ARRIVAL OF THE WAINUI.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 33, 10 February 1890, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE WAINUI.

Tiio Wainui, thj Union Steamship Company* Island sfeamer, berthed at the Queen-street Whaff on Saturday afternoon, after a South ffe'a trip extending over twenty-four days, during which time she visited her regal ,r ports of call in the Saaioan, Fiji, an I Tonga Groups. She brings a full carjo of Island fruic, copra, suga;-, etc., and several passengers, including the master and some of the crew of the wrecked scijooner Daisy. The Wainui, having left Auckland on the 15th nit., reached! Tongatabu at 6 a.m. on the 21st, Haapai on the 22nd, and Vavau the same day. On the 25rd she proceeded to Messrs McArthur and Co.'s station at Tuanuku and loided stores for Keppel's Island, where She arrived next day. Leaving for Samoa, she anchored in Apia Harbour at 6 a.m| on the 25th, and made a etiiy of eleven hoars. Leaving for Fiji, she reached Suva Harbour on the morning ot the 28th ult. She loaded sugar at L&uthala Bay, and left Suva at 10 a.m. on the 30th for the Friendly Group. She called at Vavau on tho Ist ins';., at Lifaka (Haapai) on the 2nd, and Nukualofa (Tongotabu) on the 3rd inst., leaving the latter port for Auckland on the 3rd inst., at 8 p.m. She had thick, rniny weather in the"islands, and light winds with head sea to arrival. This morning the Wainui put out her fruit at the Queen-atreet Wharf. She leave? again for the ialands on Wednesday afternoon.