PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8789, 10 March 1894, Page 8

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

WEATaaa Report—Friday, March 9. y a. in. noonBarometer .» .- 30.27 30.29 Thermometer ... 68 70 Hioh Watsb—Saturday, March 10. Morning, 6.68; evening, 6.20. *uu ruee, 5.53 a.m. ; sets, 6.27 p.m. Moon rues, 8.19 p.m. ; seta 7.41 a.m. Weather FoaaoAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon as follows: — "Glass falling, and Northerly winds after twenty hours from now." Arrived—March 9. Rosamond, a.s., tons, R. Ryan, from Greymoutb. Union oteain&uip Company, agents. Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons, Wills, from Wellington and way ports. Kinsey and Co., agents. Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Bernech, from Wellington. Passengers — Misses Carmichael, Wilson, Kebuell, Fordbam, Barr, Gardner, Griudrak (2), Howo, Wilson, Mesdames Evans, Nankivell, Scott, Webb, George, Baigent, Stock, Messrs Mating, Gillies, Goorge, AJcGuire, Taylor. Mackav, Stewart, Mackenzie, Kempthorne, Wright, Temple, Curraa, Rattray, Wilson, Rigg, Ford ham aud 13 steerage, Union Steamship Company, agents. Cleared—March 9. Clio, schooner, 81 tons, Moore, for Collingwood. Master, agent. Sailed—March 9. Flora, 8.5., 1273 tons, Bernech, for Dunedin. Passengers— Miss McKay, Mesdames Mason, Riiiett, Bagent, Hon. Donaldson, Messrs Warren, Mackenzie, Houston. Union Steamship Company, agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, McLean, for Akaroa. Cuff and Graham, agents. Kiwi, s.s., 195 -tons, Campbell, for Cheviot, Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., agents, Aratapu, s.s., 122 tons, Murray, for Cheviot. Master, agent. Orowaiti, s.s., 453 tons, Speddings, for Westporc. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. Rosamond — From Greymouth — 23,263 feet timber, 640 tons coal, 1 case. Flora—From Wellington—2o bdls, 22 hhds, 100 boxes candles, 21 sks hides, 90 hurdles, 662 sheep, 35 pkgs. Exports. Wairarapa— For Blenheim—l case. For Westport—l pkge. For Greymouth—l case. For Napier—6 pkgs. For Gisborne— 2 pkgs windmill, 175 sks oats, 24 sks potatoes, 13 pkgs. For Auckland—s2 sks onions, 122 sks wheat, 50 sks seed, 10 sks peas, 20 sks beans, 214 sks oats, 154 pkgs. j Takapuna—For Wellington—7 horses, 2 cases tea, 89 cases fruit, 7 pkgs ranges, 8 | ponies, 1 case bacon, 231 sucks seed, 150 sacks flour, 63 pkgs. For New Plymouth— 130 sacks oats, 15 sacks oatmeal, 760 bags flour, 1 chaffcutter, 8 bales hay, 1 trap, 6 pkgs. For Greymouth—2 sacks oats, sack ] chaff, 1 bale hay. For Patea—l case. For Blenheim—l pkge. For Manukau—7 pkgs. For Auckland—374 sacks oats, 241 sacks j wheat. For Wangauui—ll pkgs. I Clio—For Collingwood—3ooo bricks, 42 sacks flour, 10 bags sugar, 1 pkge. < Aratapu—For Cheviot—3o,ooo feet timber. ' At the last moment on Thursday night the sailing of the s.s. Kiwi, for Cheviot, Kaikoura and Wellington, was postponed till last night, when she got away with a full consignment of cargo. The schooner Aratapu, Captain Murray, sailed about noou yesterday for Cheviot with a full cargo of timber. The visit of H.M.s. Orlando to port is proving a source of pleasure to the residents there in more ways than one. The excellent brass band on board discourses really first-class music, morning and evening, and hundreds of paople visit the wharf where the steamer is lying to enjoy, the playing. This is the first time a war vessel of her size and calibre has come alongside the wharf, and the doings on board are watched with the utmost interest. The barque Van Galen baa almost completed her loading, and will take her departure for London in the course of a few days. H.tt.B. Tauranga leaves Lyttelton to-day for Wellington. The four-masted ship Hinemoa is almost ready for sea. She was expected to take her departure, but has been delayed by the non-arrival of some mutton. She will probably get away early next week. The s.s. Flora arrived yesterday morning from Wellington. After landing her passengers, and handling a quantity of cargo, she went on to Dunedin. The steamer Orowaiti sailed last night for Westport. The Timaru Harbour Board's dredge was placed in dock yesterday forenoon, and the work of cleaning, painting, and fitting out, proceeded with.