PORT OF TIMARU.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3511, 30 December 1885, Page 2

PORT OF TIMARU.

The flagstaff at Timarn ia situated m 171 dog. 17min. 2Oaeo. East longitude ; ■Mdeg. 33 mm. Sonth latitude. Dec. 29—9 a.m.: Bar., 29.M; thcr., 65; wind, S.E., liffbt ; weather, bright and clear ; sea, oalm. 5 p.m.: Bar., 29.74; ther., 67; wind, S.E. broezo ; weather, passing clouds, with blue eky ; eea, slight swell. Sou rues, this day. 4.24 ; nets 7.42. High water, this day, 9.49 a.m. ; 10.13 p.m. ASBI7KO. Dee. 29 — Omapere, a.a., 362 tona, Smith, from Dunedin. Dec. 29— Wanaka, s.s., 233 tons, Rnssell, from Nelson, Wellington, Lyttolton and Akaroa. SAILED. Dec. 29 — Wanaka, s.s., 228 tons, Russell, for Dunodin. Dbo. 29— OmaDere, a. a., 362 tons, Smith, for Lyttelton. Deo. 29 — Kenil worth, sohooner, 113 tons, Cross, for Oamaru. IMPORTS. In the Wanaka, N.M. and A. Company, agents : 15 tons general merchandise. Con signees — D. McGninnesa ; Howey ; R. R. Taylor ; C.F. Association ; Miles Aroher and Co.; Agents; W. Healey ; Mrs Obornj Jowsoy : Kernohan, McCahon and Co. In the Omapere, N.M. and A. Company, agents: 20 tons general merchandise. Consignees — Hill and Co.; E. G. Kerr; Qaeloh and Co.; Kxley ; G. Watts ; Orr and Alcorn ; Timaru Refrigerating Co.; ' riest and Holdgate ; Davies and Murphy ; McKibbon ; G. Pearson ; Mahoney ; Bruce and Co.; Davidson Bros.; Morris. EXPORTS. In the Wanaka, N.M. and A. Company, agents: 349 bal -s wool, 41 cases choeso, 22 naoka and 220 501 b bags flour, 5 sacks hides, 3 cases poultry, 1 bale hair, 20 empty casks. Shippers— N.Z.L. and M.A. Co.; Brnoe and Co.: Jonas aud Bourn ; B. Gould ; Eiley. In the Omapere, N.M. and A. Company, agents : 909 bales wool. Shippers — N.M. and A. Co.; Jonas and Bourn ; G. Priest. The sohooner Kenilworth was towod to aea laat evening, and sailed for Oamorn with a portion of her original cargo from Whangapona. Tho steamers Wanaka and Omapere arrived m port yesterday morning, each with a quantity of general cargo. The former ateamed for the South and the latter for tho North, fall up, ie the evening. The ship Canterbury again took m a large quantity of wool and frozen mutton at the Breakwater wharf yesterday. Bhe iB receiving excellent despatch, and should the woather oontinne favorable ought to get away early next week. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company announce that the splendid iron clipper ship Pareora, 879 tons, *Aal, will be on the berth for London direct as the second wool ship about the 14th prox. Bhe will be followed by the barque Malaara, 853 tons. Particulars as to freight or passage can be had on application to the local agent of the Company. A steamer that recently arrived at Melbourne carried as deck cargo no less than 150 cases of bisulphide of carbon, and during the transfer of these oases to the wharf one either oanght fire or was found to bo on fire. It is well known that this chemical, whioh is now largely used m the extermination of rabbits, is of a most volatile and combustible nature, and the consequences can be imagined of a fire breaking out m this manner at aea m the middle of the night. In all probability before assistance could he given the vessel would be enveloped m flames and all on hoard destroyed. We understand that the Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association, Melbourne, are about to take steps to bring the matter before the authorities m England. (Bt Telegraph. )