TAHITI
The TAHITI departed San Francisco on 30 December
1921 and arrived in Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga, on 21 January 1922.
Captain A. M. Edwin was in command.
Transcribed from Evening Post, 21 January 1922,
Page 6
R.M.S. TAHITI;
IN PORT.
The Union Company's steamer R.M.S. Tahiti arrived
in the stream at Wellington at 5.45 o'clock this morning from San Francisco,
via Papeete and Rarotonga, and berthed at half-past 10 o'clock at the
Taranaki-street Wharf. The Tahiti left San Francisco on the 30th December, and
experienced fine weather with light winds till arrival at Papeete on the 10th
January. The voyage was continued from Papeete on the 11th January, and, after
calling at Rarotonga on the 13th December, the vessel sailed for Wellington. Moderate,
to fresh south winds, and a considerable sea were met with for the remainder of
the trip. The following passengers arrived by: the vessel:—
To Wellington —
First saloon:
Misses - M. Skerrett,
D. Rowe, E. Rowe, A. Gorrill, M. Lewis, I. Bishop, C.
Gorrill, E. Little, M. Abbott, M. McCredy,
P. Moir, M. Moir, H.
Colburn
Mesdames - O'C. Power, N. Blackmore, E. Rowe, E.
G. Crawford, A. Moir, R. Coit,
Burnett and infant, P. E. Wilson, A. H. Blasscock, J.
A. Park, A. Langdon, A. Abbott
Messrs - N.
Blackmore, C. P. Skerrett, J. L. Wheeler, G. C.
Merrill, F. R. Wheeler, A. Langdon, A. Moir, R. Coit, E. E. Papprill, E. Burnett,
A. Christian, E. G. Crawford, G. W. Wingay, Revs. M. Mullineux, T.
Gilbert, Aubry, Dr. D. Steven, Marquis and
Marchioness Northampton, Count De Noailles.
Second Saloon:
Misses - E. Bertrand, Graham, M. Matthews
Mesdames - J. Vialoux,
J. Watkinson, S. Ellison, and 2 children, D. O. Stuart and child, J. M. Templar
Messrs - R. Vialoux, J.
Watkinson, G. G. Matson, G. Brandstater, J. Grindlay, C. Bland, D. A. Stuart, W. A. Taylor, H. Fisher,
E. Ellison, C. Natser, P. Willott,
L. Lloyd, F. R. Watford, S. A. Fowke, Rev. Falloon
Third class -
Misses - C. McGill, E. Hohner,
C. Hohner
Mesdames - C. McGill and child,
Messrs - F. Bassett, T. Bevan, W. de Leun, J. Renfrey, C. Park, C. Parsons,
L. E. Ward, C. May, E. Patterson, P. McBride, Hohner
and 2 children, W. T. Maltby, C. Frielling
To Sydney - (through
passengers)
First saloon:
Misses - A. Beatly, D.
Greene, M. Oschwald, G. Musser, F. Musser
Mesdames - A. Sparks, S. Maclay, F. Atwater, J.
Greene, J. Oschwald, M. McKeen
Messrs - A. C.
Mears, O. Preston, T. M. Orr, A. Sparks, J. Greene, M. K. East, J. Oscheald, B. Poor, A. Donovan, M. Coggins,
T. Sparks, T. Maclay, H. Lee Fox, F. Atwater, P. Ludington, Revs. J. Ryan, W. Armstrong
Second saloon:
Misses - A. M. Ayres
Mesdames - W. Robbins, J, Leonhard, I. Davis and
child, N. Spearman
Messrs - G. Brown, W. Robbins, J. Leonhard, P. Browne,
W. Wu, E. Larballister, H. Morsbury
N. Spearman;
27 third-class.
The Tahiti is announced to leave Wellington at 5 p.m., on Tuesday next for Sydney.
Copyright – Gavin W Petrie – 2016