PORT OF TIMARU.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3266, 16 March 1885, Page 2

PORT OF TIMARU.

The flagstaff at Tirnuru ia situated in 171 deg. IVmin. 20seo. blast longitude ; 44deg. 23 min. South latitnrlfi. Sun rises, this day, 6.1 ; sets 6.17. High water, this day, 1.59 a.m. ; 2.23 p.m. ARRIVED. March 14— Taiaroa, s.s., 22S tons, Thomson, from Dnnodin. March 15 — Annio Bow, barquentine, 250 tons, Stevens, from Newcastle. March 15— Taupe-, s.s., 408 tons, McColl, from Dnuediu via Oamaru. SAILED. March 14— Taiaroa, s.s., 228 tons, Thomson, for Nelson via way ports. IMPORTS. In the Taiaroa, X.M. and A. Company, agent* : 90 tous of general merchandise. Consignees — Kernohan, MeCahon and Co. ; McKibbin; Anderson; Fnllarton; Beokingham; Exley, Taylor ; Canterbury Farmers' Association ; Bnsscll ; Siegort and Fauvel ; Miles, Archer and Co. ; Velvin ; Dunlop ; Webster ; Bargef rede ; Murdoch : Timaru Harbor Board ; Mitchell ; Archdeacon Harpoi- ; Railway ; Clegs; ICett; Agents; X.Z.M.P. Company; Moody aucl Ziosler . Darby; Bnnciman ; Hunt ; Median : T. Quill ; Collins ; Common ; Qnelch and Co. ; Priest ami Holdgate ; Bowie ; Morris and Gall ; Order ; Palmer ; Mahoney ; Lane and Co. ; Friedlandor 8r03. ; Manchester Bros, and Goldsmith; Ogilvie and Byers; Brown ; Gabitcs aud Plante. EXPORTS. In the Taiaroa, N.M. and A. Company, agents : (J tons flour, 11 hides, 40 reels galvanised barbed wire. Shippers — Eoyal Flouring Mills ; Maclean and Stewart : Agents ; Acmo Barb Wire Company. The schooner Three Cheers discharged part of her coals at the wharf on Saturday. She ■will probably finish to-day. Tho Union Company's s.s. Taiaroa arrived from Dmiedin on Saturday morning with about 90 tons of general merchandise. After discharging and taking in a quantity of produce and barbed wire, she sailed for Nelson via way ports in the evening. The barquentine Annio Bow from Newcastle, ■with a cargo of coal3 for this port, put in an appearance in the roadstead about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, but as the sea was too rough for her to anchor, she was ordered ont to sea again, The sea haying considerably abated yesterday she came into port again during the afternoon, and was anchored at the outer buoys. Tho Union Company's new steamer Taupo arrived from Dunedin-u in Oamaru yesterday, and dropped anchor in the outer roads. The Taupo is almost a counterpart to the Ohau ; tho only difference is that she has no refrigerator. Tho Taupo is in command of Captain JIcCoU, formerly master of the Beautiful Star and Suva; Mr Matheson, of tho Beautiful Star, has been appointed first mate ; while Mr IT. Jones, late captain of the Takapuna, takes office as second mate. She will sail for the North this evening. Tho s.s. Glaucns is expected from Newcastle on the 28th instant. She is a 3teamer of 877 tons register, and will bring a full cargo of coal. The barquontine Ocean Ranger has been chartered to maka several trips to bring timber for the Moody Wharf. Mr John Jackson expects shortly the schooner Marmion from Kaipara, with timber for the Temuka and Geraldine bridges, the Colonist from Waitara to load produce, and a vessel from the Bluff with timber. The s.s. Orowaiti is hourly expected from Westport with coals. The s.s. Wakatipu will be in port this morning to load for Sydney. Fully 300 tons have already been engaged.