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White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900

The Pareora

The Pareora.

the Pareora, formerly the White Eagle, built at Glasgow in 1855, was purchased by the New Zealand Shipping Company in 1877, and visited all the main ports in New Zealand under the company's flag from 1877 till 1885. She was broken up during the following year. Captain Power was in command for seven voyages. He was succeeded by Captain Donaldson in 1883, and under his command the ship made the passage from Gravesend to Dunedin in 83 days, and 72 land to land. For an old ship, built in the fifties, this was considered a remarkable run.

the Pareora, on the voyage from London to Auckland in 1881, left the docks on November 26, and anchored in the Downs. During a hurricane she was driven from her moorings and was nearly lost. She sustained some damage, and returned to Gravesend, leaving again on December 4, 1881, and making the passage from her final departure in 110 days.

the Pareora made two voyages to New Zealand under her old name, the White Eagle; ones to Auckland in 1875, and once to Dunedin, in 1876.

the Pareora's records, port to port, were:—

To Auckland.
Sailed. Arrived. Captain. Days.
July 14,'75 Oct. 11, '75 Andrews 88
June 14 Sept. 17, '78 Power 94
Dec. 4, '81 Mar. 25, '82 Power 110
To Wellington.
Apr. 5 July 17, '79 Power 103
Mar. 25 July 1, '80 Power 98
Dec. 27, '80 Apr. 29,'81 Power 123
Oct. 18, '82 Jan. 18, '83 Power 92
To Lyttelton.
July 5 Oct. 23, '84 Donaldson 110
To Port Chalmers.
*Aug. 8 Nov. 8, '76 Roberts 92
July 27 Oct. 29, '77 Power 94
Aug. 8 Nov. 1, 83 Donaldson 83
Land to land 72
To New Plymouth.
Aug. 19, '85 Dec. 9, '85 Bongard 112