PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9596, 10 December 1896, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wkathkr RsroßT—Wednesday, Dec. 9. Wind, N.E.., clear. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.42 30.41 30.42 Thermometer ... 66 67 .66

High Water—Thursday, December 10. Morning, 8.39; evening, 9.2. Sun rises, 4.15 a.m. ; sets, 7.30 p.m. Moau rises, 9.42 a.m.; sets, 11.42 p.m. Arrived—December 9. Matatua, s.s., 3320 tons, Evans, from Loudon, via Port Chalmers. Dalgety and Co.. agents. Tasmania, s.s., 2250 tons, McGee, from Dunedin. Passengers—Mesdames Harrison, Collett, Messrs Fox, Durrand, Quinn, Baird, Co union, Willis, Simpson. Quane, Pascoe, Lindsay, and seveu steerage. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Te Anau, s.s., 1652 tons, Newton, from Wellington. Passengers—Misses Bicknell (2), White, Warren, Kingsford, Andrews, Roberts, Klee, Greenwood, Mesdames Button and child, White, Fox, Green, Sharp, Pearce, Hanmer. Badger and three children, Zachaviah, Allen and two children, Gamble, Rev. Kennedy, Colonel Fox, .Dr. Greenwood, Messrs Rich, Josephson, Baylis, Sharp, Brice, Feist, Barr&tt, Brugh, McLennon, Ewing, Charlewood, Harrington, Turner, Taylor, Hayhurst, Zachariah, Anson (2), Burke, Buchanan, Rhind, Allen, Hooper, Irving, Gamble and twenty steerage. Union Steamship Company, asrents. Sailed—December 9. Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, Whitby, for Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and " Co., agents. Te Anau, s.s., 1652 tons, Newton, for Dunedin. Passengers — Misses Notman, Noonan, Bone, Walker, Newcome, Mesdames Bills, Engelbrecht, Jones, Morrell and 3 children, Messrs Bills, Byrne, Johnston, Thompkinson, Veal, Avery, McLellan, Campbell, Horsburgh, Donaldson, Engelbrecht, Jones. Union Steamship Company, agents. Tasmania, s.s., 2250 tons, McGee, for Sydney, via Northern ports. Passengers— For Wellington—Mesdames Watson, Wells, Jameson, Kammage, Misses Wratt, Kelly, Watson, Messrs W. Devenish Meares, Jameson, Russell, Kelly, Davidson, Crawford, Ram mage, Lieutenant Pearson. For Napier—Mesdames Tudor, Tipping, Messrs Cook, Mouldey. For Auckland—Mesdames Haven, Rowen, Brown, Messrs Perreau, Gilbert, Ballard, Barrie, O'Connell, Carter, Martin. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. IIVtrORTS. Matatua—From London—9oo tons general cargo. Te Anau—From Auckland—2 cases cigarettes, 2 cases tobacco, 130 cases fruit, 90 cases salmon, 6 case 3 bicycle!} 6 cases buttons, 98 rolls paper, 12 bales do, 18 gkgs raisins, 20 cases onions, 50 boxes apples, 492 bags sugar, 12 bags potatoes, 3 cases boots, 10 cases watei'B, 20 sks maize, 10 cases apples, 3 bales leather, 138 pkgs. From Wellington—l case, 12 bars iron, 10 cases cartridges, 78 pkgs. Tasmania — From Dunedin—B'T tons sundries. EXPORT 3. Te Anau—For Dunedm—l7 hhds ale, 11 empty kldkns, 4 sks malt,' 55 sks potatoes, 2 bars steel, 241 sks potatoes, 5 sks seed, 21 pkgs. Penguin—For Wellington—6 casee ale, 6 sks potatoes, 5 sks rhubarb, 6 pkgs rakes, 3 pair wheels, 120 sks flour, 130 bags do, 2 bicycles, 1 horse, 4 bars iron, 45 pkgs. jjor Foxton—2 cases. For Patea—2o bags flour, 3 sks meal, 1 sk. For Greymouth—2 cases. For Wanganui—s hhds ale, 12 pkgs. Tasmania—For Wellington—2o sks flonr, 5 cases bacon, 37 sks seed, 5 cases, 2 pkgs machinery, 1 case boots, 1 bicycle, 15 crates biscuits, 16 cases sundries, 4 trusses leather, 51 pieces machinery. For Foxton—l case boots, 2 pkg3. For Wanganui—l case boots, 100 sks flour. For Blenheim — 3 sks seed. For Napier—3 cases bacon, 8 do hams, 1 reaper and binder, 36 sks oatmeal, 3 do oatina, 30 do beans, 15 cases pickles, 2 do groceries, 1 bale, 6 pkgs, 23 cases. For Gisborne—22 sks potatoes, 1 case woollens. For Auckland—3o cases bacon, 8 do hams, 10 do preserved meats, 20 do pickles, 45 sks seed, 50 do barley, 100 do wheat, 2 rams, 2 heifers, 15 casee sundries. For Sydney—looo sks malt, 24 bales flax.

The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's cargo steamer Matatua arrived yesterday from London, via Port Chalmers, with some 900 tons general cargo.