HBH 1892 Aug 22 Shipping Port of NAPIER-Arrivals 19th-Kahu from WELLINGTON 20th-Australia from Northern ports Passengers: - Mesdames PEAKMAN, STRUDWICK Miss PAULSEN Messrs: RIDDLE, HENDERSON, GRANT, TOMS 8 Steerage. 20th-Waihora from SYDNEY and Northern ports Passengers: - Miss DOUGLAS Mesdames: BARBER, COPPER, ORPWOOD, CRAIG, JONES, BRIGHT Messrs: TANFIELD, BAYLISS, ORPWOOD, CRAIG, JONES, BRIGHT, DEVERY, REES, NEWTON, THIM, VIVIAN, BRAVE, D.PATTERSON, WILSON, GRAHAM. 21st-Kate Tatham, barquentine, from NEWCASTLE 21st-Waiwera, schooner from GISBORNE. Master, agent. 21st-Janet Nicoll, s.s. from Southern Ports. 21st-Wairarapa s.s. from MELBOURNE and Southern Ports. Passengers: Mr and Mrs MONTAGU and child Messrs J.H.SMITH, SEVILLE The Grattan Riggs Company (13)

HBH 1892 Aug 22 Shipping DEPARTURES Departures Port of NAPIER 20th-Waihora s.s. for MELBOURNE and Southern Ports Passengers:- Miss MILLS Mrs DOBBIE and 3 children Messrs: BUCHANAN, CULLEN, PARKER, JORDAN. 20th-Kahu s.s. for Wellington 20th-Kanieri s.s. for Northern ports 20th-Australia s.s. for Wellington 21st-Wairarapa s.s. for GISBORNE and AUCKLAND Passengers: - Miss GRIBBLE Mrs WALKER and two children Messrs: BURTON, HAUGHEY, GRAY, WALKER, UNDERWOOD.

HBH 1892 August 20 MOELLER error An unfortunate mistake has been made by the Auckland Evening Star in its Publication of the telegram sent on Thursday by the Press Association in reference to the warrant issued for the arrest of Carl MOELLER, cabinetmaker, of Wellington, for forgery. It appears that by some mistake, either in transmission or in the Star office the telegram was published as referring to Carl ZOELLER. A gentleman by this name is a resident in Auckland, and holds a responsible situation as a traveller for the firm of Seegner, Langguth and Co., of that City. He is at present in Wellington and was considerably startled by receiving a telegram from his principals ......more

HBH 1892 August 20 BOWLING Club Auckland content While the operations connected with re-turfing the bowling green were in progress, the caretaker, Mr FORREST, found a gold ring on the inner circumference of which some initials were marked. He communicated the find to the secretary, Mr W. HODGSON, who wrote to all the clubs represented at the late bowling tournament. This resulted in the owner being found in the person of Mr J. O. LYELL, of the Auckland Bowling Club, who upon being apprised of the fact that his property was found promptly sent £1 as a reward to the caretaker.

HBH 1892 Aug 20 The ARAWA via Hobart Telegraphic shipping Per Press Association HOBART-Friday The Arawa arrived at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and sails at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning for Wellington. She brings 45 passengers for AUSTRALIA and 96 for NEW ZEALAND.

HBH 1892 Aug 20 Shipping Arrivals Port of NAPIER 18th-Southern Cross s.s. from WELLINGTON Passengers: Mrs PORTER and 3 steerage 18th-Kiwi s.s. from WELLINGTON 19th-Lily, schooner from OAMARU-D.C.LAING, agent. 19th-Kanieri s.s. from WELLINGTON. Departures 18th-Southern Cross s.s. for Northern ports/ Passengers: - Mrs CAMERON Miss WEBB Messrs: CAMERON, von STURMER, GRAHAN, and 4 steerage. 19th-Rio, barquentine for Newcastle-C.DOLBEL and Co-Agents. 19th-Orowaiti s.s. for GREYMOUTH. Passengers: -Messrs W. and J. CLARK. 19th-Lily s.s. for WAIROA 19th-Kiwi s.s. for WELLINGTON 19th-Enterprise, brigantine for OAMARU.

HBH 1892 Aug 19 2 HENDERSON DEATH HENDERSON-At Napier Hospital on August 17th, Thomas HENDERSON, farmer, late of Papakura, aged 45 years. The funeral will take place at the Taradale Cemetery today (Friday), at 3 p.m. W.J.BROWN, Undertaker.

HBH 1892 Aug 17 PATTEN Mr PATTEN'S APPOINTMENT The following respecting Mr PATTEN, late Collector of Customs at NAPIER, appears in tonight's Post: -"It will be remembered that some time ago how Mr PATTEN, Collector of Customs at NAPIER, was superannuated as having attained the age of 65, and being too old for the region and when at WELLINGTON suddenly showed that he was some years younger and was in full possession of his faculties: and how the Government sought to cover their mistake by a sop and a temporary appointment to a bigger port. Now the man who was rules too old for Napier has been found young enough to be retained to the Collectorship at CHRISTCHURCH vice Mr ROSE, appointed Collector at Auckland vice Mr D. M'KELLAR, who has been appointed Collector here. Mr W. SIBBALD of AUCKLAND has been promoted to be Landing Surveyor at the same port."

HBH 1892 August 17 Adverts Mr David LUNDON will sell at Auckland on the 4th of October, the block of land known ass Waitaha No 2, subdivided into twelve convenient sections.

HBH 1892 Aug 17 Auckland Tuesday-Telegraphic-per United Press Association The thoroughbred stallion Dreadnought purchased by the Hon J.D.ORMOND, arrived by the Waihora from Sydney today. Colonel FOX inspected today the harbour defences, the permanent artillery, and the torpedo corps. The Tailoresses" Union have arranged a conference with the factory proprietors for the week. A presentation was made today by the Customs Officers to Mr D. M'KELLAR, who is going as Collector of Customs to WELLINGTON. He leaves on Thursday. Mr Herbert FERGUSON, Inspector of Factories, has received intelligence of his son Herbert, aged 16, being washed overboard from the barque Samoa on the passage from Lyttelton to London. At the inquest on George KING an open verdict of found drowned was returned.

HBH 1892 Aug 16 TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING Per Press Association ALBANY-Monday Arrived- BALLARAT from LONDON. Passengers for NEW ZEALAND: - Lieut-Colonel KELLY Majors GRIFFITHS and NESBITT Liet. TRYNDELL Messrs OWEN and HUNTER Per United Press Association AUCKLAND-Monday Sailed-DUNEDIN for NAPIER

HBH 1892 Aug 16 Districts Wellington An action for libel has been instituted against the Pahiatua Star by Mr C.HALL, coroner for the district, who alleges that a recent article in that paper is calculated to injure him in his official capacity. Mr ROBINSON R.M gave judgment today in a case in which the Wellington Biscuit Company sued James M'INTYRE, baker of Waipawa for the sum balance of a account for £5 14s. The following constitute the representative team against Canterbury: DAVIDSON, ELLISON, GAGE, BAKER, PUDNEY, WYNYARD, STUART, WHITE, LEE, OLIPHANT, COCKROFT, M'LEAN, MILNE, J.CAMPBELL, BISHOP Emergency: BAUMBER, FORSYTHE, PRINGLE. The Poneke club have eight representatives, the Athletics three, Petone two, and Wellington two. The same team will go away to NAPIER if they can all get away. TIMARU-Monday T.CARRUTH, a labourer was convicted by two justices today of falsely representing himself as a traveller at two hotels on Saturday, thereby obtaining liquor. Three licensees were prosecuted on his evidence, two got off, but the third was convicted. He appealed, however, and the appeal is set down for tomorrow. DUNEDIN Gold returns received from the following: - Waipari Deep Lead Company Jutland Flat Company Six Mile Beach Company Upper Waipari Company. A youth named Daniel MURPHY and a companion, when leaving the hut of a Chinaman at Speargrass Flat, near Roxburgh, pointed a double-barrelled gun at the Chinaman. The charge exploded, and the Chinaman was wounded about the mouth, losing much blood. The police are investigating the matter.

HBH 1892 Aug 16 Shipping and Notes Arrivals Port of NAPIER-NIL Departure Port of NAPIER 15th-Lily s.s. for WAIROA. The Napier passengers by the s.s. Ruahine will arrive per Australia next Friday. Repairs were carried out on the LILY by GALLOWAY and Co The mission yacht SOUTHERN CROSS sailed from AUCKLAND last week for Norfolk Island, taking several passengers and a variety of stores for the different mission stations on her way this trip. The ketch GRATITUDE is to leave AUCKLAND this week for NEW PLYMOUTH and will probably there load up for the South. She is expected to load up down South for NAPIER. .

HBH 1892 Aug 16 N.Z.EXAMINATIONS Wellington Mr Frank ALLEN, supervisor of the N Z Examinations of the Institute of Actuaries of LONDON, has received by the San Francisco mail a list of candidates who have passed the colonial examinations held in April last. Examinations were held on the 29th and 30th of April 1892, at Montreal, Melbourne, Sydney, and Wellington, with the following results: - Part 1-Twenty-nine candidates sent in their names, of whom 22 presented themselves and 10 passed as follows: - Class 1 ADAMS, C.E. CANTERBURY COLLEGE, NEW ZEALAND; BLACKADAR, MONTREAL HARDCASTLE E.C., CANTERBURY College, NEW ZEALAND Class 2 HORNE, N.C. MONTREAL MUTER P. WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND STRIKEY, J.J. MELBOURNE MYERS H.W. MELBOURNE PAULI, R.A. MELBOURNE TOWNSEND, H.V. MELBOURNE Part 2 Three candidates sent in their names and presented themselves of whom two passed as follows: - Class 3 HELLIDAY, J. MONTREAL MOORE, E.M. SYDNEY Part 3- One candidate sent in his name, but did not present himself for examination.

Hello All I have now proved that this family arrived on Stracathro 1/3/1880. The parents were Joseph and Maria (nee Ward) and they had seven children Albert Allen Amy Annie Charles George Arnold (who married Ethel May Pacey in Auckland (?) 1903 Percy This is the sum total of my knowledge about this branch, so any and all information would be gratefully received. Regards Jan Moon

Hi Joy There is no William Robert McKAY on the NZ death indexes for 1875. I suggest you look through the online cemetery records at Auckland city Libraries http://www.aucklandcitylibraries.com/findyoursubject/digitallibrary/digitall ibrary.htm. The North Shore ones are online too. There is a Mary Ann McKAY in Auckland on the 1893 electoral roll (the first one women appear on) Surname MCKAY Given Name Mary Ann Number 4114 Electorate Waitemata Voting Qualification Residential Residential Address Lower Matakana Occupation Postmistress Regards Jeni -----Original Message----- From: nz-auckland-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nz-auckland-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joy Bruce Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2007 7:57 PM To: NZ-AUCKLAND@rootsweb.com Subject: [NZ-AUCKLAND] Shipwright in 1851 I have found what may be my missing ancestor. William Robert McKay was a shipwright in NSW in 1837 -42 and was still in Sydney up to 1848 when he and his wife went missing. I have found a William R McKay, shipwright in 1851 in the list of men eligible to serve on juries in the Auckland area. He is based at Freeman's Bay. Can anyone please advise how I can corroborate this or maybe find further information in electoral rolls etc. It is believed his wife Mary Ann McKay died in Auckland in 1901 (from an unsubstantiated family tree written in 1970) but have been unable to find her in the index of deaths. The same family tree states William Robert McKay died in 1875 but no place given. We do know that their granddaughter was living in Northcote up to her death in 1928. Would appreciate some help on which direction to go from here. Many thanks Joy in Queensland ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/953 - Release Date: 14/08/2007 5:19 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/953 - Release Date: 14/08/2007 5:19 PM

I have found what may be my missing ancestor. William Robert McKay was a shipwright in NSW in 1837 -42 and was still in Sydney up to 1848 when he and his wife went missing. I have found a William R McKay, shipwright in 1851 in the list of men eligible to serve on juries in the Auckland area. He is based at Freeman's Bay. Can anyone please advise how I can corroborate this or maybe find further information in electoral rolls etc. It is believed his wife Mary Ann McKay died in Auckland in 1901 (from an unsubstantiated family tree written in 1970) but have been unable to find her in the index of deaths. The same family tree states William Robert McKay died in 1875 but no place given. We do know that their granddaughter was living in Northcote up to her death in 1928. Would appreciate some help on which direction to go from here. Many thanks Joy in Queensland

HBH 1892 August 13 2 BURVETT Miss Alice Sydney BURVETT, the world renowned pianiste, is announced to give her first and positively grand performance in NAPIER in the Theatre Royal next week, the date to be notified in a future advertisement. A Wellington contemporary refers to the gifted pianiste in the following terms: - "Miss Alice Sydney BURVETT, of whom a great deal has been heard in this colony of late, made her debut before a Wellington audience last evening, in a programme every item of which was performed by herself. Her confident and powerful air as she sat down to the instrument and dashed into the brilliant music of Beethoven's Waldstein sonata at one informed the audience that she was an excecutionist of the very highest skill, and as piece succeeded piece this was made more and more manifest. The items of the programme were such as very few performers would dare to attempt, and the execution of them by Miss BURVETT was simply magnificent-more brilliant playing there could not be. We confess we have hardly seen any pianiste who had the same facility for playing brilliant pieces, certainly none who, with so much power, possessed so much personal grace and ease at the instrument."

HBH 1892 August 12 2 Telegraphic shipping SYDNEY-Thursday Sailed-Waihora for AUCKLAND Arrived-Hauroto from WELLINGTON. United Press Association AUCKLAND-Thursday The Te Anau has sailed for the South Passengers for NAPIER: - Misses PHILLIPS (4) Mesdames LEASK, and PHILLIPS Masters PHILLIPS (3) Messrs LEASK, HARDT, and PHILLIPS.

Hello Di You may be better to speak with a repository museum as I did (only three registered respositories in NZ). To preserve the bible they advised "to afford longivity for paper items such as your bible, room with a constant temperature, humidity and light levels is optimum". Non-acid archival papers/boxes are also available at specialist stores. Something further for you to research :-)) Kind regards Sandra Parnell Auckland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dianne Kendle" <dkendle@xtra.co.nz> To: <NZ-AUCKLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 7:58 AM Subject: [NZ-AUCKLAND] Family Bible > All > > Can someone please give me a name of a reputable second hand book shop or same in the Auckland area. I have received a family bible (printed 1804) that was my grandmothers and would like to know what to do with it to keep it preserved. > > At present it sits in Bubble Wrap with newspaper around it but am sure that there is more that I need to do to keep this in the very good condition that it is in. > > Kind regards, > Di Kendle > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >