LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 197, 30 December 1868, Page 2

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. Dec. 29— Southern Cross, barque, Thompson, from Hobart Town. Passengers : Miss Cockerill, Messrs Edward and John Cockerill, Air l . Dawson, Mr J. Dawson, Mr J. Warner, Mr John Warner, Mr Barnett. Dec. 29 — Rangitoto, s.s., 449 tons, Bax, I from Melbourne, via, Wellington. Passengers -~cabin : Mrs Juliau, Mr C. Carter, Mr C. Williams, Miss Kiauiburgh ; 10 for South. t Fore-cahln : J. Mnnahan, J. Robertson, T. Dart, P. Rintoul, R. Armand, G. Wheeler, VL. Williams ; 24 for South. Dec. 29- -Storm Bird, s.s., 120 tons, Doile, from Wellington. Passengers : Rev. Arnold, Mr Pursell ; 6 in steerage. Dec. 30 Gazelle, s.s., 47 tons, M'Lellan. iroui Kaiapoi. ' Dec. 30 — Nora, schooner, Black, from Pelorus. Dec. 30 — Cora, schooner, Russell ; put in for provisions, bound to Hokitika. SAILED. Dec. 30— Gazelle, s.s., 47 tons, M'Lellan, ior Kaiapoi, in ballast. Dec. 30 — Storm Bird, s.s., Doile, for Dunediu. Passengers— cabin : Miss Arcle ; 1 , steerage. Dec. 30— Rangitoto, s.s., 459 tons, Bax, for Dunedin. Bluff and Melbourne. Dee. 30 — Comerang, p.s., 154 tous, Mailler, for Dunedin, via intermediate ports. Passengers — cabin.- Airs Leslie and 2 children, Mtes Cockerell, Messrs Cockerell (2), Mr Barnett, Mr Preece, Mr Meadows, Mr C. F. Rayner. Steerage : Messrs Paton, Butterfield, May, Hawley. Attwood, Salt, Parry, Harvey, Evetr, Allett. IMPORTS. In the Gazelle, Miles and Co., agents : 179 fcales wool, Miles and Co. In the Ma garet, master, agent : 48 bales wool, Dalgety ; 1 7 do, Miles and Co. In the Storm. Bird, Matheson's Agency, stents: 1 case Dimond. In the Nora, master, agent: 22,000 feet Mmbor, Pavitt. In the Southern Cross, W. H. Hargreaves, •gent: 60,000 ft timber, 40,000 6-ft palings, *2,000 sftdo, 280,000 shingles, 2bales, 121 pine fcoanls, 1 case machinery, 8 do confectionery, 1 case leather, 6 keel pieces timber, 12 staves, , 1 cases jams, 1 parcel leeches, 1 case sundries, jßTopossum rugs, W. 11. Hargreaves. In the Rangitoto, Miles and Co., agents : f 47 pkgs suijar, Sheppard aud Co. ; 1 case , Mddlery. Wood i rothers ; 5 chests tea, 20 fcoxes do, C. W. Turner; 413 bags sugar, Miles aud Co. ; 3 pkgs sugar, 1 case cigars, j 4to cases brandy, 1 case, 80 i-boxes soap, 80 j fcoxes do, D. Davis ; 2 cases, E. George ; 14 -. Jkgs, J. Howell ; 40 cases, Nathan and Co. ; f 0 cases salmon, 50 cases brandy, Order ; 1 f fcale, B Hall ; 1 case, 1 bale, W. Black ; j; 60 ._-boxes soap, Cobb and Sawtell ; 3 cases, jj fcooks, Stevens ; 20 bags merchandise, _ ij cases jams, 1 do lollies, 1 do soap, 40 boxes J •audles, 1 case red herrings, 2 do confec- ', •ttonery, 3do salad oil, 1 do sauces, 2 do 7 ■ago, 2 {-casks vinegar, 3 cases salad oil, 1 < jf-tierce tobacco, 91 mats sugar, 31 bags do, . 10 boxes tea, I case tobacco, 38 mats sugar, i ■10 boxes so:ip, 10 £ -chests tea, 20 boxes |, ••andles, 7 coils rope, 90 mats sugar, 31 bags j da, 10 hoxes soap, 45 mats sugar, IB bags do, ; to boxes soap, 6 J-chests tea, 4 cases sago, 1 ] Jtox tobacco, 8 : J-casks wine, 33 cases wine, j IR -chests tea, 50 boxes do, Order ; 1 parcel \ Sank Australia ; 1 do, Cobb and Sawtell. s Bx Kaikoura, from Panama ; 1 case, H.M. .; - I case gloves, Butler ; 1 case books, Brad<*srell; 3 cases, 2 trusses J. Lewis ; 1 case, Lin , •diamond ; 1 case jewelry, Coates ; 1 case, , Hughes ; 1 do, Stevens ; 1 box, Miles and 00. ; 1 case, field glasses, E. Richardson ; 1 cfcruHs, Lewis ; 1 parcel, Godfrey ; 1 case, Mottley ; 1 box Guthrie ; 1 trass, E. Mills ; I case laces, Miss Hicks ; 1 box, Symington ; 1 pkg, '-radford. Fiom Wellington : 2 bales, I truss, Joue3 Brothers. Ex Otago : 52 ."fcars iron, 2 bundles, Order. EXPERTS. In the Storm Bird Matheson's Agency, •gents : 5 trunks, 1 portmanteau, F. Fielder. .High Water, Dec. 31 — 5.54 a.m.; 6.22 p.m.

The s.s. Storm Bird, Capt. Doile, arrived ib harbour last night at 7.30 from Wellington, having left on Monday, at 7 p.m. ; experienced fine weather during the passage. The Stormbird sails for Duuedin this day. The barque southern Cross, arrived yesterday, from Hobartown ; left on the IBth ftastant, had a fair run across to Otago heads, which were passed on Christmas Day, since experienced very unsettled weather, the last •4 hours being a N W. gale ; on the 25th exchanged signals witli the barque Record ©ff the Nuggetts ; was in company with a loaded brig with double topsail-yards when «C Oamaru, but the brig steering an outside course, could not make her name out. The Southern Cross has a full cargo of tini&c., and is consigned to Mr W. H. Hargreaves. v\ c are obliged to Captain Thompson for files. 'Ihe s.s. Rangitoto, W. 11. Bax, cora■aarider, from Melbourne, via West Coast •nd Wellington, arrived in harbour last night - At 7 o'clock. Left Melbourne on the 19th at 5 p.m.; experienced five weather . throughout, and arrived at Hokitika on the " .S'ith, at 9 p.m., the passage occupying five •days and two hours. Was tendered on the ifith, at Hokitika, and left same day for Grey. Left Grey on the 26th at 9 a.m., direct for Wellington, and arrived at Wel- ,. lington on the 27th at 11 a.m. On the 28th i£ discharged cargo, and left the same day for sj. Lyttelton. Experienced strong winds from A the S.W , and arrived at Lyttelton as above. .'-The Rangitoto passed the s.s. Gothenburg on -the I9th. in Ilobson's Bay, bound in; also, " -the s.s. Wonga Wonga, from Sydney, coming "■ through the heads; the latter was late, in • consequence of which passengers and mails "would not come on by the Rangitoto. On -Jbe 20th,* at 2 p.m., passed "the s.s. Tararua in

Bass' Straits; and on the 23rd passed the s.s. Oraeo bound for Melbourne. The Rangitoto brings on the Kaikoura 's cargo from Wellington to Southern ports. We are oblige I to the purser for files.