Passengers Contract Ticket, Rakaia
Maker
The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited
Dunn, Colin And Co., Shipping Printers
Brodie, Walter
Production date
1879
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Object detail
Brief Description
Passengers Contract Ticket, Rakaia.
Tickets used by the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited for immigrants Richard and Emily Lydford, who immigrated to New Zealand on board the ship Rakaia in 1879. Includes the name and ages of the immigrants. It also lists the day of departure, departure location, destination, scale of dietary allowances per passenger per week, with modifications for children.
On the back is written: to be conveyed through to Napier by Steamer at the Company’s expense. Signed by Walter Brodie.
Tickets used by the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited for immigrants Richard and Emily Lydford, who immigrated to New Zealand on board the ship Rakaia in 1879. Includes the name and ages of the immigrants. It also lists the day of departure, departure location, destination, scale of dietary allowances per passenger per week, with modifications for children.
On the back is written: to be conveyed through to Napier by Steamer at the Company’s expense. Signed by Walter Brodie.
Maker
Production date
1879
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Paper with black ink printing and various inks or pencil handwriting.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Length x Width: 269 x 235mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject date
1879
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
Credit line
gifted by Miss E Lydford
Other number(s)
m71/16, 67004
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