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turned the point nearly at the same time from Sydney, 
kSouth Australia, and the East coast, respectively. 
Mrs. Wills, who was a passenger in the London, 
deserves the thanks of the colony for having brought 
the first pheasants to New Zealand. A cock and 
three hens were landed in safety, and I was fortunate 
enough to have them placed under my charge by Mrs. 
Wills. A hive of bees, also belonging to this lady, 
had unfortunately died on the passage. 
On the 3rd, a large vessel bound for Nelson called 
in, having to land some passengers here. The Rev. 
Mr. Saxton, a clergyman of the Established Church, 
with his family, was among the passengers for Nelson ; 
and Colonel Wakefield's daughter had come to join 
him, under Mrs. Saxton's charge. 
While at Pitone, I saw the vessel run aground 
just outside Ward Island. Galloping round to the 
town, I got several boats to put ojfF to her assistance, 
and jumped into one myself. On reaching the ship, 
we found she was lying very harmlessly with her keel 
on a soft shingly beach, and would come off with the 
next tide. They had rashly stood too close in to the 
eastern shore in beating in. Thirty or forty boats 
were collected round the vessel, and the captain was 
terribly alarmed lest he should have to pay them all 
for their services. He thought he had to do with 
Deal boatmen, who would claim salvage ; but the 
greater part of the flotilla was manned by private in- 
dividuals, the best men in the settlement having eagerly 
jumped into the boats on the first alarm, and pulled 
about five miles to offer their assistance if required. 
By this ship a hive of bees, sent by Mrs. Allom of 
London, was carried in safety to Nelson. These were 
the first ever sent to that settlement. 
On the 5th, Mr. Wicksteed sailed in the Brougham 
