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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 25 June 1886 page 15
Arrivals
June 17 - Kaikoura, 4171 tons, Crutchley, R.N.R., from Lyttelton. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents June 12 - Omapere, s.s., 352 tons, Smith, from the North
Passengers: Stevenson Mr Stewart Mr
Alastor, barque, 824 tons, Glazebrook, from Glasgow (March 13). Dalgety and Co. Limited agents June 19 - Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, White, from Oamaru Penguin, s.s., 462 tons, Allman, from the North
Passengers: Hislop Mr Humphreys Mr Hudson Mr Porter Rev Mr Waters Miss
June 20 - Invercargill, s.s., 135 tons, Sundstrom, from Invercargill Ohau, s.s, 411 tons, Bernech, from Auckland via the West Coast. Passengers: 3 steerage Tongariro, RMS, 4163 tons, Bone, from Plymouth, May 8th, via intermediate ports. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents
The Star Monday 21st June 1886
The Royal mail steamer Tongariro reached Port Chalmers at 5. 30 pm yesterday. She brings 339 bags of mail, and six bags from Capetown, 2000 tons of cargo, and 212 passengers, 20 first saloon, 70 second saloon, and 123 steerage. She has 550 tons of cargo for Dunedin, 7000 tons for Lyttelton, 400 tons for Wellington, and the balance for Auckland and intermediate ports. Concerts and theatrical performances have been got up, and Divine service regularly held. Her actual steaming time has occupied 38 days 12 hours and 40 min, at an average speed of 13.4 knots per hour. The best day's work was 345 miles. She has twice broken down since leaving Table Bay. Mr Waring is the chief engineer -great praise. Repaired the vessel in mid ocean. The ship was kept under sail, average 4 to 7 knots per hour.Passengers: For Otago: Saloon - Haynes Mr J W Second saloon: Attwooll Captain and Mrs Donaldson Miss Gunter Miss Hodge Miss (2) Hodge Mr and Mrs Hopkins Miss (2) Hopkins Mr and Mrs Hopkins Master For Oamaru - Second saloon: Crampton Mr and Mrs and five children Marshall Mr Third cabin: Cole Mr Davy Mr Hopper Mr Houldgate Mr and wife and child Lyons Mr and Mrs Wood Messrs (2) For Lyttelton - Saloon: Pratt Mr and Mrs Pratt Misses (2) Pratt Mr Tripp Mr Second saloon - Collins Rev H wife and child Coppenger Miss Third cabin: Curson Mr Dalrig Mr Eastrich Mr Ericsson Mr Kanagan Mr Nolan Mr (2) Nolan Miss O'Neil Mr Pearson Mr Ponder Mr Simpson Mrs Smith Mr Tipping Mr and Mrs Turpin Mr For Wellington - Saloon: Coates Mr and Mrs Coates Miss Halstead Miss Izard Mr Oliver Mr Perston Mrs Second saloon: England Mr Levett Mr Tarn Miss Thomson Miss Thompson Mr Third cabin: Courage Mr Evenington Mr and Mrs Harrowgate Mr and Mrs Jordan Mr Kellick Messrs (2) Knight Mr Mosley Mr and Mrs and family Mudgway Messrs (2) Muir Mr Rodgers Mr S?ene Mr Skov Mr Stevens Mrs Titcombe Mr Urein Mr and Mrs and family Valentine Mr Wood Mr and Mrs For Auckland - Saloon: Ker Miss McKenzie Mr H Second saloon: Allen Mrs and family Court Mr and Mrs and family (4) Houlkar Mr and Mrs and family (5) Inchboard Mr Livingstone Mrs Livingstone Miss McConnichie Mrs Sutherland Mr Waddell Mr Whitehouse Miss Third cabin: Cocker Mr and Mrs and family Cornish Mr Crowther Mr Dollar Mr Evans Mr Hughes Mr Moore Mr Palmer Mr Quinn Mr Richardson Mr Scalan Mr Skein Mr Smith Mr and Mrs Street Mr For Nelson - Saloon: Ford Mr W J For Timaru - Saloon: Fraser Mr J A For Gisborne - Second saloon: Marshall Mr J H For Napier - Second saloon: Skirrow Mr J W For Taranaki - Second saloon: Wheeler Miss Whitehead Dr and Mrs Third cabin: Atkins Mr and Mrs Attrid Mr and Mrs Hempton Mr Johnathan Mrs M E and family Barnitt Mr and Mrs and family For Melbourne - Saloon: Vanderb?l Mr Second salon: O'Brien Miss Scott Mr For Sydney - Third cabin: Cooper Mr and Mrs Reldy Mr and 19 steerage passengers from the Cape of Good for all ports.
June 21 - Orawaiti, s.s, 288 tons, Gibb, for Westport Zephyr, brigantine, 135 tons, Smith, from Hokitika. Royse, Stead, and Co. agents June 22- Pelham, s.s., 238 tons, Greager, from the West Coast. Manapouri, s.s., 1025 tons, Logan, from Melbourne via the Bluff
Passengers: Broughton Mr Cornish Right Rev. Bishop Freeman Mr Fry Mr Law Mr Rintel Mr Southern Mr Turner Mr and 11 in steerage
June 23 - Waihora, s.s., 1269 tons, Popham, from Sydney, via East Coast ports
Passengers from Sydney - Hazard Dr Kennedy Mr W C From the Coast - Cole Mr Crawford Mr Isaac Miss Kopsero Mr McArthur Miss Toombe Mr Tyree Mr Vallange Mr and 12 steerageOtago Witness Shipping News 25 June 1886 page 15
