Wellington, January 24, 1845.
Dear Sirs, — I beg to assure you, in answer to your letter of to-day, that I consider the Caledonia to be, for her size, a remarkably eligible vessel for cabin passengers — her scuttles being so large as to have made me very apprehensive at starting from London of frequently getting wet in my cabin, yet, from her peculiar qualities as a sea-boat, and through the kind attentiou of the Captain, I j have never once been incommoded by wet during the whole voyage, a circumstance extremely rare even in the largest and finest ships. As to her strength and seaworthiness, I jeg to state that, in addition to the observations I made of her during the voyage, I had several opportunities of watching the course )f the heavy repairs executed upon her immediately prior to this voyage, and have no besitation in pronouncing her a very substantial md wtll fastened vessel. I have the honor to be, Dear Sirs, Your very obedi. Nt servant, Theophilus Heai,e. Aessrs. J. Smith & Co.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 17, 1 February 1845, Page 4
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174Wellington, January 24, 1845. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 17, 1 February 1845, Page 4
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