PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10062, 14 June 1898, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Weather Report—Monday, June 13. Wind—Calm. Blue sky. 9 a.iv. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 30.30 30.33 30.31 Thermometer ... 48 56 50 High Water—Tuesday, June 14. Morning, noon; evening, 12.10 p.m. Sun rises, 7.34 a.m. ; sets, 4.26 p.m. Moon rises, 2.32 a.m.; sets, 1.8 p.m. Weather Forecast. Captain Edwin telegraphed to Captain Clark yesteiday as follows:—" Wind, gale between N.JS. and N. and \V., with raiu at all places after twelve hours. Barometer fall soon at all places northwards of Kaikoura ana Hokitika, further fall at all other places ; sea heavy on all western coast after twelve hours, increasing on all eastern coast j tides high on all western coast south of Alanukau good, with increasing everywhere else." Arrived —June 13. Hinemoa, C.G.s., 542 tons, Post, from Wellington. Passengers—Right Hon. R. J. Seddon and secretaries. Brunner, s.s., 540 tons, Millman, from Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. Emma Sims, schooner, 50 tons, Johnston, from Waitara. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Waikato, s.s., 4766 tons, Croucher, from London, via Northern ports. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Lily, schooner, 84 tons, from Waitapu. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Morning Light, schooner. 92 tons, Sveudsen, from Waitapu. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. Falcon, schooner, 95 tons, Green, from Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent. Eliza Firth, schooner, 165 tons, Murray, from Kaipara. Field and Ferrier, agents. Sailed—June 13. Hinemoa, C.G.s., 542 tons, Post, for Akaroa. Passengers—Right Hon. R. J. St'ddon and party. I Penguin, s.s., 824 tons, McLean, for Nelson via Wellington. Passengers—Misses Connolly and Galloway, Me3S. s Goodhiuge, Olive, Jordon, Dunlop, Nordon, Jones, Buttle and Duthie. For Picton— Messrs Fay and Baillie. For Nelson—Mrs Pashby and..Mr Barlow. Union Steamship Company, agents. Tarawera, s.s., 2003 tons, Gibb, for Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Austin and S. Mills, Mesdames Fraser, McDiarmid, Howrendys and Fenton, Messrs McUiarmid, Howrendys, Smith, Hutching, C. E. Jones, Rutledge, Carr, Wihon and Lake. Union Steamship Company, agents. Brunner, s.s., 540 tons, Millman, for Westpcrt. Union Steamship Company, agents. Imports. Emma Sims—From Waitara—4o,oooft timber. Tarawera—From Auckland—3 cases cigarettes, 5 cases periodicals, 6 pkg <, 7 boxes, 8 pkgs, 1 parcel, 1 tiuss, luO bags lime, 4 pieces timber, 1 bundle trees, 30 cas.s mullet, 1 mill vane, 7 bales and pkga. leather, 1 bale, r l sk uysters, 2 cases bacon, 20 cases sand soap, 9 kegs casings, 1 case bacon, 5 cases boots, 51 cases orange*, 1 perambulator, 1 pkg plants, 15 soap, 10 cases, 22 pkgs samples, 5 cases planes, 5 bales brooms, 6 casks pelts, 26 bales returned empty sacks, 14 boxes polish, 1 case seed. From Gisborne —1 crate empty tins, 12 casks pelts. From Napier—l coop fowls, 11 casks pelts, 3 bales skins. Frum Wellington—l case friiit. Penguin—From Hokitika—3 sks seed, 1 pel potatoes. From Greymouth—2 hhds ale, 3 trusses. From Nelson—33 cases jams, 7 cases, 1 pkg tyre, 1 pel, 1 box, 1 case plants. From Picton—9 casks pelts. From Wellington—2 boxes, 140 boxes candles, 36 pkgs, 1 case pheasants, 10 cases tea, 1 box, 7 boxes caitridges, 3 pkgs and 3 trusses leather, 1 cage samples, 4 cases iron, 1 case tobacco, 2 pels, 1 truss, 1 eack, 5 crates bottles, 17 casks pelts, 8 cases iron. ExreßTs. Taupo—For Wellington—7o ska flour, 3 drills, 1 plough, 5 gunnies onions, 29 pkgs. ffor Foxton—l case. For New Plymouth —7 sks barley, 6 pkgs ranges, 4 pkgs machinery, 60 sks and 180 bags flour, 10 pkgs. For Hokitika—s pkgs. For Westport —4 cases boots, 10 *ks and 106 bags tlour, 10 sks pollard, 13 sks bran, 22 sks sharps, 60 sks potatoes, 33 pkgs. For Wanganui—3 pkgs. For Greymouth—2 cases boots, 7 cases spirits, 3 cases wine, 25 sks flour, 41 sks potatoes, 15 »ks sharps, 5 sks manure, 12 ska beans, 26 ska onions, 16 pkgs. Rotomahana —For Wellington—3 hhds ale, 3 sks bacon, 8 bdls buckets, 4 bdla baths, 3 horses, 40 cases fruit, 10 sks flour, 1 portable engine, 9 crates poultry, i:0 iron castings, 27 pkgs. For New Plymouth—2 pkgs. For Nelson—2 lamp brackets. Fot Wanganui—2pkgs plants: •. .-• The Emma Sims arrived from Waitara?, yesterday with timber for Messrs Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co.i who load her for the same port with a full cargo of produce. The crew of the Activ were busy yesterday setting up a new foretopmast and repairing her bulwarks. Some slight repairs were being done to the; 1 Jessie Niccol yesterday. The Matatua will probably sail for London to-morrow. ./ The Tarawera sailed for Dunedin yesterday afternoon. She will not leave Dunedin for Melbourne till next week. The Penguin sailed for Nelson, via Wellington, last evening. The Morning Light arrived from Waitapu yesterday afternoon. Messrs Pitcaithly, [ Wallace and Co. load her here for Wellington. The Lily arrived yesterday from Waitapu, and will return to that port loaded with produce by Messrs Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co. ' . ■ The Falcon asrived from Havelock yesterday. The Eliza Firth arrived from Kaipara yesterday. The New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. VVaikato arrived about noon yesterday. Captain J. W. Croucher is still in command, and has the following officers :—Chief, Mr R. Fraser ; second, Mr J. J. Cameron ; third, Mr J. A. Turnbull; fourth, Mr R. White. The engine department is under Mr W. C. Chalk, bis assistants being Messrs J. Christie, J. Davie, and J. Grant. The refrigerating engineers are Messrs J. McGilL and J. Lee. The Waikato left the. Royal Albert Dock, London, on March 31st, at 9 a.m., and proceeded down the Thames to Hole Haven, where she received a quantity of gunpowder and dynamite, and was detained at the Nore by frg till 9 a.m. on following day. Fine weather was carried to the equator, but the S.E. trade winds were strong, with an unusually large amount of rain, and there was a high head sea, which considerably impeded tno ship's progress. The Cape of Good Hope was passed at 5.30 p.m. on April 23th, and comparatively moderate weather followed, northerly and north-westerly winds prevailing with much rain, and but little was seen of the sun; indeed, there was an interval of six days during which. "Old Sol " did not once* show his lace. More boisterous weather was encountered after passing the meridian of Cape Leuwin. Put Into Hobart on the 24th, and left at 11 a.m. on the 25th. Had moderate S. W. winds and fine weather across the Tasman sea. The Waikato loads here 25,000 carcases and sails on Thursday evening for limarn and Dunedin, whence ehe sails direct for London. Messrs Lane and Brown, of Whangaroa, Auckland, are finishing an auxiliary screw schooner named the Thistle for the Wanganui Freezing Association. The vessel is 90 feet long, 20 feet beam, and 8 feet 6 inches in depth of hold. She is to be used as a lighter, conveying frozen meat from the shore to ocean-going ships anchored in the Wanganni roadstead. Her cooling chambers will be insulated with Firth's pumice, and will accommodate 1800 carcases of motion.