S.S. MAMARI ARRIVES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18050, 25 September 1920, Page 10

S.S. MAMARI ARRIVES

IMMIGRANTS IN GOOD HEALTH.

The Shaw, Savill eteamer Mamari, with 455 immigrants from the United Kingdom, iimvod in' the Lower Harbour yesterday. -Hie vessel had voyaged via Panama, and the trip had been rendered pleasant by lino weather and the absence of sickness. The concluding five days wore less pleasant, as far as the weather was concerned, than tho preceding portion of tho passago, for as tho steamer approached Now Zealand cold winds blew boisterously, sending on board largo showers of spray, which made tho deck wet and miserable whore the children hud played through the summer sunshine of the tropics. But nobody minded the changed conditions very much, for it infant that they wero drawing very near to thoir destination. One death and one birth took place on tho trip. The Mamari left Gravosend at 6 p.m. on August 11 with 456 passengers and 144- of a crew. Tho etart was uneventful. Fine weather prevailed, and it continued as the vessel steamed across the Atlantic She navigated tho Mona Passago (West Indies) at 4 a.m. on August 25, and on August 28, at 8 a.m., arrived at Colon. There tho passengers had a day on shore while coal and water supplies wore replenished. •Starting again at 6 a.m. next day a nonstop run was made through the Panama Canal, and lialboa was cleared at 3 pjn. on the 29th. Two days later greetings were exchanged with the homoward-bound Kumara, the vessels passing closo to each other. The following day Galapagos was passed at a distaneo of 20 miles. On September 2 Father Neptune boarded tho liner and put the passengers .through the mysteries of ins ntual. These proceedings proved a huge success, and the children were delighted. At 5.30 a.m. on the 11th inst. the residents of Pitcaim Island signalled tho passuic steamer to stop. A halt of about an hour was made, and the islanders were supplied with some stores and medicines. They brought off fruit to the ship, and reported that on the island all was well. The fine weather which had prevailed practically all the way from lariama waa interrupted on tho 15th by heavy westerly weather. The direction of the wind kept shifting from south-west to north-west. On the 21st it worked round to the south-east and blew hard until arrival at liuaroa Heads at 9.50 a.m. yesterday, ihe pilot ,was embarked at 10.25, and the Mamari dropped anchor in the stream at 11.30 a.m. The health of the passengers and crew waa good throughout. A baby girl was born on board in August and it was proposed that she should be named Mamari Isabello. On September il a lady passenger, Mrs Greenwood, t 'a '•; l , fch j ll6l, husban <l, wero bound for Auckland, died at 8 p.m. She had not been in very good health for some time, ihe following morning (Sunday) the snap was stopped while she was 'buried at sea, Captain Summers reading the burial service During the voyage divine service was hold every Sunday at 11 a.m. During the week concerts and sporta were held, both tho adulte and the children participating. *^ On arrival the Mamari was immediately boarded by the health and Customs officers. Ail being well, pratique was granted and the immigration officer proceeded on board to complete the arrangements made fo r the speedy disembarkation of tho immigrants m p w £ B ? rrie was the health ° fficer - Mr &-. R. Baudmet and Mr J. Eagar were in charge of the Customs officers. Mr "V A. Mills, immigration officer, and his assistants Handed passengers their tranship tickets by boat or train, to their designations. Passengers were also intormed of the arrangements made for thoir accommodation, and for the employment of those who had come out under the Imperial overseas settlement scheme. A large proportion' ot the passengers came out under the Government nominated immigration policy, and axrangmenta had been made for their beincr mot on disembarking on arrival at thoa destinations. All the arrangements on benait ot the passengers seem to have been well made and put into operation in a practical manner. The immigrania were all earned as one class, there being no first second, and third classification The nationality of the passengers was as foUows:-Adtdts-317 English, 33 Scotch, 22 Irish, 2 foreigners (naturalised); children (1 to 12 years)— 47 English, 14 Scotch 3 foreign; infants—ls English 2 Scotch The occupations of the. immigrants showed there were 1_ shop assistant, 4 dressmakers 3 ooal miners, 8 labourers, 42 farming, 34 miners, 5 nursing, 2 tailors, 59 domestics, 1 milliner _1_ quarryman, 1 gardener, 10 clerks; 1 joiner, 2 fitters, 1 pottery worker, 1 french pohshor, 3 housekeepers, 1 linen worker, 1 tailor's machinist, 1 pip e fitter 1 machine miller, 1 sanitary worker, 2 carmen, 1 upholsterer, 1 sawmill hand 1 steam wagon driver, 1 fruiterer, 1 driver, lraSway clerk, 1 machinist, 2 shorthand typistes 2 weavers 2 draughtsmen, 1 builder, istoaemason, 1 farrier, 1 miller, 1 civil servant 1 draper's assistant, i sailor, 2 mechanics, 1 metal borer, 1 commercial traveller, 1 coul feotioner 2 tailoressee, 1 saleswoman, 3 railway employees, 1 police officer 1 porter 1 wool sorter, 1 wireman, 1 fitter's mate' 1 modeliste, 1 shop assistant, 1 warehouseman ~ bookkeepers, 4 engineers, 1 soldier 1 waitress, 1 fireman, 1 engine cleaner 1 cashier, and 1 messenger they had reached New Zealand, and all seemed very hopeful of their prospects in the new country. They were not averse to discussing their reasons for deciding to come overseas The general tenor of their remarks cheated a state at industrial unrest m tho British Isles. This seemed general A middle-aged man with his wife and four sons, had decided to come to New Zealand .because it .would give his boye a better chance to do well. Australia and Canada were making big bids in the Old Country for immigrants, m well as New Zealand S£ lo T? S V Vhlah Waa b* l ™ Scotland England. Bigger wages wero wanted but increases dad not seem to allav the ** it ' 111 lS T St f te of airs «ad Cached a climax m Ireland, an immigrant from Lemster told a Daily Times rlporter T tfekfd unrest Ja ad th st £ " Q r f - f bloodshed. The Sinn Feiners seemed to be those who had no stake ip the country Business was good Fanning was a pay! able proposition there, as it nad probabfy never been before. But it was not safe i 5 "f , to take a farm . because he wouH probably no sooner ta&j it than he would get notice from the Sinn Fein to quit in six months. If he did not leave when the notice expired, it was hard to s ay what might happen to him. He might Li This ears snipped off with a pair of SwepaLuMs or even worse might befall him. The Sinn Fern was certainly a powerful organisation and its members seemed to be everywhere! The police and the soldiers could not get to grips with them, because they did not offer resistance in a body. Hence the military were largely engaged in patrolling the country in armoured cars. Had Home Rule similar to that in operation in tho colonies' been acceptable to the Sinn' Feiners tho country jwould be solidly behind them But the independent republican policy was nor so popular. The Mamari berthed at the George street wharf at Port Chalmers at a quarter to 5 p.m. yesterday. Those for Dunedin disembarked when tho ship berthed The arrangements for the others are that those lor towns between Dunedin and Lyttelton go north by the first express thi 3 morning; those for Wellington and Auckland by th° second express. Passengers for Napier" Gisborne, New Plymouth, Wangamii, Nelson, and Picton remain on board and «o north by the second express on Mondav Those for the West Coast go by the first express this morning to Christchuroh, where they wait until Tuesday and proceed overland via Otira. The immigrants include 28 quartz miners, under engagement to the Consolidated Goldfield Company, West Coast. Those passengers who have been nominated by relatives in the dominion, largely consist r>f wives and families, and women who have come out to join their fiances. These pass--ngers i are, of course, arranged for by their nominators.

PASSENGERS FOR PORT CHALMERS. The Mamari's passengers for Port Chalmers are: Mrs J. Craig and Miss Craig, Mr I. Coward, Miss V. Coward, Mr and Mrs D. Craig and two children, Mr W. Gallo-Tva-y, Mr and Mrs J. Galloway, Mr G. Haylock, Mrs C. Irvine, Mrs M. Mac Donald, Mrs E. M'Murray. Miss E. M'Murray Miss J. Mathewson, Miss M. M'Donald, Mr F. Piokard, Miss V. Riehan, Miss M. Mrs A. Robertson and one boy, Mr and Mra H. Robertson, Mr and Mrs N. Robertson and four children, Mr and Mrs R. Robert, son and two children, Mr W. Sly, Mr G Sly. Miss F. Shell, Miss M. Scott. The other passengers were principally for Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton, with lesser numbers for Bluff, Napier, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Westport, Greymouth, Oamaru, and Timaru.

WELCOMES. On tho suggestion of Bro. Stabb, tho half-yearly meeting of the District Committee of the Oddfellows', Lodge, which was in session at Port Chalmers yesterday, forwarded _ the > following message of welcome to tho lmmigTuite on board tho Mamari:— "Welcome from the Manchester Unity to

your now homo. Wo trust that in 'God's Own Country' you will find prosperity and mends, and. wo wish you woll." Members of the Church of England Immigration Committee wore on board the is Mamari to welcome to their new liomo the passengers who havo travelled so far to become follow citizens in Now Zcninnd Captain M.-Kenzie, of tho Salvation Army' also welcomed the immigrants on behalf of the organisation ho represented.