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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Captain John Ernest Bone

Captain John Ernest Bone, R.N.R., Commander of the s.s. “Ruahine,” was born at Selwyn, Cornwall, England, in June, 1853. He was educated at Penzance, and went to sea in 1870. When he first visited New Zealand, he was an apprentice on the ship “City of Auckland.” Joining the New Zealand Shipping Company on its formation in 1873, as third officer of the “Waikato,” he has served on several of the Company's fleet, and has had the command of the s.s. “Rakaia” and s.s. “Tongariro.” Captain Bone is the senior Captain in the service, and since 1892 he has had command of the s.s. “Ruahine”—the flagship of the fleet. Married in 1885, to Miss Rogers, of Nelson, Captain Bone has one son and one daughter.