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Early Wellington

[introduction]

The military protection afforded to the settlers in the Wellington District in 1843 and 1844 consisted of a detachment of 1 captain, 1 subaltern and 53 rank and file of the 96th Regiment, stationed in Wellington. In 1845, reinforcements reached Wellington, completing the strength to 6 officers, 154 rank and file, under the command of Captain A. H. Russell, of H.M. 58th Regmt, In addition to these troops, a body of militia, consisting of 12 officers and 200 men, was called out.

A return of military stations and troops in the Southern Division of New Zealand on the 16th December, 1846, may be found in Grimstone's “Southern Settlements of N.Z.,” p. 86, from which the following extracts are taken for Wellington:—2 field officers, 1 medical staff; Royal artillery, 1 sergeant, 5 rank and file; Royal Engineers, nil; 58th Regmt., 2 officers, 4 sergeants, 64 men; 65th Regmt., 2 men; 99th Regmt., 3 officers, 9 sergeants, 111 men.

On page 87, a return is given of naval and military officers who were employed in the suppression of rebellion in the south of New Zealand:—“Calliope” (26): Captain Stanley; Lieutenants W. Thorp, C. C. Kane, E. Holmes, H. B. Beresford, Lord Charles Butler, T. D. Fasbroke (Marines); R. B. Graham (master); R. D. Pritchard (surgeon); T. Harris (paymaster); W. Ross, M.D. (assistant surgeon); C. J. Polkinghorne; midshipmen B. G. W. Nicholas, J. Carnegie, O. J. Marks, J. Saumarez; cadets W. Arthur, H. Michell, H. E. Crozier; clerks C. E. N. Wright, C. Sherwin, E. J. Webber, H. J. Tucker, J. Burdwood. “Castor” (36): Captain Graham, C.B.; Lieutenants M. Falcon, W. H. Gennys, D. McL. Mackenzie, C. H. V. Temple, G. T. S. Winthrop, R. S. Harrison (Marines); J. W. A. Kennedy; D. Craigie (master); J. Kidd (surgeon); H. Jones (Chaplain); J. Marks (paymaster). “Driver” (6):
Fig. 261.—Captain John Marks, R.N.

Fig. 261.—Captain John Marks, R.N.

Commander C. O. Hayes; Lieutenants T. Kisbee, C. R. Marcuard, M. Connolly, C. Bromley, J. Jarvis (master); W. Houghton (surgeon), H. F. McKillop (mate); J. Park (midshipman); T. Wells and J. Were (clerks). “Racehorse” (18): Commander R. J. Otway; Lieutenants Chas. Seaver, A. R. Henry, Alleyne Bland, J. Rasden (acting master); A. J. Little (surgeon); J. Foster (paymaster); J. J. H. Groves (midshipman); J. B. Grove (cadet). “Inflexible” (6): Commander Hoseason; Lieutenants W. E. A. Gordon, H. D. Blankley, J. T. Crout (master); H. F. Osman, M.D. (surgeon); J. C. Alldridge (paymaster, etc.); T. Sullivan (midshipman); W. Cumming (cadet); G. Turner, H. Eades, T. Patterson (clerks).