SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Press, Volume L, Issue 8665, 14 December 1893, Page 6

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ff bather Report—Wednesday, Dec 13. Wind, N.E.; clear sky. tfa.m noon, a p.m. Barometer ... 29.92 29.90 29.90 Thermometer ... 70 72 77 High Water— Thursday. December 14. Morning, 8.41'; evening, 9.8. Sun rises, 4.16 a.m.; acts, 7.34 p.m % Weather Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon as follows-.—*• N. to W. and S.W. gale, with rain, after 16 hours from now ; glass fall." Arrived—December 13 Flora, 5.3., 1273 tons, Bernech, from Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Mills, Stuart, Belgrave, Wallace, Claperton, Mesdames Mills,-Kettle, Claperton, McGlashan, Messrs Fuclis, Swift, Addy, Youug, Claperton, and eight steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Jaue Douglas., s.s., 95 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa. Cuff andjGraham, ageuts. Sailed —December 13. Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Ryan, for Greymouth. Union Steamship Compauy, agents. ' Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Bernech, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Ryan, Dobbs, Mouat, Gisborne, Locking, Mesdames Mouat, Theoniu, Rev. Webster, Messrs : Beaver, Adafiß, Harriwell, Theonin, Williams, Lyon4v*Wilsou. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. Flora—From Dunedin—7 pkgs machinery, 2 pkgs leather, 20 cases jam, 12 hhds beer. 240 bars irou,*'2Q cases gin, 2 bdles sashes, 10 cases soap, 46 pkgs and cases. Exports. Talune—For Bluff—ls pkgs. For Dunedin—l horsa. 52 pkgs. For Hobart—2o cases tea, 4 pkgs hat-rows, 1 box. For Melbourne—so cases meat, 15 pkgs. For Freraaut.e—B3s sacks biau. For Adelaide— 1 pkge. Rutorua—For Wellington—7 hhds ale, 58 sacks seed, 10 cases fruit, 25 bags flour, 143 sacks chaff, 27 pkga. For Picton—2 pkgs harrows, 1 case. For Blenheim—2so drums dip, 20 kegs do- For Wanganui —249 drums, 2 pkgs. For Foxton —2 cases. For We. .port —2 Cases. For Nelson —6 cases ginger, 6 pkgs. It is stated that the Union Steamship Company are going to build a twenty-knot Bteamer for the Melbourne aud Launceston trade. The manager of Messrs Huddart, Parker and Co.'s business ha. determined that the Tasmauia shall do no racing iv competition with the existing traders. A report to hand from Queensland says that the brig Rio Loge has been purchased by a syndicate of Bundaberg gentlemen, amongst whom is Captain Spence. It is the intention to place the brig in the South Sea Islaud trade, and it is likeiy 9he will then be known as the Island Belle. Captain Patterson retains command. The 5.3. Rosamond was taken round to the Railway cranes yeaierdiy, where she shipped a number of iron bridge girders made by Messrs J. Anderson for the Midland Railway, : She sailed for. Greymouth iv the evening. The Union Steamship Company have received advice of the arrival of the s.s. Maori, Bteamer, at Townaville, from Calcutta, on Monday, the. 11th. She may, therefore, be expected to arrive at Lyttelton about the 24th instant. The s.B. R.tokino arrived at Calcutta on the 30th ultimo, and is expected to leave there again on 15th instant for Singapore, thence via Tovvnsville to Bluff.