American whaler Arctic arrived at Monganui, New Zealand according to the New Zealand newspaper Daily Southern Cross dated 26 June 1857

  

Wellcome Collection

An item reported the arrival at Monganui, New Zealand on 22 January of the American whaler Arctic of 431 tons from Fairhaven, USA, master B.E. Beedman, 6 months out, 60 barrels whale, 270 barrels sperm 500 lbs bone, cleared for whaling on 5 February.

Source

1. Whalemen’s Shipping List dated 30 June 1857 shipping agents Edmund Allen departed on 23 July 1856.