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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE ARRIVALS *PORT OF AUCKLAND*		Shipping Lists October, 1853

Ships 'SPENCER, IMAUM, HARGRAVES, JOSEPH FLETCHER, MARMORA, COMMODORE, INVINCIBLE, KESTREL, DANIEL WEBSTER'
The New Zealander Saturday 1^st October 1853 ARRIVAL September 29 Spencer brig, 222 tons, J B Wootton, fromMelbourne
Passengers: BUCKINGHAM, George & son FLETCHER, Mr GRANGE, Mr HUNT, Wm MARSHAL, J McKELWAY, Alexander McKENZIE, Capt McKENZIE, Mr		Passengers (cont.): MITCHELL, Eliza MITCHELL, W MURRAY, Mr & Mrs ROBINSON, Mr & Mrs WILLIAMS, Capt WOOD, S A Henderson & Macfarlane, Agents

The New Zealander Saturday 1^st October 1853 DEPARTURE September 29 Imaum barque, 275 tons, R H Waters, for Melbourne
Passengers: McDONALD, Chas McDONALD, Jas MORDON, J ROBINSON, R SCOTT, Wm SHERIFF, Jas		STOWE, Miss STOWE, Mr & Mrs & 2 chdn WASHBOX, Mrs & 2 chdn Bain & Burtt, Agents

The New Zealander Saturday1^st October 1853 CLEARED OUT September 29 Hargraves brig, 186 tons, F A Levin From Manukau for Geelong & Melbourne
Passengers: ALLPORT, G H DIDIRR, J GRIFFITHS, Mr HUGHET, Mr JOHNSON, A McGEE, J NICOLS, Mr PIERRE, Mr		Passengers (cont.): PRICE, R & J SIMMONS, B SMITHSON, Mrs UPTON, H WILKINSON, Mr & Mrs, 2 chdn, 1 svt C Davis, Agent

The New Zealander Wednesday5^th October 1853 ARRIVAL September 30 Joseph Fletcher ship, 672 tons, JosephFoster From London via New Plymouth
Passengers: ADAMS, Thos. BAYNTON, Mr DAVYS, Joseph DOW, John DOWNING, Mr & Mrs DUNSTON, Rich. DYER, Mr, R, H, C, A & Miss FISHER, Miss FISHER, Mr HANCOCK, Thos HITCHINS, Mr IRELAND, Mr JEFFERY, Henry LETHAM, Mr, Mrs, Robert & David LONSDALE, Mr, Mrs, Miss, E & L MARTIN, Thos McPHERSON, Mr MORGAN, Mr MORGAN, Mr C		Passengers: MOXON, Miss NESBIT, Mr NORTHEY, John ROWE, Thos ROYDS, Mr SCOLLAY, Mrs, W A, E & O SHIPTON, Mr & Mrs, 1 son, 2 daus SINCLAIR, Mrs, Miss & J SMITH, Miss C SMITH, Mr & Mrs SMITH, Mr W TIVERTON, Thos TRAWEEK, Samuel URAN, Thos WHITFORD, Rich. Brown & Campbell, Agents
Letterto J Foster Esq., Commander of the shipJoseph Fletcher Dear Sir, On approaching the end of our voyage we, the Chief Cabin passengers, begto express to you our sincere thanks for the kind attention you have shownus and to ensure you of our entire satisfaction with the ship itself andwith those arrangements on board, of which you have had the disposal. Owing to great mismanagement, to the want of just consideration for thereasonable comfort of the passengers, in a word to the manner in whichMessrs Willis & Co., have met their contract with us, the causes ofdiscontent have been numerous and the expression of justifiable dissatisfactionhas been rife among us. But over this situation you have no control. We have, however, much pleasure in testifying to your happiness to listento our complaints and, to the utmost of your power, to remedy our annoyances. In token of our gratitude for your recent kindness and of our good wishesfor your future prosperity, we beg your acceptance of a purse containing25 guineas, requesting you to procure for yourself a gold watch bearingthe inscription ‘Presented to J Foster Esq by his Chief Cabin passengersto New Zealand per shipJoseph Fletcher1853’. We have only to add in taking leave of you that we shall always be gladto welcome you to our adopted country and we cordially subscribe ourselves–
DYER, W SINCLAIR, Mir NIELD, John C, MD NIELD, Maria C LONSDALE, Edward LONSDALE, S E EAST, Alfred W MOXON, Mary Jane FOWLER, Hannah P FISHER, Caroline Mary		MORGAN, Bradley HETLEY, Charles MORGAN, Cosby W FISHER, E J ROYDS, E C A GRACE, Alfred MacPHERSON, C G DYER, H H DYER, R C
OnshipJoseph Fletcher, September 17, 1853 To the Chief Cabin Passenger perJoseph Fletcher Ladies & Gentlemen, Allow me to return my sincere thanks for the very handsome acknowledgementyou have made me of your satisfaction with the ship and my humble endeavoursto render the voyage as speedy and pleasant as possible; and, I deeplyregret there should have been any cause for dissatisfaction with the fulfillmentof your contract with Messrs Willis & Co., which when duly representedto them, I feel confident in asserting they will so act as to preventa repetition of such annoyances on a future occasion. In taking leave of you, I beg to express my best wishes for your futurewelfare and prosperity in this land of much promise. I am, ladies and gentlemen, Yours very sincerely, John Foster ShipJoseph Fletcher Auckland, 10^th October, 1853

The New Zealander Wednesday12^th October 1853 DEPARTURE October 9 Marmora schooner, 135 tons, H Kelly, for Sydney
Passengers: DAVIES, Dr GRUMBRIDGE, James HENDERSON, Mr LYNCH, H TEECE, Wm THORPE, Wm		TURNER, Mr WILSON, Henry Salmon & Co., Agents

The New Zealander Saturday15^th October 1853 ARRIVAL October 13 Commodore barque, 487 tons, James Broadfoot, fromSydney
Passengers: BAYLISS, Mr& 2 x Misses BOYCE, W DeZESTRE, Mr DYER, Mr GOLDING, Mr & Mrs		LAW, Mr & Mrs MURRAY, Capt PHILLIPS, Mr & Mrs Stockmen x 4 J A Gilfillan & Co., Agents

The New Zealander Saturday22nd October 1853 DEPARTURE October 20 Invincible barque, 290 tons, J Martin, for Melbourne
Passengers: COUSINS, W P DIXON, C DONOHUE, Mrs DOWNS, P FLANDERS, P LLOYD, Mr NELSON, W PEAK, Mr POPE, J		Passengers (cont.): RUSDEN, T SCOTT, Wm VIALL, S WALSH, Edw. & son WESTON, Mr WHITE, Mr Henderson & Macfarlane, Agents

The New Zealander Wednesday 26th October 1853 ARRIVAL October 22 Kestrel brig, 190 tons, George Wallace, fromMelbourne
Passengers: BALL, Thomas CALDEWELL, J CHEARY, J CHEESEMAN, Mr DOUGLAS, H ESMAN, A G GARTY, J HEATH, Anne LILLEWALL, Capt. LONG, H McCLEAVER, Mrs		Passengers (cont.): McKENZIE, H McKENZIE, J MOFFAT, Mr PATTISON, R PIPER, W RUSSELL, C SIMPSON, Master SIMPSON, Mrs & Misses WALKER, Mr & Miss WEARING, Thomas Bain & Burtt, agents

The New Zealander Wednesday 26th October 1853 CLEARED OUT October 25 Daniel Webster barque, 298 tons, Capt Dunning, for Sydney
Passengers: DILLON, T DYER, W HENSAW, Miss ILIFF, T W MITCHELL, W		NOLAN , Master L & svt NOLAN, Mr & Mrs D PATTON, R READ, H RYAN, Mrs & 2 chdn STEVENS, G Salmon & Co., agents

Transcribed: Jacqueline Walles, New Zealand, August, 2000.

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