OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1940, Page 6

OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS

TERRITORIAL CAMP (To the Editor.) Sir,—A letter appeared under the above heading on Wednesday. February 28, signed by 11. H. Daniell. This letter referred to permission being granted or not granted by local firms, for members of their staff to enter camp. The following words appeared: “The only refusal your committee received was from an old-established Wellington firm, whose local manager apparently objected to being incommoded.” This definitely does not apply lo Messrs C. Smith, Ltd. No application for leave to enter camp has ever been refused by this firm. Mr H. H. Daniell has not, at any period, interviewed the local manager in reference to this matter. Signed for, and on behalf of C. Smith, Ltd. J. F. ROBERTS, Manager. Masterton, March 7. In reference to the above. Mr H. 11. Daniell stales that his letter had nothing whatever to do with C. Smith. Ltd. He states tha’t when the Territorial Association applied to the Wellington headquarters of the other firm, which had refused leave, permission to attend camp was immediately forthcoming.

PIONEER SHIPS

(To the Editor.) Sir. —Tn addition 1o supplying particulars of length of residence, dale of birth, etc., necessary to qualify for the receipt of “Centennial Ribbons” from the Government, some local pioneer applicants have also mentioned the ships in which their parents camo out to New Zealand; which interesting data opens up the question of all district centennial committees endeavouring to follow up their already splendid efforts by compiling a complete Wairarapa Valley list of not only the names of pioneer applicants applying for ribbons, but names of the respective sailing vessels in which the pioneers arrived. As many of those apparently stillnumerous pioneers living in the Wairarapa had either mothers or fathers who came out under the original Wakefield sclle,me of settlement, in one or other of the following chartered vessels of the Wakefield fleet between the years 1839-1844, 1 have pleasure in supplying them with their names as chronologically arranged, to suit the order of leaving (he Homeland for New Zealand:—

The following list gives respectivei ly the names of ships in their order of arrival (some of the vessels made more than one passage), lhe names of masters and the number of passengers:—Tory (.Chatters, R.N.), 6; | Cuba (Newcombe), 30; Oriental (Wil|son>, 154; Aurora (Heale), 146; Adelaide (Campbell), 176; Duke of Roxburgh (Thompson). 167; Bengal Merchant (Hernery), 161; Glenbervie (Black), 2; Bolton (Robinson), 252; Coromandel (French), 41; Brougham (.Kettlewell), none; Platina (Wycherley), 4; Martha Ridgway (Bissett), 247; London (Shuttleworth), 228; Blenheim (Campbell), 197; Stains Castle (Petrie); 224; Lady Nugent (Santry), 263: Olympus (Whyte). 159; Bailey (Sinclair), none; Lord William Eentinck (Crow), 243; Catherine Stewart Forbes (Hobbs). 176; Tyne (Robertson), 98; Prince Rupert (Atkinson). 125; Whitby (Lacy), 59; Witt Watch (Walker), 45: Arrow (Geare), none; Arab (Summer). 208; Gertrude (Stead) 220; Oriental (Wilson), 191; Mandarin (Yule), none; Lloyd (Green), 170; Mary Anne Wade (Bolton), 198; Fifeshire (Arnold), 170; Lord Auckland (Jardine), 174; Brougham (Robertson). 27; Clifton (Cox). 287; Birman (Cleland), 235; Bolton (Robinson), 289; Timandra (Skinner), 212; Martha Ridgway (Webb), 235; London (Gibsnn>, 185; Clifford (Sharpe), 161; London (Attwood). 284; Sir Charles Forbes (Bacon), 172; Thomas Harrison (Smith). 192; Olympus (White), 139George File (Pyke), 129: Blenheim (Grey), 159; New Zealand (Worth), 147; Thomas’Sparkes (Sparkes). 102; Bombay (Moorer, 169; Prince of Wales (Alexander). 201; Essex 'Oakley). 116; Indus (McKenzie) 151 • Phoebe (Dale), 183; St Pauli (Schacht)'. 140; Tyne (Robertson), 31; Ursula (Martin), 49; Himalaya (Brown), 67; Maria Theresa (Young). 75; Bella Marina (Ashbridgc), 42; Skiold (Chaussen). 141; Raymond (McKay). 32. The above 63 passages between the Homeland' and the Antipodes’ alone accounted for the New Zealand Land Company’s first 8.893 emigrant • passengers, of whom 4,907 wore male and 3.986 female (children included). No wohder (ho mime of Edward Gibbon Wakefield (Father of New Zealand colonisation) is still a household one.—l am. etc.. NJ B. • I Masterton. March o.