LOSS OF THE WAIPA.
[Rkote&’b Tkleqbamb,] LONDON, Dec. 21. The ship Waipa, bound from Lyttelton to London, is ashore at Dunkirk, on the northern coast of France. She is believed to bo seriously injured, and is now full of water. The Waipa left Lyttelton on Oct. 1, under the command of Captain J. M. Baxter. The following was her passenger listdsloon : Mr* Top per, Mis* Ellen Topper, Matter James Topper, Mr W. H. Davie.; Miss Magdalene Davie*, Mis* Florence Bnolgrove. Second class ; Mr and Mrs S. B. Plant, Miss H, L. Plant, Masters S. Plant, B. Plant and Onthrie Plant. Steerage t Mr and Mrs Marland, Miss May Marland, Masters J. Marland, F. Marland', T, Marland, Frank Marland, Miss Sibbold, Mrs M'Qinlay. Total, 21. The Waipa, which wo* a ship of 1017 tons, took a large cargo, details of which are given below, and left port in excellent order. Her ohief officer was Mr Baud, and both he and Captain Baxter occupied their positions for the first time. She was expected to make a good run Home, and, bnt for her accident, would probably have done so, as she was only 82 days out. The following wo* her manifest: —B3o bales wool, 228 do rabbit skins, 90 do basils, 148 do flax, 42 pkgs pelts, 406 casks tailow, 57 bales leather, casks roans, 117 bales sheepskins, 1 case sealskins, 69 pkgs cheese, 60 kegs lord, 6 do butter, 4 casks honey, 30 bags bones, 212 coses preserved meats, 2 cases rabbit-skins, 4181 socks wheat, 1 pkg hair, 20 tacks oatmeal, 2 pkgs effects, 1129 sacks barley, 1 case old machinery, 130 sacks peas. Shippers—Webster Bros.; Bannatyne and Co.; Pearce, Johnson and Co,; W.and O. Turnbull; J. Cartis; J. Gear; Lightband, Allan and Co.; Irvine and Co.; Bowron Bros.; Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; Levin and Co.; Deacon, Roberts and Co. j National Bank of Hew Zealand; Murray, Dalgleith and Co.; Sharp and Pickering; Miles and Co.; Denniston and Co.; Wilkin and Co.; Cunningham and Co.; Edwards, Bennett and Co.; Rattray ; Maydwell; Mating and Co.; Trent Bros.; National Mortgage and Agency Company; Hatch; H. Hawkins and Co.; Hudson, Ridley and Co.; Hey wood and Co,; Morris, jnnr.; Threlkeld; Fraser; Stocks and Co.; Face and Co.; Hall; Ooombes and Bon; Maclean and Co.; A. Lee Smith; Carswell, White and Co.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6498, 24 December 1881, Page 5
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390LOSS OF THE WAIPA. Lyttelton Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6498, 24 December 1881, Page 5
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