PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9834, 17 September 1897, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Wbather Report—Thurs., September 16. Wind—S.W., showery. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29.63 29.61 29.64 Thermometer ... 65 56 55 High Water—Friday, September 17. Morning, 8.12; evening, 8.36. Sun rise., 6.1 a.m. ; sots, 5.48. Moon rises, 0.0 ; sets, 8.22 a.m. Wkathbk. Forkcast. Captain l.dwm telegraphed yesterday as follows:—•' Wind between norch-we-it and west and south at alt places northward ot Napier and New flyinoutu, and b.tweeu west and south-east at all other places. B_.ome>er further rise at all places south of Jvtikoura and Westport, rise elsewhere. Sea heavy on nil western coasts of both Island., and ou eastern coast south of East Cape. Southerly gale", with rain and colder weather, are to be expected iv all parts ot the country." AttßivnD —September 16. Op-iwa, barque, 1064 tons, Martin, from Falklaud l.'mids, iv ballast. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. S._i~.i-D —September 16. Hesketh, s.s., 640 tons, Black, for Greymouth. C. W. Turner, agent. Indraghiri, s.s., 4926 tons, Firth, for Loudon, via L:u ■'tvlmns. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Wakatipu, s.s., 1915 tons, Spinks, for Wellington and Sydney. Pasiengets—For Wellington—Miases Brown, Million, Jameson, E.igle, Holmes, Kebbell, Giumblett, Kamsforth, Mesdames Bridge, Beverly, Ca.tlcs, Bell, Tannee and family, Garniaway, Herbert, Boyd, Hon. Holmes, Messrs Gitrmaway, Brown, Bourne, Dent, Wilson, Beck, Beallie, Castles, Coates, Jaggard, Cuff, Lan-aster. For Sydney—Miss Milford. Union Steamship Company, agents. Orowaiti, s.s., 453 tons, Kerr, for Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. Export-.. Corinna—For Wellington—7 hhds ale, 5 pkgs ranges, 4 sks seed, 5 cycles, 60 sks apples, 40 sks flout", 1 crate, 21 cases eggs, 20 sks oats, 4 lengths spouting, 1 plough, 1 pkg shares, 4 steel plates, 20 sks oysters, 2 sks poisoned wheat, 9 lengths pipe, 43 sks potatoes, 38 pkgs. For Wanganui—lo sks oatmeal, 62 sks and bags flour, 4 pkgs. For Foxton—2 ploughs, 1 pkge. For Nelsou —4 pkgs ranges, 8 bdls empty bags, 1 seed cleaner, 10 pkgs. For Picton — 2 pkgs. For Blenheim—l bag peas, 1 bicycle. For Hokitik.i,—l wheel, 1 blook, 1 pkg. For New Plymouth — 9 pkgs machinery, 1 pkge. For Patea—2 pkgs ranges. "For Westport—9 cases ale, 1 quarter-csk whiskey, 1 case boots, 1 case tea, 1 cycle, 5 bags manure, 13 bags salt, 20 cases fruit, 40 boxes soap, 1 horse, 8 sks onions, 50 sks chaff, 1 sk peas, 5 sks oatmeal, 16 sks wheat, 70 sks flour, 11 sks bran, 20 do sharps, 1 case hams, 6 kits mutton birds, 143 sks potatoes, 58 pkgs. Omapere—For Akaroa—l pkg. For Timaru—64o bags sugar, 10 drums, 224 pkgs. For Oamaru—s cases join, 1 do cigarettes, 12 chests tea, 10 boxes soap, 169 pkgs. For Dunedin—l6 bdls buckets, 10 do baths, 34 brls sultanas, 51 cases currants. Indraghiri—For London, from Auckland —57 cases kauri gum, 22 casks grease. From Napier—74 bales wool, 26,587 carcases mutton, 2 sks legs, 12 cases kidneys, 35 casks tallow, 1 case plough. From Wellington —50 cases suet, 21,616 carcases mutton, 30,487 legs mutton, 1499 qrs beef, 262 bales wool, 468 casks tallow, 188 do pelts, 1 case seeds. From Lyttelton—ll,6l4 carcases mutton, 32 casks casings, 7 bales rabbit skins, 335 sks peas, 125 casks tallow, 179 do pelts, 834 sks beans, 707 bales wool, 64 bales and trusses leather, 3078 sks cocksfoot.

The steamer Westralia took away a large cargo of produce, and did not get finished and clear of the wharf till about two o'clock on Thursday morning. The barque Opawa, Capt. Martin, arrived yesterday from Falkland Islands in ballast. She will load wool for London on account of the New Zealand Shipping Company.

The s.s. Wakatipu sailed last night for Welliugton and Sydney, with a very large cargo of produce. The threo-masted scow Wangaroa will bo ready to leave the, slip by mid-day to-day. The vessel has been put into thorough seagoing order, and, with a fresh coat of olive green paint, looks exceedingly well.