Good Average Passages.

the Hurunui was never a flyer, but she made good average passages to the several ports. Her fastest run was made in 1895, when in command of Captain Plunket. She left Cardiff with a full cargo of coal and had fairly steady winds during the first part of the voyage, crossing the Equator 25 days out. The Snares were passed on the 25th February, and on the 2nd March she arrived at Lyttelton, via Otago Heads, after a fine run of 86 days, port to port. Captain Plunket reported that the latter part of the voyage was remarkable for the light winds and fine weather across the Southern Ocean, the royals being taken in only four or five times. the Hurunui had been, in Lyttelton the year before, and when she arrived in port on March 2nd, 1895, she had done the round voyage in eight months, including six weeks spent at London and Cardiff. The run from Lyttelton to London had been accomplished in 85 days.