VOYAGE OF THE S.S. AUSTRALIA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5027, 4 May 1877, Page 5

VOYAGE OF THE S.S. AUSTRALIA.

On the 9th March lust we published extracts from the log of the Zealandia of her voyage from Auckland to San Francisco and back in December and February last, and in another column we give similar particulars of the voyage of the Australia just completed. Comparing, the steaming capabilities of the two whips, it is found that on the upward voyage the Zealanlia averaged 11'34 miles per hour, and the Australia 11'58. On the downward voyan-e the Australia's speed averaged 11'90 miles" an hour, while the Zealandia's reached 12'03. From this it will be seen that the Zealandia and Australia are evenly matched, and that the performances of these two magnificent vessels are of a very high order indeed. The London mails by the Australia were delivered in Auckland in 41 days, in Wellington in 44 days, and in Dunedin in 46 days. These are the quickest time 3 within which mails from London have ever been delivered in the colony. As a matter of comparison, it may be of interest to state that the quickest delivery of mails in the colony from Loudon via Bnudisi has been 45 days, and this on an occasion when .the Galle and intercolonial packets made remarkably quick passages, delivering the mails at the Bluff in seven days in advance of the due date. The New Zealand mails have been delivered in London by way of San Francisco in 41 days from Auckland, while the shortest time within which our mails have reached London by the Brindisi route has been 51 days from the Bluff. It will be observed that the time is computed from the date of departure from Auckland and the Bluff, these ports being the last of departure for the respective services. . EXTRACT FROM THE LOG OF S.S.AUSTRALIA. AUCKLAND TO SAN FRANCISCO.

Time from Auckland to San Francisco, 22 days 13 hours 34 minutes; actual steaming time, 21 days 4 hours 34 minutes ; average speed per hour,ll's3 miles. SAN FRANCISCO TO AUCKLAND.

Time from San Francisco to Auckland, 21 days 12 hours 56 minutes; actual steaming time, 21 days 1 hour 51 minutes ; average speed per hour, 11:90 miles.

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Dot e. s Remarks. 1877 Mh.28 „ 29 „ 30 „ 31 Apl. 1 ,. 2 ,, 3 „ * „ 5 » 6 „ 7 „ 8 '.. 8 ,. 1° ,. 11 » I 2 ., 13 „ u „ 16 142' 234 271 2S4J 282 28B 284 257 212 296 295 293 294 296J 236 25S 297 292 Left San Franc Strong breeze, high N.W. se Strong breeze, Light breeze au fore-and-aft s „ and tin sco midnight with hard squalls and rith high sea I cloudy; sea smooth; all lil set e clear weather ,, ,, Moderate breez Light breeze, w set Arrived off Ho e, with show* rs of ram th clear wea nolulu 10.30 her; all sail lare-aall set a.m.; 5.30 p.m. left wharf; 6.30 p.m pilot left Light breeze; fi sible sail set Fresh „ Moderate „ Light Light unsteady ther: sea smc Light winds and andaf t sail se Light variable w ne clear weat winds and oth clear weathe t nfls and calm her; all ;loudy \ r; all t s; 3.15i orestopped engii es for fifteen minutes to from Oatafou; 5 ad p.m. stopped engin new valves Moderate breez and-aft sail se Sighted Alofa Is es for 50 mic e; clear wea t land at 5.30 utes to ther ; f ore12.30 p.m. pas eastward: 1.2 van ; 4.20 p.i ed Zealandi i, stanc uiff > p.m. arrive 1 at Kandan. sailed for „ 18 „ 19 305J 289 257 ,0211 „ „ modera Under steam only ; light e breeze nreeze and cloudy weather; 8 p.m. s " 1 Arrived Auckland 8.30 a.m.