WAITANGI
Articles from the Lyttelton Times.

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My PYCROFT family arrived on the WAITANGI at Lyttelton on Sunday, 13th October, 1878
after departing Plymouth, England on 17 July, 1878.
Articles consist of impending arrival, the saloon passenger list, and one about the voyage and the quarantine to Quail &Ripapa Islands (in Lyttelton harbour) due Scarlet fever.

Lyttelton Times - transcribed from film at the Christchurch Central Library.

Lyttelton Times, Saturday 12th October, 1878
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	SHIP WAITANGI FROM LONDON A ship from the South was signalled yesterday afternoon, and the New Zealand Shipping Company blue flag hoisted at the flagstaff denoted the arrival of the Waitangi, which is the only ship of the company's fleet now due here. The Waitangi, has a number of passengers in her saloon &179 [?} government immigrants. She left Plymouth on July 18, and has consequently been 87 days out from that port.

Monday, October 14th 1878,
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	Shipping ----oOo--- Lyttleton Arrivals Oct. 13th - Waitangi 1128 tons, Hodder, from Plymouth, New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Passengers: Mr Archibald Alexander, Mr Robert King, Mr W.H Rundle, Mr John T. Rundle, Mrs Epiphany Rundle, Miss Elizabeth Rundle, Miss Mary Jane Rundle, Mr Allen E. Rundle, Miss Fanny Rundle. Master William H. Rundle, rev Mr Alfred Croft Wright, Mrs Alfred Croft Wright, Miss Emily Wright, Miss Constance Wright, Master Croft W. Wright, Miss Florence Wright, Mr William Hockley Mrs William Hockley, Mr Charles Hockley, Mr Kirby Hockley, Miss Mary Hockley, Master Peter Hockley, Miss Agnes Hockley, and nurse, also 310 Government emigrants.

The article below was obtained from Archives New Zealand. reference IM 78/1147 &IM 5/4/30-358 in Wellington, 1986.

Lyttelton Times, Monday 14th October, 1878
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	THE SHIP WAITANGI ORDERED INTO QUARANTINE We regret to state that owing to there being scarletina on board this ship, it has been necessary to place her in quarantine. Fortunately, none of the cases are of a serious nature, and the ship will doubtless be admitted to practique in the course of a few days. The Customs launch with the immigration Officer and Dr. ROUSE, acting-health officer, together with the general manager of the company,, went down to the ship yesterday morning, and after a conversation with Dr. ROSS, the Surgeon-Superintendent, it was decided that the ship should be quarantined. The Health officer's flag was then hauled down, and the yellow flag hoisted at the main. From what could be gathered, those on board seemed to have been very comfortable and contented during the passage, no signs of dissatisfaction among them. The people seem to be a very respectable class, and certainly all looks, as far as could be seen, extremely well. After it was decided to place the ship in quarantine, Mr. MARCH, immigration Officer, Dr. ROUSE, and Mr. H. Selwyn SMITH, General Manager of The New Zealand Shipping Co., went to the Quarantine station to see that all was in readiness for the reception of the immigrants. The single women and families were landed at the Ripa [sic] Island station and the single men at Quail Island in the ship's boats, which were towed by the s.s. Lyttelton. The Waitangi brings 323 souls in all, composed of 64 Single men. 59 single women, and 47 families. From Dr. ROSS' reports, we learn that four deaths took place on the passage - August 14, Wm. HOARE, aged 1 day, from malformation of the head; August 21, Michael McKEARNEY, aged 1 year, from diarrhœa; Sept 18 - Isabella PRINGLE, aged 37, from phthisis; and Sept21, Martha MONTGOMERY, 1 year, from bronchitis. It will be seen therefore that no deaths resulted from infectious disease. Eight births occurred during the passage. Dr. ROSS reports that the health of the people was fair during the passage, and that there were three cases of scarletina and 12 of whooping cough at present under treatment. Scarletins first broke out on July 25. The case was isolated, and placed in the hospital on the deck for 43 days, when the child being found to be suffering from the confinement, he was allowed to take the air on deck, the usual precautions relative to the others going near him being taken and strictly observed. The second case showed itself on Sept 14, the third on case on Sept 21 and the fourth on Oct 6; there then being no room in the hospital on the deck, the patient, one of the single men, was treated in his berth. Whooping cough was first observed on August 9, and 18 cases have been under the treatment of the Surgeon -Superintendent. On Sept 11, a tremendous sea broke aboard the ship, carried away the small hatch on the main hatchway, and flooded the 'tween decks, there being two feet of water in the married people's and single women's compartments. Several of the immigrants suffered somewhat from diarrhœa after this. The conduct of the whole of the immigrants, Dr. ROSS states, was very good, and that of the single women in particular.		School was regularly attended by 43 pupils, who, he stated, appeared to have derived considerable benefit therefrom. The passage of the Waitangi has occupied 87 days from Plymouth to anchorage, or 80 days from Plymouth to making the Snares. The ship appeared to be in excellent trim aloft. The following is the report of the passage, furnished by Captain HODDER:- The Waitangi left the South West Dock at 10 a.m. on July 12, swung for adjustment of compasses at Greenhithe, and proceeded to sea the same evening. Towed as far as Plymouth, having fine weather all the way. Sighted ship Crusader off Beachy head. On Wednesday, July 17, embarked emigrants, and on Thursday evening weighed anchor and towed out of Plymouth Sound. Experienced light winds in Channel and thence to N.E. Trades, which proved very light, and were again lost in 1 deg. N. Light and variable winds then prevailed for a few days after which fresh S.W. and S.S.W. winds were experienced, which carried her to 1 deg N., when the S.E. trades were reached. Crossed the line on Aug 17 in 16deg W. The S.E. trades were very good, and carried to 23deg. S., after which northerly winds prevailed, and some good running was executed. Passed to the north of Tristan d'Acunha on Aug 31 and on Sept 3, sailed 320 miles, the best days work of the passage. Passed the meridian of the Cape on Sept 5, 10 days from the line. The same night experienced a very heavy S.S.E. gale, which brought the ship under lower topsails. On Sept 11 experienced a terrific gale from the W.N.W., with high sea, during which a heavy sea broke on board, washing away the skylight on the top of the house and ion the main hatch, breaking one of the surf boats, and carrying most of the movable gear such as sheep pens, hencoops, &c., overboard. Large quantities of the water found its way into the saloon and 'tween decks. On Sept 21 another S.E. gale was encountered, which was as severe as the first, and brought the ship again under lower topsails. Passed the Leuwin on Sept 26, Tasmania on Oct 2, and the Snares on Oct 6. Carried S.W. wind as far as Nuggets. On Wednesday Oct 8 a heavy gale from the N.E. blew the ship off the land. The peninsula was sighted on the morning of Oct 10, light north-east winds prevailing all day, and increasing to a gale at night, veering round to the north-west , and continuing so all Thursday,. Friday and Saturday. On Sunday morning the weather moderated, and the ship ran into harbour, dropping anchor at 7 p.m. The Easting was run down in 42S. The chief characteristics of the passage across the Southern Ocean were the variable winds and the wet weather, scarcely a day passing without rain. The following ships were spoken on the passage:- August 8, lat 11.07N, long 26.09W,. German barque R.F.B.W., from Gefle to Melbourne, 41 days out; August 15, 4.40N., 15.54W., Carisbrooke Castle, from London to Algoa bay, 28 days out; August 26, 2.0S., 28W., barque Colchagua, from Iquique to Falmouth.

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WAITANGI Articles from the Lyttelton Times.

Lyttelton Times, Saturday 12th October, 1878

Monday, October 14th 1878,

Lyttelton Times, Monday 14th October, 1878

WAITANGI
Articles from the Lyttelton Times.