PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9288, 13 December 1895, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Phases of thk Mook. ] Deokmbbb. d. h. m. Fiill moon 2 6 8 p.m. L»st quarter ... ... 9 6.39 p.m. | Nβ* inooa ... .;. 16 6 0 p.m. First quarter ... ... 24 4 51 p.m. Wkathbr Report—Thursday, Dec. 12. Wind, N.E.. cloudy. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29.92 2980 29.82 Thermometer ... 60 61 63 High Watkr—Friday, December 13. Morniug, 6.42; evening, 1 8. Sun rises, 4.15 a.m. ; eels, 7.32 p.m. Moon rises, 1.20 a.m. ; sets, 4.18 p.m.

Weather Fobeoast. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday afternoon :—" Strong North and West to South-West winds, and glass rising." ______

Abrived—December 12. Mararoa, a.a., 2600 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Southern ports. Passengers—Misses Heurd, McShaw, Dodds, Mesdames Ashby, Hatter, Joynt, Conner, Commander Reginald Yonge, Dr. Joynt, Messrs Gibb, Ashby, Hatter, Conuer, Walker, Goodman,Funston, Coates, Marlow, Paterson, Morris, Smith, Thomas, Brown, Alexander and eleven steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Takapuua, s.s., 930 tons, Grant, from Onehunga, via Taranaki and Wellington. Passengers—Misses Weckstead, Campball, Mills, Mesdames Andrews and 3 children, Lamb, Stevens, Baxter, Messrs Murray, Fleming, Hill, Andrews, Lysaght, Crump (2), Keuniog, Brown, Malis, Gilbert, Bigmore, Rungay, Campbell, Leeder, Thompson, Mclntyre, Whitcome (3), Rinaldi, and 22 steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents.

Cleared— December 12. Falcon, schooner, 93 tons, Green, for Wellington. Kaye and Carter, agents. Sailed—December 12. Ding-dee, s.s., 640 tons, Mcßeath, for Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. Takapuna, s.s., 930 tons. Grant, for Wellington, Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers—For Wellington—Misses Morris and and Bean, Mesdames Leslie, Beauchamp, Wright and Carow, Messrs Mickay, Wallace, Burnt, Leith, Joiner, Atkins, Inglis, Stewart, Ching, Tippler, Hosking and Bradford. For New Plymouth—Misses Haslam and Staudisb, Mrs Williams, Messrs Williams and Davidson. For Auckland—Messrs Bell, Harold, Ray, Chappell and Mason, Master Mason. Union Steamship Company, agents.

Mararoa, s.s., 2598 tons, Chatfield, for Wellington and Syduey. Passengers—For Wellington — Misses Harrison, Twogood, Gilmer, Packer, Hatteley, Ingle, Hislop, Alexander, Mesdames Wilson, Dunford, Messrs De Montalk, Simpson, Msarß, Vaughan, Haldaue, Tayler, Hansen, Deign.ton, Gordon, Master Dunford. For Sydney —Mesdames Heudereon, Johnston, Norton and two children, Messrs Buohanan (2), Henderson, Davis, Hiorns, Chisholm, Rogers, Benham, Norton. Union Steamship Company, agents.

Imports. Mararoa—From Melbourne—4oo bags rice, 48 cases cordials, 75 cases lime juice. 230 cases tea, 21 oases fruit, 100 boxes elamea, 222 bags bark, 140 bags salt, 152 pkgs. From Hobart—36B pieces timber. From Bluff—l2o bales twine. From Dunedin—l6 cases, 12 pkgs. Takapuna—From Wellington—loo bags salt, 72 bdls pipes, 20 cases soap, 26 cases tea, 62 bdls timber, 15 sks peltß, 69 pkgs. From Onehunga—4s cases bananas, 8 oases fruit, 12 cases, 5 cases marble, 13 pkgs. From Taranaki— 5 cases cheese. 84 hides, 7 pkgs. From Nelson—2o cases jam, 3 cases.

Exports. Falcon—For Wellington—6so sks chaff, 144 do wheat, 182 do oats, 118 do barley, 20 do bran.

The Union Company _ s.s. Mararoa, Capt. Chatfield,arrived yesterday at 7.20 _..m. from Melbourne via Southern ports. She left Melbourne on the 4th, at 5.30 p..m., and Hobart on the 6th at 5 p.m., arriving at the Bluff on the 9th at 6.30 a.m.. Left again at 6.30 p.m., and arrived at Port Chalmers on the 11th at 4 p.m., arriving as above. Experienced light variable winds, with gloomy weather on the Tasmanian coast; thence S.E. winds, with overcast skies and occasional rain squalls till arrival at Bluff, and foggy weather on the coast.