EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17080, 29 June 1923, Page 10

EARLY SHIPPING DAYS.

; voyages mom the old COUNTRY, ! | tales OF T«F EMIGRANT SHIPS. TC2KZ.T.QQ dX.il S&a X6 G* til* of tlie early Gaya cf Sealant! are recalled in Oa series cf articles now beififf pnl>li*hsa hy Clio *•' Star !! xelatiafiT to people are interested iu tHa subject, os there are still many cld identities with u?, while tltcusands of citisens cf the are descended from the cid stcok whicJs braved the vcyaffes in the sailers of vhe 'fiftler, ’slatni* and 'seventies. *The article printed Ic-day consists | Cf extracts from the early files. i THE ROYAL STUART ARRIVES. <Vrcm the “ Lvitelton Times,” October 0,1531 J I Arrived.—October 3. ship Royal Stuart, 761 tons, T. Cornwell, master, j from England. Cabin Passengers.- - Air and Mill Hail, Mr and Mrs G. Hi j cues :.nd three childi ' Al:sscs Halo, Wood, Colson, Alc-ws -1. W. liesd. G. A. Haiston. A. Temjanl-, J. !v. Coilisou, O. Ivroino, ('. Money, j.. Fulton, J. Rodgers. -T. Farquliar,* H. Crosby. Steerage IC'D. I Government Immigrants, j Married Couple*. —Daniel Duir, vile ( anti three children, James Duff, wiic and seven children, John Carter, wife and live children, YYm. Davis and wife, Robert Kenned and wile, John Rogers and wife, Robert- For rest, wile ami child, Andrew Burnett and vile, John 17. Peppered, wife and live children, Robert Nicoll> and wile, James Ciawt | and vrife, A. AJacßuv and wife, John j Kerr, wife and three- children, John ; Beatty, wife and seven children ; Sam- ( ucl Richardson and wife, James Kereo anti wife. Joseph Benny, wito and three children. Charles lloiv-held, wife an' two children; John \V ildernioth, r. i»e . yid tw< childi n; Robert Watson, v .and three children, Janies AIH lure, wife and child. Win. May. s. v if© au ! child, James Whitby, wire ar.J two i children, Davl.l Camrie, wife and two children, Donald Giant, wile and Ex children. Donald Collie and wife, Robert Johmtcne an I wife, Win. Brown and wife. Single Men.-—Alex Duff, Ar. drew Carter, Israel Davi-. Evans, Thomas r and Robert Pepperell. Alex. Grant. Wiv>. Carter, Donald Manson, Duncan Al’Lcod, Wia. M’l.eon. James limes, Gordon Gunn. Dugabl Munro, Samuel Graham, John Devlin, James Allan, John Barton, IT. M’Gregor. Michael Gray, Malcolm Ferguson. John Flood, John 1 libberi, Alfred and Edwin Misi sen, Stephen TTcoper. John AJangin, Dennis O'Brien, David Alitciicll, Thomas Hogg, James. Heron. Patrick Aloran, Charles Brown, A\ in. Alanehestbr. Alex M'Kec. John Caffrev, DenC Heamelley, Donald Banks. A\ m Mus<sOii, James Mipt, Win r l itomson, Geo-rgo Doig, Archibald Chalmers, Robinson Atkinson, George- Aliickell, Thomas Richardson. Alexander Beatty, Wm. Dale, .George Cliff, Robert Tkonip- ' sou. Alfred Times. { Single, Women.—Mary and Margaret j Duff. Helen, Margaret and Eliza Car- | ter, Catherine M'lvay, Elina Harding, l Anna Whitby, Margaret and Jane Beatty, Jane A 1 an gin, Sarah Caffe ry, Alary Thompson. Harriet At*Fisk, Ar.ro and Bridgeb Doherty, Eliza. Meddings. Man Conway. Ik Dobson, Alary, Ann and Eliza Jane Stepljejison. Analysis of Trades. Men —Land oD, stock 11. wood 4, leather 1, miscellaneous 2. Single women—Cooks 2, domestic servants 11, dairy women 2. matron 1. The Royal Stuart, 761 tons. Captain Cornwell, one of Messrs AYillis, Gann and Co.’s line, arrived in harbour at 10 a.in. yesterday, having made.a good passage of’ ninety--ix days from the Downs, which she left on July 6. She brings 190 Government immigrants, besides several cabin passengers, all oi whom have arrived in good health, and speak well cf the treatment they have received on the voyage. The Royal Stuart is an English-built ship of ten years’ standing, and has proved herself a good sea-going vessel. She brings a moderate amount of cargo, consisting of the usual class of imported goods, suitable for this market. One death from decline, that of a young woman named .lane Beatty, and six birth occurred during the voyage. PASSENGERS BY TIIE DEIIWENTWATER. FROM THE ‘ LYTTELTON TIMES,” DECEMBER 4, 3SGI. Arrived —December 2, ship Derwoutvater. oG7 tou.s, hompson, from Lcndon, via Otago. Passengers Cabin—Alajor ard Airs CV* r, t*-* Air Jane Alorgan and child. Air AVilliams, Rev W. F. Oldham. Air P. AT. C. L. Oldham. Second Cabin —Robinson. Worthing ton (2), Milner. Ashmore Aferehaml. Steerage —Balm forth, Alakin, Alills (3), (• rc on, Aloff a 11, She pherd.