SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND. [Historical. 



who wrote a general account of tlie islands as a paper in the "Transactions of 

 the New Zealand Institute" (181)1, p. 491), which is accompanied by a number 

 of illustrations of the coast scenery of the Aucldand Islands from sketches pre- 

 viously made by Mr. Buchanan. 



In 1894 Macquarie Island was visited by Mr. A. Hamilton, now Curator of the 

 Dominion Museum in Wellington, and he was able to add many important facts 

 to those that had already been recorded by Professor Scott. Unfortunately, owing 

 to a sudden storm arising, he had to leave on the island most of the collections that 

 he had made. On the voyage back to New Zealand three members of the crew 

 were washed overboard, and further collections were lost in the same way. 



During this time parties were still occasionally at work on Macquarie Island 

 in securing the oil from the sea-elephants and from the penguins, and, although the 

 industry was more or less profitable, it led, as in years gone by, to occasional loss 

 of life, and there were also wrecks on some of the other islands. 



In May, 1894, the " Antarctic," a vessel fitted out for sealing in southern seas 

 by Commander Sven Foyn, of Tonsberg, Norway, and under the management of 

 H. J. Bull, made two trips to the islands. In the first, during which Mr. Bull re- 

 mained in Melbourne, she was nearly wrecked at Campbell Island. In the second 

 she reached Macquarie Island, but owing to stormy weather no landing could be 

 made ; Campbell Island was then visited, and after a short stay, during which some 

 sealing was done, the vessel sailed for the south. C. E. Borchgrevinck accompanied 

 the vessel on her trip to the Antarctic regions, and was afterwards in charge of the 

 Antarctic Expedition of 1898-1900 in the "Southern Cross," fitted out by Sir George 

 Newnes. The " Southern Cross " made a short stay at Auckland Island on her 

 return trip from Antarctica in March, 1900. (Bernacchi, 1901, p. 277.) 



The fist of the shipwrecks associated with these islands was addctl to in 1887, 

 when the " Derry Castle," from Geelong, with a total of crew and passengers of 

 twenty-three, was wrecked on Auckland Island on the 20th March. Fifteen persons 

 were lost at the time of the wreck, and the remaining eight were rescued by the 

 " Awarua " on the 19th August, 1887. 



In December, 1890, the small steamer " Kakanui " was sent to Maccjuarie Island 

 to relieve a gang of men who were engaged in procuring oil from the penguins and 

 sea-elephants, and who were supposed to be short of provisions. The steamer arrived 

 at the island on the 2nd January, 1891, and left the next day, taking with her eight 

 of the men, but leaving some still on the island. She was never heard of afterwards, 

 and it is supposed she must have foundered with nineteen men on board in a great 

 storm that arose two days after she had left the island. Captain Fairchild, in the 

 Government steamer " Hinemoa," was twice sent in search, and visited Macquarie 

 Island, Auckland Islands, Campbell Island, and the Snares, but could find no trace 

 of the missing vessel. 



In the same year the " Compadre '" was wrecked on Auckland Island on the 

 18th March, and the fifteen survivors were rescued by the " Janet Ramsav " (in the 

 30th June, 1891. 



About two years later the " Spirit of Dawn," of Liverpool, was wrecked on the 

 Antipodes. The captain and five others were drowned, and eleven survivors were 

 found on the island by Captain Fairchild, of the " Hinemoa," after they had been 

 eighty-seven days on the Antipodes, and were brought to Dunedin on the 4th Sep- 

 tember, 1893. 



