Settlers and Pioneers
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Several hundreds of an excellent class of colonists, all from Ulster, were brought in the ships Carisbrooke Castle, Dover Castle, Lady Jocelyn , and Halcione. Many of the pioneers were men of high ability in various fields of life; all were a valuable contribution to the colony's population.
Some of the land allotted to them on the Tauranga shores was not of the best quality, but the Katikati settlements and farms were soon scenes of industry and comfortable homes.