ARRIVAL OF THE BORDER CHIEF.
A ship was signalled from the South yesterday afternoon, and on the return of the s.s. Akaroa from Pigeon Bay, Mr Coster, who happened to be In Port, went with some friends to ascertain what ship it was. When off the pilot station they took Captain Galbraith on board, and proceeded down to the vessel, putting him on board about eight miles from the Heads. The Akaroa steamed round the ship, and in reply to questions, her commander, Captain Leslie, informed us that all was well on board; also, that the passage had been a pleasant one, and that none of the valuable live stock on board the ship had died. The passage has occupied ninety-three days from pilot to pilot, and eighty-eight from land to land. The Snares were sighted on Thursday last, and on Saturday Cape Saunders was passed. ■ Banks' Peninsula was sighted early on Sunday morning, and from that time the vessel had been nearly becalmed until our arrival alongside. She was in company with the Thomasina McLellan, bound to Dunedin, several times during the passage.
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Globe, Volume VI, Issue 696, 12 September 1876, Page 2
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