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Shipping News for Port Chalmers & Dunedin
weekly during 1886
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During 1886 the Otago Witness,
a weekly newspaper, was published on Saturday's until April 24 when
the publishing day became Friday. Index
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Otago Witness Shipping News 06 August 1886 pages 18 & 19
Otago Witness Friday 6 August 1886 page 19
The Ionic brings in all 154 passengers for New Zealand (in addition to those landed at other ports). Of these 10 are saloon, 17 second cabin, and 127 steerage.
Her cargo consist of some 2089 tons, of which 800 tons are for Dunedin, and the remainder for Northern ports.
Departed August 8.
Ionic, R.M.S., 4753 tons. J G Cameron, for London, via Northern ports. Dalgety and Co. Limited, agents.
Arrivals Mahinapua, s.s., 205 tons, Holmes from Nelson, via intermediate ports.
Passengers: Curle Mr Finch Mr Graham Miss Guthrie Mr Hope Mrs and two children Jacobsen Mrs King Mr Melton Mrs and child Melton Misses (2) Oyster Miss Page Mr Proctor Mr Roseby Miss Sellars Mr Smith Mr Young Mr
July 30 - Camille, brigantine, 221 tons, Helgison, from Newcastle. H. Guthrie, agent. Go-ahead, ss 132 tons Plumby from the North, Keith Ramsay, agent. Penguin ss 442 tons Allman from Nelson via intermediate ports. Passengers (saloon):
Burton Mr Drake Mr Harnson Mr Hornby Mr Mowbray Mr Parker Mrs Petre Mr Scott Mr Smith Mr Sutherland Mr Winter Mr four steerage
July 31 Kenilworth, schooner, 113 tons, Cross, from Tairua Merope, barque, 1024 tons, Thomas from Glasgow (May 4) N.M. and A. Co., agents. Passengers: Saloon
Fairlie Mr Steerage - Adair Mr Brown Miss Davidon Mr Gauld Mr Grant Mr McCley Mr McCulloch Mr and Mrs McGill Mr McKirdy Mr Rennick Mr Stewart Mr Taylor Mr Thorn Mr and Mrs Urquhart Mr and Mrs and family (3) Wilson Messrs (2) August 2 - Ohau ss 4111 tons Bernech from the West Coast. Passenger- Saloon: Young Mr R August 2- Rotomahana ss 865 tons Carey, from Melbourne via the Bluff. Passengers:From Melbourne: Saloon Edwards Miss Graham Mr Jacob Mr Levy Miss McKenzie Mr McNeill Mr From the Bluff - Turner Mrs and Miss Stevens Mr 15 steerage
Ionic s.s. 4753 tons, Cameron from Plymouth (June 19), via Cape of Good Hope and Hobart. Dalgety and Co. (Limited), agents.Passengers:
Saloon for Otago from London - Pogson Mr G W Zimmer Mr From Hobart - New Mr Second Saloon from London - Wilson Miss E Third-class, from London - Bell Mr Chisholm Mr Edgar Miss Evans Mr Gorgon Misses (2) Gordon Mr, Mrs and Master Hodgson Mr Lynn Mr McKee Mr and Mrs McLean Mr McPherson Mr Pullen Mrs Pullen Miss Rennison Mr Scott Mr and Mrs Shervon Mr Turnbull Messrs (2) White Mr From Cape Town: Third-class - Finlayson Mr and Mrs and three children For Canterbury: Second Saloon - Angus Mr Dunn Mr Third-class - Bell Mr Buckland Mr Campbell Mr Chinnery Messrs (3) Eoselstrom Mr Gee Mr and Mrs Jacobson Messrs (3) Johanson Mr Holm Mr Knuts Mr Lewis Mr Marison Mr Matson Mr Oldfield Mr Peterson Mr Phillips Mr Rhodes Mr Rundbacha Mr Russell Mr Toby MrFor Wellington: Saloon - Elmsall Mr Parker Mr and Mrs and family (3) Wilson Mrs Second Saloon - Cartiner Mr and Mrs and family (4) Hamilton Mr Hamilton Miss Hayward Mr Lockton Mr Norbury Mr Sparks Mr Wheeler Mr Third-class - Barker Mr and Mrs and family (3) Barnett Mr Gilligham Mr Grantham Mr Hamilton Mr Heathcote Mr Peirel Mr Purssey Mr Scales Mr Sheehan Mr Timmins Mr Weniger Messrs (2) For Auckland: Second saloon, from Cape Town - Mitchell Mr Third-class - Allen Mr Boyce Mr Branston Mr Brown Mr and Mrs and family (3) Carrington Mr Coughlan Mr Davis Mr Dunn Mr (2) Delany Mr Gilbert Mr Gregg Mr Hodgson Mr and Mrs Houston Mr Jenkins Mr and Mrs Johnstone Mr Jordan Mr Kenny Mr Lanham Mr Lauchlan Mr Leslie Mr McConnell Mr McKillop Mr Milne Mr Moore Misses (2) Parker Mr Spencer Mr and Mrs and child Waite Mr Wilson Miss Wilson MrFor Picton, from London: Third-class - Jones Mr For Napier: from London - Second saloon, Martin Mr E B Third -class - Carson Mr and Mrs For Taranaki, from London: Third-class - Millar Mr For the Bluff, from London: Second cabin: Stidolph Mr W H Third-class - Hilson Mr
August 4 - Grafton ss 297 tons Lambert from the north Wairarapa ss 1023 tons Chatfield from Sydney, via the east Coast. Passengers:
Bask Mr Braithwaite Mr Brown Mr Carrick Mr Deal Mr Hogg Mrs Mellish Mr Moore Mr Russell Mr Sardstein Mr Snow Mr Taylor Mr and 22 steerage
August 6 1886
The Direct Steamers
Lyttelton, July 29
The Tongariro, R.M.S., sailed from Lyttelton via Rio dé Janeiro.
Passengers:
Saloon -
Bernardt Mrs Buchanan Mr Fairchild Mrs Harper Mr CC Keane Mr McDougall Miss Nevin Mrs Nevin Mr Reacli Mr Sharland Mrs Sharland Mr Scott Mrs Second Saloon - Abraham Mr Adamson Mr Bevan Miss Butterworth Martha Butterworth Matildia Cowie Miss Dixon Mr and Mrs Kempt Isabella Knowles Mr Levitt Mr Levy Mr Lewis Margaret Lubbock Mr Makgill Mr J Makgill Mary McDonald Jessie McLeod Mr Pargetter Mr Pottinger Mr Robertson Jessie Tweddle Isabella Watson Mr and Mrs Winchester Mrs Steerage - Birks Mr and Mrs Brown Mr Campbell Miss Cooper Mr and Mrs Durman Mr Grant Mr Hargreaves Mr Harvey Mr Hume Mr Hunt Mr and Mrs and four children Ingleson Mr Jacobsen Mr Johnston Mr Jospeh Mr King Miss Lewis Mr Marks Mr, Mrs and Miss Marks Miss Marshall Mr Matticks Mr and Mrs McIntosh Mr Moncketon Mr Nance Mrs and three children Paice Mr Rowlinson Mr Smith Mrs and five children Stewart Mr Turnbull Misses (2) Villial Mrs and four children Young Mr