PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9882, 12 November 1897, Page 7

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report —Thursday, Nov. 11. Wind, 8.W., clear. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m Barometer ... 29.66 29 67 — Thermometer ... 56 58 — High Water—Friday, November 12. Morning, 5.40 ; evening, 6.5. Sun rises, 4.31 a.m. ; sets, 6.57 p.m. Moon rises, 9.50 p.m.; seta, 5.41 a.m. Weather Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday as follows:—" Wind between north-west and west and south at all places during uext twelve hours, but changing after that to between no.-th-east and north and west at all places southward of Napier and New Plymouth. Barometer further rise everywhere, but falling again after twelve hours at all places southwards of Napier and New Plymouth.. Sea heavy on Western coast of North Island, decreasing elsewhere. Strong northerly winds are to be expected after twelve hours at all places southward of Lyttelton and Hokitika, later from thence to northward." Arrivkd—November 11. Takapuna, e.s., 930 tons, Grant, from Manukau, via Taranaki and Wellington. Passengers—Misses Donovan, Dingle, Wilson, Gi-ady," Hartland, Houcheri, DOyle, M s Cook and two childcet', Captain Hadrnan, Messrs Johnston, Arnold, Heath, Ritchie, Maxwell, Hunter (2), Jakins, McEwan, Oros3ey, Hallenstein, Foster, Sladden, Scales, 3oreason, Restell, Wilson, Cottrell, Hastie, and twenty-two steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Wakatu, a.s., 115 tons, Wills, from Port Robinson. •"' Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. Sailed—November 11. Beechwood, barque, 749 tons, Evans, for Gisborpe, in ballast. Fletcher, Humphreys and Co., agents ; Kinsey, Barns and Co., Port agents. Huia, schooner, 196 tons, MeKenzie, for Kaipara. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., aprents. Takapuna, s.b., 930 tons, Grant, for Wellington, Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers—For Wellington—Misses Tidy, Rossiter, Douglas, Ewart (2), Mesdames Fleming, Fraser, Munro, Tidy, Rossiter, Roese, Revs. Hiuton, Doke, Dr. Gane, Messrs Wason, Hutchison, M.H.R.'a, Preston, Banks, Fraser, Bell, Watson, Dawson, Nelson, Peate, Cohen, Scales (2), Reese, Monson, Horneman, Simonsen, Price, Douglas, Sims, Fitzherbert, Leach, Tulloch, Birch, Lonsdale. For New Plymouth—Miss Musker. For Auckland—Messrs Caro, Waddy, Halley, Hay, Craig. Union Steamship Company, agente. Imports. Takapuna—From Nelson—4 pkge. From Wellington—l machine stand, 13 pkg3 furniture, 2 cases stationery, 3 pkgs leather, 1 truss do, 38 bags hides, 4 casks pelts, 28 pkgs. From Manukau—2s cases pines, 3 case 3 tomatoes, 20 cases oranges, 1 case boots, 12 ska oysters, 2 boxes friiit, 4 casks pelts. From Taranaki—7 sks potatoes, 3 I'kgsOn Tuesday, the ketch Clematis left Havelock for Lyttelton with a cargo of timber. She cornea to Messrs Kaye and Carter, and will load produce for Wellington on their account. Yesterday the schooner Falcon was taken on to the patont slip for cleaning and paiuting. A circular which has been issued from the heacl-quartore of the Union Steamship Company, and distributed through the fleet, deals with the classification of the Company's boats, the salaries of officers, bonus and uniforms, and the health test on entering the service. It will in future be optional for the Directors to retire masters, officers and engineers from active service- at 63 years of age. The a.s. Klingamite replaces the Anglian on the New Zealand service at the end of the year.