The ship ‘Gananoque’, Captain Nixon, arrived here on Friday, after a run of 101 days from the Downs. She left Gravesend on July 7th, and the Downs on the 9th. The north-east trades were light, and ceased as far north as the 15th degree of latitude. North of the equator the ‘Gananoque’ sighted Palma; kept a course inside the Cape de Verde islands; and crossed the equator on August 12th in 20º west longitude. The wind fell off for about sixteen days after the north-east trade wind was lost, when little progress was made. The south-east trade wind was light, and carried the ship to 30º south latitude and 31º west longitude. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope in latitude 43º 9' south, on September 6th; and ran down the easting, with steady breezes, about the parallel of 44º south.

On September 24th encountered a severe gale from the north-west to south-west, which lasted for four days. The sea broke over the port quarter of the ship with great fury, and washed away the poop rails and fowl coops, stove in the quarter and long boats, smashed the stern cabin windows and skylights, also the windows in the poop awning. The after cabins were flooded. The south cape of Tasmania was sighted on the 6th inst. And the coast of Van Diemen’s Land was run down to Cape Pillar. The next land sighted was the north cape of New Zealand , at 3.30 on the 16th inst.
 
There were two deaths on board, and one birth. On September 15th, Mr Lavell Johns, third officer, was knocked overboard by the main-top-mast studding sail sheet. The ship was running at the rate of about 12 knots, with a rough sea, and though a life buoy and ropes were thrown to him the poor fellow perished.
 
On September 29th, Jas Houston, steerage passenger, fell dead on deck. A post mortem examination showed the cause of death to have been disease of the heart. This young man had not been complaining on board. He was 27 years of age.
 
Among the passengers are our respected fellow citizen, Mr D. Nathan and his family.
 
The following is a list of her passengers: (103)

 

(Note: For easy reference, this list has been tabulated in alphabetical order, which is not as it appeared in the newspaper. The Auckland Library Research Centre has advised that these newspaper passenger lists were not necessarily complete).

 

PASSENGERS ON THE GANANOQUE, LONDON TO AUCKLAND 1861, ARRIVED 18 OCT 1861