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Title: The Old Whaling Days: A History of Southern New Zealand from 1830 to 1840

Author: Robert McNab

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1913

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

Keywords: New Zealand History

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Old Whaling Days

Contents

The Old Whaling Days
- Chapter I. — Cook Strait, 1830 to 1832
  - 1830
  - 1831 p. 13
  - 1832 p. 18
- Chapter II. — The Brig “Elizabeth,” 1830 TO 1832
- Chapter III. — The Defence of Nga-Motu, 1832
  - [section]
  - The Introduction
  - The Letters p. 41
  - [section] p. 58
- Chapter IV. — Cook Strait, 1833 and 1834
  - 1833
  - 1834 p. 68
- Chapter V. — Foveaux Strait and the Islands, 1830 to 1835
  - 1830
  - 1831 p. 86
  - 1832 p. 89
  - 1833 p. 90
  - 1834 p. 91
  - 1835 p. 94
- Chapter VI. — Weller's Whaling Station, 1831 to 1835
  - [section]
  - 1835 p. 108
- Chapter VII. — Rescue of the “Harriett's” Crew, 1834
- Chapter VIII. — Cook Strait, 1835 and 1836
- Chapter IX. — Cook Strait, 1836 and 1837
  - 1836
  - 1837 p. 157
- Chapter X. — Otago Trade, 1836 and 1837
  - [section]
  - 1837 p. 176
- Chapter XI. The American Whalers, 1834 to 1837 p. 187
  - 1834 p. 187
  - 1835
  - 1836 p. 188
  - 1837 p. 199
- Chapter XII. — The Preservation Manslaughter Trial, 1838 p. 204
  - [section] p. 204
  - Supreme criminal court. — Wednesday, May 16. — Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury p. 205
- Chapter XIII. — Cook Strait Trade, 1838 p. 221
- Chapter XIV. — Foveaux Strait Trade, 1838 p. 236
- Chapter XV. — The French Fleet, 1836 to 1838 p. 245
- Chapter XVI. — Tariff Disputes, 1834 to 1838 p. 260
  - [section] p. 260
  - The Otago Fish, 1834 p. 262
  - Weller's Application, 1834 p. 263
  - The Cloudy Bay Oil, 1835 p. 268
  - The Greenland Whalers' Complaint, 1838 p. 271
- Chapter XVII. — Otago Trade, 1839 and 1840
  - [section]
  - 1840 p. 282
- Chapter XVIII. — Cook Strait and Chatham Island, 1839 and 1840
  - [section]
  - 1840 p. 299
  - The Chatham Islands p. 300
- Chapter XIX. — American Whalers and Scientists, 1838 to 1840
  - 1838
  - 1839 p. 308
  - 1840 p. 315
  - Wilkes' Expedition, 1839 and 1840 p. 317
- Chapter XX. — French Whalers and Scientists, 1839 and 1840
  - 1839
  - 1840 p. 322
  - D'Urville's Expedition, 1840 p. 327
- Chapter XXI. — The Coming of the Church, 1835 to 1840
- Chapter XXII. — The Coming of the Company, 1839 and 1840
- Chapter XXIII. — The Coming of the Crown, 1840
- Appendices
  - Appendix “A.” — The Brig Elizabeth Records
    - Magisterial Report to Governor Darling
    - Browne's Depositions p. 382
    - [section] p. 383
    - Montefiore's Depositions
    - Pery's Depositions p. 385
    - Kemmis' Depositions p. 387
    - Brown's Depositions p. 388
    - Swan's Depositions p. 391
    - Opinion of the Crown Law Officer p. 393
    - The Legal Difficulty p. 394
    - Colonial Secretary to Crown Solicitor p. 395
    - Crown Solicitor to Superintendent of Police
    - Crown Solicitor to Superintendent of Police p. 396
    - Colonial Secretary to Crown Solicitor
    - Crown Solicitor to Colonial Secretary p. 397
    - Colonial Secretary to Superintendent of Police p. 398
    - Colonial Secretary to Crown Solicitor
    - Governor Darling to the Secretary of State p. 399
    - Crown solicitor to colonial secretary p. 402
    - The treasury to the secretary of state
    - King's proctor to the lords of the treasury p. 404
    - [section] p. 405
    - Copy of treasury minute dated 23rd Dec, 1831 p. 406
    - Secretary of state to governor
    - Chas. bourchier to the treasury p. 408
    - Solicitor maule to treasury p. 409
    - The treasury to secretary of state p. 412
  - Appendix “B.” — The Enderby Records, 1831. — The Journal of John Biscoe of the Brig “Tula,” with the Cutter “Lively” in Company
    - October 10th, 1831
    - October 30th p. 415
    - November 1st
    - November 4th p. 416
    - November 8th
    - November 9th
    - November 12th p. 417
    - November 17th
    - November 19th
    - November 24th p. 419
    - November 25th
    - November 30th p. 420
    - December 2nd
    - December 12th p. 421
    - December 13th
    - December 15th
    - December, 16th
    - December 21st p. 422
    - December 22nd
  - Appendix “C.” — The Harriett Papers, 1834
    - (1) Mrs. Guard's Account
    - (2) The Sailors' Account p. 424
    - (3) Complaint of “Harriett's” Crew p. 426
    - [section] p. 427
    - (4) Public Appeal for Mrs. Guard
  - Appendix “D” — The Mary and Elizabeth Papers, 1834
    - Whaling Articles
    - [section] p. 431
    - Correspondence Re Register p. 432
  - Appendix “E” — The Mary Mitchell Log, 1836. — Journal of the American Whaler “Mary Mitchell,” Captain Samuel Joy, While at Anchor in Cloudy Bay, During the Season of 1836
  - Appendix “F.” — The Enderby Records, 1838
    - Journal of Messrs. Enderby's Schooner “Eliza Scott,” Captain John Balleny, While at Anchor in Chalky Inlet and After Leaving That Port
    - Extract from the Log of the Schooner “Eliza Scott,” Captain John Balleny, on her way from London Towards New Zealand p. 472
  - Appendix “G.” — Watkin's Journal, 1840. — Extract from the Journal of the Revd. James Watkin, the First European Preacher Stationed in the South Island of New Zealand
    - May 1st, 1840
    - May 2nd p. 482
    - May 10th
    - May 12th
    - May 15th p. 483
    - May 16th
    - May 17th (Sunday) p. 484
    - May 18th
    - May 20th p. 485
    - May 24th
    - May 26th
    - May 30th
    - May 31st p. 486
    - June 5th
    - June 7th (Whit Sunday) p. 487
    - June 8th
    - June 14th p. 488
    - June 16th (?15th)* p. 489
- Personal Index
- Ship Index
- General Index