Edward William Stafford - Travel journal / edited by Edmund Bohan

Stafford left Auckland on 30 Jan 1859 aboard the `Lord Worsley' for Sydney, calling at New Plymouth and Lyttelton on the way. In Sydney he boarded the `Salsette' bound for France. The ship called at Melbourne, Albany, Mauritius, Aden, Suez and Malta on the way. Stafford landed at Marseilles on 6 April and proceeded to Paris by train. He left for London on 8 April where he remained until the 13th when he travelled to Scotland by train. He returned to London on 8 May and left for Ireland on 20th of the month.

The diary covers the period 30 Jan-20 May 1859 and contains an account of his trip and records his impressions of the places he visited. Aspects of New Zealand politics are touched on during his visits to Australia, where he met Henry Sewell and England, where he met James Edward FitzGerald and various English politicians. While in Scotland he describes visiting relatives and dealing with business matters.

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