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REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER

1874~

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.

t~ alttbortt~! GEORGE S:tONNRR, ACTHW GOVRR::illIENT PluNTltR, MKtnotJRNp.. No. 1&. 'f' ... !~ ,ft .. ~~

APPROXIMATE COST m' !lEPORT. £ s. d. 11 reJlarntion-Not given~ »riHtiI1~ (756 cOllies) H 10 0

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.:. ; Queenscliff, 7th January 1875.

SIR,

I haye the honor to forward yon my Report for the Year 1874, ending 31st December, comprised under the following heads, viz.:- (1.) Return of vessels boarded during each mouth of the year. (2.) Return of vessels arrived from the port of London. (3.) Return of vessels arrived from the port of Liverpool. (4.) Return of vessels arrived from various other ports in the United Kingdom. (5.) Return of vessels arrived from varions ports in the Upited States of America. (6.) Return of vessels arrived from Mauritius and Bourbon. (7.) Return of vessels from all other ports. (8.) Return of vessels from all ports, showing total amount of tonnage, number of passengers and crews, and deaths per cent. of each class during the voyage. (9.) Return of vessels carrying warrant and selected immigrants. (10.) Return of vessels placed in quarantine. (11.) Return showing average detention of vessels for medical inspection.

I have the honor to be, Sir, 'Your most obedient servant, D. J. WILLIAMS, M.D., F.R.C.S., Health Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne.

REPORT.

No. 1. RETURN of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 187f.

January 33 August 29 February 33 September 28 March .35 October 32 April 33 November 21 May f2 December 21 June 24- July 35 Total

No.2.

RETUl~N of Vessels ani ved from the Port of London.

Duration I Number , Number I I I I I Name ofVesseJ. Class. I Tonnage. of I of Deaths. .' of I Deaths. i Voynge. I Passengers. Crew. [----_.'_------. i JANUARY. Days. I i ' I Canning ...... Ship 18 II5 13 .. . 28 I ... I 9 The Lord Warden ...... 1,237 92 67 1 1 52 ... Lincolnshire ...... " ... 1,027 82. 105 ... 56 ... I " City of Athens' .... I 1,198 77 ...... 32 ... " 12 Shannon ...... a ~. ' 1,292 69 7° 60 ... " I 1 3 Ornate ...... Barque ... 759 9° 8 ... 18 Ascalon ...... Ship ... 93 8 77 I ." 3° ... Malabar ...... 1, 21 9 88 63 I 4 .. . " 5° FEBRUARY. City of Florence ...... 1,200 82 2 .. . 32 ... Loch Ness ...... " ... 1,193 74- 4- ... 33 ...... Poonah ...... " ... 1,199 80 15 ... 3 I .. . Francis Thorpe .. . " ... 1,296 79 19 ... 33 ... Thermopylre " 8 1 ... 2 ...... 94- 7 I ." 3 Louisa ...... Schooner'" 203 12 3 ...... 8 ... City of Hankon ... Ship ... 1,195 77 1 I 5 31 . .. Yorkshire ...... Barque ... 1,056 77 104- I G f5 . .. Melpomene ...... Ship ... 1,4-39 7; 2 ... 32 '" l\1AUCH.

City of London ... n ... 1,199 72 ...... 3 I ." Ganges ...... 1, 185 79 5 ... 27 ... Vivid ...... Barque" ... 23 8 9° ., . ... 10 ... Loch Katrine ... Ship ... 1,199 82 8 ... 32 .. . Cyphrenes ...... Steamer ... 1,280 69 4-1 ... 4-7 .. Norfolk ...... Ship ... 953 82 II6t ... 57 27 APRIL. Orissa ...... 1,199 77 2 ... 28 ... Astracan ...... " ... 1,04-1 109 1 ... 2f ... Kaisson ...... " ... 795 85 1 ... 24- .. . Carlislo Castle ... " ... 1,457 80 58 .. . 60 ... ArgoIl.'tut ...... " ... 1,072 78 ...... 27 ... True Britain ...... Barque" ... l,of7 86 ' 62 ... 5° ... MAY. Hengist ...... Ship ... 1,091 88 3 .. . 27 ... Cambridgeshire ...... 1,690 92 4- ... 45 ... Northumberland ... Steamer" .•. 2,180 51 265 3 8 90 ... Windsor Castle ... Ship ... r,074- 92 35 19 f9 ... Star of Scotia ...... 999 86 .. , .. . 26 ...... Superb ...... " ... l,f5 1 72 fO ... 50 ... British Peer ...... " ... 1,230 79 2 ... 29 ... " ! 6

RETURN of Vessels arrived f'rom the Port of London-continued.

I Duration Number I Number Name of Vessel. Class, ! Tonna,ge,! of , , of Deaths. i of Deaths. -'. Voyage. Passengers. Crew. ---.------~------,------I----!-----l---- MAY-continued. Days, George Thompson Ship 1,127 83 Hodel'ick Dhu 1,642 79 Alumbagh " 1,137 " ' - ~ 84·

JUN~J. I Easbv Steamer ... 969 75 6 Thy;tira Ship .. , 962 85 Mera Schooner 237 II7 Somersetsb i re Steamer .. : 1,593 57 Hampshire' Ship - 1,200 80

JULY, Agamemnon 1,43 I 82 50 Holmsdale " 1,257 82 II Harlaw " 894 79 2 Star of' Bengal " 6 8 I 10 " 1,79 7 53 Guinevre ••• '" 1,0'00 87 Portia 1,42 4 95 Rialto " 1, 165 77 City of' Perth " 1,188 72 Lo<;ksJey. Hall " " 1,297. 84 AUGUST. Macduff 1,135 74- 41 Pelham Barque" !" 34°, 109 Newcastle Ship I,' :7 lOO Kosciusko 1,193 84 Collingwood " 1,011. 77 17 John 0' Gaunt " 1,275 78 7 City of Seringapatam " 1,19°. 74 6 Highfiyer . " 1,01 I 22 *, •• " 83 SEPTEl\rBER. Renown 1,293 79 Erato " 1,206 94 Cardigan Ca'gtle " 1,199 80 5 Harwarden Castle " 1,101 86 3 13 Durham Steamer" ... 2,300' 53 210 I 12 1. Essex Ship 1,°4.6 82 50 Oberon 1,194 87 Rodney' " 1,447 80 70 , 14 'I 15 Strathdon " 1,010 " 89 . OCTOBER. Moravian 6 73 9 7 , 16 Lord Warden' " 1,237 99 57 Noona " 1,0'49. 94 7 City of Madr~d " 1,19.1.. 79 Peterborough' " 1,686 99 33 ,11 Shannon " 2 6 60 " 1,29 . 7 NOVElIIRER. GreCl!1n •• , 1,27 2 84· i 18 Lincolnshire ... Barque" ", , 1,02 5' 74 City of Florence 1,200. 81. Northumberland Steamer.,." 2,180': 53 Salisbury.,. Sh'ip :". 1,0'94:,' 88 .. DECE~BER,

Sohroon ,; IZ2 64- \' .. ,,~ 0 Malaba'r '7 47ii;,' Ba~~i:d ;, ... " t ••• " " Tot3:1s 15

7 1 CotlsumpU(}II.-2 DcbHity._3 Drownetl.-" Consumptiiyn:,-G Dl'OWnf::d:~ll Hff'mOr~'hngc from lungs.- I ol~~ age, 2. COj:~un:pti9~l'.-.- fra(;tHr(~ of the F;knll. 2. 1 ('ommmptJon.-'9 Consumption.~H> Drownf:il.-H I kl11eu hy uccldclltnl faU,2. drowned.- l\I(;sentenc uisease.- ~ii~ei(le.--I;:;"J>rownet1.-1" f!p·j,\l?'.sis;:::-:-Y;.fn~rt!~J di~cnge~-:::-~? 901lSUl~VtiO!l:-}!) ~yphoid ievo!'... 7 No.3. RETURN of Vessels arrived frohllthe Port of Liverpool. I ,Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. etass, ToimaRe. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew.

JANUARY. Days. Rennington ••• ,Ship ... 999 9z I ... ~'6 ...

FEBRUARY. f Horsa..... ; ... 1,094 91 ...... z7 ... Glengarry " ... 1,769 85 45 ... 40 ... DOll Diego Barq" ue 320 127 ...... 12 ... Knowsley Hall Ship .... 1,773 ,91 42~ I 1 36 ... ; , : MARCH. Seaforth, .. , 1, 189 liZ 4 ... z8 ... Haddington Barq" lIe I,z06 2 z8 9 ·3 ...... " Alumina 715 85 ...... 18 . Typhonus Ship" ... 1,15 2 112 2 ... Z5 , " ... Oberon 1,188 86 14 , ... 28 ... " ... APRIL. Chrysomene ... 1,777 85 ... • oo 37 ... Cingalese ue 698 lIZ ... 17 ... j ~. 3 " MAY. Lady Dal'ling ... 7Z2 91 '" ... 22 ... Culzean Ship" ... 1,57 2 ,80 z9 ... 37 ... River .June ... l,zz6 ,94 '\ 2 ... Z4 ... " " Lady Cair;ns ... l,z64 I 74- zz '" 30 ... " I I 2 John Kerl' ... 1,799 I 118 ! 29 40 ... Greta ... " ... 1,198 I ,8z ,3 z I ... 34 .. . Middlesex ! ,. ... 1,19 1 I 89 ...... 36 ...

•Jt.:NE. f British King .:. ... 1,5 80 76 2 ... 38 ...." . Galatea ' .... " ... 1,477 90 ...... 32 '" " ! ,JULY. Eaton Hall ... 6 ... 6 ... " 1,779 74 4 3 Weathel'sfield '" 1,050 93 3Z '" ... Eskdale " .... : I,ZZO 76 ...... 30 ... Royal Alfred ... " ... I l,z39 88 z6 ... 30 .. . Great Britain •. Steam" er 1,794 54 583 ... 13 8 ..,

AUGUST. Borrowdale ..• Ship ... 1,197 79 .,. ." 35 .. . British Monarch ... 1,26z 94 7 ... 3° 1 3 America " ... 1,435 6 15 ... 8 ... " 7 3 SEPTEMBER. Evelyn ... 1,178 98 ...... z9 ... Atkar ••• " ... I,z8z 96 33 ... z9 ... Antiope " ... 1,442 84 8 ., . ... " 4 35 OCTOBER. \

Wasdale ... 1, 21 9 0 . , 0 " 7 ...... 3 ... Hippo]yta 00, 853 88 ... 00' z4 ... Eurynome " ... 1, 163 97 31 1 <1 30 ... J;'leur de Lis .';. " ... 102 20 1 5 26 ... " 995 Theophane . " ... 1,5 2 5 74 50 ... 35 ...

NOVEMBER. Cumeria ... l,z84 84 57 ... 29 1 6 " " Woosung ... 2 8 , ' ...... zz ... " 7 9 .9 . DECEMBER. Sarah Grice '" ... 1,07 1 88 ...... z8 ... Marpesia " ... 1,443 86 47 ... z8 " '" Hertfordshire ... 855 i 114 ! ... J ... 30 ... " -- Totals 1 z ,- 5 ,9 4 1-----I,zz5! I 4 i 1,354 2 1-;- I -- . I Debility. • ,Bronchitis. , Dlscosc of jiver, • Drop~~" 8

No.4. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various other Ports of the United Kingdom. I • , Duration Number ! I Number Name of Vessel., Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew. -----, - ---- Days. ---I JANUARY. Nil. FEBRUARY. Nil. MARCH. Nil. APRIL. . Ben V oirlich ... Ship ... 1,474 69 47 ... 45 11 2 6 Loch Maree ... - " ... 1,608 74- 33 3 4 ... MAY. ,Loch Ard ••• ...... 1,62 3 115 ...... 40 ... Southern· Cross ... Steamer" 13 8 122 ...... 17 ... J'UNE. Oakworth ...... Ship ... 1,201 102 17 ... 28 .. . '. .JuLY. Udston ...... ,. ... 1,750 71 17 ... 43 . ... Ben Rhydding ...... 1,246 I 86 2 ... 26 ... " AUGUST. Rescue , ...... Schooner 74 II9 .... 1') ... 10 ... Loch Tay ...... Ship ... 1,19 1 80 43! ... 35 IS

SEPTElIBER. Ben Nevis ...... 1,068 91 27 14 27 ... ' " OCTOBER. Ben Ledi ...... 1,057 74 28 ... .3 2 ... " NOYElIfBER. 5 Ben Cruachan ... Ship ... 1,468 7;1- 51 1 39 , I DECEMBER. ! I , Nil. , , i -- Totals 13,898 90 ,~tl ' 5 388 z -0. I I

I Drowned.-' I <1eblJlty, :I. consumptlon.- ' Drowned.- ' COnil1mptlon.- • Apoplexy.

No.5. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various Ports in thelTnited States of Ame~tca.

! ! Duration Number I Ii Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. , i Crew. i----- i Days. JANUARY. , 11 I2 John Worster .. . Barque ... I 611 , 112 1 ... MuItah ...... Ship .. , 996 101 ...... ZI ... William H. Besse ... Barque ... 1,026 93 3 , .. 17 ...

FEBRUARY. Hooghly ...... Ship ... 1,15 8 9S 3 ... zi .. . 10Z j IS ... Fleetwing ...... 8z9 'I i ... I . " i MARCH. ¢ izzie H. Barque ... S96 lOS ...... 10 ... L ...... u. .Formosa ...... Ship .. . 1~2 53 99 ......

APRIL. .11 :Escort ...... Bat'!Jl1B ... i 63 6 102 t ... 13

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No. 5.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from the various Ports in the United States of America-continued.

I r Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew. i ------, . Days. MAY. Ellsworth ...... Barque ... 853 99 I ... 16 ... Francis ...... 704 103 '" ... 15 ... Don Enriques Ship" 12 , ...... 1,3 94 ' 5 ... 27 " Templar ...... 1 ...... 19 · " 947 14 ·.. JUNE. Sierra Nevada ... Barque ... 694 101 2 ... 14 .. . W. H. Thorndike ... 676 88 I .. . 15 ... " ·.. New Era '" ... Ship ... 1,146 93 3 ... '20 ... Sooloo ...... 962 137 2 ... 20 ... " I JULY. Etta Loring ...... 16 100 2 ... 17 .. . " 7 Kate Davenport ...... 1,248 85 I ...... 22 ... Bunker Hill ... " ... 8 82 " ... 20' ... " 99 . I " AUGUST. " Herald ...... 102 , ...... 14' 12 " 773 SEPTEMBER. Prince Arthur ... Barque ... 296 110 ...... 10 ... OCTOBER. Samuel D. Carleton ... 883 0 ...... " 14 15 James S. Stone ...... 710 120 I ... 15 ·.. Robert Kelly ... " ... \ 82 3 100 2 ... 16 13 Archer " ...... Ship ... 904 109 I ... . 22 ... i NOVEMBER. Agate ...... Barque •.• 595 102 ...... 13 .. . Camilla .. , lIZ ... 18 ... " ... 853 ...... DECEMBER. Nil. i

Totals ...... 23,498 10 28 I 68 2 5 I 4

, Inflammation of the bowels,-' Old a,ge.-' Drowned.

RETURN of' Vessels arrived from Mauritius and Bourbon.

I I Duration Number Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. I of of Deaths. of Deaths. I Voyage. --,--)Passengers. Crew. JANUARY. Days. Don Ricardo ... Barque ... 275 35 ...... I II ... Fiery Cross ... 3 Schooner 337 35 ...... ' 16 ... Davina ...... Barque ... 425 46 ...... 14 ... Ethels ...... zS4 6 ...... 10 " 4 ... FEBRUARY. Mungerton ...... 3z9 39 3 ... ii ... Emily ...... Brig" ... 296 47 ...... 'lI ... Annie Mabel ... Barque ... z79 39 I ... lZ ... Anna Bella ...... z ... 14 ... " 334 4 ... MARCH. 1 Flodden ...... 337 H t ... 13 ... :Madura ...... " '" 359 38 , ...... 10 ... " I No. 111. 10

• t ... • ~ • • • • No .. 6.-R~TURN of Vesseis~~ari>ived from' Mauritfus and.Bourb~u':"'continued. ' .'1

I '''l, .. .- , Duration Number . Number II I Name of V~ssel. ,i Class,- Tonnage. of ' , . of I""Deaths. of I -D~aths, K ._. :Voyage. Passengers. , Crew., - ~ " !--+- - , - I' -- ---, -- Days. ; .\ ,\ APRIL. , . Earl of Soutnesk ... Barque ... 6 6 '. .. '" 33 45 . , ·.. 13 Cem:a' .1' .' .. "\ ... 3 Schooner 172 43 ... ~ ...... 9,: -- ! ;, WOdonga ." ... Barque ..• 297 43 2 ... 10 , .. , " MAY. " Shannon Brig , ...... 293 62 ...... 10 , " ... " Naworth Castle , , .. B~rque'... 354: 37 .. ·.. II ... ";-- Fanny Breslauer ... -" " ... 257, 29 4 ·.. 9 ... - I ,.i. JUNE. '- .' 1 Wave Queen ...... 250 35 ...... I I .- ... " , " Alphington ...... 326 : 35 5 ... I I ... . ' , ' Glaslyn ...... 37 2 35 6 ..-- . " " 1-'·:" , Havilah ., . " 6 I ...... 49 39 ... ~l ..' .- " , " JULY. : Emi!y ... ' .., Brig ...... 2096 6 ...... ':'9'" I 1 , 4 ,'q " Regina Crell- .. . Barque'... 44-~ 45' 3 ... Ir' ... jj"lodden ...... 337 41 ...... Il" :j' " ••• Madura .... _. ... " ... 36 I I ... . 15 . " I .. 35~ r ; , . AUGUST., f- E.J. Spence' ...... 5 40 I ... .15. I~ - ' i , ~ ';1 St. Marc . .. . " .. 262 I 12 ...... I 33 '.~' I St. Kilda " " II ...... 3 Schooner 189 34 9k ... " ... , 1 }. SEPTEMBER. , I Boussole ...... Barque ... 395 /37 ... 15, I ••• , ,- , \ OCTOBER. , , " : Otago _ ...... 346 44- II ... 14' ... Star Queen ...... " ... 26 37 I .. . 10 ... " 3 -- NOYEMBER, Alexandra ...... 306 31 I ' ... 12 ... Flodden ...... " .. . 337 34 ... 1,3 .. . I ·.. Merlin ...... -3 "Schooner 260 '36 ...... 10. " . Boothoven ••• ... Barque ... 34° 37 J...... 12 ... DECEMBER. Madura ...... -- 359 40 ...... 13 ... Brazil ...... " ... 277 33 ...... II ... Emily ...... Brig" ... 25 6 ...... 10 ... Westbury _ ...... Barque ... I 339 -, ,,'3l( ...... IS ...

Totals ... " ...... 12,264' 39 58~ ... 461 I 2 • Drowned.

No.7. RETURN of Vessels arrived from -all other Ports.

" Duration Number ilNtllIluer Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. Where from, of of Deaths. Ii of Deaths Voyage. PllSsengers, I Crew., . ----" , 'JANUARY. Days. Galle ... 22, ' 17 ' , .. , . 12 R.M.Str. Ellorll ... Steamer 1,222 ... 9,1 ,... Therese ...... Ship ... 1,03 0 SundsvaU ... 15 6. z ... 18 I Wilhelm GuntIer ,... Barque 513 Soderham ... 137 ...... 15 .. . Albyns Isle ...... , 360 lIo IIo ... 83 I ... 14 ., . Gold Hunter ... " .. , 239 San Francisco ... 55 13 ... 9 .. . n, l\1.Str. Pera ... Steo,lller" 1,240 Gslle , .. ... ~ . 3° 13 1 ... -140 ... Brig 1 ... 60 I Greyhound ...... i 23 1Buto,via ... I 9 ... I .'-, NO:,7.'--'RETrRN of Vessels arriveu from all other Ports":"cQntinued•. - ' Duration Number ! ilNumber ' ' Name of Ve,ssel. i Cl,+ss. ,I .. Where from. of' IPass(Of Deaths. of Deaths. To~nage Voyage. 'A'1gpr~ ~. Crew .. ' _,_' '_ i - J ANUA:Ry-contind. I Days. Ludovic et Charles Barque 381 Charcnte ... 102 ,-, . ... i4- ' ... i.i Blackwall ... Ship ... I, I 89 Giiilc ... ". 143 3 ...... Marquis of Argyle ... 506 Hong Kong ... 59 22 '" IS ... Lrelia ... .., Cutter" ... 61 Suva ...... I 19 ... ·.. 10 ... Manilla 68 ...... 2q ... Cha~,les Auguste .. . Barque 762 " , Joyse Phillips ...... 514- Hong Kong ... 73 20 ... 15 ... . , Ouen .. , " .. , 0 Gefl~ .... ' .. IJ7 ...... 14 .. ... 47 16 Java ... ·.. Ship" ... 700 Sundsvall .. . 13 2 ...... Tartar ...... Steamer 1,467 Hong Kong ... 22 29 .. . 60 ...... 20 ... Agra Ship I 2 Christiana ...... 95 ... 95 .. ',. F~BRUA:RY. Flyiilg Squirrel Schooner Solomon Islands 40 I ... 7 ... 79 I I James Wilson ." Barqu,e 326 Manilla ... 64 ...... Luzon ...... 399 lIo 110 ,'58 ... ·., 15 ... .'.~~~..... -"' R1\L. Str. Bangalore Steamer" I, I 78 Galle ...... 21 I 75' ... 147- Crested Wave ... Barque 345 Macao .. . 55 ... ., . If ... Naramissic ... ,I ... 221 Humboldt Bay ... 67 ...... 5 .. . 66 I 1'4' Annie ... " ' ... 437 Cheribon ...... St:Brycedale ... " ", 302 Ilo 110 ... 42 ... .'. ... 13' ... " ., 66 21 16 ... Rifleman ...... Ship '" 718 Hong Kong . ... W ressel Castle ... Barque 316 Zebu ...... , SI ...... II ... 10 H • 19 Norwood ...... 786 Quebec '" 3 .. . " ... " Calcutta ~ 58 % ... 15 ... Mary Blair ...... 328 .... : I . 20' Timaru .,. ... "," ... 883 Holmsund ... 12 5 .. ... Delmira ••• ...... 8 Malden Island ... 40 ...... 13 ... " 33 MARCH. Wimmera .. , Ship ... 1,008 Calcutta ... 52 1'7 ... 24 ... Therese ...... Barque 18 3 'Hong Kong ... 55 ...... 13 ... RM.Str. Nubia Steamer Galle ...... 21 144 ... 160 ...... 1,033 .. Chloris ...... Barque 328 Samarang ... 56 ... ' 12 ... James Service ...... HI Calcutta ... 64 ,~ ... I~ ! .. . Bobtail Nag Schooner" Sourabaya ... 7,5 ... 9 ...... I 17° H.I.M.Str. Arcona Steamer 1,700 Kiel, via Rip 76 , ...... 374 ... I I Janeiro Helen Malcolm ... Barque 11 Bankok ... 89 ..". ·.. 10 ... 3 16 11 Java ...... 540 Gefle ...... 12% ... '" Condor ...... Brig" ... 235 FooChow' ... 65 ...... 10 ... Kedar ...... Barque 331 Sourabaya .. . 65 '" ... 15 .... Hanover ...... , 297 Sourabaya ... 45 ...... 14' ... Rose M .... I ... " ... 366 Calcutta ... 50 8 ... II...... Formosa; •• ... " ... 380 Singapore ... 49 I ... 14 ... Aristide ...... " .. . +97 Charente ... 101 ...... IS .. . Nardoo ...... " ... 378 Takao ... 7° ...... u ... 12 Uriivers ...... " ... 317 Formosa ... 57 " .... I ...... David Hoadly ... " ... 1,068 Port Gamble ... 80 ...... 14 .. . Lottery ...... Schooner" 15° Colombo ) ... 61 3 ... 7- ... IO Gloucester ... Barque 526 Hong Kong' '" 6,4- ... 15 .. APRII.. " Parmenio ...... 369 Kobe (Japan) ... 84- I ... 17 ... Loo Soo ..• ... " ... 472 Cheribon " ... 63 ...... 13 .. . Colomho ...... " ... 384- Hong Kong ... 50 I ... 16 ... GJencary ... " ... 661 Calcutta ... 63 i ... 18 .. . " Galle ... 20 160 ... 143 RM.Str. Baroda ·.. Steamer 1,~32 ...... Louisa ...... 3 Schooner 243 Bankok .. ~,. 60 ... '" 14 ... 10 Silver Stream ... Barque 32 2 Manilla via N.S. W~ 167 ... '" ... .T ohan J ogens ...... 376 Frederickstadt ... 134 ...... 18 ... Nations' Hope ... Ship" ... 741 ,Burrard's Inlet .... 93 ... .. 17 .. . Amanda ...... Schooner 19° SerI'o Azul .. ··t 76 ...... 8 ... 12 .., Salacia ...... Barque 4~'3 i Takao .... , 63 3 ... Maggie ... Brig ... 19 1 Saigon ... 7.6 I ... 7' .. . Robin Hood ... 297 Cliarente ...... 95 ...... 10 ...... , Carl Both ... Barque" 52 8 Manilla ... 67 ...... 13 ... I , II Commel'cante ...... 281 Colombo '" 65 .. ... Gem ...... " 45 8 PaS6oerang' ... 50 ...... 16 ... Bothwell Castle ... ' Ship" ... 591. Probolingo ... 50 ...... 16 .. . Daydawn ·.. Ba-rque 398 Calcutta ... 75 ", ... 14 .. . Aime .. , ...... 62 Pllget Sound .. . 67 2 ... 13 ... " 5 , , , . I 12

. No. 7.-RETURN of Vessels an'ived from all other Porta-continued.

Duration Number I iNumberl Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage. Wbere from. . of of! Deaths. I of Deaths. I Voyage. Passengers. Crew.. ,,.....-----..,.---i------I-----i-.------I· ___1_ Days, MAY. Lady Belmore ... Brig ... 254 FooChow 66 10 Solid...... Schooner 157 Singapore 56 5 Vino '" .. . Brig ... 197 Tagal 39 8 RM.Str. Pera .. . Steamer 1,240 Galle ,,, 22 120 143 Maid of Erin ... Schooner 73 Levuka 17 3 5 Grace Darling ~ •. Ship ... 1,042 Seabeck 68 19 110cq Bailly ... Barque 380 Formosa 66 14 Ch.arlotte Andrews 6 Formosa 68 I 12 " .. ~ 35 Matilda Atheling ... 6 Formosa 10 " .~ . 67 69 26 St. Francois ••. Brig ... 253 Colombo 67 9 Bengal ... " .•. Barque 32 3. Zebu ... 64 10 Julia Ernestone ... 53 1 NOBse Be 51 16 Sidney...... " Gefle ... 16 " 664 135 GeorgiI;la '" " ... 315 Probolingo 38 12 Resolution ... Schooner 150 Natal ... 70 7 Stanley... . .• 'II5 Singapore " 51 7 JUNE. I RM.Str. Nubia ••• Steamer : 1,093 Galle ... Jason ... " ... 1,067 Batavia, vitt Adelaide Tom Morton " ... Hong Kong, vitI. 53 Sydney Columbia ... Barque 99 1 Puget Sound ... 16 Christina ..." ... 421 Probolingo 15 Nil Desperandum .. .' IBrig ... 157 Fiji ... • •• I 3 9 Delmira ...... Barque 33 8 Malden Island ... I 12 R.M.Str. Baroda .... Steamer 1,23 2 Galle ... 81 149

JULY. Pieter Adolf ... Barque 448 Probolingo .. . 20 Tararua ... ~ ... Steamer 52 3 Lyttleton .. . 60 40 Albion .. . " ... 59 1 Lyttleton .. . 24 38 Apelles .. . '" Ship ... 1,03 0 Lyttleton .. . 3~ 28 Liberator " ,. ... 69 1 Takao .. , 21 DOll Diego ... Barque 32 3 Malden Island .. . 13 RM.Str. Pera. 1,240 Galle ,,, .. . 157 ::": Omeo ... St~ame~, i '660 Lyttleton .. . 39 Dr. Mezgers ... Ship ... : 62 5 Fl'edel'ickstadt .. . 17 Legislator ... Steamer r,3Z4 FooChow .. . II 80 Martha Rideout ... Barque 922 !:,uget Sound .. . 15 . Maid of Erin ... Schooner 73 Suva... •.. I, .5 AUGUST. Belle ...... Barque 468 Gnanape Island 79 Barton Statther ••• ! 420 Hong Kong ... 72 18 " 212 66 Marie Louise " ... '" Manilla '.' Claud Hamilton ... Steamer 52 9 Lyttleton ... 6 821- Otago ... ,t "t. 61.2 Lyttleton ... 6 73 Ax:eturus ... Ship ... 1,054 Frederickstadt .. . 118 Albion ...... Steamer 59 l Lyttletoll .. . 17 Ta,rarua ... " ... SZ3 Lyttleton ... 19 St. Brycedale ... Barque 302 Banjewang ... 33 Noime ... 354 110110 '" 82 Ker Aimee " .... 418 Zebu...... 99 RM.Str.Nubia! ... Steamer 1,093 Galle...... 19 SEPTEMBER. , O~go •...... 642 Lyttleton ... 40 " 2 Lyttleton ... T~raru8 ... •.. " " .... .5 3 39 Auguste...... Barque 844 Vancouver's Island 20 Korsor ••...... 3 17 Foo'Chow ••• II Elise...... " 349 FooChow ...... 13 Map gerton .... 2 FooChow .. . 10 " " .... 3 9 ... I. R •.M.Str ..Golconda Steamer 1,253 Galle...... 49 1 B 148 Alexandrine ... Barque 249 Cheribon ... II Sea Nymph. • .. 13rig ... 289 Charente .. . Marquis of Argyle 13arque .5 00 ~ong Kong .. . 6 1 G 1~ I .. ..

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No. 7.-RETURN of Vessels arrived from all other Ports-continued.

!. , Duration,i Number , Number Name of Vessel. Class. Tonnage.: " Where from. , .. ' of, of Deaths. of Deaths :Voyage. !L ... ..,. Crew.

SEPTE~1BE~- Days. continued. Charles MaudeI' ••• Barque 35 2 Zebu ... 110 14 Uukel Braesig '" .. . 273 Guadeloupe' 134 10 Devana ...... Ship .. . 795 Chalmers .t. : II zr OCTOBER. E. M .. Young ... Barque 345 'FooChow .. . 67 13 Univers ••...... ,. 387 Samar~l1g i 47 14 Elizabeth ... 1 Frederickstadt .. . 12 " 4 9 3 i3 Cingalese ••. " .. . 698 I Calc~ltta .•. 52 z 3 I Nil Desperandum ... Bl'ig .. . 157 Levllka ... 22 17 8 R.M. Str. Pera .. . Steamer 1,240 Galle...... 25 5° 15° Speedy .. . Brig ... 274 Malden Island .. . 42 4 9 Solid...... Schooner 157 Tagal 42. 5 Delmira ... • .. Barque 33 8 Malden Island ... 36 IZ Star of the Mersey Brig •.. 235 no Ilo 126 9 City of Halifax ... Ship ••• 853 Passoel'ang ... 43 19 James Wilson ... Barque 326 I FooChow ... 66 10 Kitty Coburn ... Schooner 4 2 9 : Eureka., Ca1ifol'nia I 74 9 Formosa... •.. Barque 380 Il0110 .... i ,\ 77 IZ NOVEMBER. Gesine Brous ... Barque 306 Guadeloupe 140 12 Catherine Marden .. . 3 Schooner 28 7 Foo Chow 70 7 IS Canny Scot .. . Barque 328 Samerang 40 10 RM.Str. Nubia .. . Steamer 1,093 .Galle ' .. 22 114 . 162 Queen Emma .. . Barque 43 1 San Francisco .. . 7° 10 Mocq Bailly .. . 395 'ragal .. . 35 Bato ...... " 0 Frederickstadt ... 100 " 75 It DECE1IIBER. May Flower ...... 277. Antwerp ... I 105 9 .-... Voni... "',,'" 197' Batavia...... 78 10 RM.Str. Ceylon ... Steamer z, I I I Galle .. , .. . 2Z 123 IZI Apelles ...... Ship... 1,0'3° Calcutta .. . 5° 2 26 Aristos ..• ... Barque 531 San Francisco .. . 70 13 Countess of Errol... 3 Schooner Z I 8 I Foo Chow .. . 69 II Glaslyn ... ,.. Barque 37z Port Natal ... 38 25 13 Normanby ... Steamer 664 I Singapore ..., 9° 31 65 Adelpho! ... Barque 348 Cheribol1 .. :' 5° IZ Ellsworth "'"... 893 Calcutta ..." ,64- 3 16 Regina Maris ••. " ... 646 I Frede.r,i.Ckstadt ..••.. .120 -'-"- i~-'-'-'- Totals ... 1 ... 89,39z ... I 2, ~'~I~ 2 i 4,89 2 5 ------_..... ~---.-----'-----:------'-----"-----'----''----''----'---- , Drowned.- • Dysentery.- • Drowned.- ·.Infialjlmation of t1!e lungs.- • DeUrium tremeru;.- • COllsumptioll.- , Drowned.

No.8. RETURN of Vessels from all Ports, showing Total Amount of Tonna.ge, Number of Passengers a.nd Crews, and Deaths per Cent: of: each. during the Voyage.

------~ . Where from. l'onnag~.

London...... Liverpool... ••. Other Ports·in the} .United Kingdolp United States of } America Mauritius and Bourbon All other. Porfs ...

No. 15. c 14 No.9. RETURN showing the Number of Warrant and Selected Im!Digrants who have arrived at the Port of Melbourne during the Year 1874.

Warrant Selected I, Passengers. Immigrants. Name of Vessel. I Date of Arrival. Where from. Tonnage. Total. :Male. Female. Male. IFemale. ------18 74. Yorkshire ... 23rd Februar:r London ... 1,056 14 9 Nil Nil ... True Briton ... 24th April ... Ditto . .. 1,046 8 12 ... Northumberland ... 6th May ... Ditto' ... 8 " " 2,17 9 9 " ... Somersetshire ... 25th Juue ... Ditto ... 1,700 14- 15 I " ... Great Britain ... 29th ,Tuly , -.. Liverpool ... 1,794- i 16 24 " " ... Durhalll ... 19th September Lomlou ., . 1,63 8 15 " " ... l ---" " ! Totals ...... , i .. . 65 84- ...... 149

Immigration Offices, 11th January 1874. GEORGE HEATH, for the Immigration Agent.

No. ·10. HETURN of Vessels placed in Quarantine, 1874.

Duration I '(j ~ § = ~ Date of Name of Where from. Nature of Disease causing of fi)~ rDtP I·;;;·~· Arrival. Vessel. Detention. Quarantine I ,.0 ~ -:S 1f ..c:I i! 'of § ~ g ~ ~ ~ Vessels. Z p.; ~ > ~ 0- ----.------1------·------1------'·-1--

Nil Nil Nil Nil I Nil I Nil Nil Nil

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No. 11.

SPEC~AL RETUUN showing Average Detention of Vessels'for Medical Inspection, 1874.

! Number . I 'Or;;:; . boarded be- Vessels requiring Special' Medical tween Sunrise Number Arrived after Sunset. Inspection. ~~ ,.0:;; anti Sunset. 1874. So Totals, ;::!~ 'Z~ I ,..,<1> Average Detention consequent Vessels <'l '" No, Deten- No. I upon Government Immigrauts. from sns- ....0<1> '" E-<> tion. ! Medical Inspection. ----pected Ports. --- lIlInutes, . January ... 33 3 8 I detained 4 hours ...... 8 February 33 ~~I 3k 3 2 ...... '" March 28 2 " 8 " ...... 35 3! 7 " ... April ... 33 29 3 4-' Nil ... " ...... May ... 42 34- 3 8 Nil ...... S.S. Northumberland ... I June ... 24 18 3 '6 I detained 4hour8 ... S.8. Somersetshire ...... I July ... 29 6 2 8 ... S.S. Great Britain ...... I 35 4 " August ~ •. 29 27 5 2 I Nil ... " ...... September 28 25 4 3 Nil ...... S.S. Durham ...... I October ... 32 28 of. 4- Nil ... '" ...... November 21 20 5 I Nil ...... S.S. Northumberland ...... I Decemher 21 20, I Nil ...... - -- 4 '" ------Totals ... 366 3 I 3 3! 53"': 8 detained 32 hours•• 5 ... 5 I Average detention, 4 hOllrs.

'" Of these 53 vessels, 45 must have anchored till sunrise, owing to calms, tides, contrary winds, or (6efor6 June) to their being South Channel ships, independent altogether of any detention for medical inspection. .

By Authority: GEOltGE SlUNNElt, Government l'rinter, Melbourne.