FIRST FOUR SHIPS
The famous First Four Ships of the Canterbury Association all sailed from Plymouth, the Charlotte Jane, the Cressy and the Randolph on September 7, 1850, and the Sir George Seymour a day later. The ships soon separated and it is remarkable that they arrived at Lyttelton so closely. They arrived as follows: Charlotte Jane, with 151 passengers embarked, 10 a.m. on December 16. Randolph, 212 passengers, 3.30 p.m., on December 16. Sir George Seymour, 213 passengers, December 17. Cressy, 216 passengers, December 27.
The total of 792 passengers embarked does not tally with the actual number landed at Lyttelton. With corrections for deaths and births on the voyage, two families whose destination was New Plymouth and two passengers who left at the Cape of Good Hope, the total comes to 773.
The whole of the city area was on power cuts of up to 50 per cent a day from April 21, 1951, when flood rivers cut electric transmission lines to Christchurch. Cuts were made on a district roster basis for a week.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31088, 17 June 1966, Page 30 (Supplement)
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