1875.

Cicero, 1130 tons, Captain Raymond, sailed 1st February, arrived 18th May, with 9 saloon, 10 second cabin, and 227 Government immigrants. With the exception of one gale whichpage 243 lasted for 24 hours, the Cicero enjoyed an exceptionally fine weather passage.

Oriana, 997 tons, Captain Guthrie, sailed 29th March, arrived 24th July, with 33 saloon and second class passengers, and 11 Government immigrants. (New Zealand Shipping Company.)

Tintern Abbey, 1346 tons, Captain P. B. Stevens, sailed 7th January, arrived 3rd May, with 309 Government immigrants. During the voyage there were 18 deaths, mainly children of tender years. The ship brought out for the Acclimatisation Society (in charge of Mr. Henry Bills) 100 each, partridges, blackbirds, starlings, thrushes, red-polls, and linnets. Also 110 goldfinches and 160 yellow-hammers. Of the number shipped over 80 per cent. were landed. On 14th January, in the Bay of Biscay, when the ship was rolling fearfully during a heavy gale, she was struck by a heavy sea which rushed down the single women's compartment, surgery and hospital; and during a heavy roll at the time the starboard life-boat was washed away. (Shaw, Savill.)

Star Of China, 797 tons, Captain Blaker, sailed 19th April, arrived 2nd August, from Plymouth, with 260 Government immigrants.

Lactura, 1380 tons, Captain Tucker, sailed 2nd June, arrived 27th September. Although a new ship the Lactura made a long passage of 116 days owing mainly to the numerous gales encountered. The most severe were those met with after crossing the meridian of Greenwich on 9th August, when troubles began in right earnest. On the 18th August a heavy sea struck the ship, flooding the decks fore and aft, and carrying everything moveable overboard. On the 25th the vessel was hove-to during a heavy gale. A huge sea struck her, coming over the forecastle right aft, smashing the foreward part of the saloon skylight and flooding the saloon. The ship was labouring and rolling very heavily and a portion of the starboard bulwarks were washed away. After sighting Amsterdam Island on 31st August, the vessel was twice hove-to through stress of weather. (Shaw, Savill.)