SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVIII, Issue 11333, 29 July 1897, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON, lyfct«lton is situated in 3afc. 43.37 south 1 long. 173.44 east ; and the difference of tim e between Lyttelton and Christchurch is The time-ball ia dropped every week day at Ip.m., New Zealand mean time, which i« equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time I the previous day, being calculated for ]72deg SOmin east long., and llhrs SOmin east of Greenwich mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON.

I WEATHER EEPORT. &c. High Water, This Day (Thursday): — Morning, 3.28; afternoon, 3.53, Sun liaes 7.19 a.m., sets 4.54 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 28. 9 A.M. 5 P.M. . Barometer u. 29.80 29.90 Thermometer ... 53 50 WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin sent the following weather forecast to Captain Clark yesterday:—‘Wind between north and west and south-west at all places northward of Thames and Manukau, and between north-east and north and west from thence southward to Napier and New Plymouth, and. between north and east and south- ' Met at all other places. Barometer fall everywhere, but rising at all places northward of Greymouth, Nelson and Poxton, ahd on east coast northward of East Capo, ; *nd heavy swell from thence southward of ■Westport. Nelson and Foxton, and on all eastern coast. Northerly gales with rain from thence southward to Lyttelton and Hokitika, and strong easterly winds from thence southward.” ARRIVED. : July 28—Rosamond, s.s,, 462 tons, Wald, froih' Greymouth. Union Steamship Compfeny, agents: » ..July 28—Tarawera, sr., 1269 tons, Richardson, from Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers —Miss Norton, Mrs Neville, Captain Downie, Messrs Henderson, Nathan and Common. July 28—Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa, vitl Bays. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents, SAILED. • July 28 Tarawera, s.s,, 1269 tons, Richardson, for northern ports and Sydney. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers -.—For Wellington—Misses Clark, Suddy, Turrell, Hampton, Sullivan and Arkwright, Mesdames Turrell, Mainwaring and family, Reed and family, Messrs Pabst, Bother, Kingsbury, Whithool, Shaw, M’Ewan, Busch, Halley, M’Perran, Meikleham and Scott, Master Gilby; for Napier Miss Weatherhead, Messrs .Williams, Lowry and Brydone; for Auckland—Mesdames Spooner, Goring and Keith, Dr Keith, Mr Goring. IMPORTS. Tarawera : From Dunedin—637 bags sugar, 20 sacks ryegrass, 9 hhds ale, 8 cases ■Mice, 41 pfcgs. Rosamond: From Greymouth—9 discs, J2 empty hhds, 70,000 ft timber, 1308 sleepers, 2000 bricks, 1159 tiles, quantity seal. EXPORTS. ■ Hararoa: For Wellington apples, 4 cases eggs; for Townsville —1 truss 1 ; for Brisbane—so sacks flour, 94 sacks onions, 2 pkgs; for Sydney—6oo !«adcs malt, 1292 sacks and gunnies onions, : 889 flacks potatoes, 77 boxes butter, 66 sacks peas, 18 sacks tares, 140 sacks chaff, ,115 pkgs; for Maryborough —1 truss. Hauroto i For Wellington —4 cases ale, 4 cases tea, 6 cases sauce, 3 cylinders, 2 sacks seed, 4 pkgs timber, 11 sacks flour, 150 bags flour, 46 sacks sharps, 10 steel plates, 52 trasses hay, 140 sacks chaff, 59 pkgs; for Greymouth—2 sacks bacon, 2 pkgs; for Wanganui—2 cases tea, 2 pkgs implements, 13 pkgs; for* Hokitika—2 cases samples; for Foxton—l plough, 10pkgs; for Patea—27 sacks potatoes, 2 cases; for :Blenheim harrows, 4 cases. Mr Duncan M’Dougall, son of Mr J. M’DougaU, an old resident of Lyttelton, yesterday passed his examination as master. The examining officer was Captain Marciel, who complimented the candidate upon the very creditable examination he had passed. Mr M’DougaU, who is in the itlnion Steamship Company’s service, was coached hy Mr B. Hatchwell, of Lyttelton. iMr Hatchwell recentlysubmitted himself for examination in regard to the deviation of the compass, and was successful. The passing of this examination qualifies Mr Hatchwell for the position of a compass adjuster. ; Messrs Pitcaithly, WaUace and-Co. have chartered the brig Maria, now at Wellington, to proceed to Kaipara, for the purpose of bringing the BEuia’s cargo of timber to Lyttelton. The latter vessel, it will be remembered, struck on the bar at Kaipara, and was compelled to put back and discharge her cargo, TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals.—July 28: Wellington, 10.45 ’ a.m., Mararoa, .from Lyttelton; Port Robinson, 3.40 p.m., Wakatu, from _Lyttelton i . Port Chalmers, 4.45 p.m., Hinemoa, \ from Lyttelton. .Departures.—July 28 •. Wellington, 5.20 p.m.', Rotorua, for Lyttelton; Wellington, 6.3o’pun., Hauroto, for Lyttelton; Akaroa, 8.10 a.m., Jane Douglas, for Lyttelton; WeStport, 10.10 a.m., Orowaiti, for Lyttelton; Timaru, 3.30 p,m., Janet-Nicoll, for Lyttelton. TIMARU. The barquentina Mary Wadley sailed for Auckland yesterday morning with 1783 sacks of wheat.. The s.B. Janet Nicoll called yesterday, going north, to land 80 tons of stores and pick up 200 tons of produce for and’West Coast ports. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Hokianga, July 27. Arrived —Silver Cloud, from Napier, to load for Melbourne. ■ July 28. Sailed —Asia, barque, for Sydney. Hat-pa tea Heads, July 28. Sailed—Royal Tar, barque, for Melbourne. Handa Is2e*aud Coquette, barquentines, for Sydney, G, M. Tucker, barque, for Capo Town. Eliza Firth, schooner, for Lyttelton. - ■ July 28. Sailed—Tasmania, \ for the south; pas-sengers-—Misses O’Malley and Thompson, Mrs Brown, Messrs) Tucker, Pearson, O'Malley, Alderton and Grose, - Wellington, July 28. Arrived—Takapona,) from Onehunga and Taranaki. Hauroto,.’ from Lyttelton. Pareora, from Bluff an d Timaru. Rotorua, from Picton and Neh>c>n. Mararoa, from Melbourne, via the sou tVi. Sailed—Takapuna, fo r Nelson and Picton. Hauroto, for the sot lii; passengers Misses Griffiths, Tipler. . Allen, Hendy (2), Gordon, Williamson, Paflhrson, Finn, Atkin, Hudson and Frost, MesdWes Kerr, Taylor, Bridge, M’Perran and ch, D' cl, Messrs Knight, Harbutt, Watt (2), Eliott, Jowitt (2), Mill, Patrick, Taylor. NoyJ Turnbull, • Burrell, M’Lennan and Erawinson. Rotorua, for Lyttelton; passengers - -Misses Wrigdit, Steward, Hopman, Haytcms and Horrell (o), Messrs Clark, Wright, llatherley. Fairbrother, Redmond, ElliHigham, Yorox, M’William, Gilbert, Williai ns (a). Shove, :Lame, framer, Johnson, L ' igginaon, Rae and Master Greenhard. Port Chalmers, July 28. Arriysd»-Taupo. AUSTRALIAN SHI! ’1 UNG. Sydnic l , r, July 20. Arrived —Mona, from Au d kland. Tutanekai, from Wellington. ; . Sailed—Morayshire, for Tiinmru. vvaihora, for Auckland. Melboubn.b,'. July 28. Arrived —Veritas, from Kail java.

JULT. 0. H. V. Vint Quarter , 8 1 2 a.m. Vail moon ... 14 4 22 p.m. lastQuarter „„ ... 22 2 38 a.m. New Moon 30 3 28 a.m.