PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10057, 8 June 1898, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather June 7. Calm, foggy. 9 a.m. Moon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.27 30.32 30.35 Thermometer ... 50 56 50 High Water—Wednesday, Jane 8. Morning, 7.22 a.vi. ; evening, 7.50 p.m. Sun rises, 7.31 a.m. ; sets, 4.27 p.m. Moon rises, 8.45 j?.m.; sets, 10.36 a.m. Weather Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed to Captain Clark yesterday as follows :—" Wind, gale with rain from between south and east and north-east at places northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Raglan, and also at all places eastward of Raglan, New Plymouth,

Nelson and Kaikoura, bnt strong easterly winds elsewhere. Barometer fall at all places northward of East Cape, Taupo, and Raglan, rise elsewhere. Sea and tides high and increasing on all eastern coast, and increasing on all western ooaat. A frost is to be expected in the South Island southward of Kaikoura and Westpori."

Arrived— J nna7. Rotomahana, s.s., 1763 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Passengers — Misses Priest (2), Sniythe and Cox, Mesdames Hall-Jones, Whittaker and child, Hons. E. W. Parker and Hall-Jones, Messrs Horniman, Turner, Anderson, Hannah, S&xalby, Whittaker, Murgatroyd and Reynolds. Union Steamship Company, agents. ! Herald, s.s., 370 tons, Coulson, from Timaru. Union Steamship Company, agents. Wanaka, s.s., 2422 tons, Smith, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Elingamite, s.b., 3500 tons, Waller, from Dunediu. Passengers—Miss Nancarrow, Mrs Wills, Messrs Wills, Osborn, Thwaites, Parker, Marshall, Tilley and Ritchie, and four steerage. Union Steamship Company, agenta. Matatoa, s.s., 3320 tons, Evans, from London, via Timaru. National Mortgage and Agency Company, agent*. Clematis, ketch, 67 tons, Peterson, from Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent. Sailed—June 7. Herald, s.s., 370 tons, Coukon, for Grey* month, via Wellington and Taranaki. Union Steamship Company, agents. Jane Douglas, 96 tons, Whitby, for Akaroa. Pitcaitbly, Wallace, land Co., agents. Rosamond, 721 tons, Sutherland, for Greymouth direct. Union Steamship Company, agents. Rotomahana, 8.8.,- 1763 tons. Manning, for Wellington. Passengers—Misse3 Nurse, Fenten, M. Hay, Renton, P. Moore, K. Bourke, and Bruston, Mesdames Wills, I Ferriman, Baxter and child, Banks, Carter, I and McQueen, Messrs Wills, Ferriman, ■ Baxter, Fraser, M.H.R., Field (2), W. Brown, R. R. Taylor, Blackman, Ritchie, Myers, Combes, V. Anson, Marshall, Tilley, Hastie, Green, Sorensen, Young, Taylor, Brown, and McQueen, and Master Carter. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. 4 Taupo—From Greymouth—6oooft timber. From Westport—2 empty returned hhds. Wanaka — From Newcastle — 40 bags bottles, 2000 tons coal. Herald — From Dunedin — 12 cases machines, 2 hhds, 118 cases, 10 boxes soap, 81 boxes candles, 47 pkgs, 1 spring dray, 40 cases sulphuric acid, 1 range. From Oamaru—3 bales woollens. From Timaru— 6 bags hides, 23 cases, 1 pkg. Rotomahana — From Wellington —- 6 empty crates, 1 case stationery, 6 cases tea, 1 bale leather, 1 roll linoleum, 2 kegs staples, 9 cases, 18 bare and 2 bdls iron, 75 boxes handles, 9 cases poultry, 2 cases tobacco? 5 cases matches, 24 bdls skins, 1 crate, 3 boxes pigeons, 14 pkgs, 1. pel, 2 bales skins, 7 bags and 15 eke pelts, 27 bags hides, 14 bullocks, 176 sheep, 70 empty iruit cases. EXPORTS. Penguin—For Wellington—3 hhds ale, 9 casea, 1 crate, 2 pkgs, 1 parcel, 1 kilderkin wine, 12 empty cases, 100 bags and* 10 eks flour, 1 keg rivets, 3 bare copper, 1 grindstone, 2 trusses leather, 12 cases fruit. For Wanganui—l3B eks oats. For Nelson—3 crates, 3 barrels ale, 12 cases, 10 sks poisoned wheat, 1 bale horse covers, 1 parcel canvas, 20 sks peas, 1 drill, 25 dray hooks. For Blenheim—l raise, 1 bicycle. Taupo—For Akaroa—l box, 1 case. For Timaru—l2 pkgs, 1 case, 1 truss leather. 3ot QeißHru~-4$ pkgs, 3 bandies iron, a

bars, 1 case. For Danedin—l pkg, 10 ska bottles. Brunner—For Westport—7 cases, 2 sbs, 3 pkgs, 2 hhds and 1 barrel ale, 1 pkg leather, 1 case meats, 10 gunnies onions. Herald—For Greymouth—l4o sks chaff. The officers and men of H.M.S. Tauranga were engaged in revolver practice at targets yesterday. During recreation time a number of the men-'o-waramen have indulged in football on the reclaimed ground near the dock. Messrs Field and Ferrier ar<* expecting the arrival of the Jessie Niccol from Stewart's Island. The Rotomahana arrived from Wailington yesterday morning and sailed for Wellington last night. The Herald arrived from Timaiu yesterday morning and sailed for Greymouth m the afternoon. The Rosamond sailed for Greymouth direct yesterday. The Wanaka arrived from the north yesterday. She is in command of Captain Smith, late of the Wakatipu, The Elingamite arrived from Dunedin yesterday morning, and leaves for Sydney via Auckland to-day. The Matatua arrived from London via Timaru yesterday afternoon. The "Otago "Daily Times" hoars that Captain Bull, of the Huddart-Parker Company's steamship Westralia, has been appointed marine superintendent to the Company, while the command of the We9tralia has been given to Captain Thorpe, late of the Eliugamite.