PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10865, 15 January 1901, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRlVED—January 14. Horald, s.s., 370 tons, Brophy, from Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. SAlLED—January 14. Moura, s.s., 2027 tons, McDonald, for Auckland via East Coast. Passengers—For Wellington: Misses Hartlc, L. Stone, Finlay, Murphy, Cox, and Loft, Mesdames Harkness, Shuttlewortit and child, Tabuteau, He.rper and child, Hartle, and Tosswill, Messrs Harkness, ShuttlewoTth, Pittar, and Tabuteau. For "Napier: Miss Hardy, Mr J. W. Jennings, 'for Gisborne: Mrs Sheen. For Auckland:" Miss G. \V. Fro3t, _>r McNaugiitGii. ui'.u.i Steam Ship Company, agents. Emma Sims., schooner, 60 tons, Johnston, for Wellington. Wood Bros., agents; Pitcaithly, "Wallace and Co., port agents. Corinna, s.s., 1279 tons. Lambert, for New Plymouth and Greymouth. Uuiou Steam Ship Company, agents. Herald, s.s., 370 tons, Brophy, for Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Tarawera, s.s., 2003 tons, Neville, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Dyson, Robinson", Trcgoning, Hall (2), Williams, Webber, Fair, Gillespie ('2', Churchward, Batt, Williams, Styles, Richardson, McLean, Innes, Sneil, Andrickson, Cohen, Mayne, Martin, Nurse Marshall, Mesdames Dyson, Williams, Cliff and infant, Bourne, Mc—r.lie and -rhvo. children, Pither, Fraser, Seagcr and child. Bowler and child. Shirtcliffe, Pettie, Girdle-' ston, Galbraith, Mayne, Martin, Welch, Kcesing, Forbe3, Rev. C. H. Go3set, Mcssr3 Seager, Bowler, Shirtcliffe, W. F. Roche, Fraser, McArdle, Dyson, Cobbe, Gooney, Wildey, Pettie, Mayne, Welch, Haslnm, G. Bullock, Webber, L*m\ j_er*-y. Senro. C. K. Briggs, Pctre, Girdlostone, Somerville, Webb, Barton, Raymond, Keesing. Elingamite, s.s., 3000 tons, Wylie, for Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Shirlaw, Ivinicy, Fitchett, and Humphreys, Mesdames Slater and Bonwick, Messrs Mahoney, Thomson, Shirlaw, Mcßue, Wooton (2), Hollamby, Baddren, Jones, Borthwick, and Angus. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Rotomahana—From Wellington: 20 cases tea, 15 cases matches, 12 cases iron, 2 trusses, 4 cylinders ammonia, 75 sks hides, 14 csks

pelts, a coils wire, 25 cases kerosene, 1 csk, 1 swag, 1 coil, 15 cases, 8 pkgs, 1 box, 20 crates and 8 cases empty returned, 5 quartercsks.

Kini—From Greymouth: 1 wooden trunk, 1 body of sulkyj 1- piano, 2 cases, -4 pkgs, 43,000 feet timber, 2358 sieepers, 410 tons coal, 52 tons coke, 16 bricks, From Hokitika: 5 sks skins.

Tarawera—From Wellington: 82 csks pelts, 4 cases, 1 pel. From, —elson: GO cases fruit, 3 cases, 300 sheep.

Corinna—From Dunedin: 2 ranges, 11 pkgs, 2o cases. Outlets. From'-.'iruaru: 7 cases sauce. From Oamaru: 1 bale woollens.

Herald—From Westport: 1218 sleepers, 433 tons coal.

Pllingamite—From Sydney: 300 tons merchandise, 494 sheep, 5 horses.

Moura—From Dunedin: 5 crates and 22 chests tea, 50 sks bark, 15 cases acid, 29 hhds ale, 1 bale -waste, 12 bars iron. 10 sks salt. 1 hat box, 2 rolls paper, 1 portmanteau, 175 bales twine, 18 bales and 2 bdb sheep skins, 3 sks calf skins, 90 cases, 11 pkgs, 5 brls, 14 boxes, 1 crate, 1 che3t, 1 bale, 29 hhds, 9 kegs, 3 coils, 1 drum, 1 jar. From Port Chalmers: 3 cases.

Himitangi—From Wellington: 62 telegraph poles, 5 bdls arms, 12 cases, 11 coils. From Cheviot: 356 bales wo!. From Motonau: 141 bales wool. Wakatu—From Cheviot: 233 bales wool, 7 •> les skins, 17 empty kegs, 1 horse rake, 5 empty crates. EXPORTS. Rotomahana—For Westport: 11 cases. For Blenheim: 8 cases ale, 2 baskets. For New Plymouth: 2 cases confectionery. For Picton: 2 segments, 2 cases. For Nelson: 1 pkg castings, 23 ska wheat, 19 sks grass seed, 1 "■"-u-.ir, 12 cases and pkg3. For Wanganui: 6 sks seed, 1 case biscuits, 3 bells baths, 8 bales hay, 2 cases, 4 pkgs. For Wellington: 1 kog'phylax. 1 case yeast food, 27 pkgs ranges, 23 cases Irish moss, 1 pkg castings, 1 wheel, 2 cycles, 7 crates and 1 case biscuits and confectionery, 15 cases 3auce, 41 sks seed, 2 cases meats, 1 chaffer, 2 pipes, 1 pkg fittings, 1 bdl buckets, 1 cases eggs. 2 cases drugs, 23 buffer heads with shanks, 30 ska oats, 50 sks flour, 3 crates poultry, 15 horses, 37 eases and pkgs. Emma Sims—For Wellington: 220 sks and •130 begs flour, 30 pkgs meal, 36 sks oats, 264 sks pollard, 106 sks bran.

Border Knight—For Durban, from Oamp.ru: 26,014 bags oats. From Lyttelton: 31,949 bag 3 oats.

Wakatu—For Cheviot: 48 bags sugar, 40 bales twine, 5 drums and 40 cases dip, 3 cases and 8 kegs ale, 1 box ammunition, 7 sks barley, 141 sks coal, 5 case 3 aerated water, 20 rolls netting, 7 crates biscuits, 350 pkgs. For Kaikoura: 33 bales twine, 30 sks aiid 30 ba!*s flour, 8 sks bran, 30 sks oatmeal, 5 brls and 4 cases ale, 3 drums dip, 1 dray, 1 reaper and binder, 3 treadle machines, 67 cases and pkgs. Himita-ngi—For Wanganui: 2 cases and 2 octaves cider, 3 brls and 2 <jises ale, 1 pkg. For Foxton: 5 cases stout, 1 keg cider. For Patea: 6 brls and 5 cases ale. For Wellington : 2 hhds and 23 cases ale, 2 octaves cider, 2 tanks, 2 cases.

Elmgamite—For Dunedin: 15 pkgs agricultural machinery, 30 ease 3 pickles, 11 cases sauce, S bales wool, 26 cases drugs, 26 bags potatoes, 12 cases groceries, 14 cases vinegar. 1 truss leather, 1 ck linings, 30 acid cases, 61) hhds, 3 kldkna, 3 kegs, 84 cases and pk-*s.

The Moura arrived from Dunedin at 9.13 a.m. yesterday, and sailed for Auckland via the east coast in the afternoon.

Tho Wakatu sailed for Cheviot, etc., and the Himitangi for Wellington on Saturday night.

The Herald arrived from Westport at 4.45 a.m. yesterday, and sailed for Grevmouth last night.

The Lutterworth sails for London to-day. The Romanoff has been berthed at the Gladstone Pier. 'Tia an ill-wind indeed that blow 3 good to no, one, and thanks to the South African war and the trouble in China (says an exchange), the directors of the P. and O. Company are able to report a bumper year, many of their vessels having been withdrawn from their ordinary employment and utilised for transport work. This apparently is much more profitable than the regular trade business of the company, for out of the profit earned, the directors, besides being in a position to distribute dividends and bonus equal to y per cent, on the paid-up capital of £2,230,000 -the deferred petting 13 per cent.), havo been nb'.e to set aside -182,000 as extra depreciation, to add £1613,000 to the suspense account, and to carry £10,400 forward. The war has, therefore, been a, blessing in disguise so far as the P. and O. Company is concerned, for although tho actual freight carried was less by £~3,000, :.nd the passenger receipts fell „/_ _GSOO, yet the tonnage chartered "by Government has much more than made no for these leases.

The Emma Sims sailed for Wellington at 3.20 p.m. yesterday.

The Corinna left for New Plymouth and Greymouth at 1 p.m. The Tarawera left for Wellington at Unusual time last night.

The Elingamite left for Dunedin yesterday afternoon.

The Mario ds expected to complete her leading to-day, and leaves for the Channel, for orders, to-morrow.

The Rosamond has gone to Dunedin for an overhaul.

Tho Cygnet yesterday afternoon returned from a special trip to Waipapa, whither she went for a load of wool.

The Collector of Customs, at Lyttelton, has received the following telegram from Mr D. McKellar, acting secretary at Wellington: — "Warn masters of vessels going to West Coast that large log, 60ft long, was last ni-rht three miles south, and half a mile off Kahurangi Point." ..The telegram was dated January 14th.