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The Wellington Independent Tuesday, September 10 18611861 page 2
Sailed from Wellington Sept. 8. s.s. Wonga Wonga, 103 tons, Renner, for Otago.
The Wonga Wonga. This favourite little steamer sailed for Otago on Sunday last, with a full compliment of passengers; 29 of whom were from Hawkes' Bay, having been transferred from the Storm Bird; 8 from Wanganui; and 45 from Wellington, making a total of 82 all told. The majority of the passengers were intending diggers, and seemed in high spirits.
Passengers - from Ahuriri - Bamford J Barbin J Browne Alexander Bruce J Burne J Burrows J Cadle John Hayden John Highland A Humphries C Kemp H McFeltross D McLean H Newbold Mr and Mrs and 2 children Proctor S Sealey H.S. Smith S Sutton Thomas Sullivan Mr and Mrs and 2 children Thomas H Walker George Wilson P Williams W Willwood R From Wanganui Bell P Gordon G McWilliams R McWilliams F Morgan R Spearing J Wright J Treweek J From Wellington Bennett Thomas Broderick T Buryand James Christy John Edwards Thomas Fawcett W Fry Joseph Gawith Samuel Griflen J Gooden C Gooden R Green J Hales Philip Hales Peter Hall Thomas Hardy John Harris J Hawk John Hunt George Karoro Epiha Levers W Meagher H Mitchell W Moore J Mott J Percy George Perkins Thomas Pethrick J Rankin D Rankin John Somerville J Sepean H Tudd John Udy John Udy W Hudy Hart Wall John Warburton James Webster George Webster W Welch J.R. Welch R.R. Weriraka Willis Archibald Wood Thomas
For Otago Gold Fields
The S.S "Storm Bird."Capt. Malcolm, will leave on Saturday, 14th September, for Dunedin, landing Passengers and Cargo at the Wharf. For Freight or Passage, apply to Duncan & Vennell, Agents. Wellington.
Steerage Passage �5 0s 0d
Cabin Passage �7 7s 0s
9th September, 1861
En Voyage
Whichever way the wind doth blow,
Some heart is glad to have it so;
Then blow it east, or blow it west,
The wind that blows, that wind is best.
My little craft sails not alone;
A thousand fleets from every zone
Are out upon a thousand seas;
What lows for one a favouring breeze
Might dash another, with the shock
Of doom, upon som' hidden rock.
And so I do not dare to pray
For winds to waft me on my way,
But leave it to a Higher Will
To stay or speed me, trusting still
That all is well, and sure that He
Who launched my bark will sail with me,
Through storm and calm, and not fail,
Whatever breezes may prevail,
To land me, every peril past,
Within his sheltering haven at last.
Then, whatsoever wind doth blow,
My heart is glad to have it so;
And blow it east or blow it west,
The wind that blows, that wind is best.
Caroline A. Mason
Otago Witness November 17 1883 page 28 column 1