HARVEST HOME

 HARVEST HOME WAS A BARQUE OF 547 TONS. SHE HAD BEEN LAUNCHED IN LIVERPOOL IN 1855. IN JANUARY 1863 SHE COLLIDED WITH THE 'COLDSTREAM' .THE COLDSTREAM HAD TO DIVERT  TO PLYMOUTH AND WAS THERE FOR A MONTH UNDER GOING REPAIRS.

SHE VISITED  PORT CHALMERS  THREE TIMES,  LYTTLETON (1871) AND NELSON (1873 ) SHE WAS CHARTERED TO THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.

THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED HER FROM TROUGHTON & CO OF LIVERPOOL AND IN 1870 SHE SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL ON 28TH NOVEMBER, BUT WAS DETAINED IN THE MERSEY UNTIL THE 17TH DECEMBER. FINALLY ARRIVING IN PORT CHALMERS ON THE 23RD FEBRUARY 1871 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN GREEN.