PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8482, 13 May 1893, Page 8

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wkathkr Report—Friday, May 12. Wind, N.E, ; cloudy. 9a. in. nOOM. 5 n.rrj Barometer ... 30.21 30.22 30.24 Thermometer 53 55 55 High Watkr—Saturday, May 13. Morning, 1.11; evening, 135. Sun rieet, 7.7 a.m. ; sees, 4.44 p.mWeatheb Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon as follows :—" N.E. to N. and W. gale, with rain after twelve hours from now. Glass fall and increasing tides." Arrived —May 12. Penguin, s.s., 935 tons, Bernech, from Welliugton. Passengers—Misses Legrief, Gallaghen, Stevens, Crawford, Fexidall, Gibson, Iviet, Mesdamee Legrief, Baillie, Rhodes, King, Kyles, Bowkin, Meatratli and family (3) and uurse, Marchant, Messrs Legrief, Bailiie, Rhodes, Graham, Bridge, Raukin, Phillips, Mentrath, Bryant, Gallap, Hunt, Wood, Meikle, Liby, Wigain, Parker, and twenty-five steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Wareatea, b.s., 460 tons, Downie, from Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. Kdward Pembroke, barque, 1203 tons, Jaffary, from Newcastle. Kaye and Carter, agents. Comet, ketch, 46 tons, Krall, from Greymouth. Cook Bros., agents. Sailed—May 12. Penguin, e.s., 935 tone, Bernech, for Duiieriin. Passengers—Misses Ker, Anderson, Mesdamee Stevens, Anderson, Messrs Harris, Blacklock. Union Steamship Company, agents. VVateatea, s.s., 460 tons, Downie, for Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, Whitby, for Akaroa. Cuff and Graham, agents. Talune, s.s., 2000 tons, Kennedy, for Sydney via Northern ports. Fassengers— For Wellington—Misses Murgatroyd (2), Rowley, Marten, Kirk, Meedames Carson, Smith, Messrs Ansell, Lang, Adam, Dryden, Wolff, Heayrs, Carson, Evetts, Luke. For Napier—Misses Marten, Miller, Sutherland, Mpadames Nicolls and family, Brown, Messrs Hay, Miller, Nicolls. For Gisborne —Miss Polleu. For .Auckland—Misses Moore, Campbell, Holmes, Mesdaniea Holmes, Bassett, Daly, Messrs Moore, Bassett, Holmes, Daly. For Syduey—Miae Garsia, Basgood, Mr aud Mrs Lane. Union Steamship Company, agents. Alert, schooner, 46 tous, Keyes, for Duuediu. Cook Bros., ageuts. Imports. . Edward Pembroke—From Newcastle— 2000 tous coal. Rangitira—From London—looo tons coal. Penguin—From Nelson—l osk brandy, 12 bales hops, 1 case. From Wellington—lo cases whiskey, 10 cases gin, 1700 palings, 15 pieces Umber, 2400 staves, 60 bdls grass, 4 casee fob, 7 eks seed, 14 plcg-s. Wiire&tua—From Greymouth—4oo tons coal, 1 caae. Exports. ■ Penguin—Foe Duucdin—B cases tea, 2 cases lobacco, 16 sks seed, 2 bales leather, 15 dvums oil, 7 sks beans, 59 pkgs and cases ■

TakapunaV-For Wellington—2l cases fruit, 2 cases coffee, 2 pkgs ranges, 3 sks hair, 11 chests tea, 5 sks catiua, 290 sks potatoes, 200 bags flour, 4 pkgs harrows, 35 sks flour, 10 % 5k3 barley, 50-sks wheat, 24 sks onions, 8 hales hay, 65 pkgi.- For New Plymouth—96 sks oats, 22 pkgs. For Manukau—l9 pkgs. For Wanganui—2s sks malt. 10 bales hay, 1 pkg. For Foxton— 1 case. For Patea—l case. For*Blenhoim— 8 btlla wire.

A barque wa3' signalled from the North yesterday forenoon, aud proved to be the Edward Pembroke, Captain Jaflray, from Newcastle. She was brought to a berth at No. 4 wharf dining the afternoon. The Edward Pembroke is a very handsome looking new steel vessel of 1203 tons, built last year. Li company with the other boats lately arrived from Australia she experienced head winds across the Tasmaii Sea. Tiie voyage which waa uneventful, occupied twenty days. She brings a cargo ot 2000 tons for Messrs G. McClatchie and Co., and will commence discharging first thing tiiis morning. She will load graiu for Loudon. Messrs ivaye and Carter are her agents. An exchange says—A British-built ship lasts ou aii average 26 years, a German \essel 25 years, a French ship 20 years, aud one built iv the United States 18 years. The Norwegians, however, beat everyone iv making strung ships. The vessels winch they build have an average life of 30 years.

A remarkable dredger has been buiit (says The Times) to the order of the Mersey Dock aud Harbour Board, who have been so satisfied with the experiments made ia cutting a channel through the Mersey bar that they have determined to proceed with dredyiujj operations there, so that steamers of the largest tounage may be enabled to enter the river in any state of the tide. The length of the dredger is 320tt; breadth, 46ft 10in; depth, 20ft 6iu ; gross register tonnage, 2560 tons. She is built of steel. She has amidships eight krge hoppeis, four on each side of the ves&e!, having a total capacity of 3000 tons of sand. A well is formed up the centre of the ship, between the hoppers, to allow tiie working of a sandpump suction tube, 3ft 6m ia diameter, through the bottom of the vessel. This tube can be raised aud lowered by hydraulic power, and wheu lowered can dredge to the depth of 45ft. Two large centrifugal pumps, having suction and discharge pipes, 3ft iv diameter, capable of raising 4000 tous of sand per hour, are driven by two sets of engines. The vessel will be able to fill her hoppers with 3000 tons of eand, to proceed to tne depositing ground, and get back agaiu to the scene of operations in oue horn*. It is the largest dredger in the world.