The White Swan's Wrecked Parliament (1862)

he speakers for the General Assembly of New Zealand attempted to open Parliament on schedule in 1862 only to be met with a problem. There were not sufficient members of the Legislative Council or the House of Representatives to achieve quorum. The reason was uncertain but news came soon, the members from the North had been shipwrecked. Ship Name: White Swan Ship Type: Wooden Three Masted Steamer Year Built: 1853 Tonnage: 335 Nationality: New Zealand Year Wrecked: 1862 Reason For Wreck: Struck Rock or Reef Location Wrecked: South of Castle Point Lives Lost: None Sources: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196392861?searchTerm=white%20swan%20shipwreck https://www.parliament.nz/en/document/00NZPHomeNews201210021 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18620716.2.16 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5719063?searchTerm=white%20swan%20shipwreck http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/nz-wrecks.html https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/23045/the-white-swan https://nzhistory.govt.nz/page/wreck-white-swan#:~:text=29%20June%201862&text=The%20White%20Swan%20was%20carrying,for%20the%20ship's%20small%20boats. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13234817 https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/fact-sheets/parliament-s-move/