sailed from Plymouth, UK, on 31 January 1883,
arrived at Auckland, NZ, on 17 May 1883,
then transhipped to the "Southern Cross", arriving at Napier on 24 May
1883
Assisted Emigration to NEW ZEALAND by the Ship
| Number of Adults | Surname | First name(s) | Adults | Children |
County | Occupation | Payable by Individuals - etc | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTON | William | 38 | Hertford | Railway Guard | Hawkes Bay 62 | |||
| Miriam | 38 | |||||||
| Caroline E | 18 | |||||||
| 6½ | Wm Henry | 16 | ||||||
| Geo Alfred | 14 | |||||||
| Miriam | 10 | |||||||
| Leonard N | 9 | |||||||
| Dora | 6 |
** It
is believed that the owners of the ship made a mistake in the spelling of the
Maori name when the ship was registered,
and when they endeavoured to make the correction to Rangitikei, Lloyds
had already entered it up in the list,
so the spelling of the name stood as Rangitiki.
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