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Departed London 1st July and arrived Lyttelton 3rd October, 1882.
Exerpt from the Timaru Herald on the 6th October, 1882 Link
ARRIVAL OF THE WAIROA AT LYTTELTON.
(PfCM, Thursday.) The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Woiroa made this port yesterday from London. By her there arrived forty passengers, included among whom are a few nominated immigrants. The medical department was m charge of Dr. J. W. White, who is on his first visit to tho colony. His duties were happily light, no serious sickness having occurred throughout the voyage. All the passenger.? have reached their destination m excellent health. All have a good word for the Walroa, and th»ir admiration for Captain Barclay fonnd full expression m the remark that there was " not a man on board but would die for him." The voyage, taken throughout, was a very stormy one. Tho ship rolled at times fearf ally, and large quantities of water _ swept her decks. Captain Barclay! and his officers, Messrs Jameson, Croncher, and Fildes, sneceeded by their watchfulness and core m bringing the good ship into port without damage aad without accident or injury to anybody on board. The Wairoa left London on July Ist, and took departure from Stilly on the 10th. Had the N.E. trades to 14 North, 26 West, and crossed the Equator m 23 West on August Bth. Good S.E. trades were experienced, and the meridian of tho Cape of Good Hope was crossed on September Ist m 39.15 S. Heavy seas and strong westerly winds, with low barometer and dirty weather, prevailed from there to the Snares, sighted last Saturday. Was off Otago Beads on Monday, with hard N.N.W. wind and dirty weather. Reported ship at Otago Heads "All well." North-east winds then followed to Tuesday, at noon, when a S.W. wind brought tho ship to A.karoa Head at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, and the pilot boarded her at 1.30 a.m. yesterday. She brings the following passengers :— Saloon : Mr and Mrs Greenwood and family (8), Mr Joseph Mayers, Dr. J. W. White. Second cabin : Mrs Rosalia Cheek and family (5), Margaret Johnstone, James Smart, Essoy Hempstead, Eliza Treanor, Mary Treanor, Charles Hunt, Edwin Green, Mr and Mrs Harding and family (5), Mr and Mrs Candy and family (6), Mr and Mrs Vinco, Alice Vince, Margaret Clifford, A. Simpson, Robert Jackson, Robert Scott, William Elliott, Jasper j Stewart, William Anderson.