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Tnterc..tir>f-C (Mai!;; of six voyages marie to New Zealand in 1863 by the 80-ycar-ckl bay steamer Edina when she carried sails in addition to being equipped with steam engine.'. have been discovered by Mr C. Dickson Gregory, a member of the Shiplover.s' Society of Victoria, and author oT "Australia;-! Steamships—Past and Present." Mr Dickson Gregory, who returned from New Zealand on February 16, intends to write a book on the historic voyages of the Edina. On one passage to New Zealand the Edina travelled from Melbourne to Bluff, anchorage to anchorage, in threo and a half days. The average steamer time at present is about four days. On her last passage from New Zealand the Edina took to Melbourne 20,000 sovereigns and 20,000 ounces of gold dust. The Edina is ths oldest screw steamer in the world, and was built at Glasgow, Scotland, in 1854. She was used as a transport in the Crimean War, and ' = ■• *"><.••="! «f ".nn ,/ m « register.