PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9363, 12 March 1896, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report—Wednesday, March 11, Wind, N.E., cloudy. High Water—Thursday, March 12. Morning, 2 27 : evening, 2.48 p.m. bun riaes, 5.56 a.m. ; sets, 6.25 p.m. Moon rises, 3.16 ; sets, 5.40 p.m.

Arrived—March 11.

Rosamond, ».s., 721 tons, Shepherd, from Westport, Union Steamship Company, agents. Jaue Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Go., agents. Cleared—March 11. John Bell, schooner, 91 tons, Williams, for Welliugton. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Sailed—March 11. H.M.S. Rapid, 1420 tons, 1400 h.p., 12 guns, Commander J. Casement, for Timaru. Wareatea, s.s., 460 tons, Dowie, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Hesketh, s.s., 640 tons, Christian, for Greymouth. C. W. Turner, agent. Aoraugi, s.s., 4163 tons, Sutcliff, for Waitara. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Rimutaka, R.M.s.s., 4515 tons, Greenstreet, for Pore Chalmers. Ne»r Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Exports. Mamari, for London —From Timaru- 385 casks mutton stock, 463 bales wool, 15 casks sausage casings, 11 casks pelts, 14 casks sheep dip, 40 casks tallow, 12 bags hides, 12,213 carcases mutton and lamb, 10 pkgs. From Wellington—l2,o37 carcases mutton and lamb, 66 bales leather, 22 casks pelts, 297 cases cheese, 12 bales skins, 48 do basi's, 675 bales wool, 203 casks tallow, 51 do entrails, 500 cases meats, 10,535 legs mutton. From Patea—lso cases cheese, 93 bales wool. From New Plymouth—42B cases cheese, 2 bales wool. From Blenheim—l 32 bales wool. From Waugauui—s casks tallow. From Auckland—93 cases cheese. 164 cases gum. From Lyttelton — 11,572 carcases mutton, 18,190 do lamb, 559 bales wool, 16 casks casings, 7 do pelts, 107 do tallow, 220 cases cheese, 411 boxes butter, 542 sks grass seed, 112 tons scrap iron, 1 •box.

John Bell—For Wellington—llo sks bran, 50 do sharps, 90 do flour, 120 bags do. Tarawera—For Wellington—2 pkgs, 40 caßos iron. For Brisbane—2o sks flour, 40 bags do, 1 truss, 700 sks wheat, 802 do chaff. For Sydney—37o bales straw, 748 ska chaff, 366 sks wheat, 261 sks onious, 204 do potatoes, 14 bales flax, 5 cases bacon, 50 do seed, 50 do oats, 25 do peas, 70 bags flour, 3 pkgs. Penguin—For Wellington—2 cycles, 95 cases fruit, 3 cases, 12 crates, 5 boxes, 17 pkgs, 25 drums, 5 boxes eggs,' 20 bales hay, 4 bolt/, 20 sks oats, 50 do wheat. For Picton—37 pkgs effects, 1 case Dacon, 2 do meats. For Westport—l truss. For Greymouth—l truss, 2 cases bacon, 2 cycles, 12 sks potatoes.' For Blenheim—l chaffcutter, 1 sk seed, 35 boxes, 4 cases, 1 trunk. For NdUon—3 bis ale, 3 chests tea, 15 cases, 212 ska seed, 4 crates, 1 roll, 1 truss, 4 cases bacou, 1 chaffcutter, 4 wheels, 1 case shafts. 2 iron wheels. For Wanganui —1 bdl plates, 2 pkgs ranges, 1 crate, 1 cycle, 2 cases, 1 case bacou, 1 bale.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's cargo steamer Aorangi sailed yesterday moihing for Waitara, where she takes in a quantity of cargo. The Union Company's Janet Nicoll was floated out of dock last night. She has been thoroughly scraped, cleaned and painted, and generally overhauled, including the caulking of her decks. ' She sails to-day for Aucklaud direct.

The aohooner John Bell is now under, the. command of Captain H. Williams, for many years master ot the Clematis. .' The John Bell cleared at the Customs yesterday for Wellington, with a cargo of produce on account of Messrs Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co.

The New Zealand Shippiog Company's direct liner Rhnutaka sailed yesterday afternoon for Port Chalmers, where she puts out a quantity of cargo, and then comes North again. She masses Wellington her final port this day week. H.M.S. Rapid took her departure yesterday morning for Timaru. tihe calls at Oamaru on the 14th inst., Port Chalmers on the 16th, Stewart Island on the 21a, Milford Sound on the 24th, Westport on the 28th, and Picton on April Ist* arriving at Lytcelton about the 6tb. . The barque'Jrao.C. Perkins will clear at the Customs to-day for Newcastle, with a cargo of produce.