WHAKATANE
The WHAKATANE departed
London on 7 February 1900 and arrived in Wellington on 4 April 1900,
with
Captain T. A. Sutcliffe in command.
Transcribed from Evening Post 4 April 1900.
WHAKATANE, FROM LONDON.
The
NZS Co's fine new cargo carrier Whakatane, from London via Plymouth,
Teneriffe,
Capetown, and Hobart, dropped anchor in the stream at 4.45 this
morning.
The vessel was inspected by Dr James (Health Officer), and his
examination
being a satisfactory one, she was brought alongside the Queen's Wharf
at 9.15
am for discharging mails, passengers, and cargo. Full particulars of
the
steamer have already appeared in these columns from the pen of our
London
correspondent.
She left London on 8th
February, and Plymouth 8.40 p.m. on 9th, and met with strong
head winds
and high seas to Teneriffe, where she anchored at 6.15 am on
Friday,
16th February, and sailed for Capetown at noon same date. Light winds
and fine
weather prevailed to Capetown, which was reached at 9.30 pm on 5th
March, and
having embarked periodicals and passengers left for Hobart at 5.20 pm
next
day, meeting with fine weather and moderate to strong winds to arrival
at the
Tasmanian port at 2 am on Thursday. Discharged cargo and mails, and
after coaling
and taking in mails sailed for Wellington at 7.10 pm same date. There
were
light winds and heavy rains across the Tasman Sea, and until entering
Cook
Strait thence light winds and smooth sea to arrival. The voyage was a
quiet
and uneventful one. Particulars of her cargo have already appeared. She
leaves
on Thursday night for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Timaru, back to
Lyttelton, and
then to Wellington, and finally complete loading operations, sailing
for
London 19th April.
Her passengers are as
follow:— Cabin: For Wellington — Misses Wynne (3), Nunnely, Mrs.
Wynne, Dr
Scott, Messrs Wilson, Lindsay, Brook, Hopkin. For other ports — Misses
Hopkin,
Murray Aynsley, Mesdames Austing, Ellerbeck, Hopkin, Masen, Messrs
Austing,
Courtney, Grover, Mason, Hopkin, Mayor, Tweedie, Nicoll, Pigott, Reay,
Russ.
Steerage for Wellington — Misses Cox and Murphy, Messrs Norrell,
Reynolds,
Smith, Hart, Elderton, Gillard, Baker, and 44 for other ports.
Captain Sutcliffe is in charge and his officers are:— Chief, Mr. Silva; second, Mr. Bluett; third, Mr. Whitehead; fourth, Mr. Tosswill; fifth, Mr. Neale; surgeon, Mr. Green; steward-in-chief, Mr. Searle; chief engineer, Mr. Aitken; second, Mr. Scott; third, Mr. Lewis; fourth, Mr. Phillips; fifth, Mr. Allen; chief refrigerator, Mr. Hayes; second, Mr. Brown.