ARRIVAL OF [MIGRANTS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2228, 18 January 1921, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF [MIGRANTS

Wellington) "Jim. 17. Tlie Pakelin, from London and Southampton, via Panama, arrived at Weiliiigtufi at 5 a.m. yesterday,and berthed at 2.45 pan., to disembark 854 immigrants. They had a fine voyage all the way. The vessel left,London on December 7th, picked up passengers at Southanip- , ton on December Dili, and sailed direet to Panama. Christmas Day was spent at Colon. The passengers went ashore for the day, and then sailed direct to Wellington. Christinas and New Year festivitieswere kept up, and all aboard enjoyed themselves. -The vessel brought 554 passengers, 590 for the North Island, and the remainder for the South Island. With the exception of a boy of 15, who died at sea from blood poisoning, the health on board was.good, and there was no sickness. At the wharf, when the Pakelia came .alongside, were many hundreds of people, .and the new arrivals had a particularly warm welcome. They appeared a splendid little community of men, women and children, and they were obviously eager to enter upon their new life. They have come from, all parts of Britain. A large proportion are from Scotland mid Ireland, with the quaintest and broadest of accent.-. Many also are ex-army men, including commissioned officers and their families. ■ Seventy-five “domestics” of a fine type came out under the charge of two matrons.