SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11555, 16 April 1898, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON,

Lyttelton' is situated in lat. 43.37 south, long--172.44 oust ; and the difference of time between 1 1 j ttelton and Christchurch is 20sec. The time-ball is dropped every week day at 1 ;p.m.-NewZealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, ibeing calculated for 172 deg 30miu east long., and 1 litre 30min east of Greenwich meantime.

WEATHER FORECAST. . Captain Edwin sent the following weather foreicast to Captain Clark, harbour-master, yesterday Wternoon:—“ Gale soon from between south-east and east and north, with heavy rain at places northward of Thames and Mauukau, and also after ten hours from tUence southward to East Cape, Tanpo and Boglau, and strong winds from tho same direction at places southward from hast Cape to Napier and New Plymouth after twenty hours; strong from between north-east and north and west everywhere else. Barometer further tall everywhere. Sea heavy on east coast north of East 'Cape,-increasing everywhere else.’’ ARRIVED. April 15—Waikai-e, an., 1901 tons, Bichardsop, bam Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers- —Misses maxtiu, Edwards, Doudall, Bowron (2) and Isitt, Jaesaames Parsons and child, Bennett, Gould and Lain b, Major Evans, Messrs Meuzies, Hose, Ramsay, Banks, M’Dougall, Whitcomho, Jewell, Pike, Jordan, Cook, Bumiuell, Pielder, Inglis, Weetman, [Gould,. Lamb,barker, Thomson and twenty-eight s.s., lIS tons. Wills, from [Wellington, and way ports. Kinsey, Barns and 'Co.,-agenta. SAILED. , ’ April 15—Wakatu, b.b., 115 tons, Wills, for Weliliugton, via way ports. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. : April 15—Waikare, 3.5., 1901 tons, Richardson,. Jfor Melbourne, via southern ports. Union Stoamiship Conipany, agents. Passengers:—For DuneIdih—Miss Hopper, Mesdames Bell, Cahill and [child, Messrs M*Bean, Beure and Murdoch; for [Bluff —Miss M’lnnes; for Hobart—Mr Bait; for [Melbourne —Misses Crawford and Boss, Mrs iCurtois, Messrs Earth (2), Wilson, Crawford and 'Cnxtois. IMPORTS. . Wakatu: Prom Wellington—26 casks pelts, 7 pkgs; from Kaikoura —70 sheep, 23 casks pelts, 2 -cases ffsh; from Port Kobinson —633 sacks wheat, Lbale skins, 1 cask, 1 pkg fat, 15 returned empties. Waikare: Prom Melbourne—2 pkgs drapery; . from Sydney—los ingots copper, 100 bags salt, 40 : chests tea, 21 bdls tubes, 18U tubes, S 3 cases fruit, Tl cases thread, 1600 bags sugar, 33 cases acid, 13 [caseslemons, 186pkgs; from Wellington—2 drums ioil, 40tins lead, 9 cases fish, 5 boxes butter, 22 sacks jseed, 112 sacks sugar, 65 sacks hides, 15 cases - iipatohes, 1 bicycle, 43 pkgs, Bosamond: Prom Greymouth—l77 sleepers, ! 286,000ft timber. EXPORTS. : Wakatu: For Port' Eobinsou—B bdls wood, 12 doors, 6 cases fruit, 40 reels barb wire, 20 sacks manure, 25-sacks coal, 14 bdls standards, 78 pkgs; for 'Kaikoura—3oo pipes, 1 bicycle, -7 cases groceries, Tl2 pieces timber, 8 doors, 27 pkgs ironmongery, (JO (sacks oats, 12 cases furniture, 26 cases drapery, 2o Botomahana: For Wellington—l4s oases fruit, 2 cases boots, 23 eases pears, 9 pkgs ranges, 37 sacks potatoes, 2 chests tea, 2 ploughs, 10 Ca-es apples, 7 rcases eggs, 6 cases plums, 150 sacks flour, 8 sacks wheat,33 sacks oats, 20 sacks seed, 8 hales sacks, -1 barrels ale, 56 pkgs furniture, 128 pkgs, 11 cases -apples; for'Wangauui—lo boxes soap, 19pkgs; for Poxton—l2 pkgs; for Hew Plymouth—3o eases fruit, 35-sacks pollard,- 3 hhds ale; for Nelson—2 sacks seed, 1 horse, 2 pkgs; for Blenheim—l cask shores; for-Onehunga—ll bales wool; for Pic to i. il truss-; for Westport—lo pkgs, 10 cases stout; lor 'Greymouth—2 coses. The tug Lyttelton, was taken off the patent slip yeßterday f .aftor having been overhauled. ■ A start was made yesterday to discharge the 'Westland’s cargo. A large quantity of the broken casks of cocoanut oil and tallow were landed anti Stored in the Gladstone Pier shed, and as the work, .progressed it was found that more of the cargo [than could originally have been sighted is damaged. 'The oil is contained in casks much larger than t j . .size used for tallow, and weigh over ilewt. 3he ,'damri.go for the moat part appears to be confined to [these casks. Of course the ship’s ’tweendecks .vre ■ literally covered with the oil that has been spilt, 'and the work ofhandiing the casks, many of which (are "started,” is performed with the greatest [difficulty. It is hoped that the damage is confined to the ’tweendecks, but this cannot he ascertained until the lower hold is opened up and an inspect, on ijnade. Some of the oil is being collected and re--1 stored in new casks in the ’tweendecks, but much imust he lost, and some considerable time will 'elapse before the ship is able to proceed on her j.tasssfl**-"—*'"-- -- - - . , Messrs Kinsey Bams and Co., agents for Hud'dart. Parker and Co., have received advice that Mr !W: T. Appleton has been appointed by the Board to the position of managing director of the com(pany,. rendered vacant by the death of the late Mr .EParter. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals. April 15 : Auckland, 8 a.m., Paroo, [from Sydney; Gisborne,9.2oa.m.. Indramayo, from i Auckland; Wellington, 11.30 p.m., Botomahana, (from Lyttelton; Westport, 7.16 a.m., Janet Kicoll, :from Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, 8,45 a.m., Kini, 'from London; Port Chalmers, 3.50 p.m,, Ohau, from Lyttelton. Departures.— April 15: Wellington, 4.35 p.m., ■Botomahana, for Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, 4.4-1 p.m., TeAnau, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Kaipara Heads, April 15. Sailed—Huia, schooner. Eliza Firth, brigantine, for Lyttelton.- Clansman, schooner, for'Wellington. Wellinotoh, April 15. Arrived—Corinna, from Westport. Botomahana, i from Lyttelton. Sailed—Paeroa, for Greymouth. Botomahana, for Lyttelton"; passengers—Misses Colo, Connal, ißurrongh and Hislop, Mesdames Hudson, Gibb, Pnnnell, Baymond and Stewart, Dr Bower, Messrs Miln, Gihb (2), Kinsey, Tomlinson (2), Hudson, [Thompson, Baymond, Stuart, Parker, Wray, (Bennie, Holdgato, Pringle, Allan, Puller, Miller, (Wills and Holmes. Port Chalmers, April 15. Arrived—Union Company’s steamer Kiui, Capt. Gray ..from Sunderland (Peb. 9). Bluff, April 15. Arrived—Hinemoa, from W ellington. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. Meleoubhe, April 15, Sailed —W-akatipu. Aleaht, April 15. Arrived —Borne, from London; pas engers (or Hew Zealand —Mr-and Mrs Pearce, Mr Griffiths.

PHASES OF THE MOON. April. E. II. II, rttUUtoon 7 8 SO a.m. last Quarter 14 1 58 p.m. New Moon ... ... ... 21 9 oi. a.jn. First-Quarter 29 1 35 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. &o. High Water, This Day (Saturday) s —Mornins, afternoon* 0,27. Sun rises 6.37 Bely 'ASS-p.m, Friday, April 15, 9 a.m. 4p.“. Barometer 30.02 29.90 Thermometer J ... ... 01 ° a