PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10954, 2 May 1901, Page 6

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED—May 1. Mararoa, s.s, 2598 tons, Smith, from Dunj edin. Passengers—Misses Skinner, Sorrell, | and Morris, Mesdames Watkins, Burns, and Cntehpole, Messrs Mouat, Styche, Stephenson, and Bowman, and thirteen steerage. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Moura, s.s:, 2027 tons, Beaumont, from Auckland, via the east coast. Passengers—Misses Wilton, Worthington, Thompson, Powell, O'Callnghan, Neil, and Thomson, Mesdames Malcolm, Izard, Hanmer, Handcock, Taylor, Young, Fagan, M'Androw and two children, and Wright, Messrs Empson, Barker (5), W T ilde (3), Meason, Bunting, Le Cren, Montefiore, Garford, Gibbs, Rossar, Kemp (2), M'Kenzie, 11cVicar, Burns, Hayden, Knubiey, Handcock, Powell, Buist, Souter, Young, Ferguson, Thomson (2), Allen. Small, Clarkson, Fletcher, M'Andrew, and Wright, and twenty-six steerage. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Toroa, s.s, 174 tons, Romeril, from tlie Chatham Islands. Passengers;— Messrs Chudleigh and Soioman. Kinsey, Barns and Co, agents. Cygnet, s.s, 120 tons, Murray, from Akaroa. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co, agents. SAILED—May 1. Moura, s.s, 2027 tons, Beaumont, for Dunedin. Passengers—Misses Webb. Allen, Paul, and Harding, Rev. Dutton, Messrs C. W. Allen, Fogo, Sellars, Torby. Uraion Steam Ship Company, agents. Mararoa, s.s, 2598 tons, Smith, for Sydney via Auckland. Passengers—For Wellington: Misses Kirk, Rawson, Maddison, Pyne (2), Blunden, Johnston, Ziens (2), Cunningham, Harcourt, Knight, Gaisford, Phillips, Cramp (2), Johnson, and Andrews, Lady Blunden, Mesdames Bailey, Hayes, Tregarth and infant, Andrew, Mcßae, Phillips. Bourke, Cramp, and Douglas, Sir W. Biunden, Rev. H. F. Wilson, Messrs Sladden, Borthwick, Bailey, Hayes,' Knott, Rigg. Tipling, Underwood, Cramp (2), Andrew, Pinpoint, Fawcett, Wallace), Pountry, Hodgson, White, Munro, John:s<Vi, Arnott, McAlister, Le Comte, Green, Milne, and Phillips, Masters Blunden (2), and Phillips. For Napier: Misses McGregor (2). Olliver (2), and Cunningham, Mrs Grant and two children. For Gisborne: Miss G. Cook,

Mrs Cook, Messrs Stubbs, Campbell Brett and Marriott. For Auckland: Misses Gorric', Grant, and Low, Mesdames Catchpolc, Oakden, Mitchell, Kinsman, Vernon, Elliott, and BtakistoH, Rev. Thompson and family, Messrs Catchpole, Kinsman, Vernon (2), Patterson, Robson, Blabiston.' For Sydney: Mrs Lano, Messrs Lane and Montgomery. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Wairnate, s.'s., SCIO tons. Hamon, for Waitara. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Nithsdale, s.s., 3477 tons, Haddeu, "for Durban. G. G. Stead and Co. and Fricdlander Bros., agents. Poherua, s.s., 1175 tons, Adams, for Westport. Cnion Steam Ship Company, agents. "Wakatu, s.s, 115 tons. Wills, for Wellington, etc. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. IMPORTS. Mararoa—From Dunedin: 10 cases glass, 2 casks and _ cases oil, I plough, 1 case benzine, 1 pel stationery, 1 ease acid, 96 spokes, It bags hides, 2 brls ale, 6 coils rope, 20 cases, 5S pkgs. 6 boxes, 19 bdles, 1 crate. Moura—Prom Auckland: 33 pcs timber, 520 bdls laths. 10 cases and 2 hhds syrup, 9 cases treacle, 7SO begs sugar, SO bdies empty sacks, 1 br; and 1 case oil, 1 casa plants, 1 "bicycle, 7 bdls doors. 4 bales leather, 1 sk oysters 4 bdls iron. 1 case hats, 17 sks hides, 15 empty hhds, 1 kldkn. 32 cases, 13 bdls, 1 pkge. From Gisborne: 1 case fruit, 16 oasks pel«. From Napier: 1 case, 1 box, 3 pkgs. From Wellington: 3 brake blocks, 1 corpse, 19 pk«s 10 bdls. 23 empty hhds, 3S cases, 3 bales 2 boxes. Toroa—From dhathams: 1050 sheep, 2 horses. EXPORTS. Mamari—For Loudon*. 3-1,114 carcases mutton ami lamb. 34 bales wool and skins. 95 casks pelts, 616 casks tallow, 611 sks peas and beans. 045 sks grass seed. 71 cases cheese, 888 boxes kidneys, 7 boxes sweetbreads, 7 pk»-s greenstone. Tarawera—For Blenheim: 1 truss empty bags, 9 cases and pkgs. For Wanganui: 2 pkgs ranges, 7 sks oatina, 9 cases and ,pkgs. i-or Greymouth: 1 crate boots. For Foxton--6 cases ale. 1 case. For Nelson: 1 truss, 1 case ;] For Patea: 2 hhds ale, 1 case. For Wellington: 13 cases and 3 hhds ale 10 crates mseuits. 1 bag and 1 box plants, 2 pk**"*. chairs 1 coal scuttle. 1 pkge tables. 1 pianoforte, 12 sks oatina, 3 crates perambulators 1 pkge-nms, 1 pkge eastings, 2 double-furrow ploughs 5 cases gluo. 2 pkgs ranges, 4 bdls bedsteads, 1 pkge tobacco, 75 cheeses 16 cases fruit, 1 case bacon, 1 box lard, 2 chests tea, 9 sks onions 10 ska rolled oats. 30 sks flour 21 cases tipples. 10 sks oats, 20 sks .potatoes", 20 buffer heads and shanks, 1 truss leather l tip dray, 1 tank seed, 70 cases and pkgs ' YVannate—For London: R77 bales woo] 761 casks tallow ajid pelts, 191 sks wheat," 1756 sks oats, 856 sks peas and beans, 32 bales basils and leather; 71.902 carcases mutton 600 boxes kidneys and sweetbreads 25 pktrs casings. 100 drums glycerine. ♦J riU \e d o™~; For S ° Uth Afrioa - trom L vttelton: 56 969 bags oats; from Timaru: 69 354 bags oats. '

_ Tho s.s. Maori arrived at Timaru yesterday apout 1 p.m. She started loading about 4 o clock, .and will get away late this evening. the s.s. Connna arrived at Timaru yestertLn OU f L H ytteit ? n ' and !a -' dcd th « cargo she usually lands on her return voyage. This waa done because, owing to the heav^weaher on Sunday, B h e was behind time, and to make ™rl,h^ Bk l c^ 1 KO , from dunedin to Grey! ___ i%?7n C rn bh ° to ° k , n ° Carg ° fr ° m T ™. an JeI _* for Oamaru at 3 p.m. the Hawea is expected to arrive in Timaru to-day, to load cargo for Napier and A_s. The Mararoa arrived from Dunodin at 6 40 yesterday morning, and left for Sydney, via Auckland, last night. } ' Considerable anxiety is being folt concerning the ship Piako, 997 tons, which left Melbourne on November 21st, for Buffalo River, South Afruca. The vessel is now 137 days out. Messrs Stevens and Pennington, chief offii cers of the Rotokino and Taieri, have exchanged vessels. Mr Alsopp, late third officer of tho I jtaien, has taken Mr Garrick . position on the Rotomahana. the latter having receivod orders to go to Dunedin. The Moura, from Auckland, via the east coast, arrived at 10.30 a.m. yesterday, and left for Dunedin at 4.20 p.m. A record in loading frozen meat at Lyttelton has just been made by the N.Z. Shipping Company's steamer Waimate. The loading began at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th, and finished at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30th, during which time, a little over four working day 3, 72,502 carcases of mutton and lamb had been put on board. The staff of the Wellington office of the Union Steam Ship Company made a presentation on Monday evening to Mr F. L. Bias, traffic manager of the branch, in view of his approaching marriage. Mr W. A. Kennedy, local manager for the company, made complimentary reference to Mr Biss's long and valuable service to the company, which has extended over eighteen years. Tho initial run in the Union S.S. Company's new coastal service, between Dunedin and New Plymouth—via Oamaru, Timaru, Akaroa, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Nelson—is to be made by the Upolu, leaving Dunedin at noon yesterday. She would leave Oamaru on Tuesday evening, Timaru yesterday morning, Akaroa yesterday evening, and Lyttelton to-day. arriving at Wellington on Friday morning, and sailing the same day for Nelson, going from Nelson to New Plymouth, then back to Wellington, leaving there on Wednesday week for Lyttelton, Akaroa, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin. By the inauguration of this sorviice Wellington merchants will be brought into direct communication with Timaru and Oamaru. At present the Upolu is the only boat on the run, but should the trade warrant it, no doubt a second boat will be put on. Tbe Toroa arrived from the Chatham Islands at 3.40 p.m. yesterday. Captain Romeril

reports that ho loft Waitantri on but the ..uib-west galo ■ hi t, had to p UI buck. The «..mV Sunday morning, ar.d, after v ronY.f?" 1 <* "rived, as abov. stated. Her sh**o m suffered but only __ vm lost oii.'_f .°2^.' sand. The Toroa leaves this e « 1J ? **W Pier, where Captain Bomcri!. w » £ !?■?*-" trom the 9ea , wiU u , ive her • -* 110 » rrt, r :, ns The Wairnate left for WV-.-, «. *'■'"' flr_l few*, tcrdny. r ' "" l P-Ja. y^&. w The Paparoa is expcctcd w] . n .The Wakatu left for Welbngton. yeSdST Ct "**"* fr ° m Akar ° a «* "0 p.*, The foherua left for Wes'iit-1 l„.. • , The .vitksdaie went out fnto W *- l **- terday afternoon, and sa "cd W yes * Durban*. for orders. l ** l 2 at fat Uni ° n have now am _-»,i special cargc-service from laranaki and Xapier. This will ' te * fo Corinna and Jane Nico 1 Vom hv T ° ' tt « intermediate calls, and Yn "bf> , Pr . PSesl « direct trom Wellington %T giving the. coasts a shorter m,,, * t:ms with southern ports. WB ° COB »cctioa Tho barque John Gambles, n*u .... , been chartered to load general rarY; 'v 8 Zealand for Great Brita^^th^^J* rho steamer Gulf of V.-.nin* r'"""<-et-the Bristol to A l !^LsS e Sydney about, the middle ol i," s! m being fol owed by the Gulf Yf Q v ,s satled from tho Mersey oa 6th Apriff' **** EXPECTED ARRIVALS Tarawcra. s.s from We!!ingto n , this <5«. Cpo v S.S.. f rom the South, this _£*'-. Mvy C 3rd ' Melbou »» Ho'barV Mat a 3 b rd' a ' B ' S " from SydECy * ™ Wc "«gto C| PROJECTED DEPARTURES Tarawera, s.s.. for Wellington, this day Toroa, s.s.. tor Xapier, etc, this dar ton ; s , xe*Yr^i:! ywouih '™^uin g , Maylrd alia ' 8 - 3 " vi * W'aihora, s.s, for Dunedin, May 3rd.