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Printed and published every Saturday morning by D. Campbell, at the
office of the "Otago Witness" Clifton Cottage, Princes Street, Dunedin,
Otago, New Zealand
Otago Witness January 4 1879
Arrival Dec. 30th
Clyde, barque, 562 tons, from Newcastle
Wanganui, ship, 1077 tons, Watt, from London. New Zealand Shipping Co., Agents Passengers listed:Departures
Dec. 26th
Nelson, ship, 1247 tons, Fullarton, for London, Russell, Ritchie and Co., agents.Passengers - Towsey Mr and Mrs and 2 children Ward Miss
Otago Witness January 11 1879 pg12
Arrivals
Janaury 4
Norval, ship, 1247 tons, Halliday, from London.Passengers: Cabin - Birnie Mr De Putron Mr Murdoch Mr Second cabin and steerage Bartlett Mr Black? Mr and Mrs and child Blackburn Miss Brady Mr Brookes Mr Browne Mr Chambers Mr Dickson Mr and Mrs and 3 children Fairburn Mr Harvey Mr Harris Mr Hodges Mr Jebb Mr Kelly Mr Lawn? Mr Lockerbie Mr and Mrs Louder Mr Massey Mr Mathews Mr Maxwell Mr and Mrs McDouh Miss Meggett Messrs (2) Moore Mr and Mrs Ruck Mr Scott Mr and Mrs and 4 children Smith Miss Stacey Mrs Walsh Mr Wills? Mr
Saturday 18th January 1879
English Shipping
Passengers for Port Chalmers
The Fiji passed deal on November 6th; the Taranaki sailed from Greenock on November 7th and the Western Monarch from Plymouth on October 30th.
The Easterhill, of Glasgow (Evans), with a general cargo and passengers, from London for Otago, went ashore on the Shingles, at Yarmouth (I.W.), on October 24th at 3 p.m., and floated off without assistance at 9 p.m. She proceeded for Cowes (I.W.) and has since been surveyed and examined by a diver, and is reported to be perfectly tight and undamaged.Per Messrs P. Henderson and Co.'s Taranaki (Captain Wright) from Glasgow, November 5th;
Bolton Mr C.F. Hart Mrs and 2 children Leith Miss Mackay Mr John Morton Mr William W. Ritchie Mr R. Deans Robson Mr W.G. {W.F} Smith Mr G.H. Stout Mr W.A. Sutherland Rev. W. Whyte Mr and Mrs Whyte MissJanuary 15 1879
Departures
January 18th
Mataura, barque, 863 tons, Brown, for London. The New Zealand Shipping Company's barque Mataura sails this afternoon for London, with 3981 bales wool, valued at L79,620; 10 casks sealskins L300; 32 casks tallow, L360 ; 100 sacks flour, L120; 7 packages sundries, L259 ; 2 boxes gold, L12,988. The total value of the cargo is L93,638. She takes 8 passengers.Passengers: Cabin Will Mr W.J. Second cabin - Judd Mr and Mrs and family (4) Pearce Mr R.Christchurch, January 20th
Arrived: Pebington, barque, from London; 101 days out, 99 from land to land. She brings 32 passengers (all well) and 1250 tons of cargo.North Otago Times, 20 January 1879, Page 2
Port Chalmers, Jan. 18.
February 1 1879
Arrivals January 24th
Taranaki, ship, 1124 tons, Wight, from Glasgow. 14 saloon passengers and 311 steerage passengers and immigrants - equal to 285 adults.Arrivals January 27th
Western Monarch, ship, 1315 tons, Watson, from London, via the Bluff. Dalgety, Nichols and Co., agents. Passengers: Saloon:Hosking Dr J.W.P. Kembell Mr and Mrs Major Mr and family (3) Nancarrow Mr Snowdon MrDepartures January 28th
Euterpe, ship, 1197, Phillips, for London.
February 8 1879
Arrivals Feb. 4th
Esterhill, barque, 890 tons, Evans, from London 19th October. NZ Shipping Co. agents.Passengers: Cabin Blythe Mr Craig Mr J Second cabin - Robertson Mr C. Robertson Mr R. Steerage Burnett Mr H.G. Drew Mr E.H. Condon Mr M. Hall Mr and Mrs J and 5 children Hall Mr and Mrs P and 6 children Lonsdale Mr H Reid Mr and Mrs W.S. Robertson Mr J. Shileds Mr J Williams Mr H. Wylie Mr A.J.Southland Times 5 February 1879, Page 2
Port Chalmers, Feb. 4. Arrived— Easterhill, barque, 890 tons, D. Evans, from London — Passengers : Mr and Mrs Hall and family (5),Mrs H. P. Hall and family (6), Mr and Mrs W. S. Heid, Messrs Craig, Blyth, Robertson (2), Lonsdale, Shields, Burnett, Drew, Williams, Wylie, Condor, and Robertson.Otago Witness Telegraphic
Wellington, January 30th
The barque Van Dieman, 1065 tons, Captain Shandley, from London, made the harbour this afternoon. She left London on 22nd October, passed Deal on the 27th and landed the pilot on the 31st. Her passengers are:Steerage - Cunningham John Pettie Arthur L Neilson William Neilson Ellen Neilson James Pepper Henry Stewart William Wallace Timothy Wallace Mrs L.H.Christchurch, Feb. 2nd
Cleared: The NZSCo.'s ship Opawa for London, with full cargo of wool &c value 47,750 ad four passengers.English Shipping
Per Wellington (Captain Cowan), from Greenock November 29,Saloon: Chisholm Mr J Gordon Rev. David and Mrs Gordon and family (3) Haswell Mrs Robertson Mrs and Miss Rogers Rev. James [Roger] Sharp Mr and Mrs Robert P. Smith Lieutenant G.F. (R.N.) [?S.F. and not G.F.] Thomson Mr Charles and about 339 steerage emigrantsPer Rialto (Captain Williamson) from London, November 27
[see Otago Witness Saturday March 8th 1879 pg12]Saloon: Reed Jos C. Steer J.E. Wethered Walter [not list in OW on March 8th has having arrived] Young William M Second cabin: Evers Miss N Hulse Edmund Hulse Angeline Mrs Mitchell George Osborne Charles Perrin Edward W. Roy William M Scott J.E. Shaw Mary Miss Shaw Fanny Miss She_rd Samuel Watkins Mr Steerage: Archer Elias Archer Elizabeth Coutts Francis Crawford Thomas Cuthbert Frederick Donloy James [Donnelly] Greenlees David Lake A.J. [not list in OW on March 8th has having arrived] Laskey James H Laskey Hannah Mrs Laskey Charles (child) McCauley Alexander [McAuley] Muckle Fanny [Mrs and 2 children] Muckle Albert Seaton Joseph B Triggey Jos. F
Saturday February 22 1879 pg12
Arrived Feb. 18th
Wellington, ship, 1247 tons, Cowan, from Glasgow. N.M. and A. Company, agents. Cabin passengers named. "and 381 Government immigrants."
1st March 1879
Departure Feb. 22nd
Calypso, ship, 1014 tons, Leslie, for London. Passengers:Saloon - Creagh Mrs Drobble Misses (3) Joachim Mrs, 2 children and servant Pillans Mr and Mrs Oswin Mrs Second cabin - Paskerville Mrs Steerage - Challis Mr and Mrs and child Leitch Mr and Mrs Marshall Mr Wilson MrFeb. 24th
Anszi, barque, 468 tons, Hill, for London.
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March 1879 pg12 Departures
Feb. 21st
Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, McGillivray, for the East Coast. Union Company, agents. Passengers
For Lyttelton - Mrs McNish
For Wellington - Miss Arwan, Mr Ewing
For Napier - Mr and Mrs McGill and family (6). Messrs A. Leith, Scrimgeour.
For Tauranga - Messrs Murray (2)
For Auckland - Mr F. Herbert
For Russell - Mrs and Miss Blyth; 12 steerage for all ports.
Feb. 26th
Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, for the North and Sydney. Union Company, agents.
Passengers for Lyttelton - Miss Pearson, Mr Burnett
For Wellington - Miss A. priest, Mr Ah Tung
For Nelson - Messrs Christie, G. Miller, Hutchison, Waugh, Richardson, McCartney, Captain G. Wilson.
For Auckland - Miss Warrington, Mr Street.
For Sydney - Messrs Tone How, Chee Kum, Yon Toon.
Wellington, Feb. 24th
The s.s. Easby, from Melbourne (18th), Newcastle (14th) and Sydney (18th), arrived today. She had a south-east gale for two days. She brings 1820 tons of cargo, principally coal for all ports. and the following passengers
Saloon for Wellington - Mr Anderson, Master Anderson, Mr C. Coleman, Mr H. Halpass and 20 in the steerage.
Saloon for Lyttelton - Mrs J.C. Pope, Mr J.C. Pope, Mrs Mackay and family (4), and 13 in the steerage.
Saloon for Port Chalmers - Mr L. Hay, Mr John Grant, Captain Truscon, Mrs Campbell and 10 in the steerage.
Hokitika, Feb. 26th.
Arrived: Claud Hamilton, s.s. from Melbourne. Passengers: For Hokitika - Mr Griffiths and 17 in the steerage.
For Lyttelton - Mr Lindsay and five in the steerage.
For Port Chalmers - Mr, Mrs and Master Laudell, Mrs Dryden, Messrs Ure, Nicholson and two in the steerage.
Otago
Witness Saturday March 8 1879
Arrivals - February 27th
Waitaki s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers - Mr and Mrs McComb, Mrs Peattie, Misses Gilespie, Lawson, Patterson, Messrs Hook, Shaw, White, Smart, Walters, Goroter, Bean, Wilson, Smith, Plank, McDonnell, Kett, Maitland, Taylor, Knowsley, Harris, Garwood, Robertson, Mayne, Costello, Cowie, Dunlop, Hassell, Hardy, Fenwick and 31 steerage.
Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from the North. Union Company, agents. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Black, Mr and Mrs Radcliffe, Misses Slater, Stewart, Baddon, Bower, McDonald, Perryman, Kruitt, Mesdames Shepherd, Smith, Haggitt, Carter, McQuilkin, Mogruhan, Burns, Dr Alexander, Rev. R. Hamilton, Captains Watt, Newman, Sergeant, Bevan, Messrs Dickey, Vallance, Nolan, Yuille, Robinson, Michaeles, Blyth, Lee Smith, Muir, Robison, Augustine, Dyer, Goodman, Sibbald, Ziele, McGlashan, Thomson, Cooper, Clifford, Mathews, Wright, Kingston, Stewart, Brown, Martin, Huntly, Palmer, Elkin, McCoy, Knowles, Brandon, Baker, Hill, Smith, Harvey, McAcosy, Sharp, Moriety, Mehrtens, Broube, Troub, Smith, Deardon, Wratt, Smith, Hamilton, Read, Walker, Ford, Dyer, Perryman, and 17 in steerage.March 1st
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers - Mesdames Miller and family, Mackay, Misses Coyle, Dickson, Wilkinson, Gardiner, Captain Miller and 25 steerage.
Easby, s.s., 996 tons, Anderson, from Melbourne and Sydney, via the coast. F. Fulton, agent. Passengers - Misses Niederhausen, Fulton, Scott, Caotain, Sconnes, Messrs Hart, Scott, and 15 steerage.
March 2nd
Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers - Miss Uren, Mr and Mrs Kennedy and child, Messrs Cross, Brown.
March 4th
Waitaki, s.s., from Oamaru. Passengers - Mrs Roberts, Miss Fraser, Messrs Bell, Lees, Dalgleish, Dankerton, Forbes, Kennedy, Parlour, De Leon, and 38 steerage.
March 4th [see OW Feb. 8th]
Rialto, barque, 1166 tons, Williamson, from London. Dalgety, Nichols, and Co., agents. Passengers: ...Rotorua, s.s., 579 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via Auckland and the Coast. Union company, agents. Passengers - Mesdames Kirkpatrick, Sale, Boird, Best, Henry, Landells, Hewitt, White, Peterson, Phillips, Tikau, Misses Austin, Sutherland, Dr Richardson, Captain Curtis, Messrs Sale, Ulrich, Barker, Frith, Seine, Rolfe, Tyer, Lush, Landells, Nicholson, Curtis and 19 steerage.
Departures
February 27th
Albion, s.s., 604 tons, Tozer, for Melbourne via the Bluff. Union Company, agents. Passengers;
For the Bluff - Mrs Jones.
For Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Bevsley and child, Mrs Towsey, and family (3), Mrs Jones, Messrs Sams, Abraham, J. Palmer, Y.A.P. Palmer and 8 steerage.
February 28th
Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, for Auckland, via east Coast. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mrs Peterson, Messrs H.J. Raphael, Aitken.
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Jamieson, Miss Hill, Messrs Pell, Pope, Hazlett.
For Napier - Mrs McLellan and family (4), Mr Lindsay.
March 1st
Amelie, French barque, 571 tons, Bertho, for Callao.
March 5th
Ladybird, s.s. 286 tons, Malcolm, for the north. Union company, agents. Passengers -
For Poverty Bay - Mr Liddell.
For Napier - Mr Bray and 8 steerage for all ports.
James A. Borland, barque, 670 tons, Kent, for Lyttelton.
Hong Kong, barquentine, 219 tons, Oom, for Hong Kong.
Easby, s.s. for Sydney via intermediate ports. Passengers -
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Harris, Mesdames Purcell, Henderson, Hay, Miss Hay, Master Hay, Messrs Keon, Hay, Logan, Walters, Blyth, Ballinger, W.H. Spiller, N. Clements and 14 steerage.
For Sydney - Messrs L. Hay, G. Duff and 6 steerage.
For Melbourne - Mr E. Curlewis, Lieut. Barkley.page 5
There are now about 1477 statute adult immigrants afloat for New Zealand, and the Government are seriously considering the propriety of sending a cable message to the Agent General to send out 2000 labourers immediately to meet the demand for labour in the Colony.
Otago Witness Saturday 15th March 1879 pg12
Arrivals
March 6th
Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney via the Coast. Union Company, agents. Passengers:
From Sydney - Mr and Mrs Larmer and family (8), Mesdames Lean, Singleton, child, and servant, Misses Roberts, Larmer (3), Captain Fox, Messrs Lewis, Day, reatrex, Dick, Clarke, Ah Lung, Bowie, Callender. From the Coast - Mesdames Binns, Barron, Church, Dryden, Miss Jones, Messrs McIntyre, Collier, Bins, Heale, Rollancs, Paul, Holmes, Barron, Casey, Cohen, Mckenzie, Morrison, Wilson, Scott, Tuckwell, Stephenson, Familton, Somers, McGregor, Grey, and 10 steerage.
March 7th
Arawata, s.s, 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne via Bluff. Union Company agents. Passengers:
From Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Connor and child, Mesdames A.F. Greig and child, Hayes, Ryan, R. Kirk, Miss Geogehan, Messrs H.E. Short, Quick, Wrede, W.L. Clarke, and 51 steerage.
From the Bluff - Mrs Wells and infant, Miss E. Watson.
Waitaki, s.s, from Oamaru. Passengers -Mrs James, Captain Saunders, Messrs Finch, Arnot.
March 12
Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff. Union Company, agents. Passengers - Mesdames Gardiner, Kober and child, Muher, Gool, Sharp, and infant, Saunders, Misses Lindhren, Good, Currie, Begg, Messrs Waterlow, Gardiner, Kober, Bathgate, Henderson, Good, Saunders, Samon, Wanwright, Scott, Hely, Langdon, Worthington, Paul, Dow, and 25 steerage.
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons from Oamaru. Passengers - Mesdames Holmes, Lindsay, Liornal, Miss Hoilarg, Messrs Stewart, Newey, Allen, Satheild, Hodgkinson, Spires, Cagney and 35 steerage.
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernech, from West Coast, via the Bluff.
Passengers - Mrs McGregor, Misses Duffie, Burke, Mr Docherty and 9 steerage.Departures -
March 6th
Rotorua, s.s. 579 tons, Carey for Melbourne, via Bluff and Hobart Town. Union Company, agents.
For Hobart Town - Mrs Nichols, Messrs Kermis, Nichols.
For Melbourne - Mesdames Wheeler, Neill, Sackett, Wilson and 2 children, Pettit, Misses Howell, Fagan, McWilliam, Dougherty, Messrs Neill, Turner, Spence, Noah, Rhodes, Claughton, McDougall, Thomson, Mathieson, Whitley, Sutherland, Moore, Kugelman, Pettit, Truder and Company (5); 25 steerage for all ports.
Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, for the North, Union company, agents. Passengers: - For Lyttelton - Mr Stevens.
For Wellington - Messrs Beaumont, Barnhill
For Nelson - Mrs Booth and family (5)
For Auckland - Mr Jowitt
For Sydney - Mr Southern.
March 11
Wakatipu, s.s., 1159 tons, Wheeler for Sydney via intermediate ports. Passengers-
For Lyttelton - Captain Hodgson, Messrs T. Connor, G.S. Graham, Carmichael
For Wellington - Dr Street, Messrs Henderson, McNeill.
For Nelson - Miss Tait, Messrs C. Bright, Setten
For Tauranga - Mr and Mrs Perry
For Greymouth - Mr and Mrs Craig
For Auckland - Mrs S. Collins
and 27 Chinese for Sydney
March 12th
Ringarooma for the North. Passenger - for Wellington - Mr JohnsonMarch 12th
Timaru,Ship, 1306 tons, Taylor, for London. N.M. and A. Co., agents.Passengers - Saloon - Aldred Miss Fenwick Mr and Mrs and 2 children McKinlay Mr and Mrs and 5 children Second Cabin - Cadzow Mr and Mrs and 8 children Fannan Mr Gray Mrs Greary Mr Kirkwood Mrs Kirkwood Mr Kirkwood Mr Layard Miss and Master Leary Mr Lewellyn Mr Strothar Mr Turkington Mr Webb Mr White MrTelegraphic
Auckland March 11th
Sailed: Hawea, for the South. Passengers:
For Wellington - Mrs Smith and child, Mr, Mrs and Miss Lyons, Mrs Bushnell, D.A. Bowman, Miss Carmichael, Messrs Douglass and Moss.
For Lyttelton - Mrs Hughes, Messrs Jose, Mason, Read.
For Dunedin - Mr and Mrs Snell, Mrs and Mrs Phillips, Messrs Lapham, Bolton, McLaren, Smith.
Wellington, March 11th
Sailed: For the South, s.s. Arawata. Passengers -
Miss Burnett, Mackley, Darcy and child, Mesdames Stuart, Dalton and child, Rule, Ewatt, Mr and Mrs Izard and child, Messrs Bamford, Bennett, Hislop, Somerville, Davis, Halloran, Fraser, Hansen, priest, Cabin and two children, Gisborne, Featherston, de Lias and Nixon.
Christchurch, March 10th
Sailed: Times, barque, for London, for the New Zealand Shipping Company, with four passengers, and a wheat cargo valued at £10,000.
Lyttelton, March 6th.
Arrived: City of Quebec, from London, 92 days out, with 1200 tons of general cargo and six passengers.
Otago Witness 22 March 1879 pg 12
Arrivals
March 13th
Arawata, s.s., 632 tons, Underwood, from Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers - Mesdames Ellon, Evatt, E.W. Mills, Mr and Mrs Trent, Master Mills, Messrs Hare, Procter, Dank, C.E. Blake, Royds, Webber, Durand, and 7 steerage; 20 passengers for forward ports.
Acacia, barque, 233 tons, Harvey, from Hobart Town. Master, agents. Passengers - Mrs Harvey, Miss Belbin, C. Roberts.
March 15th
Benares, ship, 1646 tons, Inglis, from London, New Zealand Shipping Company, agents.Passengers - Archer Mr Eisenberg Mr Gibons Mr Kenna Mr and Mrs King Mrs Rice Mr and Mrs and family (8) Smith Mr Terry Mr and Mrs W West MrMarch 16th
Hawea, s.s., from Northern Ports.Passengers - Bolton Mr Connor Mr Flynn Messrs (2) Herbert Mr Hodge Mr Lapham Mr McLean Mr McCredie Mr Richardson Mr Smith Mr Snell Mr and Mrs Symonds Mr and Mrs Walsh Mr and 9 steerageMarch 17th
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru.
Passengers - Mr and Mrs Harvey, Mesdames James and servant Kelly, Cairns, Cooper, Scott, Misses Roberts, Arthur, Coventry, Messrs Aitken, Roach and family (3), Townsend (2), Cochrane, Roberts, Gillespie, Aitken, Lees, and 16 steerage.
Albion, s.s., 640 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers - Mrs Greig, Miss Cayford, Rev. S. Day, Messrs Herald, J. Gibb, W.M. Parsons, A.J. Harris and 10 steerage.
March 19th
Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield, from the Coast. Passengers - Mesdames Formes, Good, Misses Emanuel, Good, Wheeler, Captains Veal, Hod_son, Messrs Good, Laing, Wakefield, S. Marks, Biggs and 6 steerage.Departures pg13
March 14th
Wanaka, s.s., McGillivray, for the North.
Passengers for Lyttelton - Mr Barber
For Wellington - Mr J. Feigel
For Picton - Mr and Mrs Sutton and son
For Napier - Messrs Morrison, Anderson
For Tauranga - Mr Moore
For Auckland - Messrs Hunter, Reid
Chateaubrland, barque, 357 tons, Leroy, for Newcastle.
Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, for Melbourne via Bluff. Passengers -
For the Bluff - Mr Hall
For Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Donaldson
Mrs and Mrs Pyrett, Mesdames Joliffe, Wright and family, Meares, Misses Solomon, Watts, Messrs Rignold and servant, McDonald, Shay, Richards, Wells, Ellis, Mackay, and 14 steerage.March 17th
C.E. Deering, barque, 810 tons, Carter, for Valparaiso.
Albion, s.s., for Lyttelton and Wellington. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Miss Cayford, Messrs Nicolson, Wilson
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Henderson, Messrs Croft, Gray, Judel, Turner, Stewart, Parry, Renshaw, Freeman.
March 19th
Ringarooma, s.s., for Melbourne, via intermediate ports. Passengers -
For the Bluff - Mr Sharp
For Hobart Town - Mrs Serle
For Melbourne - Mrs de Leon, Misses Fulton, Wilson, de Leon, Messrs Keenan, Love, Alexander, May, Cassidy, F. Fulton.Otago Witness 22 March 1879 pg 13
Auckland, March 19th.
Arrived: Alaster, barque, from London, 105 days.
Sailed: The steamer Wellington sailed from Manukau . Passengers-
For Wellington - Messrs Keen, Webb, and Willcocks.
For Lyttelton: Mrs Carter, Mrs Carpenter, Rev. Johnston, Pearson, Judge Fenton and Secretary Pearson.
For Greymouth: Messrs Jewell, Mobray and Becassovich?
For Nelson : Messrs McKay and Graham.English Shipping
Per New Zealand Company's East Lothian, Captain William Barr, from London, January 9th (consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited) (see Otago Witness April 12 1879 pg 12 - arrived April 8th)Saloon - Cole Mrs Cole Mr Walter R. (master) Madden Mr Walter W. Madden Mr John B. Watson Mr G. Weir Mr Gerald Second cabin - Butterfield Mr Frederick N. Rosevear Mr M Rosevear Mrs Elizabeth Rosevear Mr Earnest Rosevear Mr Henry Rosevear Miss Christina Rosevear Miss Bessie Rosevear Miss Mary Steerage - Brown John Crofton W.H. Crofton Augusta Crofton Madeline Dowling Margaret Mrs Dowling Robert child Dowling Kate child Dowling Beatrice child Harrison George Hill Charles McKinnon Thomas Myers George F Smith Arthur Stephenson Mary A MrsOtago Witness 22 March 1879 pg6 The emigration from Clyde to the Australasian Colonies in 1878 amounted to 4600, of whom 1800 went to New Zealand. The tide of emigration may set in with some force on the turn of the year.
Otago Witness Saturday March 29 1879
Arrivals
March 21st
Waitaki, s.s., from Oamaru. Passengers - Miss Dafle, Goldhammer, Mr Benson, and 21 steerage.
Dahlia, barquentine, 372 tons, Mochett, from the Bluff.
March 22
Maori, s.s. 118 tons, Bernech, from Timaru. Union Company, agents.
March 23rd
March 23 - Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Habann, Messrs Curling, Walton, Lemon, Dickson, Henderson and 8 steerage.
Beautiful Star from Timaru.
Active, brigantine, 161 tons, Berwich, from Whangaroa.
March 24th
Thomas and Henry, brig, 278 tons, Marks, from Kaipara.
Lyttelton, ship, 1100 tons, Strang (Capt. Strong), from Glasgow Dec. 26th, with 44 passengers. (with 7 saloon passenger sand 33 steerage) (saloon passengers for Otago Witness 22 March 1879 pg 13)Passengers: Saloon - Bowie Mrs Thomas and child Buchanan Mr Thomas Cook Mr John Low Mr W.W. McCracken Mr Thomas Thompson Mr Walter Second cabin - Alexander Mr Bills Mr Bradley Mr and 4 children Coyle Mr Cunningham Mr Duff Mr Gibson Mr Hamilton Mr Hibb Mr Hislop Mr Laing Mr McCloakie Miss Murray Miss Nicol Mr O'Connor Mrs and child Phillips Mr and Mrs and child Reynolds Mr Tocher Mr Tredlie Mr and Mrs and child Turnbull Mr and Mrs and 6 children Worthley Mrs and daughter Yonnie MissOtago Witness 22 March 1879 pg7
The ship Lyttelton, which is now due from Glasgow, has on board the first consignment of books procured by the Board of Education for use of public libraries in the Provincial District. Only public libraries can obtain the books, but to these the terms are very liberal. For every L1 there will be given books worth L2. The list of authors is too numerous, but amongst them are Carlye, Arnold, Bain, Chambers, Draper, Fronde, Hume, Macauley, Muller, Tyndall, Whately, Locke, Dickens, Disraeli, George Elliot, Washington Irving, Kingsley, Lever, Trollope, Wood and Yonge.March 24th
Rotorua, s.s., 579 tons, Carey, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff. Passengers -
Mesdames Nichols, Paterson, Sackett, Jones, Palmer, Perrin, Dornwell, Gregg, Misses Aitken, Brannan, Heales, Kirkwood, Dick, Messrs Wickstead, Perrin, Palmer, Chambers, McQuid, Jones, Archdale, Brinstead, Gregg, Short, Campbell, and 30 steerage; 61 passengers for the North.
March 25th
Albion, s.s., 640 tons, Tozer, from Wellington via Lyttelton. Passengers: - Mesdames Niven and 2 children, Martin and child, Misses Brown, Stevens, Messrs Renshaw, Sperry, Hirons, Gow, McKenzie, Waugh, McCartney, Millar, Hutchinson, Fraser, Ryan, Sinclair, W.L. Clark and 11 steerage; 25 passengers for forward ports.
Peter Stuart, ship, 1447 tons, Vanstone, from London, Dec. 2_th. Shaw, Savill and Co. ship. (saloon and second cabin and steerage passengers for Otago Witness 22 March 1879 pg 13)Passengers - Saloon Ibbotson Mr Thomson (Abbotsen) Miller Mr George Henry Second class Eadon Mr G.A. Eadon Mrs Elise and 2 children, Lionel and Mabel EadonSteerage - Abraham Mr Thomas R. jun. Armstrong Mr Joseph Edgar Mr John F. Edwards Mrs Jane and child, Margaret Edwards Geddie Mr Charles (Geach) Giles Mr John L. Hill Mr Walter Kemp Messrs (3) (William, Charles, G. and John L. Kemp) Ludham Mr Dennis ( Linehan) Lynch Mr Richard (Linch) McDonald Mr Patrick Pearman Mr William N. Plumley Mr RobertMarch 26th
Waitaki, s.s., from Oamaru. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Kettle and family, Mrs Jones, Misses Sayers, Andrews, Jones (3), Mesdames Chaplin, Lindsay, Messrs Milligan, Drysdale and 20 steerage.Star of the South, s.s. 179 tons, Baydon, from Greymouth, via Coast
Ladybird, s.s. from Northern ports. Passengers - Mrs and Mrs Marshall and family, Mrs Paterson, Miss Jones and Mr Watkins.
Oreti, s.s., 116 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers - Mrs Rowe and 1 steerage.
Departures
March 20th
Hawea, s.s. for the North. For Lyttelton - Mesdames Puflet, Mercer, Mr Moody
For Wellington - Hon. J. Macandrew, Messrs Tanner, Pollock, Solomon, Hislop.
For Nelson - Captain Webb, Dr Rodgers, Rev. J. Rodgers.
For Hokitika - Mr R.O'G. Lalor
For Auckland - Mr and Mrs Vosper, Mr and Mrs Snell, Rev. Mr Bruce, Messrs T.G. Carr, M. Reid,
For Sydney - Messrs Fennand, A. Broomhall, and 25 steerage for all ports.
Hopeful, barquentine, 216 tons, Dancaster, for Oamaru.
Charlwood, barque, 837 tons, Hiscocks, for Timaru, N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.
Clyde, barque, 532 tons, Romney, for Newcastle.
March 22nd
Buttermere, barque, 993 tons, Ogilvie, for Lyttelton.
March 25th
Acacia, barque, 233 tons, Harvey, for Hobart Town.
March 26th
California, barque, 794 tons, Henry, for Sydney
Albion, s.s. 640 tons, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Passengers - Mrs Scott, Messrs Russell, Coote, and 8 steerage.
Rotoura, s.s., Carey, for Sydney via Northern ports. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Miss Lewison, Mr C. Dunn
For Wellington - Mesdames Nimmo, Dawkins, Miss Jackman, Messrs McGlashan, Anderson.
For Napier - Messrs J. Roberts, Stephenson.
For Auckland - Mrs Macpherson and family, Messrs E. Brain, Christians, D. Macpherson.
For Sydney - Mrs Blyth, Messrs Aarons, Bishop.
Telegraphic
Auckland, March 25th
Sailed Wanaka, for the South. Passengers
For Tauranga - Mr and Mrs Stevens, Messrs McAllister, Castle, J.W. Steere, Bennett, Bain
For Gisborne - Mr and Mrs Blair and infant, Messrs Saunders, Russell.
For Napier - Mr E. S. Waddington
For Wellington - Messrs Elman, J.H. Niven, Clark, Bloxham, Steele.
For Lyttelton - Mr Brassy
Hokitika, March 26th
The Claud Hamilton left Melbourne on the 10th. Passengers - for Greymouth - Mr Malcolm, Mr Masters and seven in the steerage.
For Nelson - Messrs Waite and Gordon, and two steerage.
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Feasmalle, Mrs Tait, Mr Paul, and 11 steerage.
For Lyttelton - Mr Hadley and four steerage
For Dunedin - Mr Meenan and one steerage.
English Shipping
The following information is from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Circular, under date London, January 30th: -
The New Zealand Shipping Company ( Limited) has despatched the following vessels:
January 29th - Red Gaunlet, for Canterbury, 15 passengers
Western Belle, for Wellington.
And will despatch -
February 5th Columbus, for Otago
February 10th Loch Dee, for Auckland,
February 12th Minister of Marine, for Auckland
February 15th Spirit of Dawn, for Otago
February 15th Loch Kerr? for Wellington
February 20th Waimate for Canterbury
February 28th Adelaide for Canterbury
February 28th Pareora for Wellington
Otago Witness 5 April 1879 pg12
Arrivals
March 27th
Waitaki, from Oamaru. Passengers - Misses Atkinson (2), Mr Kempster, and 8 steerage.
Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, from Sydney and costal trade. Passengers - Mesdames F. Moore and 2 children and savant, J. McKissack, Miss McGillivray, Messrs Shuttleworth, J. Eista, Dawsbury, Day, Parr, Wadie, Holder' Smith and 16 steerage.
St. Kilda, s.s., 174 tons, Flowerday, from Wanganui via coast. Passengers - T.W. Bell, Farnie and 1 steerage.
April 1st
Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Underwood, from Melbourne via Bluff. Passengers - Miss O'Keefe, Messrs H. Alen, T.W. Wilson, Churchward, J.G. Churchward, J.G. Brisbane, Mrs Petersen, and 20 steerage; and 40 passengers for forward ports.
Jane Anderson, schooner, 26 tons, Saunders, from Stewart's Island.
Wanaka from Auckland. Passengers - Mesdames Stewart, McDonald, Standrin, Messrs Standrin, Mecrecith, Edmonds, Horton, Wrand, Daniels, Craig, Barker, Pringle, McKay, Cohen, Pearson, Heywood, Moody, and 5 steerage.
Owake, schooner, 63 tons, Laing, from Timaru.
Anna, ketch, 29 tons, Tall, from Catlin River.Departures
March 28th - Ladybird - Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr Espie
For Wellington - Mrs Ritchie, and 2 children, Messrs McAndrew, G. Hailler, Lynch.
For Hokitika - Mr and Mrs Quinn and family (5)
For Taranaki - Mr Martin
For Auckland - Mr and Mrs Eadon and family (2), Mr Davis.
March 30th
Wanganui, ship, 1077 tons, Watt, for London. NZ Shipping Co., agents.Passengers - Saloon - Euchbaum Mr Galloway Mr R. Hay Mr J McDermid Miss Reid Mr A.H. Skinner Mr and Mrs Williams Mr R.B. Second cabin - Bes_tain Mr Gordon Mr McIntosh Mr Rennie Mr Shaptor MrEast Lothian, barque, 349 tons, Moir, for Newcastle.
April 1st
Shag, s.s., Wing, for Shag Point. F.L. Clarke, agent.
Charles and Arthur, brigantine, 170 tons, Bargent, for River Don, Tasmania.
Seagull, brigantine, 122 tons, Berne, for Oamaru.
April 2nd
Arawata for Lyttelton and Wellington. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Williams, Mesdames Clayton, Hector, Black.
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs McKenzie, Dr Hector, Miss Clayton, Sergeant Duncan, Messrs J. Napier, Bishop.
For Nelson - Mr and Mrs White
For Auckland - Mr Allan, 7 steerage and all ports.
Harriet, ketch, 39 tons, Sayers, for Catlin River.
Bobycito, barque, 432 tons, Hodge, for Newcastle. D. Baxter, agent.
April 3rd
Fiji, ship, 1356 tons, Brown, for Newcastle.
Dunedin, ship, 1250 tons, Whitson, for London. Passengers:Saloon - Groves Mr McKi_kal Mr McGauley Mr Reidy MrApril 3
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Forsyth, Misses Taylor, Bicknell, Messrs Porteous, Park, lees, and 14 steerage.
Ino, s.s., 28 tons, Hanning, from Kakanui.
Otago
Witness April 5th 1879 pg 12
Wellington, March 29th
The report of the Immigration commissioners upon the ship Boyne, which lately arrived at Lyttelton. Unfavourable report on the ship. The light and ventilation were imperfect, the dead-lights leaked badly, and consequently the decks were continuously wet. the discipline on board the ship was very imperfect. This was partly owing to the bad conduct of several single men and single woman, and the crew and also the baker of the ship, were only engaged for the run out, at 1s per month. Frequent quarrels among the immigrants and among the crew are reported in the surgeon's journal, one great cause which has formed the subject of special inquiry. The Commissioners regret they cannot report favourably of several of the single women by the ship. Their conduct during the passage gave a considerable amount of trouble, and on arrival four of the, immediately left their situations, and are now about town with sailors of the ship. The captain's gratuity, £25 is to be withheld, and a similar amount deducted from that payable to the surgeon who they cannot recommend for future employment. Surgeon found to be in a stupefied condition when his services were urgently needed ( a woman in labour) and it was impossible to arouse him. In reply the doctor stated he had diarrhoea nearly the whole voyage, and took regularly every night opium pills.
Otago
Witness April 12 1879 pg 12
Arrivals
April 12
Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers - Mesdames Cable, J.R. Jones, Westlake and child, Misses Menelaus, Jones (2), Phillips, Mr and Mrs Cuff, Messrs Evans, White, Black, Shutton (2), Fell, Dobson, Commock, Rosetti, and 8 steerage.
April 6th
Hawea, from the North - Passengers - Dr and Mrs Gillies, Mr and Mrs Mowatt, Mesdames Boroman, Jackson, Barton, Black, Mercer, Misses Black, Mercer, Sandiland, Messrs Seed, Ellison, Anderson, Roberts, Hallenstein and 5 steerage.
April 8
Ringarooma from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and Bluff. Passengers - Mesdames Priest, Webster, Cowie, Horan, and servant, Kohn, Bell and family, Misses Horan (2), Nicholls (2), Lemon, Betts, Herman, Flannigan, Cowie; Hiscock, and Hayman's Combination Troupe, viz: Mesdames Joyce, Boothman, Fitzless, Bella Russell, Messrs Hayman, Joyce, Odgen, Lenton, Hamilton, Boothman, Russell, Fisher, Warren, Howard and 22 steerage.East Lothian, ship, 13_9 tons, Far, from London, New Zealand Shipping Company Agents.
Arawata, Newman, from the Coast. Passengers - Mesdames S. Smith, Brown, Master Cargill, Rev. J. Chambers, Messrs Donald, Barltrof, Johnson, Muir, Bercus, Fenwick, Alexander and 5 steerage.
Departures
April 4
Tararua for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart Town.
Passengers- For Hobart Town - Miss Courey, Mrs Fentiur, Mr and Mrs Soundy, Mr Neill.
For Melbourne - Dr and Mrs Jackson, Mrs Rosenfelt and 2 infants, Misses Brady, Steurt, Messrs Moore, Taylor, Hurling, McColgan, Cunninghan, ah Sing, Murray, McBride, Smith, Broone, Roose?, Lamont.[The Southland Times, sailed Tararua for Melbourne. Passengers -Messrs Sailer, Collins, Gibson, Marks, and the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company. Exports - 1 case paintings, Moreland]
April 9th
Wakatipu, for Sydney via the coast. Passengers-
For Lyttelton - Mrs Marson?, Miss Bagley, Messrs Weir, Robinson, Joachim, Bagley (2).
For Wellington - Mesdames J. Simson, Jack, Miss Turton, Messrs Mason, Walker, Scott, McCarthy, Gubb, Keogh, Robertson, Anderson.
For Auckland - Mrs Parr
For Sydney - Mrs Driver, Messrs Tait, Moyre, Skitherington, SmithArawata for Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers- For Melbourne - Messrs Murphy, Carroll, Dabs, Scoular, Archdale, Murphy and 17 steerage.
Rialto, barque, 1166, Williamson, for Newcastle.
Otago Witness, Saturday 12th April 1879 pg17
The steamer Menmuir has arrived at Port Darwin from Hongkong, with 556 Chinese, including 26 for New Zealand. Another steamer of Chinese is expected there in a few days.
Telegraphic
Christchurch, April 6th
Arrived: Ship Coriolanus, 90 days from London with 30 passengers and a full cargo under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. All well. She left the Scilly islands on January 9th, crossed the equator on February 3rd. The ship averaging 250 miles per day for 22 days. Ship Matilda, from Bunbury, Western Australia, with piles and timber.
Otago Witness April 19th 1879
Sydney, April 15th
Arrived: S.S. Zealandia. The steamer Bowen has arrived at Port Darwin with 80 Chinese, including 22 for New Zealand.Arrivals
April 10
Wanganui from the Bluff. Passengers - Mrs McDermont and child, Messrs Drummond and Reany.
April 11
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mesdames Baker, Coventry, Misses Wootel, Ferens, Cook (2) Forsyth, Huxtable, Coventry, Messrs Kerr, Ferens, Chalker, Rapi, Baker, McPherson, Gillespie, McIntosh, Hinddy?, Coventry and 8 steerage.
April 14
Albion from Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers - Dr and Mrs Britten, Miss Fulton, Mrs Wright, Messrs R. Davis, F. Fulton, J. Southern and 15 steerage.
April 15th
Ladybird from the North. Passengers - Mesdames Burns, Duncan (2), Hon. G. McLear, Messrs Rendle, Cameron, McKerow, Chapman, Kelly, Wilson, Duncan (4), Holloway, and 16 steerage.
April 16
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Messrs Walls, Hardy, Dale, master Jarvis, and 16 steerage.
Departures
April 11
Hawea for the North. Passengers -
For Lyttelton: Mrs Cruickshank, Messrs Dunning, Carston, Davis, Allison.
For Wellington: Mr and Mrs Cowie, Messrs Sharp, Conolly, Carocross.
For Napier - Mr Bolton
For Gisborne - Mr and Mrs Barker and family (6)
For Auckland - Miss Anderson, Mr Douglas and 16 steerage for all ports.
April 12 -
Frederica and Carolina, barque, 599 tons, Lovfvengren, for Valparaiso.
April 13
Ringarooma for the North. Passengers -
For Lyttelton: Mr and Mrs Smith and family
For Wellington: Messrs White, Williams, Brown, and 12 steerage.
April 14
Albion for Lyttelton and Wellington. Passengers - For Lyttelton: Mr Francis
For Wellington: Mr Brosian
For Auckland: Mr Southern and six steerage.
April 16
Dahlia, barquentine, 373 tons, Mockett, for Oamaru.Lyttelton April 15
Arrival of the Stad Haarlem at LytteltonWellington, April 16th
Departures - Rangatira, for Wanganui, New Plymouth and Manukau. Passengers: Cabin_
Messrs Wilkins, Fitzherbert, Connolly, Howes, Smith, Duthie, Weldon, Wonogier, Rogers, Scott, Robertson and Salon.
Passengers for Otago
Per New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Columbus (Captain W. Esson), from London, February 8th - For Otago (consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Co., LimitedSteerage - Allen J.L. Davis H.P.J. Newton James Newton William Henry
Per Messrs P. Henderson and Co.'s Westland (Captain Wood), from Glasgow, January 28th - For Otago
Saloon: Bell Mr James Burnley Mr F.W. Chancellor Mr H.F. Ferguson Mr Thomas Hannan Mr James Jones Mr J F Lamond Mr Thomas Lamond Mrs Phillips Mrs Ritchie Mr James and about 200 in steerage.
Otago Witness 26 April 1879 page 12. Voyage account page 5
Arrived April 20th. Westland, 1116 tons, Wood, from Glasgow
January 28th. NM and A Co.
agents.
(also Otago Witness April 1879 pg12 - English Shipping - passengers for
Otago)
Passengers: Saloon - (Mr H.F. Chancellor) not listed as arrived Bell Mr J.F. (Mr James Bell) Bunny Mr F.W. (F.W. Burnley) Fergusson Mr (Mr Thomas Ferguson) Hamon Mr J.H. (Mr James Hannan) Jones Mr J.F. Lamond Mr J.T. and Mrs Phillips Dr and Mrs Ritichie Mr H.F. (Mr James Ritchie) 17 steerage, and 169 Government immigrants
The Westland crossed the bar drawing 17 feet 6 inches aft and
15 feet forward, at half tide without touching. Her lowering masts and yards are
all steel, while the rigging is set up by patent screws. The vessel is commanded
by Captain Thomas Wood (a gentleman well known in Dunedin as the captain of the
steamer Cyphrenes). The medical officer is Dr Phillips. The chief officer is
well known here as the chief officer of the company's ship Otago on her last
voyage. Mr Leslie is the second officer. Mr Graham the old chief steward of the
Otago and comes in a similar capacity.
An infant died. A death from suicide happened on March 23rd,
at 5.40 p.m., when David H. Woods, aged 22 years, as a steerage
passenger of
Scottish extraction, who had shown symptoms of lunacy on the previous day, and
had been placed under surveillance of two of his fellow passengers, suddenly
jumped upon the rail and despite all efforts to retain him, kicked and jumped so
violently as eventually to force the, to release their hold. Captain Wood, on
being informed of the fact , at once brought the ship to the wind, and in less
than two minutes and a half minutes a boat was manned and lowered away in search
and was compelled to return to the ship at 6: 30 p.m. At the time the wind was
moderate and the vessel was running about eight knots with a nasty sea on.
Single females were no less than 80. They were under the charge of Mrs Lyons.
She left the Tail of the Bank at 5 p.m. on January 30th. After a passage of 80
days from anchor to anchor. and 77 days from land to land.
Per Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co.'s Celaeno (Captain Payne) from London, February 4th - For Napier and Bluff Harbour (consigned to Messrs Kinross and Co.):
Second Cabin - Lamb Robert Lamb Mary Lamb Jane H Lamb John Lamb Robert Lamb Charles Lamb Mary Lamb Thomas Lamb Caroline Lamb John Lamb James Lamb Kathleen Bland Elisabeth
Otago Witness Saturday May 3 1879 pg 13
English Shipping
Per Millwall (Captain Weir) from London, February 26th.
Passengers: Saloon - Bearnard Mrs Second Cabin: Beckett George T Drury G H Drury F P Inglis W H Martin William Petch W W Swindles John Henry Steerage: Armitage Harriet Armstrong Robert N Evans Mathew D Hepburn James Jenkins Lewis Kennedy Alexander Muirie Andrew Murire Mrs Mary H Robertson John Robertson Robert Spratt Thomas Wellsman Frederick Willey MichaelPer Otago, Captain Prebles, from Glasgow, March 6th Passengers - Saloon: Dent Miss Lietke Mr William (Lieke) Mackay Mr Charles Mackay Mr Robert Saunders Miss Margaret Second cabin: Campbell Mr D Donie Mr J W (Dome) Edwards Mr Joseph Hulme Mr A MacConnell Mr A D (Macdonald) Moore Mr Joseph (More) Saunders Mr Thomas Stark Mr Thomson Steerage: Anderson Mr G Anderson Mrs Cassels Mr D M (Cassel) Cullen Mr W J Duncan Mr James, Mrs and 5 children Fraser Mr James B (Fraser) (2) Forbes Mr John Fraser Mr J W Grant Mr William Henderson Mr Peter Hislop Mr James Roger Mr A and family (child) Shearer Mr J C Stewart Mr W Stewart Mrs Welsh Mr White Mr John (Whyte)Otago Witness June 21 1879 pg 21
(June 16th -Otago, ship, 992 tons, Peebles, from Glasgow. Passengers- Saloon...)April 25
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernech, from the West Coast via Timaru, Union Co., agents. Passengers - Miss Plaisted, Mr and Mrs Plaisted and family (4), Mr and Mrs Davis and family (8), Messrs Armour, Cole.
Rotorua, s.s., 587 tons, Carey, from Sydney, via the East Coast. Union Co., agents. Passengers - Mesdames Burton, Donaldson, Eaton, Dawkins, Carvosa, Cresswell, Misses Purton, Pardon, Browne, Wilson, Captain Macfarlane, Messrs Donaldson, Simpson, Moore, McGregor, Hill, Carvosso, Vines, Henderson, Connor, Snodgrass, and two for Melbourne; 118 steerage, and 8 do for the South.
April 26th
Cora, schooner, 45 tons, Russell, from Oamaru. K. Ramsay, agent.
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. J. Mills, agent. Passengers - Mrs Roberts, Messrs Harper, Melville and 19 steerage.
Rosannah Rose, schooner, 137 tons, Helgeson, from Kaipara. C. Macandrew, agent.
April 29
Arawata, s.s,, 628 tons, Sinclair, from Melbourne via Bluff. Union Company, agents. Passengers: From Melbourne - Mesdames Paterson, Kett, Misses Alice Armitage, F.L. Mitchell, Heymanson, Mr and Mrs D. Wood, Mr and Mrs P C O'Neill, Messrs J Dunn, H Benjamin, W. Coote, R Browning and 25 steerage.
From the Bluff - Mr and Mrs Maitland and family, Mr Martin.
Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from the North. Union Company, agents. Passengers - Mesdames Drake, Blythe, Mr and Mrs Allan, Mr and Mrs Rother, Mr and Mrs Renshaw, Sire John Elder and party (4), Messes Coates, Collins, Coolings, Smith (2), Scott, Judd, Hughes, Franks, Fraser, Masters Rattray, Barton, Maitland, Williams, Wright and 10 steerage.
April 30th
Waitaki, s.s, 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. J. Mills, agent. Passengers - Mrs Madden, Messrs Townsend, Brownell, Cogvin, Morrison, Sinlair, Rennie, McLean, Gifford, and 28 steerage.
Departures
April 25
Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, McGillivary, for the North. Union Company, agents
Passengers: For Lyttelton - Miss Moss, Messrs Solomon, Cohen, Lock, Griffiths.
For Wellington - Mr Park.
For Napier - Colonel Whitmore
For Tauranga - Mr and Mrs Gow
For Auckland - Mrs Marris and family
Messrs Boyes, Mann.April 29
Arawata, s.s. 623 tons, Sinclair, for Lyttelton and Wellington. Union Co. agents. Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Barrett, Mrs Clutsam and 2 children, Miss Labest?iere
For Wellington - Messrs Anderson, Dickson
For Picton - Mr Gregg
For Nelson - Mr Morrison
and 4 steerage.
Otago Witness Saturday May 17 1879
Arrivals
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernech, from West Coast, Passengers - Mr and Mrs Charley and family, Messrs Canavan, McKay, Guzitt, Mail
May 9th
Dunnottar Castle, ship, 1702 tons, Hinks, from London, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. agents. Passengers: Saloon -May 11
Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, McGillivray, from the North. Union Co., agents. Passengers - Mesdames Simon, Nimmo, Misses Moore,(2), Messrs Fulton, Moore, Carroll, McDonough, Glashan, Walter, Stuart, Manson, Atiken, Grey, Barber, Stephenson, Levin, Marks, Duncan, Taylor.
Albion, s.s., 640 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne, via Hobart town and the Bluff. Union Company, agents.
Passengers - Mr and Mrs Forsyth and 2 children, Mesdames Pickels, Somerville, Cameron and 2 children, Misses Dellas (2), Menzies, Master Dellas, Captain Anderson, Messrs Menzies, Irvine, Mitchell and 14 steerage; 311 passengers for the North.
May 14
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. J. mills, agent.
Passengers - Mesdames Lee, McAllister, Messrs Hedger, Donaldson, Tohill (2), Mowatt and 15 steerage.
Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield, from Lyttelton. Union Co. agents.
Passengers - Mr and Mrs Townsend and family, Mrs Hickson, Misses Paul, Irwan,
Messrs Howden, Durrand, Williams, Dickson, Henderson and 7 steerage.
Departures
May 8th
Western Monarch, ship, 1315 tons, Watson, for London. N.Z Shipping Co., agents.
Passenger - Mr Barr.
May 9
Ladybird, s.s., 286 tons, Malcolm, for the North. Union co. agents. Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Mr Culling
For Wellington - Messrs Manson, Copeland
For Poverty Bay - Miss Murphy
For Tauranga - Miss Jeffries
For Auckland - Captain and Mrs vans and servant.
Messrs Paulden, Kitchen, Hurley, Shea, Makeham.
May 13
Albion, s.s., 649 tons, Tozer, for the North. Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Mr Jones, Captain Inglis
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Buchanan and child
For Picton - Mr Pigon
For Wanganui - Mr Lockley
For Nelson - Mr Ellis
For Tararaki - Mr Bulkey
For Auckland - Mr J.R. Brown
and 4 steerage for all ports.
May 14
Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield, for Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff. Passengers:
For Hobart Town - Mrs R Walker, Mr and Mrs Bess?ir and child
For Melbourne - Mrs Peace, Miss Edhouse, Strachan, Messrs Lyons, Belcher,
and 7 steerage.
For the Bluff -Mr Martin
Clifton, barque, 350 tons, Hodgson, for Sydney. T. Procter, agent.
Otago Witness May 24 1879
Arrivals May 17
Albion, s.s., Tozer, from the North. Passengers -
Messrs McLewis, Bulkey, Langdon, Mercer; and 7 for forward ports.
May 18th
Anthons, brigantine, 133 tons, Munro, from Greymouth.
Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, from Bluff. H. Houghton and Co. agents. Passenger - Mrs Fraser.
Signal, barque, 493 tons, Whitney, from Kaipara. Master agent.
Hawea, s.s., 462 tons, Kennedy, from Northern ports. Union Co., agents. Passengers - Miss Burgess, Mesdames Barr, Hastings, Stavely, Perry, Philips, Paslin, Cairns, Koirner, Bruce, Messrs Barr, Perry, Eh?mann, Hastings, Kirkpatrick, Gregson, Seymour, Anderson, Koirner, Bruce, Barnvy, Bay?iss, Gayle, Deason, Chapman, Peggie, White, Walker, Dollar, Stuart, Beckitt, Lye?ll, Allen, and 20 steerage.
May 20th
Waitaki, s.s., 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers - Miss Penman, Mesdames Jones, Norton, Selwyn, Messrs Doughty, Norton, Cameron, Sampson, and 15 steerage.
Rotorua, s.s., 578 tons, Carey, from Melbourne, via intermediate ports. Union Co. agents. Passengers: Mr and Mrs Mcl?eod, Mr and Mrs Baldwin, Mesdames Blake, Mavon, Wheeler, Misses Mavon (3), Beal, Gibson, Captain Keaney, Messrs C. Burke, Aecher, Mavon, Mills, Dobie, Jago, Huie, McPherson, McKenzie, Lingard, Davis, and 53 steerage.
Departures
May 17th
Wellington, ship, 1245 tons, Cowan, for London.
Passengers - Mrs Reid and 2 children and Mr J.S. Vile.May 20
Rotorua, s.s., 587 tons, Carey for Sydney, via East Coast ports. Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Mr Barr and 4 steerage
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Williams and 3 children and nurse, Messrs Eastwood, L. Weidner
For Nelson - Mrs Blair and family (3), Mr Day
For Napier - Miss Tanner, Mr Tanner
For Poverty Bay - Mr Cameron
For Auckland - Mr and Mrs Patterson, Mr Donneld
For Sydney - Mr and Mrs Chapman, Messrs McLaren, O.J. Campbell, Wolfe.
Otago Witness May 31st 1879 pg 13
Arrivals
May 23
Waitaki, s.s., from Oamaru. Passengers - Misses Louden (2), Campbell, Cargey, Mrs Mouatt, Captains Campbell, Patterson, Messrs Harper, Mouatt, Judge, Colbett, Williams, Joseph, Sing, Swinard, Little, and 13 steerage.
May 25th
Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Muir, from Sydney, via intermediate ports. Union Co., agents. Passengers
From Sydney - Mrs Maud
From the Coast - Mesdames Luks and 2 children, McCullough, McDougall, Messrs Jago, Massey, Clements, McCullough, A. Macnell, McDonald, McDougall; 7 steerage and 24 Chinese from all ports.
Wanganui, s.s., 178 tons, Fraser, from the Bluff. Passengers - Mr Blythe and 4 steerage.
May 26
Bobycito, barque, 432 tons, Potter, from Newcastle.
Hally Bayley, schooner, 113 tons, Crene, from Hobart Town
Eliza McPhee, ketch, 42 tons, Hughes, from Riverton
Janet Ramsay, schooner, Petersin, from Catlin River.
Caberfeidh, barque, 338 tons, Sainty, from Newcastle via Oamaru
Hudson, barque, 797 tons, Colville, from Wellington
May 28
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mesdames Wetherel, Wilson, Saunders, Captain Saunders, Messrs Joel, Summers, Aitken, Connor, Wilson, McKay and 22 steerage.
Arawata from Melbourne via Bluff. Passengers:
From Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Heffernan, Mesdames Burnett, Davis, Raymond, Misses Raymond (2), masters Raymond (3), Messrs Ridley, W. Scoular, Tait, and 13 steerage.
from the Bluff - Messrs Heath, Davidson; 43 steerage for forward ports.
Columbus, barque, 744 tons, Esson, from London, Feb. 3rd, . NZ Shipping Co. agents.Passengers - Allen Mr Davis Mr Esson Mrs Newton Messrs (2)The barque Columbus arrived off Otago Heads on the morning of the 28th and was towed into port by the p.s. Koputai at 11 a.m. She was under charter of the New Zealand Shipping Company, and is still commanded by our old friend Captain Esson, while Mr Taylor, who was here in her two years and a half since as second mate, is now chief officer. The Columbus brings 1200 tons of cargo, of which half is dead weight, and the rest measurement goods, and will discharge at the Railway Pier. Left Gravesend on February 8th.
Departures
Albion for Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers
For Melbourne - Mesdames Anderson and family, Gibson, Messrs Carter, Can Buren, Knowles, Hayman and 10 steerage.
May 22
Hawea, for the North. Passengers
For Lyttelton - Messrs C. Rattray, E. Maitland, Throp
For Wellington - Mr McKay
For Auckland - Mr and Mrs Wright and son, Messrs Dalgleish, Willis, C. Turnbull, Master Beal and 10 steerage for all ports.
May 28
Arawata for the North. passengers: For Lyttelton - Mrs C.J. Clayton, Mr Snodgrass
For Wellington - Mrs Newman and child; 5 steerage for all ports.
Tararua, Muir, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart Town. Passengers :
For Hobart Town - Mr Langdon and 2 steerage
For Melbourne - Messrs Cunningham, Buller, master Anderson and 4 steerage.English Shipping
Passengers for Otago
Per Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co.s Routenbeck, 929 tons, (Captain Slitt) from London, March 28th. (See 5 July 1879 pg 13 passengers listed). Arrived June 28.Second Cabin: Addison Mr John J Barry Mr William Bolleau Frederick G (Mr Bilean) Coates Jessie Coates Mary Coates Chas Coates George Cormick J (Mr and Mrs Cormack and family, 3) Cormick Annie Cormick Fanny Cormick George Cormick Eliza Ferguson Mr T Hall Mr Thomas Jones Miss Mather R Morrison Mr Kenneth J Morrison Mr Archibald M Murphy James Murphy Mrs Richmond Mr W. Richmond Mrs Annie Richmond George W. Robinson Mr T Scott Mrs H Simpson Mr Henry Sparkes Mr R Spiers Mr Stevens Mr WPer New Zealand Shipping Co.'s City of Cashmere (Captain R. Grieve) from London March 29th (consigned to the NZ Shipping Co. Ltd) (See 5 July 1879 pg 13 passenegrs listed) Cabin: Mrs Grieve. Arrived June 27th.
Steerage Beesley Joseph (Mr, second cabin) Knight Isabella (Mr and Mrs Knight an child, second cabin) Knight Mary E Lennon Mary (Mr and Mrs Lennon and family, 6 second cabin) Lennon Patrick Lennon Mary Lennon Ann Lennon Phillip Lennon Thomas Littleboy Eliza A (Miss, second cabin) Longson William (Mr, second cabin) McCready Helen (Miss, second cabin) Morphew Jeffrey Naumann Carl (Mr and Mrs, second cabin) Naumann Maria Willis Thomas Wood George (second cabin -Mr and Mrs Wood and 10 children) Wood Anne Wood Emily Wood Mary E Wood John Wood Joseph Wood Anne E Wood Milton Wood Samuel (Jeffrey, Mr, second cabin)Per Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co.'s Electra (Captain Thomson), from London, April 6th:
(see OW 26 July 1879)Second cabin: - Commin Arthur Commin Mary (Mr and Mrs Cuming and infant) Commin Harold Instone Robert (Mr and Mrs Instone and family 4) Instone Sarah Instone John Instone Albert Instone Frank Instone Lucy Lockerie James (Mr Lockerbie) Stanger Charles (Mr Stranger) (Featherstone Mr) Steerage - Begg Francis Chesterfield John Davis James Duncan George Farquhar George McDade John McDade Mrs McHa?tle William (Mr McCatty) Savill Henry (Mr Saville)
Otago
Witness June 7th 1879 Shipping
Arrivals
May 29th
Wakatipu, s.s., 1158 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney via the Coast. Union Company, agents.Passengers - Bell Mrs Lawrie Mrs Lees Mr Lewis Mr and Mrs Lewis and family (3) McMahon Mrs McKechnie Mrs and family (3) McKenzie Mrs Price Mr Seymour Mr and 29 steerageMay 31st
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mrs Boyd, Messrs Lindsay, Thompson, Bell, Kelly, McGavin, Robertson and 12 steerage.
Don Diego, barque, 820 tons, Francis, from Maldon Islands.
June 1st.
Wanaka, s.s., 228 tons, McGillivray, from Auckland via East Coast Ports. Passengers - Miss Bruce, Mesdames Collins, Richards, Chrymouth, Messrs Fraser, Beres, Ellaby, Reid, Balack, Allen, Chapman, Walker, Chapman, Gulley, Turner.June 4th
Wanaka from Oamaru. Passengers - Captain and Mrs Carey and family, Messrs Brown, F_ieman?, Denns?, and 13 steerage.
Ringarooma, s.s., Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff.Passengers - Amery Mr Arenas Miss Arenas Mr Benjamin Mrs Bent Mr Braham Mr Brown Mr Cascardin Mr (Corscaden) Cheevers Mr Delaney Mr Donohue Mrs Fischer Mr Gardner Mrs Griton Mr Hawkins Mr Horne Mr and Mrs Kennedy Mr and Mrs Kennedy Mr Knight Mr Martian Dr and Mrs Newland Mr Pauline Mr Pauline Mr Reid Mr Robertston Mr and Mrs Solomon Mr Stoneham Mr Thompson Mr Walker Mrs and 38 steerage.Arawata, s.s, for Nelson and intermediate ports. Passengers - Messrs J.F. Reid, J.W. Kelly, --el?, Ha_ley?, T. Raine, N. Stick and 1 steerage; 30 passengers for all forward ports.
Telegraphic
Bluff, June 3rd.
The Union Company's steamer Ringarooma left Melbourne on the 27th, called at Hobart Town, and arrived off Bluff. She sails for Dunedin. Passengers ... above and Messrs Robertson and family, Gardner, Martin, Home, Benjamin, Donohue, Walker, Nuse, Areanas, Mammoth, Minstrels (15), and 38 in the steerage.
For Lyttelton - Plaskett, Robin, Northey, Scott, Matson, Lee, George, Mesdames Virtue, Barker, Matson, and seven steerage.
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Cowan and family, Mrs Russell and 14 steerage.
Departures
May 30th
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernech, for the West Coast via Bluff, Union Company Agents. Passengers -
For Greymouth - Mrs Finstone, Messrs Taylor, M.J. Riley, G. Alexander and 2 steerage.
For Hokitika - Ah Chang, Wy Lung.
May 31st
Hotspur, barque, 523 tons, Shaw, for Guan.
Ladybird, Malcolm, for the North. Passengers - For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Aitken and family (5)
Mr and Mrs Roberts and family (7)
For Napier - Miss McKenzie
For Auckland - Messrs Seaton (2) and 6 steerage for all ports.
June 2nd
Lyttelton, ship, 1111 tons, Strang, for London. Passengers - Messrs Smith, Brown and 2 steerage.
June 3rd
Maggie Paterson, schooner, 88 tons, Paterson, for Buller River.
Wakatipu for Sydney via intermediate ports.
Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr and Master Menzies,
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Dunk, Mrs Goodridge, Miss Goodridge, Messrs McLennan, Laing, Scott, McLachlan.
For Auckland - Messrs Hunrich, Bowig
For Sydney - Miss Liggins, Mrs Darcey and 2 children, Messrs Clay, Bachelder, R. Patterson, J. Murphy, C. Logime, Jenestor, Wilson, Murray.
For Newcastle - Mr and Mrs Stewart and child; 27 steerage for all.
Splendid, barque, 530 tons, Souls, for a whaling cruise. W. Elder, agent.
Wave, brig, 174 tons, Christian, for Oamaru. H. Houghton and Co., agents.
June 4th
Lapwig, brigantine, 231 tons, Falconer, for Oamaru.
Star of the South, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser, for the Bluff.
Arawata for Melbourne. Passengers -
For Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Burgin, Mrs Greig, Miss Terry, Messrs Elliot (3), Boyd, Levin, Darrand, Miller, Wright, Hamann, Graham, Waddell, and 16 steerage.
East Lothian, ship, 1389 tons, Barr, for Newcastle, NZ Shipping Co., agents.pg. 11 Auckland, June 4th
The barque Adeline is now 180 days out from Sunderland, England, and fears are entertained for her safety.
Otago
Witness 14 June 1879 pg13
Arrivals
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Misses Menelaus, Hook, Captain Paterson, Messrs H.A. Phipps, Graves, Reid, Dickson, Eddington, Hay.
Hawea from Northern ports. Passengers - Misses Clark, Walcott, Messrs Withers, Snodgrass, Simmonds, Tonholt, Rice, Glover, Reynolds, Dumford, Edwards, Georgeson, Rankin, Montgomery, and 4 steerage.
June 9th
Freetrader, barque, 206 tons, McArthur, from Tasmania. T. Paterson, agent.
June 10th
June 9 - Florinda, brigantine, 106 tons, Brophy, from the Bluff.
June 11th
Albion, s.s., 591 tons, from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the Bluff. Passengers -
Mr and Mrs Hendry, Messrs Aitken, Burns, L. Egan, Elliot and 24 steerage.
from the Bluff - Mrs Hagar; 23 passengers for Northern ports.
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Messrs Halland, McLean, penman, Captain Paterson and 17 steerage.
Maori from the West Coast. Passengers - Messrs Hassell, Gough, Ah Ching.
Ringarooma from Lyttelton -Passengers - Misses Sievwright (2), Dick, Cameron and 4 steerage.Departures
9th June
Niagara, ship, 1306 tons, Pickard, for Newcastle. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents.
June 11th
Albion for Lyttelton and Wellington. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Thomson, Miss Grieve.
For Wellington - Mr Bailey.
For Greymouth - Mr Duncan and 1 steerage.
Ringarooma for Melbourne via Bluff. Passengers -
For Melbourne - Mrs Russell, Misses Russell, Murphy, Messrs Brett, Scott, and 5 steerage.
For Hobart Town - Mr and Mrs Curran, 2 children and servant.
Telegraphic
Oamaru, June 5th
The barque Beatrice, Captain Harris, cleared outwards for the United Kingdom with a full cargo of wheat.Trail Trip of the Kakanui.
On the 21st April Messrs R.S. Sparrow and Co., Dunedin, launched from their years a screw steamer, built to the order of the Kakanui Steamship Company. 10 miles from the Rattray street Wharf by the deep water channel to Port Chalmers, a distance of a little over ten miles, was run in a trifle over 53 minutes. Mr Nancarrow - Government inspector of machinery. Her keel is 97 feet long; overall she measures 103 feet; beam 15 feet 3 inches; depth of hold in the clear 7 feet, she is 60 tons register, but will carry 90 tons of cargo on a draft of 6 feet. When light she draws 5 feet 3 inches aft and 2 ft 3 inches forward. Surface condensing engines, direct acting; , these are nominally 22 horse power. The high pressure cylinder 21 inches, the length of stroke being 15 inches. Motive power is supplied from a boiler 6 feet 3 inches in diameter and 8 feet long. On deck there are steam winch and a belier for working the cargo. and the officers are housed amidships under the bridge. The cabin, bird's eye maple and oak panels, will accommodate 10 passengers. Her rig is that of a fore-aft schooner. Painting and graining of the cabin by Messrs H.S. Fish and Son.
Otago Witness June 21 1879 pg 21
Arrivals
June 15th
Ladybird from the North. passengers - Musses Anderson, Andrews, Messrs A. Matthews, L.E. Nathan, Mr and Mrs George Darrall, 2 servants, and Dramatic Troupe (14); 4 steerage.June 16th
Otago, ship, 992 tons, Peebles, from Glasgow. Passengers- Saloon.. See May 3rd.June 17
Tararua from Melbourne via Hobart Town and Bluff. Passengers -
From Melbourne - Mrs Mears, Miss Williamson, Messrs H. Dalgleish, Ackroyd, Short, T. Dalglish, Alberstson, Donovan, and 18 steerage.
Form Hobart Town - Mr Brown.
Form the Bluff- Mi s Miller
Albion from Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers-
Misses Collins, Davey, Captain Macfarlane, Messrs Wilson, Norman, Donnett, Kelly, Dalgleish, McGurie, Allen, Manson and 3 steerage.; 20 passengers for forward ports.
Departures
Hawea for the North. Passengers-
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Teschemaker
For Wellington - Hon. J. Macandrew, M.H.R.
For Nelson - Miss Hunter, Mr Sinclair.
For Poverty Bay - Mr Veale
For Tauranga - Mr Hay and 2 children
For Auckland - Misses Kennedy (2), Mr Deane, and 14 steerage for all ports.
June 17th
Friendship, schooner, 66 tons, Wilson, for a sealing cruise. Thomson Brothers, agents.
Eilibank Castle, schooner, 64 tons, Connor, for Oamaru.
Tararua for Sydney via intermediate ports. Passengers -
For Wellington - Mr Wilson
For Auckland - Messrs Bridgar, Edwards, Voysey
For Sydney - Mr and Mrs Lowe, master Lowe, Messrs Morpe, Tomhole, Wright, Allen; 10 steerage and 1 Chinese.
Albion for Melbourne.
Passengers - For Melbourne - Mr and Mrs Bavis, Mrs Snider, Messrs Egan, Kenny
For the Bluff - Mr Lindsay.
Telegraphic
Arrived: New Zealand Shipping Company's Red Gauntlet, from London, 132 days out. The passage was retarded owing to her losing her maintopmast on May 31st. She had to put into Portland on February 11 to land the chief officer and some of the crew who were sick. She brings out two saloon, two second-cabin, and nine steerage passengers.
Otago Witness June 28 1879
Arrivals
June 24th
Wellington, s.s., 262 tons, Anderson, from Wellington. Passengers - Messrs Roxburgh, P. Callaghan, Armstrong, C. Davis, Mathews, R. Shield, Egley.
Arawata from Melbourne. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Dowling, Mesdames Marsh and 2 children, Wilson, Lieutenant Fulton, Messrs Skagland, Mackinon, and 20 steerage.
From the Bluff - Mr Newberry Forty passengers for the North.
June 25th
Rotorua from Sydney. Passengers - From Sydney - Mr Templar.
From the Coast - Mesdames Wright, Wilson, Miss Casey, Masters Keddell, Casey, Dr Galbraith, Major Keddell, Messrs Casey, Beal, Hamon, Winkelman, Keeble, Hood, Haworth, McAndrew, Benjamin, and 7 steerage.
Departures
June 21st
Ladybird for the North. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr Sime
For Wellington - Mr Warrell
For Nelson - Mr Morris
Telegraphic
Lyttelton, June 19th
Arrived - Oakhurst, barque, from Workington, after a passage of 100 days - all well.
Wellington, June 26th
Arrived: City of Madras, ship, from London, after a passage of 100 days. Two second-class passengers died on the voyage.
Auckland, June 24
Arrived: City of Sydney, s.s., (from Sydney June 19th) Passengers include Mr Chaplin and Miss Osborne, under engagement to De Lias, of the Theatre Royal.English Shipping
Passengers for Otago
Per Dunkeld (Captain Finlayson), from Glasgow April 2nd.For Oamaru: Drummond John T. Frost Rachel Grey George Park James McIntosh Archibald McIntosh Euphemia McIntosh John EdwardPer Cape Clear (Captain Tupman) from Glasgow April 9th -
For Port Chalmers: Saloon - Henderson Mrs and family Smith Mr JamesSteerage - Brown Robert Brown Andrew Budge Mrs and family Crawford Andrew Doherty Roger Falconer Thomas and family Gillfi_lan D. Henry Grant Christina Jenkins Peter and family Keddie Alexander McCreadie Morris and wife McDade John McDonald P Stewart Miller Malcolm Salmond John Stewart Malcolm Reiach John Thomas JohnPer Thomas Stephen (Captain R. Richards), from London, April 26th -
New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. For Port Chalmers: [see 19th July, arrived July 13th]Saloon Ansley Mr Gilbert E Campbell A [not listed as arrived] Dawson Mr F. jun Hall Mr C. Frank Turnbull Mr G Second cabin Ashwell Mr J Barnes Mr John Barnes Mr Barnes Mrs John Bell Mr Thomas Brodie Mr Oswald Brough Mr F Cardozo Mr G.H. Cardozo Mr W.P. Grant Mr James Matthews Mr John Matthews Mr Thomas A Steerage - Allen Mr Charles Bartlett Mr George Baruch Mr Charles G Cheetham Mr William Clark Miss Ellen Crabtree Joseph [not listed as arrived] Crabtree Martha Crabtree Lea Crabtree Roseline Crook Mr James Forebrother Mr Isaac [Horebrother] Foster Mr Thomas Houston Mr William King Mr Thomas [and family 4] King Charlotte King Fanny King Walter Kirton Mr Henry J Jeffery Mr Andrew [Jeffrey] Jones Mr John Jones Richard Maher Mr Michael [Matier] Mann Mr William Meany John [Meaney] Monk Mr Frederick Murphy Mr Bernard [and family 3] Murphy Mary Murphy William J Phelan Mr Patrick Seaver Thomas [not listed as arrived] Trotter Mr William Wheale Mr John [Whoale] [and family 3] Wheale Elizabeth Wheale Ada Wheale John W. Wiley Mr Johnson Williams Mr A.
Otago Witness July 5th 1879
Arrivals
June 26th
June 25 - Spirit of Dawn, barque, 692 tons, Wards, from London. NZ Shipping Company, agents. Passenger - Mr Gibson.
Anseona, ship, 1551 tons, Harwood, from Cardiff. NZ Shipping Co., agents. Passenger - Mr Fraser.
Wakatipu, Wheeler, from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton. Union Company, agents. Passengers - Mrs Nancarrow, Misses Liggins, Fleming, Captain Hedgson, Masters Russell, Hodgson, Messrs Jerkins, Chin Soy, Proctor, Burt, Black, Montgomery, Johns, Wittowaki, Griffiths, Waxsmuth, Barry O'Neill, Chapman and 80 steerage.
Victoria, barque, 748 tons, Briscoe, from Newport, Monmouthshire. NZ Shipping Co., agents.
Millwall, ship, 1165 tons, Weir, from London. Passengers -Saloon -
Barnard Mrs
Second cabin -Armitage Mrs Armstrong Mr Beckett Mr Drury Mr Drury Mr Evans Mr Hepburn Mr Inglis Mr Jenkins Mr Kennedy Mr Martin Mr Murie Mrs Petch Mr Robertson Mr (2) Spratt Mr Swindles Mr Wellsman Mr Willey MrJune 27th
City of Cashmere, ship, 989 tons, Grieve, from London. NZ. Shipping Company, agents. Passengers listed. A smart passage out from Home, 87 days from land to land. Mr Malcomb, who was the second officer on the last trip here has received a well-merited promotion in being advanced to the position of chief officer. The second officer is Mr Gould, and the third Mr Byles. She brings 1520 tons of cargo of which 350 is dead weight, and the rest general goods; included in this is five tons of powder.June 28th
Routenbeck, barque, 930 tons, Street, from London. 29 Passengers listed. Anchored at Deborah Bay. 1700 tons of cargo. She is a very handsome vessel, some four years old, and was built at Whitehaven for Mr L. Davidson, of Harrington in Cumberland. She is now on her third voyage, and has hitherto been trading to Spanish South America. Her voyage occupied 92 days from port to port, and having left London on March 28th. 72 days on the run land to land.,Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers -Mr and Mrs Caw, Misses Gleeson, Gibbons (2), Todd, Huxtable, Chase, Hon. G. McLean, Messrs Moatt, Chase, Armstrong, Polson; and 9 steerage.
June 28th - Delaware, barque, 249 tons, Blaxell, from Bateman's Bay.
June 29th
Clyde, barque, 562 tons, Romney, from Newcastle.June 30th - Hawea from the North. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Thomspm, Mrs Peterson and family (7), Misses Menaman, Carroll, Messrs McLaren, Jones, Allardyce, Doull, Bennett, Wilson and 8 steerage.
Julu 2st
Waitaki from Oamaru. Passengers - Mesdames Carter, Milton, Wilson and family (3), Miss Edllgan, Messrs Carlan, Stringer, Hanlon, Dunlop, Gallichan, Aitken (2), Mclaren, Thornton, Lee, Geddeson, Blair, Aiton, Pea___, ___, Evans, Lees, Penman, Walker, Barlow, Manchester, Wilson, Callan, Captains Jones, Biel and 24 steerage.Arawata from Nelson via the Coast. Passengers -Masters Jones (2), Mr and Mrs Hefforman, Mr and Mrs Watson, Mrs Bowden, Messrs Davies, Jacob Bell, McKenzie and 12 steerage; 45 passengers for forward ports.
St Kilda from the North. Passenger - Mr Ward.
Departures
Rotorua for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart Town. Passengers -
For the Bluff - Messrs Hastie, Foster.
For Hobart Town - Misses Leary, Hastie, Swift, Mrs King, Messrs Hastie, King, Hood, Fuller, Mr and Mrs Doughty and 6 children, Mr and Mrs Fronckson and child, and 17 steerage.June 29
Wellington for the North. Passengers -
For Akaroa - Miss Daly, Mesdames White, Robinson
For Wellington - Mr Carter
For Picton - Mr Swatilla
For Napier - Mr Henderson
For Auckland - Messrs Frazer, Coutts; and 5 steerage for all ports.July 1st
Wakatipu for Sydney. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Messrs Gibson, Boyd, Lowrie, Hallenstein, Edmonds, Gisborne
For Wellington - Miss Helen Campbell, Dr Hector, Hon. Mr Gisborne
For Nelson - Mr J. Barltrop.
For Taranaki - Messrs Brach, Hallenstain
For Newcastle - Mr J. Claxton
For Sydney - Misses Amos, Ward, Maitland (2), Messrs Beard (2)
8 steerage for all ports, and 11 Chinese for Sydney.Don Diego, barque, 838 tons, Francis, for Maldon Island. J.B. Mudie, agent.
Arawa for Melbourne. Passengers -
For the Bluff - Messrs Spence, Swindle, Mather
For Melbourne - Mesdames Thomson, Greaves, Messrs A. Meares, Shields, A Muir, F. Smith. J. Lees, M. Mullen, J. Fergus, M. Gunn, McNamara, Reeves, Biggs, Mactavish, Thomson.
Minnehahs, schooner, 86 tons, Oakes, for Auckland.Telegraphic
Bluff, July 2nd
The Ringarooma left Melbourne on the 25th. Arrived at Hobart Town on the 27th. Passed the Rotorua on the 29th. Saloon passengers
For the Bluff - Hudson's Surprise Party (12), Mr, Mrs and Miss Trotter, Miss Barlow, Messrs Marks and Seymour.
For Dunedin - Miss Calvert, Mrs Cole, Mr and Mrs Greaves, Messrs Ogden, Bantroggal, Kaust, Manning. 10 steerage and 83 tons cargo.
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Lindsay and family, Mrs Stopps, Rev. Shelton, five steerage and 19 tons cargo.
For Wellington - Misses Seymour, Reeves, a d Coade, Messes Seymour, Thompson, six steerage, and 71 tons cargo.
Vessels in Port
Otago Witness 12 July 1879 pg 13
Arrivals July 3rd
Ringarooma, s.s., 623 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff.
Passengers from Melbourne - Miss Calvert, Messrs Bant, Broggball, Kunst, Manning, J.F. Odgen.
Form Hobart Town - Mr and Mrs J. Greaves, Mrs W. Cole and infant.
From the Bluff - Mr and Mrs McNeill, Mrs Gilles, Misses Gilles (2), Colville, Smith, Yuillie, Rout, Messrs Seymour, Schott, Santley, Evans, Miles, McGregor, Durrant, Wilcocks, Chancellor, Young, Edmond, Tapper, Hume, Glendining, Wilkinson, Benjamin, Wolfe, Pinkier, Carmichael, J. Green and 17 steerage from all ports.
July 4th
Waitaki, for Oamaru. Passengers -Messrs Horne, Morrison, Malcolm, Hanning, Murray, Moir, Gawn, Collett, McClennan, Strahan, Cogvin and 10 steerage.
Ino, s.s., 32 tons, Brewer, from Kakanui.
Delmire, barque, 338 tons, Sonee, from Maldon Island. N.Z Shipping Co. agents.Wanganui, s.s., 179 tons, Bayldon, from Greymouth. Passengers -Messrs Denniston, Evans, Gallagher, McNichol, Bennett.
July 6th
Ladybird, from Northern ports. Passengers - Mrs Maddish and 2 children, Misses Fowler, O'Halloran, Mrs Ostler, Master Monkman, Messrs Mason and boy, Ostler Tanner, Ailan, Thomson, Snow and Warrington.July 7th
Maori from the West Coast via the bluff. Passengers - Mr and Mrs Bolton, Mesdames Stevens, Thomas, and child, Dunlop, Miss Vena De Gay, F. De Gay, Mavern, Norton, Burton, Horton, Master Perkins, Messrs Tile, Bates, Parney, Mick, W. Docherty, Taylor, Poritti, Jones, Cotter, Wilson, Ah Hoon, Nicholson, Phillips.July 9 -
Waitaki from Oamaru - Passengers - Miss Barr, Messrs Gillespie, Jones, Wilson, McLean, Callan, Jones, Reid, O'Haollrao, Morton, Atkinson, Collins, Marr, Er_e, Cummings and 13 steerage.Albion, s.s., 806 Garrard, from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff. Union Company, agents. Passengers -
From Melboure - Messrs Walkin, R.S. Petrie, and 28 steerage.
From the Bluff - Messrs J Tope, C.G. Good and 28 for Northern ports.Seagull, brigantine, 163 tons, Arndt, from Kaipara.
Eliza Mary - brigantine, 163 tons, Arndt, from Kaipara.
Ringarooma from Wellington and Lyttelton - Passengers - Messrs Davidson, Eastwood, Bonnington, Broomhall, Low and 7 steerage.
Star of the South, s.s., 179 tons, Fraser from Riverton, via the Bluff. Passengers - Mrs Moncton and family (7), Captain Burke, Messrs Brown, Thomas and 1 steerage.
Rio Logie, brig, 241 tons, Walker, from Lyttelton. W. and G. Turnbull and Co. agents.
Departure July 4th
Ringarooma, s.s.,
For Oamaru - Mr. W.C. Norman
For Lyttelton - Messrs Brown, C.T. Broomhall, Shipton
For Wellington - Mr W. Martin.
Ada C. Owen, brigantine, 183 tons, McLeod, for Auckland
Nonpsreill, barque, 599 tons, Finlayson, for Newcastle.Departures
Anna, ketch, 29 tons, Tall, for Timaru.
Dunnottar Castle, ship, 1702 tons, Hinks, for Newcastle.
Hawea, s.s., for Auckland, via the East Coast. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Messrs Curtis, Harris, Maskay, Newbeery
For Wellington - Dr Wallis, Captain Bell, Messrs O'Rourke, Birch, Rutherford
For Gisborne - Mr Johnson
For Auckland - Mr and Mrs Deaalas, Miss Dallas, Mr Leatherby
For Sydney - Mr A. Mair.July 8
Delmira, barque, 338 tons, Sonne, for Hobart Town
Columbus, barque, 744 tons, Eason, for Valparaiso.July 9th
Owake Belle, ketch, 38 tons, Cowan, for Timaru
Ringarooma for the North. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr and Mrs Darrell and 2 servants. Mrs Allen, Mrs Vincent, Misses Navaro, Mayor, Vincent, Vernon, Messrs Vincent, Eliott, Whyte, Power, Clinton, Sweeney, Palmer, Wilson, Winniege.
For Wellington - Misses Christopher, Rotherdam, Hon. Captain Fraser, M.L.C., Professor Salmond, Messrs Oliver, Manders, Thomson, M.H.R.'s, Mesdames Toms, Scott and 2 children, Messrs Drake, Downey, J. Hamilton.
For Auckland - Messrs McGregor, McAndrew.
Mary Ogilvie, schooner, 83 tons, Chambers, for GreymouthTelegraphic
Hokitika, July 9th
Arrived - Claud Hamilton, s.s., from Melbourne. Passengers -
For Nelson - Mr Webb
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Marsh and family (6), Mrs Crowther and Miss Allen. She brings six steerage and 69 tons of cargo for Nelson.
Otago
Witness 19 July 1879
Arrivals July 12
Waitaki (Edie) from OamaruPassengers - Blair Mr Douglas Mr Easton Mr Fraser Mr George Mr Gibbs Mr Greenlee Mr Grant Mr Hogg Mr Johnson Mr Lyon Mr _lles Mr Wilkinson MissJuly 13
Thomas Stephens, ship, 1506 tons, Richards, from London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Passengers - Saloon - ...
July 15
Rotorua (Tozer) from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the Bluff.
Passengers - Miss Hunter, Messrs Waddell, carter, Grierson, Hoyte and 17 steerage.
Wanaka, s.s., 278 tons, (McGillivrary) from the North.
Passengers - Miss Burns, Cotterill, Da_ey, Messrs Kesch, Graham, Law, Fried, Osborne, Stobert, Williamson.
July 16th
Waitaki, s.s., (Edie) from Oamaru. Passenegrs - Messrs Kendell, Harper, Echlin, Joseph, Dall, Nimmo, Pickersgill, King, Scott, Brown, Parker, Scannon, Graine.
Ringarooma (?Charfield) from Lyttelton. Passengers - Misses Gibson, Sayers, Messrs Baillie, Alexander, Juches, Hewitt, Beard, Learmouth, Sayers, Cox, Thomson, Warrington and 6 steerage.
Mary Bannatyne, brigantine, 116 tons, Smith, from Lyttelton.
Valparaiso, barque, 729 tons, Mill, from London. Dalgety, Nicholas, and Co., agents. Passenger - Mr Carrington
Caper Clear, barque, 852 tons, Tupman, from Glasgow.
Departures
Rotorua (Tozer) for Sydney via the East Coast. Passengers -
For Lyttelton - Mr Jenkins,
For Wellington - Mr and Mrs Harris and family (6), Miss Keeble, Mr Percy Brodie
For Picton - Mr and Mrs Terry
For Gisborne - Mr J Potts.
For Auckland - Messrs J. Allan, A. Brown, Le__Y, Cochrane.
For Sydney - Messrs Walker, Wi_hers (2), Lunn, Hamilton, Chee, Noakes, and 9 Chinese.
July 10
Albion (Garrad) for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart Town. Passengers
For Melbourne: Miss Faithful, Wheelhouse, McLuskey, Messrs Faithful, Walton, Young, Pearson.
For Hobart Town - Mr Kirkland
For the Bluff- Mr and Mrs Heffernan.
July 11th
Ladybird (Malcolm) for Northern ports. Passengers:
For Wellington - Messrs Bulter, Williams, Mayle.
For Napier - Mr Shepherdson
For Hokitika - Sun Ching
For Auckland - Messrs Stirling, Blanche and 5 steerage
Telegraphic
Wellington, July 15
The barque Loch Kerr, for London, has cleared at the Customs with a cargo of wool, skins, &c. valued at about £25,000. She carries no passengers. She is one of the New Zealand Shipping Company chartered vessels.
Wellington, July 16th
Arrived. New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Pareora, from London, after a 100 days passage. She brings 48 passengers and a large cargo.
Otago Witness 26 July 1879 pg13
Arrivals July 18th
Waitaki (Edie) from OamaruPassengers: Currie Miss Hamilton Mr Harper Mr Harrison Mr Henwoood Mr Wright Mrs and 2 childrenElectra, ship, 844 tons, Thomson, from London. NM and A Co. agents.
Passengers: Saloon (See OW March 31st 1879)July 20 - Tararua (Muir) from Sydney via East Coast.
Passengers - Salmond Professor Ealley Mr Samson Mr Thompson Mr Wheeler Mr and 8 steerageAnthons, brigantine, 188 tons, Munn, from Greymouth. Master, agent.
Magellan Cloud, brigantine, 99 tons, Bower, from Kaipara. Master, agent.
Renfrewshire, barque, 898 tons, Wilkie, from London, via Timaru. NZ Shipping Co., agents.
July 22 - Arawata ( Sinclair) from Melbourne via the Bluff.Passengers: From Melbourne Clarke Mr J Donaldson Mr H B Fisher Miss Greavers Mrs Hughes Miss Jephson Mr C P H Patrick Mr McLean Mr A Smith Mr and Mrs Smith Misses (5) Smith Master Stewart Mr E W and 13 steerage From the Bluff Leash Mr A J 1 steerageGood Templar, ketch, 42 tons, Bradshaw, from Kakanui.
July 23 - Maori (Bernech) from Timaru
Passengers - Three Chinese
Waitaki (Edie) from OamaruPassengers Brown Mr Cooper Mr Dallas Mr Dare Mr Fellows Mr Henderson Mr Ivers Miss Meyer Mr Newsome Mr Prosser Mr and Mrs and family (8) Ridings Mr Smallman Miss Sutherland Mr 8 steerageDepartures
Ringarooma (Chatfield) from Melbourne via the BluffFor the Bluff - Mr Crawford For Melbourne Aitcheson Mr and Mrs Gregan Mr Henderson Miss Johnson Mr TJ Kenesly Mr Kiles Mr Marshall Mr and Mrs Murphy Mr Patrick Miss Snider Mr Thomson Mr J Turner Mr and 10 steerage for all portsJuly 19th
Westland, ship, 1116 tons, Wood, for London. NM and A Co., agents.Passengers - Saloon: Henderson Mrs Henderson Masters (2) Henderson Miss Jones Mrs Taylor Mr A Second cabin: Cranston Mrs Jackson Mr Le Le Harival Mr Otarisi MrArawata (Sinclair) for Lyttelton and Wellington McDonogh Mr T Hendrie Mr For Nelson - Lockerbie Mr and Mrs [see Norval from London]Telegraphic
Lyttelton, July 19th
Cleared: Waimate, ship, for London, taking four saloon, three second cabin and 18 adult and six children steerage passengers. She takes a full cargo.English Shipping
Per New Zealand Shipping Company's Blair Drummond, Captain Guthrie, from London, May 24th (consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited)
Saloon::
Per Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co.'s Antares (Captain Lewis from London, May 31st: Second cabin
Per Messrs Shaw, Savill and Co., Helen Denny (Captain Ruth) from London, May 12th; Second cabin
Per P. Henderson and Co.'s Napier ( Captain Moffatt), from Glasgow, May 6th (consigned to Messrs Cargills, Gibbs and Co.., Dunedin) Saloon:
The Southland Times Monday 20 January 1879
Bluff Harbor
Arrived - January 20
Western Monarch, ship, 1315 tons, Watson, from London. McPherson &
Co. agents.
Passengers - Black Mr and Mrs Boon Mrs Fairweather Miss Fairweather Mr Gilfillan Mrs Hawthorne Mr and Mrs Johnson Mr and Mrs Kemp Mr McKenzie Miss Sherwin Mrs Suter Mrs Vincent Mr and Mrs and family (3) Weymouth Miss
Jan. 20 - Albion, s.s., 597 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne.
Passengers Archdale Mr Hall Mrs and family McCaughan Mrs, child and nurse Young Mr and 4 steerage
Jan 20 - Oreti, s.s., McArthur, from Invercargill. T.
Broderick, agent. Passengers -
Messrs Egan, Dunne, McPherson.
The fine clipper ship Western Monarch, with our of friend Captain
Watson on board in command, arrived at the lower anchorage at the Bluff
yesterday morning, from London. She has on board 369 immigrants and 9 saloon
passengers, besides a crew of 46 men all told. The Western Monarch left Plymouth
on 30th October, after having embarked all her passengers on the previous day.
Fifteen minutes after leaving port the first death occurred on board - an infant
which had been brought on board having wasted away - and although this at the
time may have been considered an ill omen, yet in this instance it proved not to
be so. During the whole passage there were only three deaths, one being the
infant, another an infant dry nursed, and another a single man named Arthur
O'Keefe, aged 28 years, from consumption, who had come on board almost in the
last stage of the disease with a faint hope that the sea voyage might prove
beneficial. Three births also took place and all are doing well. Dr. James W.P.
Hosking was unwearying in attending to their medicinal requirements. John
Baldwin, aged 80, of Waterford, is confined to bed suffering from consumption.
The Western Monarch was built in Barrow-in-Furness, by Barrow Shipping
Company, and is almost a new vessel. She is owned by the Royal Exchange Shipping
Company. She is fitted with a steam winch, condenser, and steam appliances for
working the yards and anchors, also fire apparatus. Her lifeboats forward are
capable of carrying 160 passengers, are always slung aboard in davits, ready to
lower at a moment's notice, and this in the event of colliding would be an
immense advantage, the usual custom being to have all boats, excepting one or
two aft, turned bottom up and well secured on the skids. She has patent anchors
with improved detaching gear, which does away with the usual billcoking at the
catheads, the anchors being slipped off the forecastle-head, a a moment's
notice. As soon as the passenger's are cleared Captain Watson will land them
either in boats at the Pilot Station or by steamer at the wharf and proceed on
his voyage to Dunedin, where he will discharge his cargo, none of it being for
Southland.
The Southland Times April 5 1879
Bluff Harbor Sailed
Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne. Passengers
Collins Mr Gibson Mr Marks Mr Salier Mr and the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company
The Southland Times Wednesday April 9 1879
The new steamer Te Anau, for the Union Company's line of steamers,
will be a boat similar to the Rotorua in style, but of great speed. It is
proposed that she will replace the Rotorua in the intercolonial trade, and the
Rotorua will be employed solely on the coast. The following are the dimensions
of the Te Anau:- Length 270ft; beam 34ft; depth 25ft; 355 horse-power
nominal, and she is expected to average thirteen knots. She will carry 100
saloon. Her tonnage will be about the same as the Wakatipu.
The Southland Times Friday April 11 1879
Bluff Harbor - Pilots McDonald and Thomson.
Arrived
April 10 - Chili, ship, 768 tons, Culbert from London, via
Lyttelton (20 March).
Abbey Holme, barque, 515 tons, Bryce, from London (7th Dec.). McPherson
& Co. agents. Took in a quantity of powder and dynamite at Gravesend. Passed
Start Point on the 13th. The Abby Holme sails out of Liverpool. She
brings a full general cargo.
Arawata, s.s., 632 tons, Newman, from Dunedin.
Bravo, cutter, Groomes, from Stewarts Island.
Albatross, barque, 924 tons, Schultz, from Cardiff (17th Dec.),
New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. She brings a cargo of railway iron. The barque
is a remarkably taut clean vessel; flying the Swedish flag.
Southland Times April 22nd
One of the two engines forming part of the cargo of the Chili was landed
safely on Saturday, and the other was placed upon the trucks yesterday
afternoon.
The Southland Times Friday 18 April 1879
The cutter Rapid was chartered to tranship the dynamite from the barque
Abbey Holme. This vessel is still at anchor off the Pilot Station, but
will get up to the wharf as soon as she get rid of her powder and dynamite. The
schooner Maid of Otago on her way from Invercargill to Hobarton is to
call in and tranship the dynamite from the Rapid.
Monday 31st. The dynamite brought by the Abbey Holme and transhipped into the cuter Rapid, was taken on board the Pioneer schooner, which left immediately for Dunedin.
The Southland Times Tuesday 15 April 1879
Arrived April 14 - Albion, s.s., 623 tons, Tozer, from Melbourne.
Passengers - Basstian Miss Peabody Mr Rolland Mr and Mrs Spiers Mr Tanner Mrs A. 1 steerage
Southland Times Tuesday 22 April 1879
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
April 21 - Hinemoa, s.s., 300 tons, Fairchild, from Wellington.
Passengers: Littlejohn Mr St. John Captain St. John Mrs Robinson His Excellency Sir Hercules [Governor of NSW] Robinson Mrs Robinson Miss
Southland Times April 22nd Tuesday
Dunedin 21 April
The steamship just built by Messrs R.S. Sparrow & Co., to the order of the
Kakanui Steam Shipping Company was this afternoon launched at the builder's
yard, near the Rattray street Jetty. At the signal, the vessel slid broadside on
to the water, Mrs Keith Ramsay at the same moment christening it the
Kakanui in the orthodox manner. The Kakanui is intended for trade
between Kakanu (7 miles south of Oamaru) and Dunedin, is of the following
dimensions: Length over all 97ft; beam 15ft; depth 7ft 6in. She will be fitted
with surface condensing engines of 90 horse-power indicated.
Southland Times Wednesday 23 April 1879
Bluff Harbor Arrived
April 22 - Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Muir, from Melbourne.
Passengers for the Bluff
Bankin Mr Hunter Mr Hunter Miss H Hunter Hunter Hunter Mr T Hunter J Irons Mr Lilly Mr McDonald Mr
Southland Times Wednesday 23 April 1879
Captain Underwood, of the Arawata, was a passenger from Melbourne
to England by the John Elder. It is rumoured the Rotomahana,
which vessel he will bring out, will make her maiden voyage as an Orient liner.
Southland Times Thursday 24 April 1879
Arrived - April 23 - Lizzie Guy, brigantine, 85 tons, Stevens,
from Oamaru. Master, agent. Load of potatoes.
Southland Times Thursday 24 April 1879
Lyttelton, April 23
Sailed - Ship Marlborough, for London. The ships City of
Quebec and Piako were cleared for London to-day by the
NZSCo., the former with a cargo of grain valued at
£85,000 and the Piako with grain, wool and tallow valued at
£70,000. Passengers - Messrs Kirkwood,
Taylor, Coleman, O'Neil, Lloyd and D. Green.
Southland Times Friday 25 April 1879
Arrived Bluff Harbor
April 24 - Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Tozer, from Dunedin. Passengers
- Mr and Mrs Colley and 1 steerage. For Melbourne - 17 saloon and 9 steerage.
Southland Times Monday 28 April 1879
Timaru April 25
The barque Charlwood was cleared for London with a cargo of wheat
valued at £12,200 and two passengers.
Southland Times Tuesday 29 April 1879
The Union Company's s.s. Arawata, Captain W.C. Sinclair, sailed
from Hobson's Bay on the 23rd inst., with the Suez mail, 35 saloon and 40
steerage passengers, and 290 tons of cargo and 4 head of cattle.
Arrived Bluff Harbor April 28 - Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Sinclair, from
Melbourne.
Passengers - For Bluff Nichol For Dunedin: Armitage Miss Benjamin Mr Browning Mr Coate Mr David Mr Dunn Mr Heymanson Miss Kitt Mrs Mitchell Miss Neill Mr and Mrs P.G. Patterson Mrs Woods Mrs For Lyttelton: Frere Mr and Mrs Harper Mr and Mrs and family (3) Hillhouse Mr Kingsford Messrs (2) Laudergan Mr Petrie Mr For Wellington: Gordon Captain Mills Mrs and family (4) Preston Mr Scott Miss For Napier: Hyndmarsh Mr Morris Miss and 40 steerage for all parts.
The Southland Times Nov. 11 1879
Bluff Harbour - Arrived
Nov. 10 - Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Sinclair from Melbourne.
Passengers - For Bluff: Gilmour Mr, Mrs, Miss and Master Habison Mr Lucy Mr Ross Mr Spence Mr (2) Walsh Miss 7 in steerage For Dunedin: Blaumberg Mr Handyside Mr Hart Mr and Miss Hart Miss Marks Mr McAllister Mr McNeill Mr Sellars Mr Tate Mr and Mrs 100 in steerage For Lyttelton: Austin Mr Botton Miss Donoran Mr Minifie Miss Walsh Mr and 7 in steerage For Wellington: Darbyshire Mr Fryer Mrs Fuller Mr and Mrs Fuller Mrs and Master Gibson Mr Hyland Mr Jonas Mr Murphy Mr and Mrs and 17 in steerage For Nelson: Price Mr Street Miss
Southland Times Monday 17 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
Nov. 15 - Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Muir, from Dunedin. Passengers
- Mrs Finn, child and nurse, Mr Cox (2), 2 steerage.
Southland Times Tuesday 18 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
Nov. 17 - Ringarooma, 623 tons, Chatfield from Melbourne, via
Hobart Town.
Passengers - For Bluff Amery Mr Bell Mr and Mrs G.M. and servant Bell Miss Bell Master (2) Bent Mr Bleazard Miss Bleazard Miss E Brown Mrs Campbell Mr Clark Mr and Mrs Farell Mr Fredericks Mr Gabolincy Mrs and infant Hayman Mr and Mrs Kennedy Mr McFarlane Mr Newlands Mr Reed Mr Richardson Mr Rinicinnon Mr Stonebam Messrs (2) Thompson Mr seven in steerage For Dunedin: Balcoine Mrs Belough Miss Benjamin Mr and Mrs Booth Mr and Mrs Booth Mr and Mrs W.E. Cameron Mrs Connay Mr Forrest Mr Fraser Mr Goodwin Mr Gordon Mr Hopkins Mr Hull Mr Joachinn Mr Joel Mr (2) Johnston Mr Jorrison Mr Kennedy Miss McDonald Mr McFarlane Mr Mills Mr James Mitchell Mr Moore Mr Rutherford Miss Rutherford Mr Spedding Miss Thompson Mr Tonks Mr Vickery Mr Villiers Mr Watt Mr Williams Mr 104 in steerage For Lyttelton: Bain Miss Gibson Mr Maitchelson Mr and Mrs Porter Mrs Ramsden Mr and Mrs and family Rattray Mr and Mrs For Wellington: Begg Mr Bowler Mrs Brett Mr and Mrs Finnimore Mr Hart Mr and Mrs McLachlan Miss Marshall Mr Marshall Mr J 18 in steerage
The Southland Times Monday 24 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor
Arrived. Nov. 22.- Arawata, s.s. from Dunedin
- Maori, s.s. from Dunedin
Sailed
Nov. 22 -Arawata, s.s., 632 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne.
Passengers - Miss McGrath, 2 steerage
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernoch, for West Coast ports. Passengers -
Mr Spence, 2 steerage.
Ulva, cutter, Dawson, for Stewart Island.
The Southland Times Tuesday 25th Nov. 1879
Wellington, Nov. 24
Sailed - s.s. Ringrooma, for Melbourne via the south.
Passengers: Adams Mr Barton Mr Briggs Mr Darcliffe Mrs Foster Mr Fraser Mr Hankinson Mr Kirk Mr Marshall Mr Mills Mr Norcliffe Mr Preston Mr Pryde Mr Sherlock Mr Thomson Mr Vauxhall Mr Waddel Mr Wilson Mr
The Southland Times Saturday Nov. 29
Sailed Nov. 28 - from Bluff. Ringarooma for Melbourne via Hobart
Town. Passengers - Mr Tewslwy, 3 steerage.
The Southland Times, April 11 1879 pg2
Otago Witness June 7th 1879
Dunedin Annual Hotel Licensing Court Meetings page 11 & 12
Otago Witness
1 March 1879 pg10
In Memoriam to the Kaitangata coal Mine disaster
An Appeal. Poem by Thomas Bracken.
Inquiry - March 15th
pg20. The music of Ireland and Scotland seems to have been composed expressly for the bagpipes; but that of Wales must have been from its very structure, intended for the harp.
Otago Witness March 15 1879 page 21
Poem - Scotland Revisited by Robert McFarlane
I lang hae dwelt in other lauds,
Across the Western sea;
my children love Auld Scotland's sangs,
They love her glens for me.
My head is gray wi' many years,
Yet still my heart is young;
if I forget thee, Scotland dear,
May speech forget my tongue
'Tis done; but oh, 'twas hard to part,
It seemed to wring my very heart,
To take my last fareweel.
The shadows fall; on deck I stand;
The hills reced from me;
Scotland, my dear - my native land;
Good night, good night to thee.
Otago Witness June 21 1879 pg21
Poem - The Fight with the British Colours from Isandula by Charles
Umbers.
Otago Witness, 17 August 1878, Page 13
The Union Company's s.s. Hawea, Captain Archibald Kennedy, safely
arrived at Port Chalmers at 8 a.m. on Saturday from Auckland, her temporary
steering gear having answered adm rably, Passengers: J. Smith, James Allan, G.
Robson, S. C. Caulton, J. Trimmer, J. Allan, W. Sherwood, Raine, J. Gow, Edmund
Meloy, Albert Fail, A. McFail, J. M. Batham, Joseph Palmer, G. B. Jamieson,
Joseph Grigg, W. H. O. Smeetham, W. A. McDowell, Edward Greatbatch; Major
Withers.