VESSELS IN PORT.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10059, 10 June 1898, Page 6

VESSELS IN PORT.

H.M.S. Tauranga; Activ, barque; Golden Gate, barque ; Corinna, s.s.; Rotomahana, s.s. ; Matatua, s.s. ; Clematis, ketch; Dingadee, s.s. ; Jessie Niccol, schooner; Sir Henry, ' barquentine; ; Joseph Siuas, schooner.

A number of visitors from Christcliurch went to Lyttelton yesterday afternoon in order to have a look at H.M.S. Tamanga, which was having the finishing touches put to the outside painting previous to leaving the dock. She came out of dock about eight o'clock, and her place was soon occupied by the Rotomahana, which is to be overhauled.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's .steamer Waikato left Wellington for Waitara yesterday. She is due at .Lyttelton about Sunday next. The Rotomahana arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. There was no steamer leaving Lyttelton yesterday for Wellington. The schooners Jessie Niccol and Joseph Sims and the barquentine Sir Henry arrived yesterday. The schooners were from Stewart's Island and Newcastle respectively; the barquentine came from Hokitika.

The Monowai, from Melbourne, via ■Hobart and Dunedin, arrives here this morning and will leave for Wellington at night.

The barque Activ, which arrived from Newcastle on Wednesday evening, had a somewhat protracted voyage, as ehe left Newcastle on May 10th. During the earlier portion of her voyage she had strong northeasterly winds. Whennearing Cook Strait she met a northerly wind with which she got through the strait. Coming down the coast, however, she met with a very heavy south-east gale, which drove her back considerably the northward, and carried away her foretopmast and smashed a portion of her bulwarks. She afterwards had fine weather.