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Arrived on the Waitangi as a married couple, September 25 1879.
London to Lyttleton.
The Star Thursday Sept. 25 1879
Sept. 25 - Waitangi, ship, 1128 tons, Hodder, from London. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. The Waitangi was towed inside the breakwater at once. Saloon passengers listed. [Spelling differs slightly from the Timaru Herald]
The Timaru Herald Saturday 27 September 1879 page 2
Timaru Herald, 8 October 1879, Page 7
Arrival of the Waitangi at Lyttelton (Sept. 29, Press, Friday)
In excellent time, and in beautiful order, this favorite representative of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, came into port yesterday afternoon from London. 236 passengers, first, second, and third, embarked by her, and after a voyage of eighty-three days from the Channel, and eighty-nine from Gravesend, the full complement landed on the pier yesterday apparently in as good health as they could wish to be. Neither increase nor decrease in their numbers occurred during the passage, no sickness other than the mal-de-mer, and no accident of a serious character happened from departure to arrival. As the vessel was being towed up the harbor and into the bay the Shipping Company, together with a number of Captain Hodder's personal friends, boarded her, the health officer, Dr. J.T. Rouse, having previously made his official visit. Mr J.E. March also made an official visit. Mr March offered those passengers who chose to avail themselves of the opportunity to make the Barracks their home temporarily until they were avail to find suitable houses, which offer was very gladly received. A turn round through the 'tween decks among the second and third class passengers, gave ample opportunity for ascertaining what kind of discipline had obtained. The inevitable chronic complainer was of course a specialty among so large a number, and would rally round him no doubt one or two admirers, but the body of the passengers made a pleasure trip of the voyage and had a good word for everything and everybody around them. Two incidents had enough sensational in them to cause them to be remembered happened on the road. One of these was that a seaman falling from aloft down upon the upper deck, an accident out of which he came with nothing worse than a heavy shake, and from which he recovered after a day's rest or so; the other was the attempt made by two of the crew, one of the under steward's and the assistant baker of the ship, to rob the lazarette at midnight. When the men were discovered by Captain Hodder, they were found to have the candle stuck directly on top of the powder magazine. Mr Mackintosh Collie, a young man making his first voyage, was the surgeon in charge, and seems to have gained the good opinion of the passengers.
The classification of the passengers was-
twenty-five saloon
twenty-four in the second cabin
one hundred and eighty six steerage
The latter have paid their own passages, and from what was seen of them they appear to be a class that will do well in the land of their adoption.
Following is account of the sailing done:-
The Waitangi left the South West India Dock on the morning of the 26th of June, and brought up at Greenhithe to swing for adjustment of compasses. Proceeded to Gravesend the same day and embarked her passengers that evening. Passed the Government inspection the next day and towed away from Gravesend at 2 a.m. on the 28th. Towed as far as the Isle of Wright against fresh westerly winds; cast off the tug at 10 a.m. of the 29th. Cleared the Channel on Friday, July 4th, sighting the Lizards at 4 a.m. Favorable weather but unsteady winds were then experienced as far as the Cape, which was passed on August 20th, in lat. 41 South. The Leuwin was passed on September 10th, Tasmanian on the 16th, after which dirty weather prevailed. The worst weather during the whole voyage was experienced between Tasmanian and the coast, no observation being taken for six days. The Snares were passed at midday of the 21st September. Sighting the coast early in the morning of the 23rd. Light winds and calms thence to anchorage.
The vessels spoken during the passage were:-
July 17th lat. 16.20 N., 25.59 W., the Helen Pembroke from London to Calcutta, 22 days out
August 23, lat. 45.53 S., long.25.41 E., the ship Gateside, from London to Adelaide, 69 days out
September 21 ult, lat. 48..33 long. 168.33 E, barque Mataura, from London to Otago, 86 days out
Of the officers of the Waitangi, two remain in the positions they held when last here, Mr Barnes, chief, and Mr Hannon third. Mr Metcalf is second officer. The ship was brought in direct from the sea by steamtug, which never parted from her until the Waitangi was snugly berthed at the Gladstone Pier. The passengers will land finally this morning, the fifty or sixty of them whose destinations are in different parts north and south in the colony, proceeding thither by first opportunity. The ship will be entered at the Customs this morning and commence at once to land her cargo.
Steerage
Goldstone Charles
Goldstone Florence
The Waitangi, 1128 tons, was built in 1874 by J. Blumer & Co. of Sunderland for New Zealand Shipping Company.
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Charles traveled overseas for his health. Was this after the children were born, or perhaps there are children born overseas?
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