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Monday 1 June
1874
Shipping - arrived - 002
BALLOCHMYLE
- ship from London with immigrants.
Monday 8 June
1874
NORTHAMPTON
- 008
The immigrants were all landed by yesterday, several fresh cases
of small-pox occurred, On Saturday Mrs Ostler, married, and
2 children named
Lilly and Minnie Everett
were attacked and Sunday a man named Aitkins, married, was
also attacked with the same disease.
Tuesday 9 June
1874
NORTHAMPTON
- 010
Another case of modified small-pox was reported yesterday, a married
man named Atkens ---- it is not intended to remove any of
the immigrants
to Camp Bay ---
Thursday 11
June 1874
NORTHAMPTON
- 016
No fresh cases have occurred - the names of those in
hospital are -
Mrs Mears, age
26: E.Jeffrey, age 40: J.Berry, age
33: E.Everett,
age 5:
Lilly Everett, age 2: Mrs Ostler, age 29;
Mrs Laity, age 18:
Walter Gaizer,
age 27:
James Atkins, age 26: E.Rudd, age 18:
Mrs Gowen,
age 25: Mrs
Breever, age 27:
Monday 15
June 1874
Northampton -
from London - 019
The ship will be admitted to the pratique today -- the favourite
China clipper left London on 18 March with 393 immigrants
----- morning of 5 June
Banks Peninsula was sighted ---- her passage 72
days, 13 hours -------
Tuesday 16 June
1874
Northampton
- death - 024
The chief immigration officer reports that the general state of health
of the immigrants is satisfactory --- the following list of cases in
hospital -
Mrs J. Mears, 26, doing
well: Edward
Jeffrey, 40, convalescent: Emma Everitt, 5, doing
well: Lilly Everitt, 2. ditto:
Mrs E.Laity, 18, ditto: Walter Gaiger, 27.
ditto:
James Aitkins, 23, ditto: Miss E.Rudd, 18,
ditto: Mrs Emma Gowen, 25,
ditto: E.Brewer,
27, ditto; E.Atkins, 23, progressing
favourably:
M.A.Symmonds, 22, doing
well: Baldwin, 30,
ditto: E.J.Harvey, 1, ditto:
One death reported of James
BERRY, on 13 June, of diarrhoea.
Tuesday 23 June
1874
Immigrants per ATRATO - 028
A number of married couples and the single men were landed yesterday
afternoon --- the immigrants who landed yesterday appeared
healthy and will no
doubt readily find employment.
Thursday 25
June 1874
Immigrants per ATRATO - 033
--- about 70 adults were forwarded per the Beautiful Star to
Timaru, and the same number were sent by special train to Rakaia
and Ashburton depots. the remainder were taken to Addington ----
those open for employment at Addington were -- 5
bakers, 2 blacksmiths, 6 brickmakers, 5
bricklayers, 2 butchers, 14 carpenters and
joiners, 1 cooper, 3 coachbuilders, 2
engineers, 1 brassfounder, 2 coppersmiths, 3
millwrights, 1 miner, 3 painters, 2 plasterers,
5 shoemakers, 1 tailor, 3 tinmen, 1
wheelwright, 2 shepherds, 12 ploughmen and farm
labourers, 50 general labourers, 5 gardeners, 8
grooms, 1 railway guard, 26 domestic servants,
----- wages being given were 25 to 30 pounds
per annum ------
Monday 29 June
1874
Arrival of the Stonehouse from
London - 038
---- she brings a large number of immigrants -------
Northampton
- 039
The health of the Northampton immigrants in hospital has been steadily
improving the past week, 2 fresh cases of fever have
occurred. The single men have been removed to Camp Bay,
------ Dr Ellis,
surgeon-superintendant of the s.s. Atrato has been engaged to
take charge at Ripa Island.
Tuesday 30 June
1874
The
Stonehouse from London - 040
commanded by Captain O'Bley and
owned by Mr Morrison,
owner of the s.s. Atrato
------- single girls came out under the care of Miss Cole who gave them excellent
character ----- --- measles and opthalmia appeared ---
between 70 and 80 cases of measles --- 24 deaths of
children -----
Left on 10 April --- testimonials to both Captain
O'Bley and to the ship's doctor Mr R. Odley M.D. of London.
great misfortune he had to meet in losing one so near and dear to
him, his wife. ----- signed by all the passengers.
----- very long column ----
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
1 May 2010
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