SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2415, 18 September 1868, Page 2

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. Sept, 17—Crishna. barque, 254 tons, Hughes, from Newcastle. Sept. 17—Gazelle, s.s., 47 tons,McClatchic, from Kaiapoi. Sept. 17-Moa, s.s., 50 tons, McClcllan, from Kaiapoi, cleared, Sept, 17—Gazelle, s.s., 47 tons, McClellau, f«r Kaiauoi. Sept. 17—Moa, s.s., 50 tons, McClatchie, for Saltwater Creek. SAILED. Sept. 17—Comerang, p.s., 154 tous,Maillcr, forDnuedin, via intermediate ports. Passengers—Mr and Mrs Joyce. Sept. 17—Black Hawk.schoouer.for Auckland. IMPORTS. In the Gazelle, Miles and Co agents: 600 sacks oats, J. Grigg; 29 kegs butter, O'Brien. In the Chrishna, A, Cuff, agent: 350 tons coals, C. W. Turner. EXPORTS. In the Comerang, Dalgety and Co, agents : For Akaroa, 1 bag peas, Cadwell; 1 bale, Bailey; 20 sacks wheat, Newnham ; 12 do potatoes, Birch; 10 do chaff, 3 do flour, 10 do oats, Belcher. For Tiinaru : 3 pkgs, E. Richardson ; 5 do, Battersby ; 10 cases, 4 pkgs, Miles j 1 case, Cook and Ross; 2 pkgs, Cfegg; 2 cases, Woledge; 2 pkgs, Wood; 2 pkgs, Miles. For Oamaru: 35 pkgs, Birch. For Dunedin: 1 box, Oram; 2 pkgs, Nashelski; 5 cases, McConnell; 273 sacks wheat, E. S. Dalgety; 135 sacks do, 15 kegs totter, Newnham; 22 sacks peas, W. D, Buddie; 101 sacks flour, 7 kegs butter, 10 sides bacon, 10 kegs butter, 40 cbeeses, 20J 'tons flour, Birch and Co. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Comerang, p.s., from Dunedin. Light Brigade, ship, from London. Southern Cross, barque, from Hobart Town. Indus, barque, from Newcastle. Laughing Water, barque, from Newcastle. Fawn, brig, from Newcastle. E. U. Cameron, schooner, from Napier. Jupiter, ketch, from Havelock. Rose of Eden, schooner. Mary Ann Christina, schooner. Wild Wave, schooner. Eandolphe, schooner. Rambler, cutter. Charlotte, cutter. High water,—s.ss a.m.; 6.01 p.m. The barque Pet left Newcastle on the 2nd inst., for Lyttelton. The Black Hawk, schooner, sailed for Auckland last night. The Crishna barque hauled into the screwpile jetty yesterday afternoon to discharge her cargo. The barque Crishna, Capt. Hughes, arrived in harbour yesterday morning, from Newcastle; left that port on the 29th August; experienced S. E. and E. winds all way down tfc Cape Farewell; from thereto Cape Campbell had N. W. winds; since then had southerly and sou' west winds; passed through the traits on Sunday last. Spoke the brig Princess Alice on Sept. 16, bound for this port, from Sydney, 16 days out. The (jrishna brings a cargo of coals, consigned fc Mr C. W. Turner. HEATHCOTE. ARRIVED. Sept. 17—Eagle, ketch, from Le Bon Bay, with timber. KAIAPOI. ARRIVED. Sept. 16—Rose of Eden, schooner, Early, from Greymouth, with cargo coals. Belcher and Co. Sept. 16—Annie, ketch, Clark, for Lyttelton, with general cargo, Birch and Co. Sept. lfi—Moa, s,s., M'Clatchie, from Lyttelton, in ballast. BAILED. Sept. 17—Moa, s s., M'Clatchie, from Lyttelton, with 1004 bushels oats, Revell and Co.; 1412 bushels oats, Birch and Co. TELEGRAMS. Port Chalmers—Sept. 17,2 p.m., Severn, barque, for Newcastle. Gbei-mouth.—Sept. 17,10.30 a.m., Beautiful Star, for Westport. Nelsox. Sept. 17, 10 a.m., Phoebe, from Auckland. Wellington.—Sept, 17, 10 a.m., Otago, fror* Lyttelton; 4 p.m., Alhambra, from Greymouth. BOAT HIRE. The Provincial Gazette of Sept. 2, states that the following Tariff of charges at the port of Lyttelfcm is now in operation : «■ d. irom any wharf or jetty to the steamers, single fare to or from ... 1 0 !''roin any wharf or jetty to any place or to any vessel other than Bteamers lying within a space bounded on the east by a line drawn from Stoddart's to Stick- I ing Point, and on the west by a I line drawn from Naval Point to I the eastern point of Church Bay... 1 e! From any wharf or jetty to any vessel lying to the eastward of Sticking and Stoddart's i J oints, and to the westward <.f Buttery Point and the buoy on Paisons'"llock ... 2 6 From any wharf or jetty to Church % 4 6 From any wharf or jetty to Gollan's Bay 2 0 From any wharf or ]My to Rhodes BayOne passenger 3 6 Two or more, each 2 6 From any wharf or jetty to the Quarantine stationOne passenger 10 0 Two or more, each 7 0 To the Heads or head of the Bay as per agreement.

WHEN EXTRA CHARGES MAT BE LEVIED, Double the above fares may be charged after dark.

Double the above fares may be charged to vessels lying uffor lo the eastward of Officer's Puint when au easterly sea is on, pro vide;! the boat is mtmied by two hands. For detention of boat for a period exceeding twenty minutes, an extra charge of 6d for every quarler-of-an-hour during which the boat shall be detained. .During stormy weather, of which notice will be given by hoisting a Ball, painted red, on a stuff near the usual landing place, Four shillings etch passenger may be charged to and from the sifctmers, provided the boat is manned by two hands.

During the last two days the shipping business of the port lias been very limited, On Thursday the Persevere returned from Hokitika, the Dispatch towed to sea the schooner Lady Darling, bound for the Clarence River, and yesterday she performed the same service for the William and Mary, for Lyttelton, and the Spray, for Kaiapoi.— Giei/ lliuer Argus, Sept. 12. Tun Great Ocean Race.—" The oceau Derby " of this year promises to be unusually excited, on account of the number of firstclass clippers competing. In the race from Fonchoo five vessels are engaged, and so great au interest is taken in it that a mercantile circular received by this mail gives the liour-i and minutes of their departure for London. The Sir Lauucelot and Ariel cast oft their steamers simultaneously, at 2,20 p.n\ on May 28th, the Sir Launcelot being then three-quarters of a mile a-head. The Taiping got to sea at (5 p.m. ou the ami was followed next morning by the Spindrift. The Lah-100 left at 3.30 p.m. on the same day. The race down the China sea appears to have been very close, and so far iii favour of the Taiping, which passed Angier. on the morning of Juue 22, followed by the

Sir Launcelot, Belted Will (from Canton May 27,) and Ariel, in tlic order named. The Lah-100 passed early next day; the Spindrift was not reported up to the 25th. From Shanghai sixships havestarted—the Forward Ho! and Mm on June 1; Taitsing, Titania, and Learnlcr, on the 13tli, and the Eliza Shaw on the 16th.

Pout Stephens.—Bcfcmug to the alleged discovery of a shoal, having only six fathoms of water on it, at a distance of about six miles in a S.S.E. direction from .Port Stephens Lighthouse, Masters of vessels arc recommended to avoid the locality till an examination of the bottom in this vicinity has taken place. B-KKF, &C, 11ETWKEX TUB SOUTH SEA Islands and the Gheat Bakkikr.—Captain Paget, of the schooner Marion Renuy, reports the existence of an extensive reef from lat. 18deg. 52min. S., long. 162deg. 42 min. E., to lat. 19 deg. lOmin. S., long. 152dcg. 14min. E., discovered on the passage from the South Sea Islands towards the Great Barrier, The Marion Benny ran along the weather edge of the reef for four hours the vessel going seven kuots an hour. Three sand banks, large in extent but not very high, were observed on the reef. CUKBKXT AND SIIOAL, WIiST COAST OF Australia. The accompanying notice, which has been issued from the Hydrographicoffice, Admiralty, London, is published for general information: —"After rounding Cape Leuwin, a strong set to the E.N.E. was experienced. At 8 p.m., abreast of Cape Naturaliste, fifteen miles distant, a course was steered to pass eight miles to the westward of Eottnest Island; but at daylight Garden Island was observed on starboard bow and Eottnest Island on the port bow, the ship having been set twenty miles to the E.N.E. during the night. Had the weather been thick, so that the land or Rottnest Light could not be distinguished, the ship would I have been in a very dangerous position, as the course steered would have led directly on to the reefs north of Garden Island." Also, from the same source, the following notice of reported shoal water, sixteen or eighteen leagues westward of Swan River:—' A bank with twenty fathoms water on it has been discovered some fifty miles to the westward of Rottnest Island, and breakers were said to have been seen in 1864 from the Beaver, merchant vessel, W. by S., fifty-two miles from Cape Vlarning, the west extreme of Eottnest Island.'" East Coast of Australia.—The Portmaster of Queensland has given notice, in consequence of the changes that have taken place in the Middle Channel, at the entrance of Moreton Bay, that on and after the 16th day of April, 18G8, the lower or yellow patch light would be exhibited to the northward of its former position. The light is a fixed white light, at an elevation of forty-nine feet above high water, and visible in clear weather, when bearing from S. { W. round by east to E, by N., at a distance of ten miles. The illuminating apparatus is dioptric, or by lenses, of the fifth order. The tower is hexagonal, 43ft. high, white, and stands W. & N. from Cape Moreton lighthouse, and thirty yards from high water mark, Also, at the same date, that the Comboyuro light will be obscured between the red light outside the east banks, and the white light inside the Inner Middle Channel buoy. Directions.—After rounding Cape Moreton, bring the lighthouse on that cape, Yellow Patch lighthouse, and the roadway on the slope of Lighthouse hill, in line bearing E. J S; keep these marks on until the inner Middle Channel Buoy is passed, and the ship Patch comes open westward of Cowan Cowan Point; then proceed towards Yule-road. The eastern buoy of the Middle Channel is red, and also those on the north side of the channel, whilst the buoy on the knoll is black. At night, after rounding North Point, and sighting Comboyuro Point red light, steer for it until Cape Moreton and Yellow Patch lights are in line; then steer about IV. \ N,, keeping the latter lights in line until Comboyuro red light is obscured, and the white light seen bearing S.S.E.,when steer south, making due allowance for the tide, until Cowan Cowan light is open, and proceed up the bay as before. The Cowan light leads clear of the western edge of the Venus bank. These directions will lead over the east bank, and to the northward of the Knoll, in not less than three fathoms at low water. All bearings are magnetic. Variation at Moreton Bay, 9 deg. 45 min, E, in 18G8,