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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts]

Shaw, Savill And Albion Company

Shaw, Savill And Albion Company.

The s.s. “Ionic,” of the White Star Line, is under charter to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. This vessel was built by Messrs Harland, Wolff and Company, of Belfast, Ireland, and sailed on her first voyage in January, 1903. Her length is 520 feet, breadth sixty-three feet, and depth of hold forty-one feet three inches; her net registered tonnage is 7826, her gross registered tonnage, 12,232, and her total carrying capacity, 15,700 tons. The total insulated space of her compartments is 290,837 cubic feet, capable of containing 100,000 sixty-pound sheep; and her cargo space, in addition, is 330,148 cubic feet. The vessel draws, when loaded, thirty-two feet three inches, and her total displacement is 22,330 tons of loading draught. The capacity of her permanent coal bunkers is 1936 tons, and the quantity of coal used her day is about eighty-two tons of Welsh coal, or about ninety-three of Westport. The capacity of her permanent passenger accommodation is sixty-six in the first saloon, eighty-one in the second, and 194 in the third; but additional space can be fitted up to afford accommodation for a total of 400 passengers in the third class. The vessel's engines indicate 8,000 horse power, but she usually works at 5,000, running from twelve and a-half to thirteen knots. The crew numbers 134, including captain, officers, and engineers.

Captain James O. Carter was appointed to the command of the s.s. “Ionic” in 1905. He was born in 1862 at Derby, England, and was educated in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire. At sixteen years of ago, he was apprenticed to Messrs Bagehot and Hicks, and served for four years. He then, for fourteen years, became an officer on sailing ships, rose to the position of captain, and had command of two ships, during a portion of that period, in 1891, he joined the White Star Line as fourth officer, and in the same year took his extra master's certificate. Captain Carter became captain of the s.s. “Cufic” in January, 1901. After one voyage he was transferred to the s.s. “Afric,” which he commanded for over four years, before taking charge of the “Ionic.”

Mr. James Thomas Cummins was appointed Purser of the s.s. “Ionic” in 1904. He was born in 1869 in Liverpool, England, and was educated in Liverpool and in Ireland. Mr. Cummins joined the Pacific and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, served for ten years, and was promoted to the rank of purser. Subsequently, he was purser for one year and six months in the Pacific and Oriental Line, and after two years and a-half on shore, he joined the White Star Line in the Atlantic service. Mr. Cummins served for one year as purser, and was then transferred to the “Ionic.”

Mr. Albert Brown was appointed Second Steward in the first saloon of the s.s. “Ionic” in 1905. He was born in the year 1870 in London, England, where he went to school. Mr. Brown went to sea in the Allan Line from Liverpool, and, after three years, entered the service of the Pacific and Oriental Company; during his five years under that flag, he rose to the position of head waiter. He then joined the Union Castle Line as saloon steward, and rose to the position of bedroom steward. Mr. Brown afterwards joined the “Minneapolis” as storekeeper. He subsequently became saloon steward on the s.s. “Celtic,” page 599 and served for four years on that vessel, before he received his present appointment.

The Twin Screw Steamer “Athenic ” was built in the year 1901 at the yards of Messrs Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, Ireland. She is jointly owned by the White Star Line and by the Shaw Savill and Albion Company. Her length between perpendiculars is 500 feet, breadth, sixty-three feet, and her depth of hold is forty-nine feet. The gross tonnage of the vessel is 12,234, her net tonnage 7,833, and her gross carrying capacity 15,827 tons, of which 7,452 is insulated space capable of carrying 98,782 carcases of sheep, each of sixty pounds weight. The space for ordinary cargo is equal to 8,375 tons, of which, however, a capacity of 2,340 tons is reserved as a coal bunker. The permanent coal bunkers, in addition to the reserved space, will contain 1936 tons, and the daily consumption is eighty tons of Welsh or ninety-two tons of Westport coal. The draught of the vessel, loaded, is thirty-two feet three inches. The “Athenic” carries ninety-three saloon passengers, ninety-four second saloon, and 218 fore-cabin passengers. The total number of the crew, including the captain and officers, is 158. Her engines will develop 4,800 horse-power, and her speed is thirteen knots.

Captain Charles Howard Kempson, Royal Naval Reserve, Commander of the twin screw steamer “Athentic” was formerly in command of the s.s. “Ionic,” in connection with which he is referred to on pages 783–4 of the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia.

Mr. Wallis Vincent Browne , Engineer in the Royal Naval Reserve, is second engineer of the twin screw steamer “Athenic.” He joined the vessel as third engineer in the year 1902, and was appointed to his present position in 1903. Mr. Browne was born in Ditton, Lancashire, England, in 1873. He was educated in a private school near Liverpool and at Victoria (afterwards Liverpool) University. During his college course, he took a first-class engineering certificate. Then he served three years and a-half of his apprenticeship at a mill in Liverpool, and finished his term of five years at the works of the White Star Line. He then went to sea as sixth engineer in the “Teutonic,” and subsequently held a similar position on the “Adriatic.” He was then transferred to the “Teutonic” as fifth engineer, and subsequently rose to the position of assistant fourth engineer on the same vessel. Mr. Browne afterwards served as fourth and third engineer on the “Cymric,” and, at a later period, was second refrigerating engineer on the s.s. “Gothic.” He went through a course of three months' training at Portsmouth, attached to H.M.S. “Duke of Wellington,” became assistant engineer in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1900, and was promoted to the rank of engineer in 1904. After a trip in the “Civic,” as third engineer, he was transferred to the “Athenic.” Mr. Browne holds a first-class Board of Trade certificate, and is a member of the Institute of Marino Engineers, of London, and of the Liverpool Engineering Society. During his apprenticeship, he was for some time in the drawing office of the White Star Line.

The s.s. “Delphic of the White Star Line is under charter to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and was built in the year 1896 by Messrs Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Ireland. The vessel, which has twin screws, measures 475 feet between perpendiculars; she has fifty-five feet three inches beam, thirty-nine feet six inches depth of hold, and her mean draught, when loaded, is twenty-nine feet eight inches. Her net registered tonnage is 5,402 tons, and her gross registered tonnage, 8,273 tons. She has three insulated holds, which will contain 95,000 carcases of average New Zealand sheep. Her engines indicate 2,650 horse power, and she travels from eleven to twelve knots per hour. Her permanent coal bunkers contain 2,300 tons, and her daily consumption on the outward voyage is fifty-three tons, and on the homeward journey sixty-one tons. The “Delphic” has accommodation for eight saloon passengers, and for 350 in the steerage. The total number of the crew, including officers, is sixty-two.

Captain John Breen has been in command of the “Delphic” for about three years. He is further referred to on page 785 of the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia.

Mr. John Joseph Symons was appointed Chief Officer of the s.s. “Delphic” in the year 1903. He was born in December, 1869, in Cork, Ireland, and is a son of Captain James Symons, of the s.s. “Glengariff,” Mr. Symons was educated in Cork, and went to sea under his father. In 1895 he took his mate's certificate, and served as second mate on board the barque “Charles E. Lefurgey.” Mr. Symons was afterwards appointed second mate on board the ship “Hahnemann.” Subsequently, he became chief officer, and served on several Nova Scotian ships. For a time he gained experience in steamships, but went back to sailing ships for further experience, before taking his master's certificate in 1897. Mr. Symons joined the White Star Line in 1897, and served on the s.s. “Doric” in the Pacific trade, for four years, during which he was promoted from fourth to first officer. He was then appointed second officer of the s.s. “Celtic,” as a new vessel, and was subsequently transferred as first officer to the s.s. “Corinthic” as a new ship, about five months before he received his present appointment. Mr. Symons married the daughter of Mr. Fenwick, hardware merchant, of Auckland, New Zealand, in January, 1904, and has one daughter.

Mr. John Hartness Sharp was appointed Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Delphic” in the year 1903. He was born in 1868, in Cumberland, on the borders between England and Scotland, and was educated in Cumberland and in Lancashire. Mr. Sharp served an apprenticeship of five years and a-half at the White Star Works in Liverpool. On the old “Ionic” he served for eleven voyages, as fifth and fourth engineer, and afterwards for one year and six months, as third engineer on the s.s. “Cufic.” Mr. Sharp was then transferred to the “Georgic,” as third engineer, and also served successively on the s.s. “Adriatic” and “Delphic,” as third engineer. He was subsequently promoted to the position of second engineer, and served on one vessel for five years. Mr. Sharp was then appointed to the “Arabic,” a new vessel of 600 feet long, and after three voyages was transferred to the “Delphic,” as chief engineer. He married a daughter of Mr. E. P. Cowles, of Richmond, Nelson, on the page 600 25th of November, 1901, and has one daughter.

The s.s. “Waiwera will be remembered by New Zealanders as the vessel which carried the Second New Zealand Contingent to South Africa. She is owned by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, Limited, and was built in February, 1898, at the yards of Messrs Denny Brothers, in Dumbarton. The “Waiwera's” registered tonnage is 4025, and her gross register is about 7000 tons. In her refrigerating chambers she will carry 81,000 carcases of mution, “which is equivalent to 9000 bales of wool, and as she is essentially a cargo boat, she does not carry passengers. Her length is 425 feet, her breadth fifty-four feet, and depth of hold thirty-three feet. The “Waiwera” can steam easily at 3,200 horse-power, and her bunkers will contain 1800 tons of coal. In addition to this, 200 tons can be stowed on deck, and her daily consumption of coal is sixty tons. The crew numbers sixty-four all told, including the captain, four officers, seven engineers, and the boilermarker.

Captain Robert Dickon Lowden, who has acted as Master of the s.s. “Waiwera” since April, 1904, was born in 1857, in Nova Scotia, where he was educated. As a lad, he went to sea, and after two years became second officer in deep-water ships. In two years he became chief officer of a sailing vessel, and was afterwards, for some time, employed under Messrs John Allan and Son. He joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company in 1887, and has since continued in that service. For four voyages he was fourth officer, and for two voyages second officer, and was subsequently chief officer for a number of years. In May, 1900, he became captain of the s.s. “Aotea,” but had for some years previously been a master of vessels. In March, 1891, he married a daughter of the late Mr. James McNeil, of London, and previously of Scotland.

Mr. John Macfie was appointed Chief Officer of the s.s. “Waiwera” in the year 1904. He was born in November, 1869, at Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland, where he was educated, and afterwards went to sea as a youth, in Glasgow sailing ships, for four years. Mr. MacFie then became second officer of a vessel, and served altogether six
Herman, photo.Mr. J. Macfie.

Herman, photo.Mr. J. Macfie.

years and six months, including the term of his apprenticeship. He subsequently joined a vessel owned by Messrs Hunting and Son, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and two months later was appointed chief officer. Mr. MacFie occupied this position for fourteen months, and took his master's certificate in the year 1894. He joined the service of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company in 1894, as second officer on the s.s. “Tokomaru,” and held the position for two years. Mr. MacFie was then promoted to the position of chief officer on the same vessel, and after eight years' service in that capacity, was transferred to the s.s. “Waiwera,” in 1904.
Mr. John Fox Gimson was appointed Second Officer of the s.s. “Waiwera” in the year 1904. He was born in 1875, in Canada, and was educated in England. At the age of sixteen, Mr. Gimson went to sea as an apprentice on the ship “Margaret Galbraith,” owned by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and after four years' service became third officer on the barque “Himalaya,” where he continued for fourteen months. He then joined Messrs Lamport and Holt's s.s. “Horace,” as fourth officer, and after four
Hermann, photo.Mr. J. F. Gimson.

Hermann, photo.Mr. J. F. Gimson.

months' service became sixth mate on the ship “Glenard” on a voyage to San Francisco, via Cape Horn. Mr. Gimson was for fifteen months on this vessel, and afterwards joined the Union Castle Line on the s.s. “Saxon,” as able seaman, and continued in that capacity for six months. He again entered the service of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company as fourth officer of the s.s. “Rangatira,” rose subsequently to the position of third officer, and served on that steamer for four years. Mr. Gimson was appointed to the s.s. “Waiwera” in 1904.

Mr. Ernest Fraser Watson was appointed fourth officer of the s.s. “Waiwera” in August, 1904. He was born, in 1884, in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he was educated; afterwards he went to sea as an apprentice in the Aberdeen Line, and served four years. Mr. Watson then became third mate, of the barque “Strathdon,” in which he continued for a year and eight months. He passed his examination as second mate in the year 1904, and after six weeks' drill on the Royal Naval page 601 Reserve training ship “Clyde,” joineded the “Waiwern” in 1904.

Hermann, photo.Mr. E. F. Watson.

Hermann, photo.Mr. E. F. Watson.

Mr. Peter Joseph Devlin was appointed Third Engineer on the s.s. “Waiwera” in the year 1904. He was born in 1875 in Maryport, Cumberland, England, where he went to school. Mr. Devlin served an apprenticeship of five years under Messrs Victor Coates and Co., of Belfast, Ireland, and afterwards worked in the same town under Messrs Workman, Clark and Co. For nine months he was, successively, fourth and third engineer on the s.s. “Suram,” of Newcastle, and joined the “Waiwera” at Christmas, 1903, as fourth engineer. Six months later, Mr. Devlin was promoted to be third engineer.

Mr. William Blackie Stewart , Second Refrigerating Engineer on the s.s. “Waiwera,” joined the vessel as third engineer in the year 1903; was afterwards promoted to the position of second engineer, and became second refrigerating engineer in 1964. He was born in 1857, in Aberdeen, Scotland, where he went to school, and afterwards served an apprenticeship of five years to the engineering firm of Hawthorne and Co., Leith, Scotland. Mr. Stewart was also employed for about twelve months at the West Cumberland Iron and Steel Works; he subsequently went to sea in a vessel of Messrs Dempster and Co.'s West African Mail Company, for two years, and later, for five years, held various engineering positions under the Cunard Company, of New York. Mr. Stewart then joined the firm of Messrs D. and C. Melvor, was engaged for seven years in the Bombay trade, and for eight years afterwards was in the Atlantic Transport Line, between London and America. He joined the s.s. “Waiwera” in the year 1903. Mr. Stewart married a daughter of the late Mr. John Anderson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the year 1887, and has three sons and five daughters.

Mr. Robert William Palm was appointed Chief Steward on the s.s. “Waiwera” in the year 1904. He was born in Jersey, and educated in London, England. Mr. Palm went to sea at the age of twelve years in a whaling vessel, and after nine months, served as an ordinary seaman for two years. Subsequently he became, successively, assistant cook, second cook, and chief cook, and was appointed chief steward at the age of eighteen, on the ship “Tennyson,” belonging to the Shakespeare Line of steamers, London. After eighteen months' service, Mr. Palm joined the s.s. “Grangewood” as chief steward, and served for two years. He was then for eight months chief steward on the s.s. “Karamea,” and was appointed to the s.s. “Waiwera” in 1904.

Mr. R. W. Palm.

Mr. R. W. Palm.

The s.s. “Matatua,” of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Line was built in Belfast, Ireland, in the year 1904, by Messrs Workman, Clark, and Company. Her length is 448 feet, her breadth fifty-six feet two inches, and her depth of hold thirty-four feet six inches. Her net registered tonnage is 4178 tons, and her gross registered tonnage 6488 tons. The vessel's insulated chambers are capable of carrying 90,000 average New Zealand sheep, and she has also room in the remaining holds for 10,500 bales of wool. Her indicated horse-power is 3,500, and her engines are of the triple expansion variety, with four feet stroke, the cylinders being, respectively, twenty two inches, thirty seven inches, and sixty-three inches. She has two single-ended, and two double-ended boilers, measuring, respectively, fifteen feet nine inches diameter by eighteen feet nine inches. These boilers are worked at a pressure of 205 pounds to the square inch, and are fitted with all the latest improvements, including Weir's pumps and feed heaters. The vessel is installed throughout with electric light, fitted by Messrs Allen and Company. She has saloon accommodation for twelve passengers. Her crew, including officers, numbers sixty-eight.

Captain Joseph Maxwell was appointed to the command of the s.s. “Matatua” in the year 1905, and was previously for eleven years in command of the s.s. “Tokomaru.” He is further referred to on page 784, of the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia.

Mr. Arthur James Charman was appointed Chief Officer of the s.s. “Matatua” in the year 1905. He was born in 1872 in Maidenhead, England, where he was educated, and afterwards served an apprenticeship of four years in a sailing ship, belonging to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. Mr. Charman was subsequently for four years on the Company's sailing page 602
The s.s. “Matatua.”

The s.s. “Matatua.”

ships, and rose to the position of chief officer. Having taken his master's certificate, he became third officer
Muir and MacKinley, photoMr. A. J. Charman.

Muir and MacKinley, photoMr. A. J. Charman.

on the s.s. “Tokomaru” for a year; was promoted to the position of second officer on the same vessel, and served in that capacity for five years, with the exception of one voyage, during which he was first officer. After a spell of eight months on land, Mr. Charman became chief officer of the s.s. “Maori,” and after one voyage was transferred to the “Matatua.” He married a daughter of Mr. John Absolum, schoolmaster, of Maidenhead, England, in the year 1902, and has two sons.

Mr. Herbert Charles Allen was appointed Second Officer of the s.s. “Matatua” in the year 1904. He was born in Cardiff, England, in 1879, and was educated in various schools. Mr. Allen afterwards served an apprenticeship for four years on the sailing vessels “Wellington” and “Invercargill,” of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. He subsequently became fourth officer on the s.s. “Waiwera,” and served in that capacity for two voyages, when he was promoted to third officer. Mr. Allen served for five trips before he received his present appointment.

Mr. Frank Kidman was appointed Fourth Officer on the s.s. “Matatua” in the year 1904. He was born in 1884 in Bedford, England, educated at the Bedford Modern School, and underwent two years training on the “Conway.” Mr. Kidman then joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company as an apprentice, and served for four years on the ships “Auckland” and “Westland,” before he received his present appointment.

Mr. George Ernest Geach was appointed Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Matatua” in the year 1905. He was born in 1873, at Gravesend, England, where he was educated and served an apprenticeship of five years in the workshops. Mr. Geach went to sea under the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, as fourth engineer in the s.s. “Rangatira.” During the six weeks he served in that vessel, he rose to the position of third engineer. For a year afterwards, Mr. Geach was third engineer on the s.s “Pakeha,” and was afterwards, successively, second and chief engineer on the s.s. “Waiwera,” for three years prior to his present appointment. He married a daughter of Mr. T. Roberts, of Lambeth, England, in the year 1899.

Mr. Frederick Routledge was appointed Chief Steward of the s.s. page 603 “Matatua” in the year 1904. He was born in the year 1873, at Feltham, Middlesex, England, where he was educated, and was afterwards apprenticed as a printer at Hounslow. After completing his term, Mr. Routledge worked for some time as a compositor, and then went to sea from Cardiff as steward for two voyages on a tramp steamer. Subsequently he joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company as assistant steward on the s.s. “Tokomaru,” and served for six voyages. From that vessel he was transferred as steerage steward to the s.s. “Maori,” and rose to the position of chief steward, serving in that capacity for six voyages before receiving his present appointment.

The s.s. “Tokomaru is the property of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. The vessel was built in 1893 by Messrs Swan and Hunter, of the Tyne-Wallsend Shipbuilding Company. She makes about two voyages a year between New Zealand and Great Britain. Her gross register is 6,250 tons, and her weight, when loaded, 11,850 ton. The refrigerating capacity of this steamer is equal to 94,431 carcases of mutton, which is equivalent to the space required for 7,750 bales of wool. The “Tokomaru's” length is 425 feet, her depth thirty four feet, and breadth fifty-three feet. She has room for 1,470 tons of coal, and her daily average consumption is thirty-five tons. Her speed is 11.2 knots an hour. The total number of the ship's company, including the captain and officers, is sixty-one.

Captain William Burvillholmes, Royal Naval Reserve, was appointed to the command of the “Tokomaru” in 1905. He was born in 1866, at Ferozepore in the East Indies, and was educated at Harrow. He was apprenticed under the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, and was appointed master of the s.s. “Mataura” in 1895. Captain Holmes occupied this position till the vessel was sold in 1903. For two voyages subsequently he had charge of the s.s. “Pakeha,” prior to his appointment to the “Tokomaru.” Captain Holmes received his commission as a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in 1890, and as lieutenant in 1897. He married a daughter of the late Mr. Roach, of Leicester, England, in 1893, and has, surviving, one son and one daughter.

Mr. Alexander McDonald , Chief Officer of the s.s. “Tokomaru,” was born in the year 1876, at Kincardineon-Forth, Scotland, where he went to school. He was apprenticed under Messrs George Smith and Sons, of the City Line of vessels, trading from Glasgow. During his ten years of service under that company, Mr. McDonald rose to the rank of mate. He joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's service as second officer of the s.s. “Aotea,” and after four years and a-half of service was promoted to the position of chief officer of that vessel in New Zealand. His master's certificate is dated the 5th of May, 1900. He continued on the “Aotea” till the 13th of May, 1902, and served under Captain Evans, now Marine Superintendent of the Company at Wellington. Mr. McDonald was promoted to the position of chief officer on the 5th of April, 1904, and was appointed to the “Tokomaru” on the arrival of the “Aotea” in London. He married a daughter of the late Mr. Charles King, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, in May, 1902, and has one daughter.

Mr. Alexander Russell Roberts , Second Officer of the s.s. “Tokomaru,” was born at sea on the ship “Gryfe,” in November, 1878. He was educated in Scotland and England, and served an apprenticeship of four years under Messrs J. P. Corrie and Co., of London. During the last year of his apprenticeship, he became third mate on board the “Star of Russia.” He was subsequently appointed second officer on the same ship, and afterwards held a similar position on the four-masted ship “Mayfield,” in which he was wrecked in February, 1895, in Banks, Straits, after serving two years as second officer and nine months as mate. In May, 1902, Mr. Roberts passed his examination as master, and was appointed fourth officer of the s.s. “Waiwera,” of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's fleet. A year later, he joined the “Tokomaru,” as third officer, and was promoted to the position of second officer, in June, 1904. Mr. Roberts is a son of Captain Thomas Roberts, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Mr. Charles Kelsall Cleater , Chief Engineer of the s.s. “Tokomaru,” is referred to on pages 787–788 of the Wellington volume of this Cyclopedia, and his photograph appears there in connection with his biographical sketch.

Mr. Arthur Farquhar Roberts was appointed Second Engineer of the s.s. “Tokomaru,” in July, 1902. He was born in 1866, in Aberdeen, Scotland, and was educated in his native place, and London. Mr. Roberts served for four years and a-half at engineering at Aberdeen, under Messrs Dalgety Brothers. In 1887, he went to sea in the Shaw, Savill and Albion line of steamers as sixth engineer on the s.s. “Arawa,” and during his eight years of service on that vessel, he rose to the position of third engineer. In 1895, Mr. Roberts joined the s.s. “Mataura,” as second engineer, and, after four years, became second engineer and chief freezer on board the s.s. “Mamari,” on which he was nearly three years, before joining the “Tokomaru.” Mr. Roberts is the second son of the late Captain A. F. Roberts, who lost his life in 1890 in the ship “Dunedin,” which sailed out of the port of Oamaru, and was never afterwards heard of. Mr. Roberts married a daughter of Mr. Alexander
Brusewitz, photo.The s.s. “Beautiful Star,” at the Entrance to Nelson Harbour.

Brusewitz, photo.
The s.s. “Beautiful Star,” at the Entrance to Nelson Harbour.

page 604 Milne, of Aberdeen, in 1890, and has, surviving, two sons.

Mr. John Ernest Macpherson was appointed Third Engineer of the s.s. “Tokomaru,” in June, 1904. He was born in 1873, at Secunderabad, India, and was educated in Inverness, Scotland. His father, a refrigerating engineer, was ice manufacturer at Secunderabad for the Nyzam of Hyderabad. Mr. Macpherson studied as an engineer at Newcastle-on-Tyne, under Messrs Hawthorne, Leslie and Company, and served for five years. He then went to sea in the s.s. “Port Adelaide,” owned by Messrs William Melbourne and Son. After eighteen months, Mr. Macpherson joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, as fourth engineer of the s.s. “Karamea.” A year later, he became third engineer on the s.s. “Pakeha,” whence he was transferred to his present position on the s.s. “Tokomaru.”

Mr. Joseph Spurgeon , who has been Second Refrigerating Engineer of the s.s. “Tokomaru” since 1902, was born in 1877, in London, England, where he went to school. He served an apprenticeship of five years and a-half as an engineer under the North London Railway, at Bow. On completing his term he went to sea in the Phoenix Line, owned by the British Shipowners' Association, trading between Antwerp and New York, and served as fourth engineer for two years. He then entered the service of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, as fourth engineer on the s.s. “Pakeha,” and was promoted, successively, to the position of third engineer and second refrigerating engineer within three years and a-half; and was then transferred to the s.s. “Tokomaru.” Mr. Spurgeon was married, in 1902, to a daughter of Mr. W. Gibson, of London.

The s.s. “Maori,” of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's Line, was built at the yards of Messrs Swan and Hunter, Newcastle-on-Tyne, in 1893. Her total length, between perpen liculars, is 402 feet; she is forty-eight feet beam, has twenty-nine feet depth of hold, and her loaded draught is twenty six feet. The gross tonnage of the “Maori” is 5,317 tons, and her net tonnage, 4,155. Her indicated horse-power is 2,100, and she travels at eleven and a-half knots, loaded. Three of her holds are insulated, and will contain 68,000 average New Zealand carcases. Her crew, including captain and officers, numbers fifty-four.

Captain George Nicol was appointed to the command of the s.s. “Maori” in 1905. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1856, attended school in his native place, and served an apprenticeship of four years in one of the ships of Messrs G. Smith and Sons, of Glasgow. Captain Nicol joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's service in 1885, when he had been about six years in possession of his master's certificate. For four years he served as second and first mate of the ship “Westland,” and then became master of the “Glen Lora” for two years. He was then transferred to steamers, and served for two years as chief officer of the s.s. “Pakeha.” When the “Maori” was a new vessel, Captain Nicol became chief officer of her, and was afterwards captain of the “Pakeha” for a year. He was then transferred to the s.s. “Aotea” as chief officer; four years later, he became captain of the “Rangitira,” and after commanding that vessel for six years, was transferred to the “Maori.”

Mr. William Frederick Clark , Chief Officer of the s.s. “Maori,” was born in Cornwall, England, in the year 1871. He received his education at Moseley College, Warwickshire, and after serving for two years on H.M. training ship “Worcester,” was apprenticed under the firm of Trinder,
Hermann, photo.Mr. W. F. Clark.

Hermann, photo.
Mr. W. F. Clark.

Anderson, and Company, of London. He made three voyages to West Australia in a barque, and then entered the Glen Line of steamers, as fourth officer, and rose to the position of third during the first year. Mr. Clark made three trips to China and Japan, and afterwards joined the Peninsular and Oriental Line for a short time. He then joined Messrs Bullard and King's Line, as third officer, and served for eighteen months, running from the Cape of Good Hope to Calcutta. Having taken his certificate as mate, Mr. Clark became navigating officer of a tramp steamer trading in the East, China and Japan. After one voyage, he joined the Chesapeake and Ohio Line, trading to Virginia, as second officer, and after four years of service, took his master's certificate. In December, 1899, Captain Clark entered the service of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, as third officer on the R.M.s. “Tainui.” He then joined the s.s. “Rangatira,” on which he served during two trips as third officer, for four years and a-half as second officer, and for a year as mate, before he was transferred to the s.s. “Maori.”

Mr. Frederick Ernest Lambert was appointed Second Officer of the s.s. “Maori” in the year 1903. He was born in 1876, at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, England, where he went to school. Mr. Lambert joined the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company as an apprentice on a sailing vessel, and served for four years. He then entered the service of the British-India Company as fourth officer, and during his eleven months' service was promoted to the position of third officer. Mr. Lambert afterwards joined the s.s. “Tainui,” as fourth officer, when she was trading from Liverpool to Montreal. On the sale of the vessel right months later, he was transferred to the s.s. “Rangaitira,” as fourth officer, was subsequently promoted to the position of third officer, and served for three years prior to his present appointment.

Mr. Samuel Pease was appointed Second Engineer of the s.s. “Maori”
York Studio, photo.Mr. S. Pease.

York Studio, photo.
Mr. S. Pease.

page 605 in the year 1904. He was born in December, 1877, at West Hartlepool, Durham, England, was educated at the Upper Grade School, and served an apprenticeship of five years at the Central Marine Engineering Works. At twenty-one years of age, Mr. Pease went to sea in the Coverdale Linn from West Hartlepool, as third engineer, and was afterwards promoted to the position of second engineer. After two years in this line of vessels, he was for one voyage on the Bridge Line, of London, when he again returned to the Coverdale Line as second engineer. In the year 1903, Mr. Pease-joined the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, as third engineer on the s.s. “Maori,” and on the death at sea of the second engineer, Mr. Hodgson, was promoted to his present position.

Westland,” barque; owners, Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company; captain, James Samuel. The “Westland” was built in Dumbarton, Scotland, in the year 1878, and is 224 feet in length, and has a beam of thirty-three feet. When she is loaded, she draws nineteen feet three inches, and carries a crew of twenty-six persons, including seven apprentices. The “Westland” makes a yearly trip to New Zealand, and her average time is ninety-five days. She was originally built for the passenger trade, and holds the sailing record from Portland, Oregon, United States of America, to London, England.

Captain James Samuel, of the barque “Westland,” was born in Peterhead,
Tyree, photo.Captain J. Samuel.

Tyree, photo.
Captain J. Samuel.

Scotland, in the year 1843, and has followed a seafaring life from an early age. After eight years spent in whaling in the Arctic Ocean, he returned to Aberdeen, where he gained his master's certificate, and was subsequently placed in command of a small vessel trading from Leith to Peterhead. Later on, Mr. Samuel accepted the position of mate on the “Brierley Hill,” one of the Hudson Bay Company's vessels, whose headquarters were at Vancouver Island, British Columbia. After several years spent in command of other vessels he was appointed master of the “Westland,” in the year 1899. Captain Samuel married Miss I. McMillan, of Peterhead, Scotland, in 1868, and has a grown-up family of three sons and two daughters.