The Western Monarch.

the Western Monarch was another handsome ship, and had fine accommodation for passengers. The vessel was of 1315 tons, built and launched at Barrow by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. in 1875. She made four voyages to the Dominion, and brought out a large number of our early settlers. Her first voyage was to Port Chalmers in 1878, when she made an excellent run of 85 days from Gravesend, and 79 land to land. She came again the following year to Port Chalmers via the Bluff. She arrived at the Bluff on January 20, and Port Chalmers on January 27, 1879. Thepage 313 passage to the Bluff was made in 76 days, where she landed 400 Government immigrants, and then proceeded to Port Chalmers, arriving there seven days later. She ran from the Cape to the Solanders in 24 days. the Western Monarch also made two smart passages to Wellington.

the Western Monarch, sailing for Port Chalmers, was in collision with a schooner shortly after leaving the docks for Gravesend in December, 1877. The damage sustained by the Monarch was not serious, and the necessary repairs were made at Gravesend. She had left the docks on the 23rd, and finally sailed from Gravesend on December 28. Captain Watson was held responsible for the collision, and had to pay the costs. During this voyage, when in the tropics, the Jessie Osborne was in company, and several of the passengers of the Monarch visited the Jessie Osborne.

The passages she made were:—

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