PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9868, 21 October 1897, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report—Wednesday, Oct. 20. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29.80 29.79 29.80 Thermometer ... 59 61 60 High Water—Thursday, October 21. Morning, 11.50 ; evening, 0.0. Sun rises, 5.0 a.m. ; sets, 6._!9 p.m. Moon rises, 2.10 p.m. ; sets, 0.50 a.m.

Weather Forecast.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday 33 follows: — "Wind between north-east and north and west at all places northward of East cape, Taurang3, and Raglan, and between north and west and south-west at all other places. Barometer fall at all places northward of East cape, Tauranga, and Raglan, further fall, but rising after twelve hours from thens-e southward to Lvttelton and Hokitika, rise from thence southward. Sea heavy on western coast of both islands, and after twelve hours on eastern coast south of East cape. Tides high on all western coasts of North Island, good on all east coast. Strong southerly winds are to be expected at all places north of East cape, Taupo, Raglan, and westerly gales with rain elsewhere." Arrived—October 20. Corinna, a.s., 1230 tons, Newton, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents, Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons, Wills, from Wellington via way ports. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Mararoa, s.e., 2593 ton.?, Phillips, from Dunediii. Passengers—Misses Armstrong, Slater, Denniston, Mrs Maitland, Messrs Wilson, Cameron, Hardy, Cohen, Peake, Durrand, Absolom, Scales, Manderson, Ilbert, Wilson, and nine steerage. Union Steamship Cumpanj-, agents. Rotorua, e.s., 926 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Passengers—Miss Keith, Mesdames "Keith, Turvey, Gwynne, Cripps. Messrs Dtinlop, Rutherford, Smith, Lyeli, Creswell, Hood, Arnott, Cooper, Ormes, Turnbull, Daviea, Simpson, Harris, Banks, Ennes, and 19 steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Rotokino, s.s., 2000 tons, McDonald, from Timaru. Union Steamship Company, agents. Jane Douglas, s.s., 95 tons, Whilby, from Akai-oa. Pitcaitbly, Wallace and Co., agents. Cleared—October 20. Falcon, schooner, 95 tons, Green, for Wellington. Kaye and Carter, agents. Sailed—October 20. Mararoa, s.s., 2598 tens, Phillips, for Northern ports and Sydney. Passengers— For Wellington—Misses Rowley, Stevenson, McKenzie (2), Mesdamea Cook, Ross, Sullivan, Hons. L. Walker and J. T. Peacock, Messrs Smith, Eaton, Talbot, Deedert, McKenzie, Ilbert, Jones, Smith, Sing Kee, Cook, Marshall, Bundy, Ross, Beswick, Cameron. For Napier—Mrs Blake, Messrs Stevenson, Wood, Bullock. For Auckland —Misses Hemmingway, Hill (2), Mrs Bennett, Messrs Bennett, Brettargh, Weatherall. For Sydney—Miss Burrell, Mr and Mrs Macfarlane. Union Steamship Company, agents. rlotorua, s.s., 926 tons, Manning, for Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Hegarty and Haynes, Mrs Hegarty, Messrs Treseder and Haynes. Corinna, s.s., 1280 tons, Newton, for Dunedin, via way ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. Wakatu—From Wellington—l9o hides, 7 csks pelts, 5700 ft timber. From Kaikoura —9 cases cheese, 4 hides, 4 pkgs bacon, 5 empties. Rotorua—From Wellington—9 empty casks, 7 bales leather, 2 trusses do, 2 cases merchandise, 1 casting, 6 bales skins, 1 bale wool, 17 bdls empty aks, 2 horsss, 10 pkgs. From Manukau —26 coils rope. From Nelson—3 bales leather, 1 bale hope, 20 boxes soap, 82 sks bark, 21 pkgs. Mararoa — From Dunedin—ls2 cases whiskey, 9 qr-caaks do, 1 octave do, 1 case cartridges, 1 case glass, 174 pcs shelving, 10 casks oil, 3 . rolls leather, 29 bags hides, quantity scenery, 2 cases limejuice, 6 casks pelts, 10 bars iron, 100 pkgs. From Port Chalmers —1 cork fender, 1 prcl canvas Corinna—From Westport—loo tons coal. EXPORT 3.

Janet Nieoll—For Westport—2 castings, 3 boxes butter, 20 sks chaff, 126 sks potatoes, 4 sks peas, 14 pkgs. For Greymouth—l pkg. Te Anau—For Wellington—4 cases eggs, 8 sks feathors, 1 case pump, 14 sks rhubarb, 21 pkgs ranges, 1 pkg cycle, 47 sks potatoes, 2 castings, 111 pkgs ironwork, 30 sks flour, 270 sk3 chaff, 20 sks peas, 1 horse, 2 kits mutton birds, 68 pkgs. For Blenheim —1 pkg fittings, 8 pkgs. For Nelson—B bdls laths, 3 sks meal, 11 sks sharps, 20 bags flour, 11 pkgs. For Wanganui—B bales hay, I pkg discs, 6 pkgs. For Tokomaru Bay— II sks potatoes. For pkgs. For Foxton—9 pkgs.

Rotorua—For Dunedin—39 empty cases, 76 sks seed, 10 cases nails, 1 bale leather, 1 truss empty bags, 50 pkgs.

■ Corinna—For Oamaru—l qr.-cask wine. 1 case tea, 5 half-chests do, 125 cases kerosene, 56 pkgs. For Timaru—4Bo bags sugar, 1 case fruit, 1 bale leather, 4 pkgs. For Dunedin—l axle arm, 3 sks seed, 12 pkgs. Wakatu-For Port Robinson—4s bdls standards, 50 sks coal, 3 bales woolpacks, 14 coils wire, 14 sks flour, 28 cases groceries, 15 sks beans, 31 cases kerosene, 62 bags salt, 10 sks chaff, 42 do manure, 15 do seed, 153 pcs timber. For Kaikoura—l6 sks seed, 8 cases fruit, 90 sks flour, 120 do manure, 48 bags sugar, 36 cases groceries, 1 dray, 2 sewing machines. For Omihi—l44 bdls standards, 34 do wire, 16 reels do, 14 sks chaff. For Wellington—2o cases cider. Falcon—For Wellington—4o2 sks chaff, 85 sks wheat, 10 sks barley, 5 sks peas, 260 Bks flour, 50 sks pollard, 219 sks potatoes, 30 sks sharps, 12 sks malt, 17 pkgs.

Yesterday Messrs Kaye and Carter cleared the schooner Falcon for Wellington with a cargo of produce. She went out into the stream in the evening, and will sail with the first favourable breeze.

The barque Veritas is still in the stream, waiting an opportunity to sail for Kaipara. The steamer Mararoa, which has been laid up and thoroughly overhauled at Dunedin, arrived from there yesterday morning, and sailed again in the evening for Sydney via Northern ports.