British whaler Lady Amherst visited Bay of Islands according to the Australian newspaper The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser dated Thursday 27 March 1834

An item reported the arrival of the schooner Columbine returning from New Zealand on 26 March. She reported from the Bay of Islands that the Lady Amherst, Barnett, of London, 100 barrels, put in on 4 February, left for the grounds on 25 February.