £8 cases cheese, 10 coils rope, 137 bales wool, 26bales sheepskins, 32 rabbit skins, 90 cases meats, , s qr-casks brandy, sbcbaves do, 25 cases rum, 2 bales leather, 12 hhds ale, 40 boxes soap,, 4 casks fish, 47 pkgs. Annie Wilson—From Kaipara—9o,oooft timber. .'■■•" Sydney—Bndles bags, 5 cases stoves, 497 scks malt, 20 rolls ratting, 3 casks whisky, 11 pkgs. From, Aiicklana— lo cases boots, liO cases salSim, 1 -<iase fruit, 1 sck guano, 1 pkge leather, 120 bags sugar, 5 cases meats, 20 cases bananas, 2 bales leather, 7 eases pine apples, 72 ecks cement, 50 cases oranges, 10 ecke nuts, 40 cases gum, 294 pkgs. From Wellington, ex cases and pkgs sundries. From Wellington—l sck oysters, 4 cages flab, 47 crates empties, 5 bars iron* I case fc &a« * basket fish, 3 boxes flsa, 38 boxes butter, 49 kegs do, 232 ecks cjee~4,*'49 fikgai. ."' ■'. „ " Jane Douglas — From Kaikoura — 83 sheep, 62 sks wheat, 15 jgkgs. -John Bell—From Waitapu — 84,000 ft timber.-* •■'■'■■ : i- - ', ' •""• ' : - • ' Zlor—From Waltara—4s,ooo£t Umber. Clio—From ©reymouth~6o,oooft timber. "■;: ' ; ''• ■■'.■■ : Expo!eW3. Jane Doaglae—For Akaroa--13 sks wheat, S do sugar, 21 do potatoes, 2 do flour, 2- do meal, 1 do carrots, 26 do cats, 10 do chaff, 1 pkg pipe/1 sk onions, 1 bag flour, 38 pkgs. Brunner—For Timara— GO bags salt;, 2 tbfts pig iron, 22 pkgs. For Oamaru—l9 eases nails, 1 keg do, 40reele wire, 4 pkgs. ~For Dunedin—l2 sks potatoes, 85 ska barley, 17 kegs butter, 7 cases sauce, 24 eke onions, 21 pkgs. Waihora—For Melbourne—4 cases pork, JT cases, bacon, 10 kegs butter, 5 cases "cheese, 52 ska potatoes, 9 pkgs. For Bluff ~7 cases chicory, 24 eks onions, 19 pkgs. iPbf cases tea, 5 cases bacon, 100 sks wheat, 3 pkgs. For Dunedin—2B eases tea, 20 boxes butter, 2 cases tobacco, *pkg3. For Adelaide—2o bales flax.

.'■'li\e Annie Wilson, ;john Bell »nd Zior Arrived yesterday from the north, and the qiid from Greyinouth. All four are timBet laden.",, "' '. *. _ The s.s. Walhora, Captain Anderson, sailed from Sydney Wharf ut 0.20 a.m. on the 20th May, cleared the Heads at 1,10 the came morning, breasted Three Kings «tH.4op.tn. on the 23rd, rounded North Gape at 3.55 arm. on the 24th, and arrived at Auckland at 9.15 p.ra. same date. Beaumed the voyage at 0.20 p.m. on the £7fch, arrived at Gishorna at 2.30 p.m. on the 23th, sailed again same date at 9.35 isUn., arrived at Napier 7 a.m. on the 29th, fett again same day at 0.15 p.m., arrived at Wellington at 8.25 a.m. on 3Qbh, sailed Again at 430 same afternoon, breasted Cape Campbell at 8 same evening, and arrived inside the heads at 7.40 aan. Oα the 31st, and was berthed at Lyttelton .Wharf at B.&> a.m. same day. During the ruin across she experienced easterly winds until neaiing New Zealand coast; thence fetronsc south-west winds with squally •weather to Auckland, and down the New Zealand coast westerly wind and fine ■breather throaghout. Notwithstanding that several inventions for raising, sunken ships have been patented, the Cape Verde and the Gambler still lie at the bottom of Hobeon's JBay, and the invitations of the Minister of Customs for nelp have met with no response, says the Melbourne Argus. Tenders have been twice called lor raising the Cape Verde, hut no one has yet come | forward with a practical scheme. It is true that one individual more courageous than the rest expressed his readiness to aaise the Cape Verde for the small reward of >£10,QQ0 and the vessel, but Mr Turner could not be convinced of the gentleman's sincerity. Mr Alexander Wilson, the Engineer of Ports and Harbours, is confident that he can raise the vessel without much difficulty, but so far he has not had an opportunity of putting his plans to the test. What is to be the fate of the Cape Verde, whether she is to be raised in her entirety or blown up, should be settled in a few days; but as to the Gambler, she is lying in such a'strong tide that the only meaSs of removing her is considered to he by the uss of dynamite. Collier, of the Queensland Government steamer Lady Musgrave, resorts that he picked op a 6ft centre-board esedar akiff about eighteen miles south of Doable Island Point. A scull was hangloirtotb%9ideof the boat fastened to it With a piece of rope, whichhad been used Kead of » rowlock. Part of another Scull was lyicK in the bottom of the boat. VKe boat, which was tarred on the bottom arid painted on. the topsidee, had ac appearance of having beea in the water about a fortnight. The steamer Bellinger, which was sank tn Hobson's Bay by collision with the barque Presto, has been floated, fane is said to have a very dilapidated appearance, the fittings of the deck and bridge beiOß coniDietaly wrecked. There is a Ws<? hole forward of the bridge, extendinT well down the side. The task of raising the Bellinger was entrusted by the Marine Underwriters Association to Captain Wymarir, one of their surveyors, who was at work at the wreck for two weeks. The salvage lighter F ieavour, belonging to the Association, came invery handy, and from her divers and workmen were able to gei the steamer ready for pumping out The weather at times was very unfavourable, the heavy seas and tides in the channel washing away the fittings on several occasions. The men, under the direction of the captain, however, .repaired thedamage time and again, and tmeir efforts have atlastlwen crowned with success. The Eagle went to the steamer and succeeded in pumping out the hull. Xhe Bellinger rose from her sandy bed, out Heted over so much that the Eagle c pumps could not work, and before they could oe moved the steamer fell back in the water, filled, ana sank back to her old position. The work had to be done all over again, end the Eagle once more engaged to pump the vessel out. As &he rose, the salvage

lighter was placed on one side and the Eagle oa the other, and wire ropes made Cast across the steamer to keep her in position. The powerful pumps soon pumped the water out of the hull, and a start was made for WUliamstown on May I4th. The passage up Hobson's Bay was made very slowly, bat without accident.