SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10112, 10 August 1893, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. ' The time-ball is dropped every'weak day at 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which ia equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean tune of the previous day, being calculated for ’ the 172 deg SOmin east long., and liars 3Chain fast of Greenwich mean tune Lyttelton is situated in lat. 43-37 south, long. I72’44ieaet, and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20aec. WEATHER REPORT. Ac, High Water, This Day (Thursday) Moraing, 2.10 j afternoon, 3.43. Sun rises. 7.5; sets, 6.7. Moon rises 6.5 a.m. j sets, 2.89 p.m. Wednesday, August 9. 9 a.m. 5 P.M. Barometer SD’B3 29-83 Thermometer ... »■» . b " , Yesterday afternoon Captain Eawmsopb the foUowinj? weather forecast to Captain Clark:— "West to sonth and south-east sale with rain and much colder weather ; glass, rise.” __ ABBIVBD. August 9—Annie Hill, brigantine, 121 tone. Svondsen, from Kaipara. J. B. Way, agent. August 9—Falcon, schooner, 93 tons. Green, from Havelock. T. E. Key, agent. Augusts—Jane Douglas, a.s., 76 tons Whitby, from Akaroa via the Bays. Cuff and Graham, agents. BEPOBT3. Flora: For Wellington—3 sacks barley, 8' sacks peas, 10 sacks onions, 37 sacks potatoes, 38 cases tea, 56 pkgs; for Nelson «*-4hhda ale, 25 pkga; for Patea—4 pkgs harrows; for Poxtoa—3 orates j for Wanganui—H pkgs; for Greymouth—B hhds ale, 34 sacks potatoes. The work of dismantling the barque Belle Isle, and otherwise preparing her for use as a coal hulk, is progressing apace. The Bails and a quantity of gear are shortly to be disposed of by auction. A start was made yesterday to effect repairs to the barque Thurso. Her cabin fittings have all been removed for the purpose of getting at some of the after plates, and a number of these are to be taken out and renewed. All the work that can he got at will be done before the vessel goes into dock. The Spanish training ship Nautilus was taken out of the graving dock yesterday, after having had a few patches of copper put on below water line. The cargo steamer Tekoa, of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s line, will arrive in port to-morrow for the purpose of - having some repairs effected in the graving dock. Yesterday waa an unusually slack day in port, the only shipping movements being the arrival of the coasters Annie mil from Kaipara and Falcon from Havelock, both timber laden, and the steamer Jane Douglas from Akaroa. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Abbivaeb.— August 9: Wellington, 9.15 a.m., "Flora. from Lyttelton; Gisborne, 7a.m./Pafcehs, from Napier; Port Chalmers, 7.40 a.m., Wairarapa, from Bluff; Port Chalmers, 7.40 a.m., Wakatipu, from Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, 5.40a.m., Tarawera, from Lyttelton. De?abttibes.—August 0: Akaroa, 7.30 a.m.j Jane Douglas, for Lyttelton; Auckland, 9 a.m., Saida, for Noumea; Wellington (to sail 5 p.m.). Flora, for Lyttelton; Wellington (to sail 11 p.m.), Takapuna, for Lyttelton; Auckland, 6.15 p.m,, Taluae, for Sydney viA Russell. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, August 9. Sailed—Northern Chief, barque, for Kaipara and Sydney, Saida, Austrian corvette, for Noumea and the Solomon Islands. Wellington, August 9. Arrived—Penin, from Nelson. Flora, from Lyttelton. Arrived—Orefci, from Westport, Flora, from the south. Penguin, from Nelson viAPiotoa. Rosamond and Tanpo, from Westport . . Bailed—Penguin, for Nelson. Australia, for Auckland vid East Coast. Kahu, for Castle Point and Napier. Kennedy, for Nelson and West Coast. Flora, for the south; passengers—Misses Smith, Begg, Lehman. Dickson, Garrick, Clifford, Hill, Rouse and M’Kihnon, Meadames Finlay, Lehman," Clifford. Hay and family, Roberta and Canning, Esv Finlay, Messrs Oliver, Canning, Spencer, Trent, Pollock, Middleton. Markman, Prydo, Crompton, Smith, Butler, Kerr, Kingston, Clifford, Biune,; Moore, Mayhew, Marchant, Byrne, Boys, Browne,' Curtia, Starsup, Webber, Cook, Groggan, Beckins, Gale, Rutherford, Williams, Driscoll, Pyke, Cooper, Durable ton, Storer, Driver, Hobbs and Ellison, Masts* Lehman. The steamer Tekoa leaves for Lyttelton to he docked, in order to have some of her lower rivets tightened. Pobt Chalmees, August 9. Arrived—Tarawora and Wakatipu, from Lyttelton. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING, Newcastle, August 9. Sailed —Iris, for Auckland. Duke of Argyle, for Wellington. •Townsville, August 9. Sailed—On Monday, Maori, b.b., for Auckland.