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Timeline for John MORRISON (1824-1911)

1856 Jul 09	Agent for James Morrison & Co. in Auckland

1857 May 07	Morrison's ship 'Cornubia' sails from Gravesend
1857 May 23	"Captain" John Morrison leaves London on the 'Southern Cross'
1857 Jul 29	Morrison's ship 'Gleaner' sails from Gravesend
1857 Sep 05	Morrison's ship 'Cornubia' arrives at Auckland - 57 pass
1857 Sep 19	Morrison's ship 'Acasts' sails from Gravesend
1857 Sep 21	Morrison's ship 'Southern Cross' arrives at Wellington
1857 Oct 07	John Morrison & Co.'s new and splendid line of Clipper Ships
1857 Nov 19	Morrison's ship 'Gleaner' arrives at Wellington

.... ... ..	Rides 1500 miles... Jacob's River to Auckland

1858 Jan 12	Morrison's ship 'Acasts' arrives at Nelson; Rev DRON a pass
1858 Jan 27	Morrison & Powell ship 'Nourmahal' sails from Gravesend
1858 Feb 27	Morrison & Powell ship 'Ambrosine' sails from the Downs
1858 Mar ..	Morrison & Powell partnership dissolved
1858 Mar 27	Letters re tender for sending immigrants to Nelson
1858 Apr 18	Powell ship 'Harkaway' sails from Gravesend
1858 Apr 18	Powell ship 'Swordfish' sails from Gravesend
1858 Apr 24	Nicholson & Ridings re appointment of Morrison as agent

1858 May 05	Suggests Govt Agency in London for information of settlers (2)
		With Committee Papers Session VI Wellington Provincial Govt

1858 May 05	Morrison & Powell ship 'Nourmahal' arrives at Port Chalmers - 164 pass

1858 May 28	Nicholson & Ridings re John Morrison & Co.
1858 Jun 3	Relative to being appointed Agent in London
1858 Jun 16	Morrison appointed as Immigration Agent for Nelson
1858 Jun 21	Morrison & Powell ship 'Ambrosine' arrives at Wellington
1858 Jun 28	Argues for a General Government Agency in London
1858 ... ..	Subject of General Govt Agency for Select Committee
1858 ... ..	Morrison paper re establishment of General Agency
1858 Jul 15	Letter re intended alteration of Customs Tariff
1858 Jul 16	General Agency recommended by Select Committee
1858 Jul 20	Power of Attorney granted to John Watson Bain for NZ affairs
1858 Jul 21	Powell's ship 'Spirit of Trade' sails from England
1858 Jul 23	Resolved that report of Select Committee be adopted
1858 Jul 27	Powell's ship 'Swordfish arrives at Auckland
1858 Aug 14	Powell's ship 'Harkaway' arrives at Wellington
1858 Aug 24	William Rufus POWELL is declared bankrupt [Illustrated News]
1858 Sep 19	Powell's ship 'Equator' sailed from England
1858 Sep 25	Nelson Immigration Secy re termination of Morrison contract
1858 Oct 12	Powell's ship 'Harkaway' arrives at Nelson
1858 Oct 30	Re dissolution of partnership with William Rufus POWELL
1858 Oct 30	Nelson Immigration contract
1858 Oct 31	Morrison's ship - 'Palmyra' sailed from Deal
1858 Nov 16	Nelson German Immigrants via the Mariner

1858 Dec 04	Powell's ship - 'Spirit of Trade' arrives at Auckland
		19 passengers, troops and 9 deaths

1858 Dec 15	Nelson German Immigrants via the Mariner

1859 Jan 17	Nelson German Immigrants via the Mariner
1859 Jan 22	Powell's ship 'Equator' arrived at Wellington
1859 Feb 11	Offers services to Wellington Provincial Government
1859 Feb 19	Morrison's ship - 'Palmyra' arrives at Otago - 249 pass
1859 Mar 26	Morrison's ship - 'Palmyra' arrives at Nelson - 27 pass
1859 Apr 04	Nelson Immigration Secretary to Morrison
1859 Apr 11	Offers services to Wellington Provincial Government again
1859 May 06	Nelson Immigration Secretary to Morrison
1859 Jul 02	Supervision of Morrison's Nelson contract
1859 Aug 05	Nelson Immigration Secretary to Morrison
1859 Aug 9	Stafford authorises Morrison to act as agent
1860 Jan 24	Morrison's appointment gazetted by General Government
1860 Apr 11	Morrison forwards his address (1)
1860 Apr 17	James S. TYTLER, Edinburgh relative to lighthouse (1)
1861 Jan 19	Mention of Taranaki Agents John Gladstone & Co.
1861 Mar ..	Morrison & Tytler re lighthouse & documents (1)
1861 Mar 14	Applying for certain official documents (2)
1861 Mar 15	Requests Taranaki Official Documents
1861 Aug ..	Appointed immigration agent for Southland
1861 Aug 5	Appointed agent for 1862 International Exhibition
1861 Aug 17	Raising a subscription for relief of Taranaki Settlers
1861 Sep 19	Taranaki Official Documents received
1861 Oct 17	Relative to prize rifles (1)
1862 Feb 24	Delivery of 3 red deer to Wellington
1862 Mar	Relative to red deer (2)
1862 May 19	Fate of International Exhibition NZ Exhibits
1862 Dec 19	Establishment of Nelson lighthouse (1)

1863 Jan 23	Receipt of £300 for fire engine (1)
1863 Feb 18	Purchase of fire engine, to be shipped on 'Bard of Avon' (1)
1863 Apr 17	Disposal of property sent to Exhibition (1)
1863 Apr 17	Reporting shipment of fire engine on 'Bard of Avon' (1)
1863 Apr 18	Bank draft for puchase of animals (1)
1863 Apr 18	Order for Breech loading rifles (1)
1863 Apr 18	Order of Law books (1)
1863 Apr 23	Fire engine (1)
1863 Apr 25	Reporting shipping of law books (1)
1863 May 19	Case of books per 'Bard of Avon' (1)
1863 May 25	Rifles (1)
1863 Jun 15	Bill of lading for rifles (1)
1863 Jun 16	Forwarding account of Law Books and Rifles (1)
1863 Jun 18	Prize rifles per 'Cashmere' (1)
1863 Jun 26	Boring apparatus (1)
1863 Aug 18	Boring apparatus (1)
1863 Sep 2	Boring apparatus & agreement (1)
1863 Sep 19	Paper relative to mail service via Panama (1)
1863 Sep 24	Boring apparatus (1)
1863 Sep 24	Birds per 'Napier' (1)
1863 Oct 24	Vaccine lymph (1)
1863 Nov 19	Vaccine lymph (1)
1863 Dec 18	Vaccination of emigrants (1)
1863 Dec 19	Enclosing vaccine lymph (1)
1863 Dec 21	Bill of exchange for purchasing stationary (1)
1863 Dec 21	Boring apparatus (1)
1863 Dec 24	Boring apparatus per 'Memento' (1)

1864 Jan 19	Vaccine Lymph (1)
1864 Jan 23	Tenders for Otago Loan (1)
1864 Jan 26	Balance sheet (1)
1864 Feb 18	Canterbury debentures (1)
1864 Feb 19	McDonald's passage money (1)
1864 Feb 24	Dispute with Mr Laws (1)
1864 Feb 26	Purchase of chandiliers for Provincial Hall (1)
1864 Feb 26	Birds (1)
1864 Mar 07	Relative to Stationary per 'Violet' (1)
1864 Mar 11	Relative to birds (1)
1864 Apr 19	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 Apr 26	Relative to Chandiliers for Provincial Hall (1)
1864 May 18	Relative to Queensland debentures (1)
1864 May 18	Birds per 'Violet' (1)
1864 May 18	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 May 19	Forwarding blue book on New Zealand (1)
1864 May 19	Vaccine lymph (1)
1864 May 19	Forwarding plan of iron bridge (1 does not survive)
1864 May 19	Report of debate on New Zealand affairs (1)
1864 May 25	Correspondence relative to policy of confiscation (1)
1864 May 31	Bill of lading for stationary (1)
1864 Jun 18	Relative to chandiliers (1)
1864 Jun 24	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 Jul 18	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 Jul 19	Relative to debentures (1)
1864 Aug 16	Forwarding Account Current &c (1)
1864 Aug 18	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 Sep 26	Relative to Queensland debentures (1)
1864 Sep 26	Relative to chandiliers (1)
1864 Sep 26	Member of the NZ Emigration Board
1864 Oct 18	Correcting report that convicts about to sail for Auckland (1)
1864 Oct 19	Forwarding vaccine lymph (1)
1864 Oct 24	Relative to birds (1)
1864 Oct 26	NZ Emigration Board - mentions various vessels
1865 ... ..	Organised delivery of 'Cook Strait submarine telegraph'
1866 Feb 22	Letter to Morrison from Bishop Andrew Burn SUTER
1866 Feb 26	Morrison to the Immigration Secretary, Nelson re Bishop Suter
1866 May 7	Immigration Secretary, Nelson replies re Bishop Suter
1866 Jul 24	Bishop Suter writes to Morrison
1866 Jul 24	Morrison replies to Immigration Secretary re Suter's reply
1866 Oct 13	Immigration Secretary, Nelson writes re Bishop Suter
1866 Oct 30	Bishop Suter writes to Morrison
1866 Oct 30	Morrison writes to the Immigration Secretary, Nelson
1867 Jan 5	Immigration Secretary responds to Morrison re Bishop Suter
1867 Sep 30	Advises Southland Province of intention to visit NZ
1867 Dec 06	Provides interpretation of "Consolidated Loan Act, 1867"
1867 Dec ..	William Fox & Morrison survive tidal wave at Island of St Thomas
1868 Feb 1	Morrison travels to Southland on the Phoebe
1868 Feb 8	Resumption of assisted immigration to Southland is announced
1868 Feb 15	Undertakes to provide funds for passages of Nominal Immigrants
1868 Mar 7	Scottish Highland Chief costume delivered to Hunia Te Hakeke
1868 Mar 7	Morrison's visit beneficial to Nelson
1868 Jun 2	Morrison paid 1160 pounds commission by Nelson Provincial Govt
1868 Jun 3	Morrison to form Joint Stock Co. for Nelson/Westport railway

1869 Jan 02	Morrison appointed agent for Nelson under the "Nelson
		and Cobden Railway Act 1868" [see Nelson Provincial
		Council Proceedings - correspondence relating to the
		proposed Nelson & Cobden Railway]

1869 May 13	Nelson Provincial Council issues instructions to Mr
		Morrison re Patent Slip [see Proceedings of this date]

1870 Jan ..	Arrangements for stamping of the New Zealand Medal
1870 Oct 19	Papers relating to Scandinavian Immigrants (Ship 'Celoeno')
1870 Nov 24	Julius Vogel to supercede Morrison as Agent-General
1870 Dec 22	Papers relating to Scandinavian Immigrants (Ship 'England')
1871 Mar 27	Morrison "not the most popular man in the world"
1871 Jun ..	With Rev. P. Barclay; addresses people at Plockton, Rosshire
1871 Jul 10	Vogel thanks Morrison re assistance with Brogden contract
1871 Jul 20	Vogel thanks Morrison re assistance with Messrs Brogden
1871 Dec 01	Morrison hands over materials etc to Agent-General
1872 May 16	Mr Seaton writes to Morrison re smallpox at Stornway
1872 May 31	Emigration matters Western Highlands, Scotland
1873 Feb 10	Morrison clarifies recent employment history
1873 Mar ..	Morrison finally resigns
1877-1910	Is a Director of the National Mortgage and Agency Co. of NZ Ltd
1891 Jun 24	Bushmead Priory; Executor of Will of Alexander Morrison
1895 ... ..	In negotiations for the purchase of Levin and Co.
1895 ... ..	Visited NZ when William Saltau Davidson returned to the UK


(1) Archives NZ Wellington Reference: NP Series 9
Inward correspondence of the Nelson Provincial Government
Letters written by John Morrison from London - most survive
1860/413-414
1861/278-280,677
1863/173,232,300,495-500, 561,595,611a,631-2,752-3,821,871-3,901
1864/6,78,159-162,221,226-228,322-327,383-7,455-456,498-499
1864/567-570 [568 does not survive],612-613,687-688,755-756
1864/824-826,916-918
[1865/1 ->]

(2) Archives NZ Wellington Reference: WP Series 5
Inward correspondence of the Wellington Provincial Government
Letters written by John Morrison
1858/162
1861/124
1862/147

(3) Archives NZ Wellington Reference: Im Series 7
Inward correspondence of the Immigration Department

1872/155  Letter written 5 Jun by Immigration Officer, Napier
  Re Immigrants selected by Mr Morrison for whom 100 pounds was sent

1872/159  Letter written 19 Apr by Agent General, London
  Forwards copies of pamphlets by Revd. P. Barclay re Immigration

1872/177  Letter written 24 June by Res. Minister, Christchurch
  Sends correspondence to be forwarded to Agent General re Immigration
  from Highland & Scotch Isles

1872/264  Letter written 27 June by Agent General, London
  Forwards copies of Reports by Messrs Barclay, Birch & Seaton of their
  operations re Emigration from Scotland

1872/265 Letter written 27 June by Agent General, London
  Forwards report by Mr Morrison on trip to Western Highlands to
  promote Immigration