ARRIVAL OF THE AURIGA FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 3971, 20 April 1883, Page 3

ARRIVAL OF THE AURIGA FROM LONDON.

The barque Auriga, a fine iron vessel of 618 tons net register, owned by Mr R. H. Penny, ot Shoreham, under command of Captain Stone, arrived in harbour lato this afternoon. Tho Auriga has made several voyages to Southern ports, but the present is her tat visit here. Captain Stone is also a stranger to the port. Mr Reeves occupies the position of chief officer, and Mr Hart Is necond v Ulcer. The pucage throughout has been a plosant one ot 112 days from London, and 107 hujb from Downs. Captain Stone reports as follows i—Left London on Ocoember 28, brought np at Qravesend and remained there antll the Slst. Were towed from thence to Doves, and anchored off Deal. Remained there until the 3rd January, a strong B.W. and 8. Rale prova''iri?. On that day not under welsh, and left t->e Downs, hassed t-t »ri folut on January 5. Experienced be»vy B.H. arid k. Kales from the Bih to the 10th January, and from thence to the Equator Sad fnvourafli winds mitt fair weather. Croesed the Kqaator on .January 20th in 23° West. Felt a severe bhock of eartuqnake on ths 23th in latitude 1" 2V N., lODgltude 27° 50" West. Had moderately ?O3d B.:f. ■ crades np to Trinidad, and from thenoe to Cane very light variable winds and fair wcithor. Passed tee .jape in latitude U' on March i. Had favourable windj after u&sslng the Cape, as far as Kergnelln Island. Passed about 1 degree south of Ken* uullu Island, From Moroh 20'h to 22nd experienced very heivy -winds and unsettled weitber. On toe later date, from a a.m. to soon, it blow a perfeot horrloane. From Korwueiin to 135 k. had constant northerly wind p. and found Itexnee(Jlnnly diffioolt t« set to uorthwaro, With N.N.B. and N.K. Vllnia preValltaK the wnol-> time with densa fo*. >»ot driven to 63' f. and did not get to northward of 50" until crossing 135° east. From thence to 156° east and 46' south, westerly winds, and from thence to North Capo tolerably favourable winds but very much rain from South ond of New Zealand to North end. Easterly winds and fine weather from North Cape to Auckland, arriving as above.