 The first suburban sections were not available until October, while those who had bought town sections were forced to wait until mid-November.The second ship, "Amelia Thompson", arrived off the Taranaki coast on 3 September and sat off shore for five weeks because its captain feared Ngamotu's reputation as a dangerous shipping area.Its 187 passengers were helped ashore by Barrett and his men over the course of two weeks, each small boatload taking five hours to row from the vessel to the shore.