Title page from 'The Terrible Tramp' by James Lingard-Monk. (ATL ref. MSX-8888) James Lingard-Monk was an Englishman who worked as a magistrate, the High Sheriff of Donegal. He was also an inveterate world traveller, venturing forth on his second voyage to New Zealand in January 1897. 'The Terrible Tramp' is the third of three travel diaries kept by Lingard-Monk, together called 'Journeys Round the World'. Aboard the Buteshire he recounts in jocular fashion his interactions and reflections over a seven-month sojourn. The author was particularly keen on the oysters at Bluff. Disappointed to find that he would not be leaving Bluff for Wellington, he composed 'A Valedictory Address to the Union Shipping Company of New Zealand by a Long Suffering Passenger' in retribution. Lingard-Monk was an avid stamp collector and many of his meetings and visits on shore are to fellow philatelists to view their collections. He also provides an accurate account of daily weather conditions and navigation positions. The journal is an entertaining and detailed view of shipboard life and the activities of the crew. Also notable is that the vessel is a cargo ship; most diaries of this type recall voyages on passenger ships.

Turnbull Library Record, Volume 45, 1 January 2013, Page 96

Title page from 'The Terrible Tramp' by James Lingard-Monk. (ATL ref. MSX-8888) James Lingard-Monk was an Englishman who worked as a magistrate, the High Sheriff of Donegal. He was also an inveterate world traveller, venturing forth on his second voyage to New Zealand in January 1897. 'The Terrible Tramp' is the third of three travel diaries kept by Lingard-Monk, together called 'Journeys Round the World'. Aboard the Buteshire he recounts in jocular fashion his interactions and reflections over a seven-month sojourn. The author was particularly keen on the oysters at Bluff. Disappointed to find that he would not be leaving Bluff for Wellington, he composed 'A Valedictory Address to the Union Shipping Company of New Zealand by a Long Suffering Passenger' in retribution. Lingard-Monk was an avid stamp collector and many of his meetings and visits on shore are to fellow philatelists to view their collections. He also provides an accurate account of daily weather conditions and navigation positions. The journal is an entertaining and detailed view of shipboard life and the activities of the crew. Also notable is that the vessel is a cargo ship; most diaries of this type recall voyages on passenger ships.