American whaler Mermaid visited Bay of Islands, New Zealand according to the newspaper Otago Daily Times dated 25 March 1862

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An item reported that the American whaler Mermaid, barque, 330 tons, master Jencks, of Westport, 250 barrels sperm oil, arrived on 26 February at The Bay of Islands.(1)

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1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.

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