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Thursday 21
January 1875
Arrival Lady Jocelyn
- Lyttelton - 032
--- commanded by our old friend Captain
Jenkins, 78 days out, arrived in the harbour this
morning. ------
Friday 22 January 1875
Lady Jocelyn - from London - 037 & 038
Commanded by Captain Jenkins --- during the
passage 18 deaths, 17 were infants, and 1
adult, 5 cases of whooping cough --- single girls
came out under Matron Miss Dysant and sub-matron Miss
Parker ---- labourers from Warwickshure
under direction of Mr Thomas Osborne-- the ship left
Plymouth with 655 souls on board - 554
emigrants, 38 saloon passengers, and 63 crew.
there were 4 births, ------ long column
---
Saturday 23 January 1875
Arrived - ship Avalanche - 044
Avalanche with 230
immigrants, 70 for Wellington, 82 days from land to
land, all well, left for Wellington last night.
Arrived - ship BERAR - 045
The ship Berar, from London with immigrants arrived here
last night
after a passage of 89 days. There were 21 deaths from
scarlet-fever
and 20 cases still under treatment. -------
Nelson - arrived ship Michael Angelo -
046
Arrived yesterday, Michael Angelo, 81 days out from the
Downs. She
brings 292 immigrants, no disease on board. 1 adult and 5
infants
died. Captain Luckie was found dead in his cabin last Monday from
heart disease. A seaman fell overboard and was drowned.
Lady Jocelyn
- 047
Over 400 immigrants were landed yesterday by the s.s. Gazelle
alongside screw pile jetty and proceeded to Christchurch by special
train.
Monday 25
January 1875
Blenheim
- 053
Ship CARNATIC -
the immigrants have nearly all left the depot, having received
engagements. Only 1 married couple and 1 single man are left
-------
Ship Lady
Jocelyn - 054
about 450 immigrants were conveyed on Sat. by train to Addington
-- the remaining 100 went by ship to Akaroa and Timaru -----
married couples 65 to 70 pounds per annum and found.
single men 52 pounds with 5 to 10shillings a week extra
during harvest.
married men 25s to 30s per week with cottage
single women domestic servants 25 to 30 pounds per annum
Nearly the whole of the men by this ship are English agricultural
labourers, chiefly from Oxfordshire and Warwickshire -- the
Waimate
with a large number of immigrants is now expected any day.
Tuesday 26 January
1875
Wellington
- 056
HUMBOLDT - from Hamburg -
The ship Humboldt with about 400 immigrants after a passage of
108 days
COSPATRICK
- has the following saloon passengers aboard - Mr & Mrs Reilly, Mr
& Mrs Cook & infant, Messrs Davis, Holloway, Allen, Craig
& McKerrow
WAIMATE - from London - 057
----- 8 deaths occurred, 7 being infants and 1 adult
named George
Green, aged 15, fell overboard --- 73 single
girls under the charge
of Miss Wright and Miss Knight, ----- the families 59 couple and
18
saloon passengers ------ a very long column ---
Wednesday 27 January
1875
Ship Waimate - 060
nearly all immigrants have been landed only 57 families remain onboard
most of whom are for Akaroa -----
Saturday
30 January 1875
Immigrants at Temuka and
Waimate - 063
The immigrants from the Waimate, allotted to Temuka are 38 adults
---
within 2 hours of arriving 6 out of 11 men were engaged ---
35
immigrants allotted to Waimate arrived there on Tuesday.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
9 May 2010
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