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Plymouth where Barrett was left to buy land and Dieffenbach made arrangements for the ascent of Mount Egmont. The Tory headed north to Hokianga where no sale of land was arranged and on 19th December, she put in to Kaipara but was wrecked on entering the channel. Great difficulties were experienced and all the passengers were nearly lost in the long boat, but after much cargo had been jettisoned the Tory was taken up the harbour, run ashore and repaired near Beacon Point.

This long job necessitated Colonel Wakefield's hurrying across to the Bay of Islands and chartering a small brig to return to Port Nicholson to receive the first immigrants expected early in January, 1840. The Tory was finally roughly repaired and arrived back in Wellington on 7th March. No further use could be found for her in Wellington so on 19th April she set out for Sydney for repairs and cargo for home. The first mate, Richard Lowry, was in command.