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Master Mariners

• Captain Matthew T. Clayton
  Captain Matthew T. Clayton, of Auckland, was a truly great man in his profession, a Master of sea-craft in the era when canvas was in its glory, and a master also of the artist's pencil and brush.
  
  
• Captain Geo Jenkins
  Best known as the Captain of the Lady Jocelyn 1872 - 1881 who brought many settlers to Tauranga, Te Puke and Kati Kati and who died in his cabin on a voyage to Wellington.
  
  
• Captain Thomas Capel Tilly
  THOMAS CAPEL TILLY, RN (1830-1900) was the only son of Captain Thomas Tilly, RN (1792-1844), and his father Charles Tilly was a Commander in the Royal Navy.

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