LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 99, 7 September 1868, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVEr. Sept. s—Wainui,s —Wainui, s.s., 82 tous, Bain, from Ddnedin via intermediate ports. Passengers —Mr and Master Rhodes, Mrs Pearce, Messrs Townsend, Stone, Indoe, Smith, Mrs Petrie and family. Sept. 6 —Tararua, s.s., 522 tons, Hagley, futim Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunediu. Passengers —Mrs Brian, Mrs Griffith and family, Mr Messen, Rev. Mr Oldhaui; 4in steemge, and 50 for other ports. Sept. 7 —Swordfish, brigautine, 155 tons, J. W. Johnson, from Dunedin, in ballast. Sept. 7 —Antelope, cutter, 16 tons, Mai-" coimson, from Akaroa. CLEAItKD. Sept. 7 —Ahuriri, s.s., Flowerday, for Dunodin, via intermediate ports. Passenger — Rev Hickie. Sept. 7—Tararua, s.s. 522 tons, Hagley, fol Wellington, with Panama mail. Passengers—cabin : Messrs C. Euys, J. Selfe, R. Nicholson. J. Peter, Capt. M'Lcau. Fore cabin: Mr and Mrs Chambers and 2 children, Mr and Mr.-; Rowe, Mjs Fish and 2 children, Messrs Eusac, W. Forcctt, J. Cannell, W. Oliver, .s. Green, J. Baruofct, Mis 3 Kennedy, Air and Mrs Petrie and 3 children. IMPOItTS. • . Inthe Ahuriri, Matheson's Agency, agents: Tbox, U. B. Australia; I case, Order; 1 cask oysters, Reed and Sons. In the Wainui, J. M. Hey wood and Co., agents : 20 cases gin, Order ; 1 pkg, bedding, 93 bars, 20 bdls iron, L. G. Cole and Co. ; 2 hhds clover seed, 12 sacks do, G. Ilislop ; 2 cases oil, 21 casks currants, 5 cases pine apples, 20 cases old torn, 3 do sago, D. Davis ; 62 cases raisins, C. W. Turner; 1 case shears, 1 cask zinc, 1 roll do, 2 stoves, 20 cases oil, MorKw.BassettandCo.; 4 cases furnace boilers, 6 bdls hoop iron. 46 bars iron, 1 bdl steel, Williams ; 1 bale, Ilislop ; 3 bales paper, 5 cases oil, 1 keg soda, Cobb and Sawtell ; 1 case, 1 bag, Recce ; 1 truss drapery, Fielder ; 6 coils rope, 2 cases sundries, Hawkes and Strouts ; 1 parcel, Fielder ; 6 socket moulds, 1 plate iron, 2 cart boxes, 2 axle arms, Johnston; 1 case tobacco, 2 qr-casks whisky, Hey wood; 1 pkg, Brake; 1 parcel, Craig, 1 case. Greenwood. In the Tararua, Miles and Co., agents : 5 cases, 1 cask, Cook and Ross ; 5 barrels, 5 bags, 2a boxes. 13 qr-casks, 8 cask?, 10 firkins, 75' cases, L. E. Nathan ; 2 bales carpets, Fuhrmaun ; 48 pks sugar, Watt and Co. ; 10 cases, 1 parcel, J. T. Hughes ; 6 cases matches, 4 do vestas, 50 cases Geneva, D. Davis ; 2 coils hose, Ward and Co. ; 125 boxes candles, Turner ; 2 cases plants, Greenaway ; 1 box, Packe ; 1 parcel, Belfield ; 1 case, Moss ; 1 case, Inwood; 1 bucket leeches, Cook and Ross. From Bluff, 4 bags oysters, Hawkins. From Dunedin, 1 truss, Black ; 1 parcel, Strange. In the Antelope, Master, agent: 5800 feet iiruber, Malcolmson: 5 hhds beer, Order. EXPORTS. In the Tararua, Miles and Co., agents : For Wellington - 1 gunny sugar, 1 pkge flax, \- do photographs, 1 cask, 4 boxes cheese, 14 kegs butter, 2 casks onions, Miles and Co. Fur Melbourne —lBo Eacks oats, Walton, Warner and Co.; 32 bales wool, Dalgety and Co. For Grey mouth —l box, Miles; 4 cases bacon, Council. For Hokitika —3 boxes, Miles. ForManukau— 1 case, Miles In the Ahuriri, Matheson's Agency,agents: f sacks cheese, J. P. Oliver. VESSELS IN HARBOUR. light Brigade, ship, from London. Coleroon, ship, from London. Laughing Water, barque, from Newcastle. American Lloyd's, from Boston. Ifawn, brig, from Newcastle. Swordfish, brigantine, from Dunedin. Day Dawn, schooner, from Havelock. Streamlet, schooner, from Nelson. Margaret, ketch. Emu, ketch. Annie, ketch Blackwall, barge. High Water, Sept. 8 —8.15 a.m. ; 8.41 p.m. The cutter Antelope arrived in harbour this morning from Akaroa. The s.s. Tararua sailed this afternoon at 2, with the English Panama mail. The s.s. Ahuriri sailed this afternoon at 3 for. Dunediu via intermediate ports. The fine brigantine Sword Fish, Ciipt Jolmson, arrived in harbour this morniug from Dunedin, in ballast. The barque American Lloyds, having completed her ballasting, hauled off from the screw-pile jetty this morning. She will ciear, it is expected, this day, for Newcastle. The P.N.Z. and A.R.M. Company's s.s. Tararua, from Melbourne via Bluff, arrived in port yesterday at 11 a.m. The Tararua left Hobson's Bay at 2.15 p.m. on the 28th ult., and passed Port Phillip Heads at 5.30 p.m. Swan I? land was passed on the following day at 1 p.m. After clearing Swan iHland, she encountered strong southerly S.W. gales with high confused sea, necessitating the engines to be worked at a low rate of speed; at 3 a.m. on the 31st, she snipped a tremendous sea, which completely flooded the decks, smashed one of her starboard waist boats, topgallant bulwarks, and the side of the deckhouse. The Solander was passed at 9.10 a.m. on 2nd inst., and Bluff Harbour reached at 3.80 p.m. same day, discharged a large cargo, and left on the afternoon of the 3rd, in the teeth of a heavy south east gale. Captain Thompson, the Harbour Master at the Bluff, piloted her to 3ca, but iv consequence of the heavy gale, he was unable to go on shore. Arrived at Port Chalmers at 9.30 a.m. on the 4th, discharged oue hundred and eighty tons cargo, and re«eived one hundred and twenty, and left at 5 p.m. on the sth; experienced fine weather along the coast, arriving here as above. Wo are obliged to Mr M. Green, acting purser, for files.

The brig Fawn is loading grain for Melbourne, and will sail on Wednesday. The s.s. Ahuriri, Capt. Flowerday, arrived in harbour yesterday morning at 10.30, from "Wellington ; left at 12.30 on Saturday ; experienced fine, weather during the passage. We are obliged to the steward for files. Tub s.s. Wainui, Capt. Bain, arrived in harbour or. Saturday, at 7 p.m. ; left Dunediu on Thursday at 11 a.m., and arrived at Oamaru at 5.30 same day ; left again at 9 a.m., and arrived at Timaru at 4 a.m. on Friday ; discharged cargo and left again at 5 p.m. ; arrived at Akaroa at G a.m. on Saturday ; discharged cargo, and left at noon, arriving as above. On the passage from Oamaru to Timaru, experienced a heavy gale from S.W. ; made the passage under canvas. We are obliged to Capt. Bain for files. The Ship Light Brigade. — The following is the Commissioners' report as published in the Provincial Gazette of September 5: — The Commissioners have to report that, on visiting this ship, they found all the compartments in a satisfactory condition as to order and cleanliness. All classes of passengers agreed in expressing their gratitude to the captain, who, after the death of the surgeon-superin-I tendent, which occurred on the 20th June, shortly after the vessel leaving port, was most assiduous in his attention to the sick, as well as to the general well-being of the passengers, in which he was ably and kindly assisted by Mrs Evans at all hours and in all emergencies. XThe Commissioners regret that the Agent in England should have engaged Mr Schoolbraid as superintendent-surgeon, although the captain had made a written remonstrauce, as the state of that gentleman's health rendered him unfit for duty when the ship was only out a few days. They regret to have to report that on the voyage three single females were confined. The Commissioners cannot but iufer that a want of caution in the selection of immigrants is attributable to the agent. No similar occurrence has taken place in any previous sb.TT57j The Commissioners have much pleasure in slating that they consider the gratuities well deserved, and recommend that Captain Evans receive, instead of his own amount, the larger sum that would have been due to the Surgeon-superintendent, as an honorarium in recognition of the exemplary manner in which he has discharged the arduous and double duty in the embarrassing position in which he was left by the death of Dr Shoolbraid. Wm. Donald, John T. Rouse, F. D. Gibson, David M. Mackay.