PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10032, 10 May 1898, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Sailed—May 9,

WiATHRR Rkfort—Monday, May 9. N.E., light; fine. 9 a.ni. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 29.25 29.23 29.20 Thermometer ... 60 65 60 High Water—Tuesday, May 10. Morning, 7.36 a.m. ; evening, 8.7 p.m. Sun rises, 7.4 a.m. ; sets, 4.50 p.m. Moon rises, 8.31 p.m.; sets, 11.16 a.m. Wkather Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed to Captain Clark yesterday as follows: —"Wind gale from between N.W. aud W. and i>. in all parts of the country with temperature much colder. Barometer further fall but rising within ten hours at all places northward of Lyttelton and Hokitika, and rising soon in the South. Sea heavy from the southward on East Coast southward of Napier after from twelve to twenty hours. Tides high on all Western Coast and on East Coast of South Island, good from Castle Point northwards.

Arrivkd—May 9,

Kini, e.s., 1122 tons, Rolls, from Dunedin, via way ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Waimate, s.s., 4688 tons, Jaggard, from Timaru. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents

Herald, s.s., 370 tons, CouUon, for Greymouth via Wellington and Taranaki. Union Steamship Company, agents. Kini, s.s., 1122 tons, Rolle, for Westport via Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Taupo, s.s., 737 tons, Lobb, for Dunedin via Timaru and Oamaru.

Penguin, s.s., 824 tons, McLean, for Pictonand Nelson, via Wellington. Passengers—For Wellington—Messrs Earle, G. A. Harrow, Draper, Turner, and Williamson. For Picton—Mrs Hale and child. For Nelson—Miss Hodgson, Mr Nalder, and Masters Godfrey (2). Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. ..Flora—From Suva—932 cages bananas, 30 sks cocoanuts, 1 case pines, 5 cases Granges, 1 case apples. From Wellington—l parcel, 2 cases.

Herald—From Dnnedin—lo sks soda, 1 plough, 14 pkgs, 60 cases iron, 3 pkgs, 17 kegs ale, 1 case, 2 crates, 180 bags cement, 3 sks seed, 15 sks oatmeal, 1 crate tea. From Oamaru—3 balea woollens, 13 ska hides. Kini—From Akaroa—l3 eks crayfish. From Dunedin—23 fire bars. Exports. Rakanoa—For Sydney—7o cks tallow, 5 sks beans, 3 sks hides, 49 cases turps, 30 sks peas, 16 bale 3 flax, 5170 aks potatoes, 629 gunnies and 370 sks onions, 5 cases, 2 trusses, 12 pkgs, 3 crate*. For Newcastle— 380 sks potatoes, 72 gunnies and 22 sks onions. For Brisbane—6o gunnies and 41 sks onions, 46 sks peas, 758 sks potatoes. For Rockhampton—4s gunnies onions. Flora—For Dunedin—lo chats tea, 5 kegs and 10 cases nails, 1 bag salt, 16 empty drums, 8 empty tins, 1 empty cask, 2 rolls, 5 pkgs, 1 crate, 1 bale, 51 cases, 5 casks. Te Anau—For Wellington—6 brls ale, 5 pkg% castings,, 3 cases fish, 59 cases, 2 trusses, 1 crate, 5 boxes, 31 pkgs, 1 cycle, 3 casks, 20 cases apples, 64 cases fruit, 2 kegs, 12 pkgs ranges, 9 sks potatoes, 5 pkgs furniture, 10 bales, 1 bar steel, 68 bags glass, 72 sks wheat, 140. sks and 310 bags Hour, 30 bags onions, 6 ska meal, 52 gunnies onions, 4 pkgs harrow, 3 cases eggs, 5 sks wheat, 2 sks oats, 6 pkgs luggage. For Wanganui— 4 cases stout, 3 crates, 3 cases. For Nelson —1 case, 1 pkg, 12 aks onions. For Blenheim—9 cases, 1 crate, 3 pkgs, 1 bag chain, 1 plough. For Foxton—6 cases, 2 orates, 1 box.

Kawatiri—For Westport—9 caaes, 1 pel, 5 crates, 2 boxes, 1 case fish, 2 boxes butter, 20 prs wheels and axles, 1 case baoon, 143 eks potatoes, 10 sks onions, 2 sks peas, 160 sks flour, 10 sks bran, 10 eks sharps, 56 sks chaff.

Herald—For Wellington—l case (pig). For New Plymouth—6 cases, 2 pkgs, 2 pkgs ranges, 1 crate (pig), 115 ska and 540 bags flour, 18 sks sharps, 6 bales sacks, 8 sks seed, 1 chaffcutter, 4 pkgs harrows, 35 sks meal, 50 sks pollard, 13 sks chaff, 22 sks potatoes. For Greymouth—l trunk, 10 cases, 3 hampers, 2 crates, 1 sack, 13 cases bacon, 27 sks onions. 85 sks bran, 33 sks sharps, 10 bags flour, 42 sks pollard, 6 sks potatoes. For flokitika—2 pkgs, 1 case, 1 keg, 1 pel, 1 case fish. Kini—ForWestport—9 sks onions, 1 cycle, 22 sks potatoes, 7 do seed. For Wanganui —21 sks potatoes.

The Falcon lost a topmast on Sunday, and Captain Green deemed it advisable to put back to port. The Gothic's passengers from Wellington were Mesdames Robinson, Metcalfe, Smalley and Donald, Canon Cameron, and Messrs Thomas, D. Williamson, Robinson, Handysides, Metcalfe and Burns.

The Waimate returned from Timaru yesterday. She completes her loading from here to-morrow and sails then for Waitara.

The Kini and Herald left Lyttelton yesterday for Wellington and the West Coast. The Tauuo left yesterday for Dunedin via Akaroa and way ports. The Penguin sailed for Wellington, Pic , on and Nelson yesterday. The Jerfalcon is ready for sea and will Bail probably to-day. . „ ; ■> -