SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9488, 10 August 1891, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. TIME-BALL. LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every week day ftt 1 p.m., Now Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for the 172 deg 30min east long., and llhra SOmin fast of Greenwich mean time. Lyttelton is situated in lab. 43‘37 south, long. 172-44 east, and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20sec. WEATHER EE POST, &c. High Water, This Day (Monday) s Morning, 7.55; afternoon. 8.15. Sun ' rises, 7.5 a.m., sets 5.7 p.m. Moon rises 3.29 a.m., sets 10.21 p.m. Monday, August 9. 0 A.ar- 6 n.M. Barometer 2989 29-90 Thermometer ... 67 50 ARRIVED. August B—Coptic, E.M.S.S., 4448 tons, Eempson, from Spit. National Mortgage and Agency Company, agents. August B—-Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, ototc, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers Mesdames Wynn-Williams, Burt, Gauntlett, Gibbs, Leslie, Kempthorne, Miss Silcock, Messrs Dawson, M.H.E., Guthrie, Wilson, Burt, Rattray, Nicholls, Watt, Watson, Watt, . Belcher, Higgins. Todd, Ford. Baker, Durie, Silcock, Bowden, Gibbs, Webb, Gunn, Sir Walter Buller, Hon W. Eolleston, Hon George M'Lean, and ten steerage. J August B—Akaroa, s.s., 43 tons, M Lean, from Akaroa via the Bays. Cuff and Graham, agents. • August 9—Omapere, s.s., 356 tons, Lam-, berfc, from Dunedin via Timaru and Akaroa, Union Steamship Company, 9—Wakatu, s.s., 115 tons. Wills, from Wellington and Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., agents. . SAILED. August B—Aorangi, E.M.S.S., 4163 tons. Set cliff, for Rio de Janeiro and London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Passengers Mrs E- Dobie, Captain B. R. Adams, Miss Edith . Bendely. Mr John M. Brooke, Master J. S. Brooke, Mr James Cafferty, Mr Arthur W. Du Vernet, Mrs... Du Vernet. Miss Winifred Du Yernet, Mr Patrick James Tobey, Mr Robert Ferguson, Mrs Ferguson, Mr Charles Goldsmith, Master David Hercus, Mr *A. M. Husey, Mrs Hasey. Mr George J. A. Richardson, Mr ’ John Watson, Mr Robert Shipton, Miss S. AT. Bensen, Mr John de Gray Birch, Mr Richard Bryant, Mr C. Gordon Chart, Mr William Gorringe, Mr Walter Hancox, Mr Joseph H. Hooper, Me James Houston, Mrs W. T. H. May, Miss Violet May, Mr W’lliam May, Mr William Miller, Mr James Officer, Mr Walter Oliver, Mrs Oliver, Master Adam Oliver, Mr John O'Hara, Miss' Emily Packs, Mr Richard Phillips, Miss 0. Ena Preen, Mr Alexander Robertson, Mr Edward P. Sarsfield, Mrs E. Sharpe, Mr James Smith, Mr William Wicks. ■ August B—Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Stott, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers: For Wellington —Mrs Reynolds, Messrs Reynolds, Fergus and two children, Neilson, Moore, Turner, Wood, Hallenstein, Maron, Eollitt, Stewart, Meek, Franklyn, - Phillips and Neille; for Nelson—Mr Gorman. August 9 —Hauroto, s.s., 1276 tons, Neville, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. August 9—Croydon Lass, schooner, 51 tons, Moore, for Waitapu. Master, agent. ‘ . August 9—Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons, Whitby, for Kaikoura. Cuff and Graham, agents. IMPORTS; Coptic: From London—7o6 casks soda, 10 casks ink, 4651 bars iron, 287 pkgs. Rotorua: From Wellington—loo cases kerosene, 72 sacks seed, 2 hhds cider, 7 bales wool, 10 cases fruit, 2, horses, 126 pegs; from Napier—ls cases; from Is etsou—loo 00000 ynn t 15 CBS 23 geneva j from Manukau—l2 pkgs. ' EXPORTS. Eaugatira: For L0nd0n—14,373 carcases mutton, 28 boxes kidneys. Aorangi: For London from Lyttelton--7943 carcases mutton, 416 carcases lamb, 153 casks tallow, 15 casks pelts, 451 sacks seed, 70 pieces timber, 52 bales basils, 36 bales hides, 40 bales leather, 119 pieces beef, 291 sacks peas, 5 sacks beans, 829 tons coal, 20 pkgs, 526 bales wool; from Timaru—lß bales wool; from Gisborne--28 bales wool; from Napier—Bß bales wool, 2 oases; from Dunedin— 5 boxes gold; from Wellington—ll,746 carcases mutton, . 22 bales wool, 20 bales leather, 3169 pieces beef, 11 bales skins, 5 bales hair, 537 bales flax, 3 casks tallow, 2159 legs mutton, 70 casks pelts, 22 bales basils, 291 cases meats; from Nelson—lß bales wool, 16 bales skins; from Patoa—6ss cases meats; from Lyttelton for Rio de Janeiro—4oo sacks Oats; from Wellington—l2 carcases mutton, 4 cases game, 1 keg tongues, 1 case butter, 2 cases cheese, 4 cases meats, 10 pkgs. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Zealandia, ship, 1115 tons', J.G.H.V. (Captain Phillips), sailed May 8, 94 days out. Rakaia, ship, 1022 tons (Captain Cracroft), sailed July 20, 21 days out. Coptic, s.s., at Wellington, due Lyttelton early next week. Wave Queen, barque, T.Q.C.J., 853 tons, (Captain Kelly), to sail June 30. From New York—Clan M'Leod, barque, 640 tons, M.R.V.J., at Dunedin. Star of the East, barque, Q.J.K.N., 730 tons, via Port Chalmers, sailed June 3. Essex, barque (direct). PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For London or United Kingdom— Ashmore, barque. For Boston—Sayre, barque, VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND SAILING VESSELS Days Out. {France Cherie (Captain Blondet)... 125 fNith (Captain Ball) ... ... 120 fLiamore (Captain Smith) ... ... 113 +Star of Erin (Captain Hopkins) ... 113 -jWeser (Captain Gerowski) 104 {"Westland (Captain Metiers) ... 112 fKiandra (Captain Ableru) ... ... 98 {Hudson (Captain Kemp) 86 •Gleneida (Captain Corning) ... 58 {Warwickshire (Captain Chapman) 54 •Hinemoa (Captdin Nicole) 38 fßankville (Captain Roach) ... 33 {Lake Superior (Captain Seaborne) 18 •JBrambletye (Captain Malcolm) ... 9 * Denotes London. { Channel for orders. J Bouen, France. VESSELS AT THE WHARVES. 1. Ashmore (Captain Dobell), Sayre (Captain Robson), Juletrae (Captain Erickson). 3. Omapere (Captain Lambert). 5. Clio (Captain Burns). 6. Annie Wilson (Captain Murray). 7. Coptic (Captain Kempsou). The National Mortgage and Agency Company has received the following cablegram :—The Doric arrived at Plymouth on the morning of August 6. Frozen meat in good condition. The barque Elizabeth Graham, in command of Captain Hodgo, who is wellknown at Lyttelton, reached Shanghai on Monday last from Sydney after a smart passage of fifty-eight days. From Shanghai the barque proceeds to British Colombia to load for Melbourne. The only deep-sea ships ?m Port at the present time are the Ashmore, Sayre and Juletrae. The first-named is loading for London and the others for'American ports, all on account of the New .Zealand Shipping Company. The Juletrae proceeds to Wellington to complete her loading. The E.M.S.S. Coptic, of the White Star Line arrived in Port on Saturday morning and anchored in the stream until the afternoon, when she was brought to a berth at No 7 Wharf. She has only a very little cargo on board for this port, as the greater portion was transhipped at Wellington into the Rangatira. The Coptic remains m Port until August 22, when she takes her departure for London: _ The New Zealand Shipping Company's

E.M.S.S. Aorangi left the wharf at an early hour on Saturday morning, and anchored in the stream for a time, when she weighed anchor and steamed towards Rio de Janeiro. She took a large and valuable cargo of meat and other produce, and had a fairly good passenger list.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, August 8. Arrived—Taupo, from Fiji. Sailed—Taupo, for Wellington. Morayshire, Captain Conll, for London via Rio de Janeiro. At Kaipara Heads —Eileen Donnan, from Sydney. Rebecca, from Melbourne. This afternoon the steamer Morayshire left for London via Rio de Janeiro with a full and valuable cargo of New Zealand produce, besides several passengers. The Morayshire took in here considerable shipments of local produce for London, totalling some 600 tons. Amongst her outward freighting from here the principal lines are 852 carcases of frozen sheep and about 1200 quarters and ribs ot frozen beef, shipped by the local Freezing Company, 200 tons of kauri gum, also tallow, dressed flax, wool, bark, leather, quartz, pearl shells, &c. A rather unusual item in her manifest of cargo shipped is one box of ostrich feathers, besides a quantity of ostrich eggs. Included in her cargo from Auckland are two boxes of gold bullion, valued at JE3OOO. She took in some coal this morning, and is to call at Bio for further supplies of fuel. Port Chalmers, August 9. Arrived Penguin, from Lyttelton. Hauroto, from Lyttelton. Waitemata, from Kaipara. Sailed—Wairoa, ship. Captain Fox, for Wellington. THE DIRECT MAIL. Wellington, August 8. The Eimutaka arrived at Hobart at 9.55 a.m., and leaves for Wellington tonight.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. Sydney, August 8. Arrived Parnell, from Kaipara j Cuthona, from Mercury Bay, Melbourne, August 8. Arrived—Yesterday, Manapoun, from Bluff. Hobart, August 8. Arrived, this forenoon—E.M.S.S. Rimutaka, from London,vM the Cape. She sails again for Wellington at six o'clock to-night. She lands forty-eight passengers here for Australian ports, and has one hundred and forty-three for New Zealand.