SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9089, 27 April 1895, Page 9

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

FORT OF LYTTSLTON. •Veaxkek Repoex -Friday, April 26. Vind, S.W., clear sky. a.m. noon S p.m. Barometer ._ 50-00 30.32 30.30 Thermometer ..„ 56 5? 56 High Water—Saturday, April 27. :orcing, 5.25 : evening, 5 62. -.n rues, 6.43 i.m. ; sets, 5.7 v.m. ilooo riaea, 7.55 a.m. ; sets, 5.25 p.m. Arrived—April 26. Matatua, s.s., 5522 tons, Holmes, from Timaru. Dalgety and Co., ageuts. Flora, s.s., 1275 tons, Beroech, from Welliogton. Passengers—.uisses Scrivuer, Grieve, Mrs Thornton, Messrs Weinemark, Rouianus, Thomson, Raukin, Sice c, fcLohu, \lacfarl»ue, Scaife, Fuz, And 10 steerage. Uuiou Steamship Company, agen s. Mararoa, s.s., 2593 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne via southern ports. Passengers— Misses Mcliraith, Shields (2). Duckworth, tVilliams, Martin, Henderson, Goggan, Burrows, Mesdaines Brockets, Daris, Alelhaith, Etan, Field, Wilkia, Nady, Dearley and child, Moffdtt, Brown, Jawger, Coombes, Messrs D vis, Bluudeo, Mcllrauh, Feuwick, Alo3t, SVilkiag, Orr (3), Neuthily, liiug, Coombs, Hunter, and 25 steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Hudson, barque, 843 tons, G&sson, from Pore Chalmers. New Zealand Shipping Company, ageuts. Hinetnoa, C.G.s.s., 542 tons, Fairchild, from Wellington, Sailed—April 26. Flora, s.s., 1273 tons, Bernech, for Dunedin. Passengers — Hisses Ferran, Yates, Gilmer, Mercer, Gilmore, Mesdames Merner, Cucuer, Piterson, Messrs Blakeley, Tborue, L'atereon. Union Steamship Company, .»euts. Rα okiao, s.s., "2003 tons, Spinks, for Auckland direct. Uuion Steamship Company, ageuts. SVareaiea, s.s., 460 tons, Downie, for Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, ageuts. Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons. Whitby, for Akdroa. Cuff and Graham, agents. Mmaroa, as., 2598 tons, Chatfield, for Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers— For Wellington— Mioses Taylor, Browning. Lusk, Kay, Mesdames Fowler, Frame and two children. Bridges, Henley, O'Brien, Aluuro, Button, Inspector Peuder, Messrs Stnealou, Fowler, Rud.l, Cox, Chapman, White, Tuiton, Frame, Barton, Deveieaux, Pennefather, Turnbull, Hurley, Lockey, liennick, P>ke, Bannister, Russell. For Napier—Mis»e* Tuompson, Lincieay, Mr -i id Master Cotterill. For Auckland— Mescia es Spooner and child, West, Mesers W r est. Fraser, Masters Fiun (2). For Sydney—Messrs Hislop, Bryne. Uuion Steamship Company, ageuts. Imports. Flora—From Wellington—s cases whisky, 10 cases daiee, 17 libds, 63 pKga. Miraroa —From Melbourne—sll pkgs tea, 10 crates bottles, 61 cages braudy, 118 aka bark, 121 pLgs. From Jobart—276 bark, 3 pkga. From Bluff—22 pkgs. From Duuediu—lß cases cheese, 5 eks seed, 27 pkgs. Exports. Takapuna —For Wellington—6 cases egf»s. For New Plymouth—72s aks flour, 260 sks oats, 155 sks wheat, 40 ska sharps, 23 sks chaif, 618 sks potatoes, 20 sks barley, 3 sks peas. 33 sks bran, 50 sks pollard, 16 sks oatmeal, 30 -ke meil, 38 pkga. For Manuk&u —1 horse, 1 plough, 2 pkgs.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's cargo steamer Matatua, Captain Holmes, returned from Tima.ru yesterday morning, and was busy throughout the day coaling and taking iv frozeu mutton. Bhe sails this afternoon for London direct with a full cargo of general produce. Tne New Zealand Shipping Company have received advice that the H.M.s.s. Hitnutaka, which left Wellington on January 24th for London, had a tine weather passage to Londoa. She proceeded Home via the Straits of Magellan, which she entered at 5 p.m. on February 7th, and cleared next day at 4.30' p. in. without anchoring. Monte Vidio was reached on February 14th, and the steamer sailed again the following day, calling at Rio de Janeiro and Teneriffe. No ice was sighted during the trip.

The barque Hudson, Captain Gasson, from Dunedin, was signalled early yesterday afternoon, but it was after dark before she reached the stream. She dropped anchor for the night, aud will be berthed this morning. She comes under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company to load for London, and is expected to have quick dispatch. Captain Gasson will be well remembered as a previous visitor to Lyttelton. The barque Ganymede is expected to clear at tbe Customs to-day for Newcastle ia ballast. The s.s. Rotokino sailed for Auckland last night with a full load of general produco. It is stated that the ship Opawa, now loading frozen mutton at Timaru, will go direct to Manchester.