PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10381, 26 June 1899, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

(Latitude, 43deg. 36min. 42sec south; longi- . tude, l/iideg, 4*__uin. 17sec. east;. 24. Tarawera, s.s., '2C*O3 tons, R. E. Smith, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers — Misses Boleyn and Manning, Mesdames Rainger, Holaaway and four children, Boyd, Palmer, M'Kenzie, and Rawson and child, Major Holdaway, Messrs Eyton, Matthews, Pittar, Alexander, Johns-ton, Holland (2), and Rawson, Master Boyd, and six steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Rotomahana, a.s., 17C3 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Passengers —' Misses Legg and Hall-Jones, Mosdaxnes Snodgrass, Steele,Burn, Baker, and Nairn, Captain Meilcleham, Messrs Wood, Aitken,' As-ier, -.Jacobson, Louisson, Wilson, Crawford, Taylor, Kent, Burn, Brown, Norbury, Robertson; Jacobs, M'lntosh, Eichelbaum, Moore, Smith, M.H.R., Nairn, Brebner,' and W.-A. Kennedy, and thirteen steerage. Union Steamship Company, agents. Werfa, s.s, 9-48 tons, Sprouls, irom Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. Te Anau, s.s., 1652 tons, Bernech, from Dunedin. Passengera—Miss Cordy, Mesdames Borthwick* and Clark, Messrs Martin, Borthwick, Denny, Braithwaite, Blackburn and Langdown, and six steerage. Union Steamship Company, agoats. Jane Douglas, s.s., 96 tons, Murray, from Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. June 25. Nairnshire, s.s., 9500 tons, P. Wallace, from London via Dunedin. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Clematis, ketch, 67 tons, Peterson, from Havelock. T. H.* Ker, agent. Pareora, s.s., 855 tons, Black, from Timaru. C. W. Turner, agent. Herald, s.s., 370 tons, Rutter, from Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. ' Rotorua, s s., 928 tons, Stewart, from' Nelson via Wellington. Passengers—Misses Moore, Rsynolds, Cresswell, Brunitte, and GibFon, Messrs MeForlane, Nolan, Dick,- Clark, Uru, Ppnton, Isaacs. Vivian, R-jyward, Harding, Mouat, Ross,. Hodgson, and Whftcomb, and seven steerage. . Union Steamship Company, agents. Horning Light, _~_hooncr, 92 tons, Williams, from Waitapu.'- Pitcaithly,, Wallace and Co., SAILED—June 21. Rotomahana,. a.s., 1763 ton 3, Manning, for Wellington. -Passengers—Miss W. Kennedy, Mesdames Low and family, Crockett, Squires, Charmen, Ormiston, M. Clarke, and HallJones, Colonel Hume, Captains Bignell. and Marciel,. Dr. Hornibrooki Messrs Low, Croikett, Denniston, Gould, G. A.. Taylor, R. T. Tregaski, Satiner. Kerr, Northcroft (2). Marciel, Furby, Smith, and Ewan. Union Steamship Company, Pgents. Te Anau, s.s., 1652 tons, Bernoch, for Auckland via F.as- Coast. Passereers—For Wellington: Mrs Glen, Messrs Forbes, Bayne, Bayne, Cole, Shanks,' and' A. Willett. For Gisbome: Mr Peacock. For Napier: Mr C. Bell.. For Auckland: Miss Howard, Mrs Bellemin, Mr Hawkins. Union Steamship Company, agents. „ Tarawera", s.s.,' 2003 ■ tons, Smith, for Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Yangioni, Stephen-son,-and Parsons, Mrs P-trsons, Messrs Asher, Aitkin. Denniston, and Tbbotson, and Masters Brewer and Ahlfeld. Union Steamship Company, agents. : * ' IMPORTS. •-, ! ■*fl-* er fa—From Westport: 1000 tons coal, 1 case,-! bdle. ■ •_■ • .

Tarawera—Prom Newcastle: 33 bags bottles. JFrom "Sydney: 400 .bags rice, 53 bags nuts, 32 cases-maize, 16D bags-sugar, 23 pkgs. Prom Auckland: 120 bags lime, 4QO bags -sugar, 40 cases fruit, 2 crates fowls, '2 cases saddlery, ,33 pkgs. -From 'i'auranga: 1 case. 1 F,rom-Gis-bornei' 1 pel. From Napier; B""cases n9h, 5 balo3 skins, 3 pkgs^, HL'iiza Firth—From Kaipara:" if2,oooft'sawn 1 timberj 2000- %taves, 600 bacon cases,' 20 cases j, preserved'mullet. „ . - .c:>

"The "steam collier Werfa, which has been chartered- by the Union ■ Steamship Company, arrived from Wesfcport eariy on Saturday morning, and was busy- all day discharging her coal, for doing which she bus unusual facilities. Five derricks were kept going, and the contents of her three holds were rapidly transferred to railway trucks. - She left for Westport late on Saturday night.' Captain Spicules, formerly connected with the Grafton when she belonged to the Black Diamond Line, is in command, and Mr formerly in tho Union Steamship Company's service, is chief officer. \ ' • . Mr Stewart, chief officer, brought the Rotorua from yesterday.' Captain Spence has resumed comwimd. ' Tho Morning Light was signalled from-the Heads yesterday niternoon. As tho Rotorua was being berthed yesterday afternoon she ran into the wharf, putting a couplo of piiee ' out of plumb displacing some i planking, and breaking some of the ironwork. i Tho steamer received no injury. -A special I train took her to Christchurch: _ Tho early yesterday morning from London via Dunedin, etc.; and after J remaining in the stream for some hours was i barthed at No. 7 wharf about 3 o'clock in the ( afternoon. She is commanded by Captain P. j Wallace (late of tho Perthshire), who has with him Mr Forder (late of the Perthshire) chief, Itfr J. L. Barrownian second, Mr R. Dickenson tnird, and Mr J. Duncan fourth officers The chief engineer is Mr H. W. Fawdin, > second Mr A. Humbert, third Mr J. Young, fourth Mr A. Robertson., The chief steward is Mr H. Henderson. During her voyage from London tp Australia the Nairnshire met with exceptionally heavy weather. • - • It is generally understood that the Silverhow has damaged a considerable quantity of tfhe Wellington cargo.,.. . Tho new steamer North Lyeli, which the Union Steamship Company have purchased, is 300 ft long, 40 6ft wide, and 14.6 ft deep, with a tonnage of 2070. She was built by Sir W G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co,, at Newcastle, England, and launched v few months ago. Her engines are by Wigham, Richardson and Co,, of Newcastle. Her propelling machinery consists, of two sets of 4-crank triplej expansion engines balanced on the Yarrow, } Schlick, fljic] Teawy dsystem, each set driving" ; a three-bladed bronze propeller, made-of a special mixture so as to reduce the service friction .of tho blades to a. minimum.' The boilers designed for a working pressure of 1801b, and are arranged to work under forced draught on Howden'-s Eystem. The machinery will be of propelling the vessel when fully loaded at a regular speed of 14 knots. ( Captain Miflmao, of ihe Brunner, is to be transferred to the Haupiri for a trip, and Mr' McArthur,, chief officer of. the Tarawera,' will. takei charge of the Brunner. The second and third officers of the Tarawera will be promoted a step until Mr MoArthur rajoina his veseel. The hull and cargo of the barque Loch Sloy, wrecked on the south coast of Kangaroo Island, were sold by the underwriters. The declared value of the cargo was £30,400, but the whoJe , lot was knocked down for £35. The pur- i ! chaser of the cargo gave £1 for the remains of ! the chip. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. . " I Waihora, s.s., from Melbourne via Dunedin, , Juno 27th. I Xalune, s.s.,' from Sydney via - Wellington, ) June 27th. . ' ' - ■? .)"T ?% ; Ardandearg, s.s., left Melbourne, J^ae 19th; Tekpa, .s.s., arrived.at WeFlington, Juno ; 22nd; Waikato,' s.s., left MUy^th; Gothic, S.S., left Hobart, June'2lst;-'HoKaia, '• e.s.,.left Capetown June 20fch; ,< Aoliv/Vfcarque, left Newcastle June 7th; • Otarenja> , ;a. , ir.v'rfkift London, June 6th; Knight Templar, e.s., left New York April 29th; Aotea, s.s., left London Juno 13th; Wanaka, s.s., left NeWca&letJune 23rd. ■ to tfisiii-j-f . , - PROJECTED DEPARTURES. a f n Rotoru,a, 5.8., for Nelson via Wellington', • this, day/ Corinna, s.s., for Dunedin via'TitoaruStnd Oamaxu, this day. • .'- . v*,- . p i Herald, s.s., for Westport' t ; direct, 'this day. for GreymoutH via Wellington, this day. • ' ■ -.>■!. j Waihora, s.s., for Sydney via Auckland, i June 27th. '. Talune* s.s., for Melbourne via Hobart, Juno 37tif. . • Gothic, s.s., for Londoa, July 20th; Tekoa, s.s., for London, July 13th; Waikato, for London, July- 27th; Papanui, s.s., for London, August 31st; Delphic, s.s., for London June 29th; Aotea, s.s., >for London, August; Ruahine, 8,9., for London, September ,28th; Pakeha, s.s., for London', August; Nairnshire, I e.s., for London, June 27th; Wakanui, c.«., for ' London October 25th; Waikato, s.a., for London, July 27th; - Rakaia, e.s., for London, August 3rd; Paparoa, s.s., for London, November, 23rd; lonic, s.s., for London, Oc- • tober 12th"j Maori, s.s., for London, September. I ' ~'"■ .VKSSELS IN PORT. ■ ! Kathleen Hilda, barque; Pelotas, barquenJ tine; Delphic, s.s.;.Blackadder, t ship; Rotorua, ' S.S.; Nairnshire, Clematis, ketch; Pareofa, B. 8.; Herald, s.s.j Eliza Firth, achooner; Morning Light, schooner. '