THE LANDING AT LYTTELTON

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25873, 4 August 1949, Page 3

THE LANDING AT LYTTELTON

COAL HULK TO BE USED IN RE-ENACTMENT

The cost of fitting out the coal hulk Darra to make it resemble the Charlotte Jane, one of the First Fpur Ships is to be met by the Lyttelton Harbour Board as its share of the cost of the centennial celebrations at Lyttelton.

At a meeting of the board yesterday Mr F. E. Sutton, secretary of the committee arranging the re-enactment of the landing at Lyttelton, asked for the loan of the vessel, which was somewhat similar to the Charlotte Jane. It would take about two weeks 10 ?? n Y ert J he ve ssel. A good deal could be done to it, and the cost would probably exceed £lOO. Anything which had to be bought could be used later by the board. The borough would be paying out a lot on other work The board had already made a substantial grant toward the c0 j • Canterbury celebrations, and the sum asked for would be its share in the cost of the Lyttelton celebrations.

The chairman, Mr C. W. Tyler, supported the proposal and asked that it be included in his report. Mr R. E. Cairns, a member of the re-enactment committee, said the fitJhX P arra mi^ht cost more £ A l5 f ) ’ but would not exceed v A larg ? P r °P°rtion of the stock could be used again. He understood there was no photograph of the Charlotte Jane m New Zealand. l U Was^ proposed to ri ® out one side ?hA„„i?. arra J < and keep tha * side to the public, Mr Cairns said. In the mornmg fhu- vessel would be tied up Jo the Gladstone Pier. The crew and Jhe actors would board it there, and the vessel would then be taken outside by tug or launch. It would be brought up the stream and anchored as near as possible to the site of the anch orage. The people would d< ”T?. lt l e SangPl'nk in crinoJmes— a bit of a job”—and would be taken in a whale boat to land as near l°J he ori g>n a l landing place at the fishermen’s steps. Apart grew. 200 men. women and ing IdreD would ,? ak e P'rt in the iandThe report was adopted.