February 3, 1885 - Arrive in Auckland

The voyage from Sydney to Auckland took took 4 days and 15 minutes, which was reportedly the fastest passage on record.

Since the ship was in port for only a  few hours  a party of passengers took a tour to the top of Mount Eden.

Queens Wharf, Auckland Harbour 1885. George Dobson. Source: National Library of New Zealand
Queens Wharf, Auckland Harbour. Photo source: Ed Kruger, Flickr
Auckland from Mt Eden 1885, George Valentine. Source: Auckland Art Gallery