TONGARIRO
The
TONGARIRO departed London 10 February 1887 and arrived in Wellington on
26
March 1887, with Captain J E Bone in command.
Transcribed
from the Evening Post, 28 March 1887. Page 2.
ARRIVAL
OF R.M.S. TONGARIRO.
The N.Z.S. Co.'s R.M.S.
Tongariro came into our
harbour at 4.40 pm on Saturday, from London, via Plymouth, Madeira,
Capetown,
and Hobart. She brings 1400 tons of cargo, of which 600 are for
Lyttelton, 200
for Port Chalmers, 100 for Auckland, and 500 for Wellington. The voyage
out has
been a very pleasant one. Amusements in the shape of concerts, dances,
Calcutta
sweeps, &c, have been got up, and passed off satisfactorily, and
the
passengers speak highly of the attention paid them by Captain Bone and
his
officers. Of the passage we learn that the Tongariro left Plymouth
after
embarking 137 passengers and 374 bags of mails at 1.30 pm on the 12th
February.
Experienced fresh to moderate winds and fine
weather to
Madeira, arriving at 5 am on 16th February; steaming time, 8 days 16
hours 32
minutes. After coaling left at noon of same
day, with
moderate to light NE trades to Equator, crossing in 9dg W. From
thence
to 2dg S light and squally weather; experienced moderate to fresh SE
trades and
head sea to 30dg S, when the wind shifted to the north, with thick
foggy
weather, which delayed the steamer two hours. During a lift in the fog
made
Green Point, and were enabled to steam into port during the break,
arriving at
1.30 pm on 3rd March; total time from Plymouth, 19 days 0 hours 23
minutes;
steaming, 18 days 16 hours 3 minutes; average speed, 13.2 knots. Left
Cape at
7.0 pm same day, and experienced for the first two days light winds and
foggy
weather, thence NW and westerly winds and fine weather to long. 81dg. When she met with fresh easterly winds,
freshening to a hard
gale on the 15th in long. 96dg. Passed the Eddystone Rock at 8 am, and
arrived
at Hobart at 1pm on 22nd March; steaming time from Cape, 18 days 6
hours 24
minutes. Left again at 6.30 pm of same day for
Wellington,
and experienced moderate to light NW winds and fine weather, arriving
as above.
Total time from Plymouth, 42 days 3 hours 10
minutes;
steaming, 40 days 18 hours 37 minutes. The officers associated
with
Captain Bone remain the same as last voyage, with the exception of Mr.
W. H. Smallage,
who succeeds Mr. W. B. Manley, as fourth officer. We have to thank the
purser
(Mr. Burleson) for files and report.
Following is a list of
her passengers
:
Saloon
Misses E. Montefiore
and M. Cotton
Mesdames - Beath and
family, W. Malcolm, E. Nathan, Packer and family
Lieut-Col H. Cotton
Messrs L A. Abraham, G.
Beath,
H. Debro, W. Bond, H. Davey, H. Packer, R.
Wade, and
Rev R. O'Donnell
Second cabin
Misses - C. and M. Airey,
M J. Cochrane, Elliott. E. Farrant,
L. and G. Heise, and J H. Horne
Mesdames D. Cresswell, R
A. Gill and family, M. Munce, A. Sleator,
Neville and 2 children
Messrs - G. Barsdorff ,
C. Buckland, T A. Cresswell, G F. Druce,
R. Gill, A A. Heylin,
C E. Molesworth,
J. and R. Newton, A G. Rope, J A. Sleator,
H G. Stringer,
E. Webb, A. Wickes, W R. Lewers and family;
Steerage
Miss M. Walsh
Mesdames - Baker, E. Cluse
and family, Francis and child, Gould and family, Moffatt and family,
Skinner and
family, A. Skilton, Smith, Duckworth and
family,
Messrs H. Agnew, R. Anderson, A. Baker, E. Bingham, J. and T. Brown, E.
Byrne,
C. Cluse,. G. Collier, H. Crossdale, J.
Dempsey, E. Duckworth,
J. Francis, A. Gates, W. Gorst, R. Gould.
J. Harris,
T. Leap. M. Jennings, T. Mahon, A. McLean, J. Mills, J. Parsons, J.
Philpott,
T. Powell, R. Roake, D. Skinner, G. Smith,
R. Stanley,
J. Walsh, R. and W. Wright
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