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ARRIVAL OF THE KAFIR April 3 1875

'KAFIR', arrival 3 April, 1875, with the following passengers landed 6 April:

Godfrey, Robert 36
Sureties:
James Christian, saddler, PMBurg
Robt Thompson, Maritzburg Wagon Builder

Upfold, William 42
Upfold, Louisa 30
Upfold, Harriet 17
Upfold, Walter 13
Upfold, Jane 9
Upfold, William 7
Upfold, John 5
Upfold, Mary 2
Upfold, James 11 mths
Sureties:
George Woods
Wm Jefferies baker

Schroeder, Charlotte 33
Schroeder, Sarah S. 11
Schroeder, Gertrude 9
Schroeder, Margaret 1
& one infant
Sureties:
Rudolph Wilhelm, Dbn
J.L.A. Schroeder

Lewis, Medbury T 21
Sureties:
Manby Joyce, Timber Mcht London
Edward J Lawrence, Warwickshire Manuf. jeweller

The Immigration Dept. wrote a memo dated 6 April 1875 stating:

'I have the honor [sic] to report the arrival here on the 3rd Inst. of the ship 'Kafir' with the following European Immigrants who have been safely landed together with their luggage and I am happy to say have no complaints to make against the vessel ... (the above list then follows) ... The last named, Medbury T Lewis, has been provided with a passage by our agent in London, although not nominated by anyone in the Colony, his sureties are Manby Joyce timber merchant of 2 Camden Square London and Edmund J Lawrence Manufacturing jeweller of ... Warwickshire.'

Note: the ship was a sailing vessel, a clipper of the Bullard King line which ran a direct trade with Natal from England. Passages (for unassisted travellers) cost 25 guineas, first class, or 16 guineas, steerage. The assisted emigrants would have paid about 10 pounds, repayable to the Government over two years. Other well-known clippers were the 'Zulu', the 'Panda', the 'Durban', the 'Sinquasi' the 'Umzinto' and the ill-fated 'Palala' which was wrecked off the coast of Madagascar in 1882.