SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7178, 1 March 1884, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. High water, This Day (Saturday) Morning. 57, Wind, north-east, light; blue sky. arrived. Feb. 29 —Wairarapa, s.s., 1038 tons, Cliatflolu, from Melbourne via Hobart mid Southoi™ porta. B. Pufiett, agent. Passcngors—Miss Bradbury, Mosdames Tesohcmaker, Dixini, Mwsre Lolbl^ktonhouse Dixon. Jamioaon, Gckkliu, Walker, I uomns, Bronfleld, Yaucor. Kelly, Dixon, Lornook, Exell, Perry. Phillips, and 3 steerage. Feb. 29—Orowaiti, s.s., 283 tons, Smith, from Westport. Cull ami Graham, agents. Pub. 29—Auriga, barque, 518 tons, Stone, from Glasgow. Edwards, Bennett and to., agents. sailed. „,, . Fob. 29— Wairarapa. s.s., 1276 tons, Chatfiold, for Auckland aad way ports. E. Pufiett, oKont PassoHirers—Miss Nightingale, Mesdamos Nelson ami Srty. Gibbs and party, Bolton, Roberts, Rev Nightingale, Ur Levuigc, Messrs Baylor, Anderson, Gibbs, Donald, Lachmsn, Ferguson, Berkley, Pleasauce, Mr and Mrs Taylor and family, Mrs Bolton and child. Mrs Ward, Messrs Lwburn, Gotten . Butler, Levi, Collier, Ward, \allauoo, Layon, Drake, Naltoa. Potter, Donald Dinnio. Feb. 29—Hauroto, 5.8., 1276 tons, Kennedy, for Wellington. B. Pufiett, agent. IwroRTS. „ . Wairarapa: 662 pkg* sundries. Cousigm-es— Waucliop and’Co. i Dunning j Clarice and Son , Hiddluclou ; Sommers j CuK and Graham; ILuh'nstcin Bros.: Lightband, Allan and Co. : Kerr and Co. ; Pearson ; Luckcr; Barber ; - Gibson . Greenaway: Melville; Cook: Speuseley and Go!.’ Cotterillj Vernon; Oifleqno; Flotcher. Humphreys : Davis ; Willis ; Sclauders and Co.; Aslihurtcn Mail ; EllesmerelOmirdian i M White : Whitcombe and Co. : Simpson j Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. j Raphael; Union SteamPU From Glasgow-1563 pkgs sundries. Consignees- Wood, Shaud aud to ; Order, Chrystall and Co. ; New Zealand Cnuu Agency and Mercantile Company j A. M Bae and Co., Sclauders and Co. j Mason, Strothers and' Co. : S. Nasholski'; Tweutyman and Cousin ;■ Aitaen and Roberts ; Bing, Harris and 00., ChisnaU and Stewart: HoMay and Co.: Howell; 801 l and bharlaud: T. MNaught, Edwards, Bennett and Co.; Order. EXPORTS. Hanroto; For Newcastle —100 kegs butter, 100 sacks malt j for Wellington—3 cases codec, 2o pkgs; for Sydney—3lß kegs batter, 100 sacks malt, sacks oats, 50 sacks wheat, 293 sacks barley, 10 bdls hay 12 cases bacon, 4 bales fibre, 1 box notes, 40 horses. Shippers-Kaiapoi Woollen Company ; E. Steed ; Now Zealand Gram Agency ; Roberts, Paxton and Co.; M’Laren ; Moir and Co.: Watt aad Co.; Wood, Sinclair oud Cp. j Vaughan ; A. Moore and Co.; Joseph; I nedlander Bros • Ohiuuery ; Gilmour ; Banket Row South Wales; Dixon ; Gardner; Twontymau and Cousin; Union Steamship Company.

The steamer Oreti leaves to-day for Greymonth. The Umon Steamship Company's express teat Takapuna leaves to-day for Port Chalmers. The ship City of Nankin ■was discharging cool yesterday afternoon. . , The New Zealand Shipping Company s ship Opawa was discharging hallast yesterday. The Union Steamship Company's steamer Worrarapa arrived from Melbourne wi Hobart and southern ports, yesterday morning, and left for Auckland and way ports in the afternoon. The Union Steamship Company’s steamer Hsnroto left for Sydney and Wellington yesterday afternoon with a large cargo of produce. The ship Gareloch will land the first of her coal to-day. The barque Iris left Newcastle on Feb. 14 with a cargo of 600 tons coal consigned to Mr W. H, Hargreaves.

BAEQUE AUEIGA. The Auriga, a nice-looking iron barque, of 518 ■tons register, arrived in -Lyttelton early yesterday, after a good ran oat from Glasgow of 90 days. This vessel, which is commanded by Captain Stone, s.. not visited Lyttelton lor some years (about mine), but she has meanwhile visited various other ■ports in New Zealand. She arrives in good trim Mil clean order, no passengers being on board making thw an easy task, but she has a large cargo far Lyttelton and Oamaru, some large iron waterpipes in her hold being for the latter port. When she has put out her Lyttelton consignments of staff she will proceed to Oamaru to discharge, and load for the United Kingdom. The Auriga’s -voyage out bnv been a fine weather one till off the Hew Zealand east coast, when, during a fierce nor’westerly gale, the expedient of using an oil bag to prevent the seas breaking aboard was -tried with great success. Captain Stone reports of the passage: —: On Friday, Nov. 80, left tail of the bank, Glasgow, and towed to the Cumbrae Heads; got right away with A good north-west wind, followed by fair winds, which lasted to 40 north. Had easterly winds and north-east trades, and passed Cape de Verdes (San Antonio) on Dec. 15. Crossed the Lino on Dec. 26, in 28-30 west Took the south-east trades in 2 north; these were bat light throughout to 18 south, • where they gave oat. Light variables followed till picking up tie westerly winds off the Cape on Jan. tss, ia 45 south, 55 days out on a very fine weather voyage, Passed to the south of the Crosets, and passed Kerguelen’s Land on Jan. 5. Prom Kerguelen ran along the 50th parallel to 185, east; thence had strong westerly winds to sighting the Snares on Peh. 25. Three days previous to this had A heavy gale from north-west with mountainous sea and hurricane force of wind- Had to lay-to the ship for eight hours. North-west and northerly gates right up the coast to arrival. The vessel is consigned to Messrs Edwards, Dennett and Co.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOAED. Abbitals. Feb. 29 : Lyttelton, early, Wairarapa, from Port Chalmers; Lyttelton, early, Orowaiti, from ’Westport. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS, Auckland, Feb. 29. Arrived—Kawatiri, from Westport. Loch Bredan, from Newcastle. Loads for London hy the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Loch Bredan brings SSO tons of coal from Newcastle, and the Kawatiri a lull cargo of coals from Westport for the steamer Doapchu. Soiled—Tarawera, for Melbourne, via south; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses B. E. Cornegy, E. Carnegy, H- M. Camegy, Warren, Messrs Allan, Adams, and F. Carter. Three Cheers, for Sunday Island. Wellington, Feb, 29. Arrived Charles Edward, from Nelson and West Coast. Stormbird, from Mannkau and Wanganui. Takapuna, from Onehunga, via Taranaki. Herald, ketch, from Lyttelton. Bailed—Omapere, for Gxeymonth. Eotorna, for Lyttelton. Takapuna, for Lyttelton. Harold -Haarfager, barque, for Newcastle. Peebles hire, for Oamaru. Atexa, torque, for Lyttelton. Dunedin, Feb. 29. Arrived —Elizabeth, barque, from Western Australia. Hawea, from North. Wave, from Kaipara. Soiled —Penstonton, steamer, for London. VillaMh, barque, for Adelaide.