SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10275, 17 February 1894, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every west day at i p.m., New Zealand mean time, which ia ccmbahnttQ 13.90 Greenwich mean time pf the previous day, being calculated for tho 172 deg 30mm east long., and llhra 80min fast of Greenwich mean time. Lyttelton ia aifcaatod mlat. 43 - 37 south, lone. 172-44 east, and the difference of time Jbotweea .Lyttelton and Christchurch is SOsec, WEATHER REPOST, &c. High Water, This Day (Saturday) s prises, 5.26 j sets, 7.2.

ABBIVEDPeb. 16— Wakatipu, 8.8., 1258 tons, Anderson, from Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Roberta, Guise, MeSdames Hyams, Morrow, Eesdon, Brown, Boys, Lough. Brien, Guise, Messrs Turner, Tosswell. Walker, Hyams, Shutcliffe, Highton, HaUenstein. Resden, M'Clure, Brown, Bowling, Eater, Hogg. Falconer, Hoare, Boys, Hon H. E. Eater. Feb. 16—Ohau, s.s., 410 tons, Abran, from Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. „ Feb. 16—Flora, s.s., 886 tons, Bernech from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Bunidge, Vince, Smith (2), Meadames Bunidge, GOton and' two children, Vince, Wallace, Palmer, Messrs Smith, Dealy, Clark, Lout’hnan, Undrell, M’Guinness, Johnston, Ludbrooke, Palmer, Taine, Dr Gdlon, Major Vince and Indian Salvation Army party and five steerage. Feb. 16—Perthshire, s.s., 6640 tons, Wallace, from Wellington. National Mortgage and Agency Company, agents. SAILED. Feb. 16—Flora, 8.8., 886 tons, Bernech, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, Sg Feb.’ 16— Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Anderson, for Timarii and Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. IMPOKTS. Flora: From Wellington—ss9 sheep, 43 Prom Sydney-144 gunnies sugar, 2383 bags sugar, 10 rolls lead, 8 frags rice, 50 cases whitf&y# Quantity fruit* 6 cases waters, 3 barrels lime, 39 bags hides, 24 bdls bags, 100 faoTa wire, 52 pkgs; from Newcastle—4 casks bottles, 80 pairs shafts, 91 pieces timber; from Wellington —1 dray. EXPOBTS. Takapuna: For Wellington—2s drums dip, 3 hhds ale, 89 cases fruit, 5 cases eggs, 94 sacks seed, 40 sacks peas, 40 boxes soap, 55 pkgs; for New Plymouth—sso bags flour, 40 boxes soap, 41 pkgs ; for Manukau —lO pkgs; for Wanganui—44 sacks seed, 79 boxes soap, 7 pkgs; for Patea—l9 sacks oats, 2 bales hay, 3 cases. Flora: For Dunedin— lo boxes olemes, 70 bales twine, 13 bags onions, 7 bales leather, 24 cheeses, 109 pkgs.

The list of fine passenger and cargo steamers trading to the Port was added to again yesterday by the arrival of the Perthshire, a 'steamer of 6640 tons gross register. She is a really magnificent vossel of her class, and built expressly for thfl trade between New Zealand and the Mo ther Country. She was launched only last year frdm the yards of Messrs E. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., of Newcastle. Her registered owners are Messrs Turnbull, Martin and Co., and she is 420 ft long, 54 ft beam and 32ft draught. Her engines are on the triple expansion principle, the diameter of the cylinders being SOin, 48in and 78in, with a stroke of 54in. She is built on a compromise between the « well deck ” cargo steamer and the flush decker, with a short forecastle and poop, the former being 50ft and the latter 42ft, while the bridge deck extends over 162 ft. TELEGEAPH NOTICE BOAED. ABMVAM.-F.9b. 16: Wellington, 8.50 a.m., Takapuna, from Lyttelton; Bluff, 6 a.m,, Manapouri (English mail), from Hobart; Wellington, 11.55 a.m., Kahu, from Lytlielton. . Departures.— Fab. 16 : Wellington, 4 p.m.. Penguin, for Lyttelton; Bluff, 3.20 p.m., Manapouri, for Dunedin; Bluff, 4 p.m., Wairar.apa, for Hobart; Timaru, 7,15 p.m.. Herald, .for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. Auckland, Feb. 16.Sailed, at 2 p.m.—Waihora, for the south. Barron, Fergus, Hunter, Smith/, Wilson, Howard, Kua, Gunnon, Anderson (2), Edwards, Williams, Hogan, Whyte (2), Preston (2), Cowan, Adison, Masdames Masher, Lawlor, Hater, Sprin'ghall, Hamilton, Corlesa, Williams,, nurse and two children, Clarke, Faflej. Eathbone, Cowan, Wright and Adison, Messrs Cowan, Adison, Akie, Carroll, Byrne* Eobinson, Laurie, Smith, Sheehy, Best* Patton, Jackson, O’Brien. Hoeller, Shine, Graham, M’Qowan, Wyatt, Eathbone (2), .Stanley, King, M’Lean, Konig, Fergus, Gill, Olarko, Jacques, Cohn, White, Chamberlain, Lyons, Barrett, Eester, Eees, Hamilton, Pelly, Mason and Fane, and twenty-four steerage.—Kenilworth, Seaher, for Southampton vi& Aratapu. * Wellington, Feb. 16. Arrived—Grafton, from Nelson and the West Coast. Penguin, from Nelson. Takapuna, from Lyttelton. Brunner, from Westport, , , ... Sailed—Grafton, for Nelson and the West Coast. Waikato, for_ Wanganui. Takapuna, for Onehunga via Taranaki. Penguin, for Lyttelton » passengers Misses Eobinson, King, Forman (2) and Begg, Mesdames Pellet and Mawsley* Messrs Eedmond, Chamberlain, Ewan, Dartnall, Ashley, Smith, Johnson, Kinley, Priest, Crombie, Eeace, Drinkwater and Kingsley, Masters Pellett and Mawsley. The Gothic sails for Lyttelton at noon on Sunday. „ , Bltjpi', Feb. 16. Arrived— Manapouri, from Melbourne at 5,30 a.m. She left Queers wharf, Melbourne, at 4.50 p.m. on Feb,. 10, cleared the Heads at 8.30 p.m., and arrived at Hobart at 9.45 a.m. on Feb. 12. Sailed the same day at 5.40 p.m., and had Fuy|egur point abeam at 7.15 p.m. on F#b. 15, arriving as above. She experienced .fresh westerly winds to Swan Island, thence strong southerly winds and he.ad Haas to Hobart, followed by light variable winds and heavy sea and winds to arrival. Passengers : For Bluff Mrs Currie, Mieses M’Gtegpr* Brodie, Tracy, Currie (2), Captain Currie, Messrs M’Laren, Brodie, Coota, Ingle, Richmond, Scott, Elder, Eichardson (2), Carter, Eamaden, Sargood, Saryer and Williamson ; for Dunedin Mesdames Tregoniug and child, Melrose, Macdonald, Fisher and two children, Barrow, Oakden Speddiug, Misses Sargood, Miller, Fisher, Melrose, Landells (2), Barrow, Slive, Allen, Fraser, Captain Jacobs, Messrs Hamilton. Morley, Hazell, Barrow, Mohs, Woodroffe, Spedding, Miller, Hughes, Robertson (2), Sander, Euthworth, Scott and Fisher; for Lyttelton— Mesdames Kempthorne and three children Bailey, Misses Van Asch, Gray and Smith, Messrs Mouuley, Kitchen, Kempthorne and Youngs for Wellington—Mesdames Bckarsall and Wood, Misses Stanley, and M’Carthy (2), Eev Wood, Messrs Murphy and Eckersall; for Napier—Messrs Burke and Murray; for Auckland —Eev Father O’Doherty, Messrs Dorrard, Will and Horigari; for Sydney—Mesdames Gardiner and child, M’Kay and Harris, Misses Eyan and M’Kay (2), Eev M’Conner, Messrs Collis, Henderson, M’Donald, Brair, Gardiner, Johnston, M'Kay, Gorrow, O’Sullivan, Boss and Eenwick, and seventy-eight steerage for all ports.

Fbzdat, Barometer... . Thermometer, Feb. 16.' 9 a.m. . 29-80 76 Bp.jf, 29-77 7a