ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. HERO.

Auckland Star, Volume III, Issue 761, 24 June 1872, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE S.S. HERO.

The fine steam ship Hero, 851 tons, Captain Thomas Logan, arrived in harbour from Sydney and Melbourne at half-past six o'clock yesterday morning. She brings from Melbourne the largest cargo that has ever left Melbourne for a colonial port since the founding of the colony." Particulars of her cargo appear under the heading of *' Imports." We have to thank Mr Cogswell, the purser, for obliging us with manifest, report of passage, files, and other favors. The Hero left Sydney, and cleared the heads"at 7.15 p.m. on the 17th instant; rounded the North Cape at 9.50 a.m. on the 22nd, and arrived in Auckland harbour at 6.30 a.m. on the 23rd. On the passage across;slip; experienced moderate northerly winds and'line*'weather until 10 pm oh the 19th; the wind then graduaUy increased, and blew very strong, with cloudy, hazy/weather, sharp squalls, and frequent heavy showers of rain to the North Cape,; thence, moderate north-east winds, cloudy and hazy weather, and much rain until arrival in port. The Hero brings thef ollowing passengers; -Mrs Dargaville, Miss Must and servant, Mrs Wright: Messrs J Huster, George Downie, J D Busby, Stobe, Wildman, Engall, E M West, Stanger, Lieutenant Lee, and eleven in the steerage..; '7 ~; yyy L \ : : \ (y s \ -

jShe schooner Cambria entered at the Customs this )ming for Wangarei with 6 head -cattle, 30 bags gum, ..., eggs, and 12 kegs butter. The barque Mary Miller entered at the Customs this |Mr^ m <fnhig from Newcastle with 392 tons coal for Henderfi& WnaudMacfarlane. «rt"f^ c Sooner Dauntless has cleared-out for Tauranga i wimp , ge aeral cargo) and this even i n g. ■V. 4 '*-' " f =s=^-< -