1864-5.

VICTORIA.

HEALTH OFFICER.

REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER, 1864.

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

JOHN r'ERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOlJRN};, No. 53. APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORT.

DETAILED PARTICULARS~

£ -:-1 ;;.·· Cost of preparation not known. Printing •• 13 r. 0 -·

Queenscliff, 8th May, 1865. ·

STR,

I have the honor to forward you my Report for the year ending 31st December, 1864, comprised under the following heads, viz, :-

No. I.-Return of number of vessels boarded each month during the year ending 31st December, 1864.

No. 2.-Return of vessels arrived from the port of London.

No. 3.-Return of vessels arrived from th~ port of LiverpooL

No. 4.-Return of vessels arrived from various ports in the United Kingdom.

No. 5.-Return of vessels arrived from various ports in the United States.

No". 6.-Return of vessels arrived from various other ports. / No. 7.-Return of vessels carrying Government and selected immigrants.

· No. 8.-Return of vessels from London, Liverpool, from various ports in the United Kingdom and United States, and from various other ports, with proportion of deaths to passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto.

No. 9.-Return showing total number of vessels from all pods, total tonnage, total passengers and crews, proportion of deaths to passengers and crews, and rate per cent. of ditto.

No. 10.-Return 'showing the totaJ number of passengers from all ports, with total crews; also, the number of deaths and causes, distinguishing passengers from crews.

No. 11.-Return of vessels placed in quarantine.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

JOHN D. OWENS, , Acting Health Officer. The Chief Medical Officer, Melbourne . .. '·. REPORT.

No. 1. RETURN of Number of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 1864.

January 52 July •.• 24 February 20 August 27 March 30 September 24 April 39 October 31 May ••• 29 November 36 June ... 28 December 40

Total •.• 380

No. 2. RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London.

, 1 .~ I No. of No of Name. Class. Tonnage. I Passen- IDeaths. Crews. Deaths. Days. gers . • ------JANUARY. Otago ...... Ship 900 ... 100 ... 46 .. . Red Rover ...... 1,042 102 15 ... 27 ... Trebolgan ...... " 1,171 116 39 ... 28 ... Benares ...... " 822 109 8 ... 22 ... Kosciusko ...... " 1,192 90 14 ... 36 1 Chatsworth ...... " 1,037 105 236 2 40 ... Glendower ...... " 1,191 95 23 1 34 ... Chrysolite ...... " 1,127 98 1 ... 30 ... Kent ...... ," 1,000 76 92 .. . 50 .. . King of the Seas ••• 1,685 ... " 126 ...... 4& 1 FEBRUARY. Daphne ..• ...... Ship 1,087 101 12 ... 25 ... Wave of r-ife ...... 888 82 15 ... 35 ... Anglesey ...... " 1,018 85 69 ... 53 ... Pride,of the Ocean ... " 1,163 90 92 ... 42 ... Yorkshire ...... " 1,057 84 126 1 56 ... Hurricane ...... " 1,198 110 17 29 " ...... MARCH. Roxburgh Castle ...... Ship 1,121 84 80 ... 56 ... Ben Lomond ...... 986 85 l ... 27 ... True Briton ...... ",, 1,046 73 52 ... ' 45 ... Lucibelle ...... 914 107 17 ... 30 ... Coldstream ...... " 756 89 280 ... 30 ... " APRIL. Australian Messenger ... Barque 485 . 191 ...... 15 1 Winifred ...... Ship 1,359 88 95 ... 45 2 Bruce ...... 1,110 104 22 ... 30 ... Invercauld ...... " 8S8 84 1 ... 25 ... Wellesley ...... ,," 1,013 86 37 ... 65 ... J orgen Bruhn ...... ,, ! 764 89 22 I ...... Norfolk •.• ...... 953 77 I 90 ... 50 ... Felicia ...... " 1,282 120 10 27 .. " ... . MAY. Anne Boylston ...... Ship 869 120 4 ... 21 .. . Garawalt ...... 627 95 1 ... 24 ... J.E.H...... " 706 11!:! ...... 20 ... Suffolk ...... " 1,000 84 80 ... 50 ... Cameronian ...... ,," 878 120 13 ... 21 1 I u 6

RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of London-continued.

1 [ No of Name. Class. No. of Tonnage. Days. . Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. i gers. ------1------·1----:----1------,rUNE. Ocean IIome l • • • : 1,064 104 32 29 1 Goverrfor-General' ' ·• .. 1,165 110 22 1 . 27 Red Rose ••• " 1,450 86 150 46 Clyde ... ••• 1,151 88 53 36 John L~dgett ... " 770 97 2 22 Racer :.. ••. " ~46 Ill . 2'1. Black Prince ... " 803 98 8 22 Alicia Bland •.. " 1,184 118 3 I 30 Leaping Water ... " 1,174 100 27 22 Martha Birnie ••• " "· 831 77 9 26. ; JULY. I. Golden Horn ... Ship 1,114 94 37 41 Matilda ...... 1,035 102 30 28 Sussex ...... " " 959 89 15 55· AUGUST. Omar Pasha ... ' •Ship 1,068 84 2 40 Scotia .~. · ... ·92l 103 1 25 Result •.• . •• " 1,479 73 2 51 Monarch ' .••• " 1,244 92 72 72 Star of Peace .. . "' 1,113 79 8 40 1 Essex ...... " 1,062 90 69 50 Golden Land .. . " 817 110 229 l· . ' 33 I Regina ... •.. " 599 105 5 22 1\:Iornington ... " " .948 ll2 20 . SEPTE~IBER. Royal Saxon ... Ship 1,1081 Ill 21 26 Golden Sout,h ... 975 97 147 1 42 Giants Causeway .:. " 1,23i 103 26 30 Lincolnshire .. . " 1,0:42 79 65 50. Prince Rupert .. . " . '14 " 1,184 lOO 29 Loretto ... • •• 665 140 4 18 Calliance .. . " '823 107 18 24 Moravian .. . " 968 83 31 1 Dover Castle .. . " " 1,002 80 70 50 OcTOBER. Mary Ann Wilson Ship 964 lOO 2 . 27 1 Rising Sun ,, 824 l17 3 22. ' ... Kent ...... 926 86 60 52 . Scottish Chief ... ",, 1,052 105 31 30 Asiatic .•. '1,150 114 25 Egmont ... Steamer" 3.08 79 53 30.. . .. N OVEllfBER. Kosciusko ... Ship 1,192 86 15 32 Anglesey .... 1,018 92 65 1 54 1 Meditator ... ,," 1;068 lOO 14 26 Yorkshire ... 1,057 89 73 56 1 Glendower' ... " " 1,190 98· 11 32 DECEMBER. Benares .·.; .. . Sh~p 822 127 18 23 Wave of Life .. . 888 90 5 30, Dawstone · ••. Barque" 496 126 15 16 Ravensbourne ... Ship f,l50 ll8 3 28 Pride or the .Ocean "· 1,169 76 20 36 Roxburgh·Castle ... ,, 1,121 86 150 56 Indemnity ... 653 99 1 24 True Briton ... ,," l,046 83 130 1 45' Red Rhver ··.· ,, 1,041 97 29 Avalwtche ,, 899 95 22 27

; :TOTALS ...... ,, ! 8.6,064 8,456 3,454 10 7 No. 3.

RETURN of Vessels arrived from the Port of Liverpool.

No. of ' Name. No. of Class. Ton,nage. Days. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. . -.--- JANUARY. Shalimar ...... Ship 1,591 81 235 1 42 2 Great Australian .•• ... 1,650 96 446 5 64 .. . Wollasen ...... " 1,434 136 1ii ... 3o· .. . FEBRUARY. " Queen of Nations ...... Ship 1,461 94 42 ... 33 .. . Royal Standard ...... 2,000 69 282 1 80 1 " Blanche Moore ...... 1,837 93 428 ·' I 60 ... MARCH. " I Compeer ...... Ship 1,011 107 150 ... 30 ' ... ; Naval Reserve ... , .. 1,831 . 89 •391 '3 67 ... Napier ...... " I,424 77 34 .... 33 : ... Venus ...... " 1,213 95 35 1 3I 1 APRIL. " Albion ...... Ship 1,127 109 86 ... 40 ... "' Excellency ...... 1,212 93 15 ... 28 ... City of Melbourne ... " 1,828 93 220 2 75 ... Royal Family ...... " 1,750 87 I80 ... 49 ... Adriana ..• ...... " 1,305 84 35 1 27 I MAY. " Tudor ...... Ship 1,786 9i 419 . . 4 53 I Powerful ...... I,230 100 40 .. . 3I .. . JUNE. " Empire of Peace ...... Ship I,540 I15 270 5 54 ... Tornado ...... 1,720 88 280 3 56 ... Empress of the Seas ... " 1,2'43 103 286 4 43 ... Cape Horn ...... " 724 103 23 ... 23 1 Duke of Newcastle ... " 992 124 95 1 36 ... African,a ...... " 1,557 116 134 ... ii7 ... JULY. " Star of Brunswick ... Ship 1,636 ll2 42 ... . 36 .. . Morning Light ...... ,, 2,377 . 92 506 5 66 ... Great Britain ... .. :. . " 1,749. 58 505• ... 140 1 Southern Empire ...... 1,534 I04 425 4 52 ... AUGUST. " Blue Jacket ...... Ship 1,442 82 495 7 54 ... Royal Dane ...... 1,615 101 264 ... 48 .. . Von Capellan ... " ... " 835 109 25 ... 25 1 Sarah Anne ...... Barque 409 132 ...... 16 .. . Lightning ...... Ship 1,769 80 t352 4 60 ... SEPTEJifBEB. . . Istamboul ...... Ship 1,310 93 27 ... 36 .. . White Star ...... 2,339 79 445 2 69 ... OCTOBER. " Marco Polo Ship I ...... 1,625 ' 89 324 7 60 ... Sam Cearns ...... , 1,420 80 363 4 45 ... Tudor ...... 972 Ill 28 ... 24 ... NoVEMBER. " Mary Francis ...... Barque 277 120 ...... 14 .. . Champion of the Seas ... Ship 1,946 98 588 8 67 ... Annie Wilson ...... 1,118 96 367 2 36 ... .. ~· " Great Victoria ... -... S.-Ship 1,807 73 476 6 81 ... Queen of Australia ... Ship 1,238 ll6 :26 ... 30 .. . DECEJifBEB. ,, Queen of Beauty : .. Ship.· ·1,234 ··- 106 42 .. ...- 30 ... .. Red Jacket ...... ,, 2,000 86 382 • 10 63 1 Eurynome ...... l,I63 84 36 ... 29 ... " --- ToTALS ...... 65,281 4,344 9,459 91 2,113 - 10 I 8

No. 4.

RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports in the United Kingdom.

. I I N 0 0 f I No. of j . l Name .. I Class. Where from. • , 1 Tonnage. I Days · Paasen-'· Deaths • Crews. Deaths. I · gers. ., ------JANUARY. Penola ••• ... Schooner 261 Glasgow .. . 126 ...... 14 ... T. E. Boyd ... Barque 277 Bristol ... 97 10 ... 11 ... Clodian ... Ship 480 Dundee ... 99 ...... 16 .. . Blandina Duclley ... , 939 Cardiff ... 107 ...... 22 ... Osmanlie Leith ... Barque 532 1 ... 97 1 ... 17 ... FEBRUARY. ' Staffordshire. ... Ship 1,157 Glasgow ... 118 8 ... 32 ...... MARCH. Nil.

APRIL. Bolingbroke ... Ship 1,359 Leith ... 113 4 ... 30 ... MAY. Nil.

JUNE. Abergeldy ... Barque 629 Greenock ... 102 1 ... 18 ... William Miles ... Ship 571 Portsmouth •.• 136 ...... 18 ... JULY. Moira ...... Ship 856 Leith ... 117 ...... 26 ... Lady ,Egidia ... ,,j 1,240 Glasgow ... 94 12 < .... 31 .. . Charles Edward ... Steamer 89 Dumbarton ... 147 ...... 10 ... AuGusT. Nil. '

SEPTEMBER. F. C. Clarke ... Ship 623 Dundee ... 104 ...... 21 ... Clutha ...... 1,061 Glasgow ... 100 2 ... 27 .. . " 0C'l'OBER. Silistria ... Ship 642 Leith ... 120 10 ... 21 ... Lady Young ... Steamer 435 Glasgow ... 122 44 ... 42 ... NovEMBER. Water Nymph .. . Ship 611 Portsmouth ... 97 5 ... 22 2 DECEMBER. Nil. I . ------TOTALS ...... 11,761 .. . 18961. 97 ... 378 2 9

No. 5.

RETURN of Vessels arrived from various Ports in the United States.

No. of No. of Name. Class. Tonnage, Where from. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. Days. gers. ·1-,_I-:--- !- ,JANUARY. Aberdeen ... Ship 1,210 Boston ... 1;>.1 8 ... 22 ... Santiago ... 431 San Francisco 60 14 ... 13 ... Barque" 475 New York ... 112 4 ... , 12 ... Maria Ross ... I> Eastward Ho ... Ship 607 New York ... 84 8 ... 17 ... Landwerhider ... Barque 362 New York ... 121 3 ... l4 ... 12 13 . Trieste ...... 549 San Francisco 68 ... A) .. Saint Albans ... Ship" 1,265 East Port· ... 119 ...... 23 .. . FEBRUARY. Abert ...... Barque 408 Boston ... 107 ...... 10 .. . 745 New York ... 116 ...... 17 ... S. M. Dudman ... " MARCH. Day Spring ... Brigantine 115 Halifax ... 115 6 ... 11 Fred. Warren ... Ship 1,160 Boston ... 102 20 ... 22 - ... Fairfield ... 588 Philadelphia 104 ...... 16 2 St. Magnus ... Barque" 300 New York ... 121· 18 ... 14 ... Emile , 841 New York ... 106 6 ... 20 ... Castle ton -·... 499 New York ... 83 2 ... 15 .. . " . ' APRIL. Vesta ...... ,. Brig 249 Boston ... 108 ...... 9 .. . Seth Sprague ... Ship 598 Maine ... 144 ...... 14 ... ,. 883 Boston ... 82 1 1 0 20 1 Eureka ...... " MAY. . Francis Hylliard ... Ship • 976 New York •.• 96 4 ... . 20 . 1 Looloo ...... 879 Boston ... 97 ...... 21 ... Georgina ... ," 872 New York .. 114 ...... 24 . 1 . Thalata ... , 762 Boston, ... 90 15 ... 25 ... Australia ... Schooner 148 Boston ... 112 ...... 7 ... JUNE, Fred. Martin ... Barque 312 New York ... 105 ...... 12 .. . . JULY. Nil. AUGUST. Agincourt ... Barque 447 New York ... 109 , 5 ... 15 ... Mary Dunkee ... Ship 880 New York ... 125 ...... 16 2 Ann a ...... Barque 144 Boston ... 113 1 ... 8 1 Hamlet ... Ship 857 Boston ... 113 ...... 21 ... SEPTEMBER. Lady Dufferin ... Ship 955 Boston ... 95 19 ... 20 ... Collingwood ... , 457 California ... 87 1 ... 15 1 OcTOBER. Ocean Rover ... Ship 798 Boston ... 112 ...... 20 ... Centurion •.•• 747 New York ... 125 18 ... 22 ... " Helvetia ... Barque 453 San Francisco 64 12 ... I 13 ... Juan Rattary ... , 571 New York ..• 105 2 ... 18 ... NOVEMBER. Sea Ranger ... Barque 366 New York ... 128 ...... 10 1 EstP,er ...... Brig 284 San" Francisco 70 ...... 13 ... Kensington ... . Ship 818 New York ... 148 4 ... 17 I St. Louis ... " . 938 .Boston ... 98 ...... 20 2 DECEMBER. Far Away ... Barque 422 Boston ... 115 ...... 12 ... Acadia ...... Shjp 724 New York ... 116 5 . .. 21 ... Levanter ' ... 868 New York ... 1 ... 13 ... Mustang ... Barque" 315 ·New York ...... 9 ... --- TOTALS ...... 26,278 ... I~4,415 189 1 6741-12-

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No. 6.

,. , RET,lfRN of Vessels arrived from. various ·other.• Ports; ,,. , , , .

No. of No. of Name. Glass. Tonnage,. Where from. Days. Passen- De~ths. Crews. Deaths. gers. ------,---·1----1------__! ------__ ,___ - l I , - -j •- - • i .- - -- JANUARY, Ellesmere Barque 170 Mauritius ... 53 L. 8 John Hendrick ... ,, 476 Manilla 57 18 Adieu ... Brig 329 Mauritius ... 39 4 13 ... " J eannie Oswald ... " ,, 212 Jav'a .. . 50 14 BriUiant Barque 303 Foo Choo .. . 39 15 Tchernaya ·Ship 1,222 Hong Kong ... 82 23 85 3 BalderJ ...... Brig 300 Macow ... · 60 15 Congorne ... Schooner 93 Natal .. . 50 I 10 10' Fetisch Barque 330 Manilla .. . 84 1~. Australia Ship 801 Manilla .. . 103 ; ... 20 Isis .. . ~ ' ... , ' 4 guns. Bourbon .. . 35 200. " 1 Union .. . :B~ig 267 Quebec .. . 102 i· ... 12. B. Von. ·P. Van Barque 740 -Rotterdam .. . 111 22 Roosendaae Pactole Ship 371 . Calcutta 55 4 16 Fern an do 413 B6u~bon ... ·125 15 Formosa Barque·" i 380 Mauritius ... 31 16 Marion ,, 182 Galle ... 58 12 Madras s.~Ship 1,185 Galle ... 20 20 150 Monteagle .. . Ship 928 Sanciarne 115 21 Lady Ann .. . M ani !la " 688 100 , 20 Johannes Antinius 721 Rotterdam ... 102 I 20 Mary Millar b ... Barque" 272 Hong Kong .. . 48 27 13 Belle ...... 1 268 Foo Choo .. . 56 9 Queensland .. . " 414 Calcutta ... . 47 • 1 13 Koh-i-noor .. . ,," 280 Batavia · .. . 52 11 1 Ida ...... Ship 381 Bordeaux ...' 100 . 14 Malta • ... Barque 537. Soderham .. . 165 17

FEBRUARY. Levant Bri_g 226 Mauritius ... 41 f ... 11 Chance B;:trque 385 Mauritius ... 42 18, 1 North am S.-Ship 1,330 Galle 21 48 175 1 Sarah ... Bri(T 232 1 Mauritius ... 40 \ 1 11 Helvetius Barq~e 505 Hamburgh ... 104 I 4 i4 Chillingham ... 1, 452 Calcutta .. . 61 4 15· Robert Passenger , 1- 441 Mauritius .. . 3.4 9 15 Wyvern ... ~hip 384 Hong Kong .•• '56 13

MARCH. Elizabeth .. . Barque 442 Foo Choo ... 69 1.5 Emm~ Nicholson .. . 252 Mauritius ... 49 .... 11 " t I Bombay , .. . s ..-Ship 1,186 Galle 2-1 40 137 Adriatic .. . Barque 302 Mauritius ... 40 13 Bonnie M aria .. . ., 305 Charante ... 109 12 Tony ...... ,, 410 Hamburgh .. . 118 18 18 Cassitericles ... ,, 378 Mauritius .. . 47 13 Duke of Rothsay .. . 575 Hamburgh ... 124 '2' 14 Robert Dickson .. . .," ' 778 Gotltenburgh 158 22 Saint George ... 253 Mauritius .. . 48 )2 Nerens ... " 665 Rotterdam .. . 110 '20 Baenger-ie . " - 420 .Foo Choo .. . 60 13 " 524 Bourbon .. . 15 Veloce .. , ": 29 .· .... Lord Nelson 247 Mauritius .. . 42 10 Jantecker .," 207,. Calcutta .. . 60 10

APRIL. : • Burg. Hoffman ... ·Ship 760 Rotterdam ... 94 22 ..... Thetis ... ' 589 Calcutta 65 2 22 Chanticleer Brig" 220 Oporto 90 ... 12 Harmonia Ship 647 Umea 150 :.... 19 I ll

RET.URN o£. Vessels arr.ived f;om various other 1 P01;t~continueil. I

11 No. of ·~ No. of i1 ... ; · Name. · r Tonnage. . . Where from.• D s Passen- Deaths. • Crews. Deaths . I Clas~. ay · . gers. ------'---1....:.---J----______,__ ------

Eliza Blanche ... Schooner '170 Colombo .. . 58 1 11 Jane .•• Barque 354 Hong Kong .. . 65 20 15 Post Boy ... Schooner 94 Balybodong .. . 64 12 Antelope Barque 362 Gothenburgh .136 14 Madras ~.-Ship 1,185. Galle 20 19' 154 Bordeaux Barque 665 Calcutta ... 48 7 19 Jane I~ukey 264 Mauritius ... 52 14

Onward l ",, 313 Calcutta 52 6 14 ..... IQ.dcpendent ,Ship 536 Culcutta •• • 54 19 Isabclla 'Brig 255 Passar'one . . . 27 10 Tartre ... Barque 356 Calcutta . .. 56 9 19 Selim .•• 475 Calcutta .. . 57 9 16 Madras ... " 266 Calcutta .. . 51 14 A ustraland ' •.. ", 506 Batavia ... .. 88 3 . .... 14 Jehu ... . ~ ... Ship 524 Sodcrham •. . · Ill 18 Syren .•...... Brig 157. Mauritius ... . 35 11 Norman · ... 'Barque 254 Mauritius .. . . 40 ll General Butler ... Ship 1,175 Gothenburgh 100 22

MAY. I Metaris Barque 244· Mauritius 44 18 Achilles ,. 248 Mauritius 48 11 Catherine '413 Java 36 2 ll Northam S.-Ship" 1,330 Galle 21 21 170 Formosa ... Barque 380 -, Mauritius· .. . . 33 6' 22 George and J uliet 409 Calcutta .. . 57 I 14 Peru ...... Ship" 632' Gothenburgh 163 3 ,. 18 Str. V. d. Houren Barque 554 Calcutta ~ .. . 65 13 19 Lily ...... ,Brig 247 Mauritius .. . 5L I 17 Bostiaan Pot ... Barque 765 !Rotterdam .. . 139 22 ··•·'· Formosa ... 308 Calcutta .. . • 65 12 lVf arie Amelie . .. . " 278 Charante .. . 115' 12 Snapdragon ... " 587 Hong Kong ... 50 274 '1 2g Triton ...... " 404 Soderham ... 225 15 Nil Desperandum ·.Brig" 276 .Calcutta ... 68 12 Joshua Bates ... ,Ship 560 Calcutta ... .73 6 22 Liberator ... Barque 44.5 Calcutta ... 69 4 15

JUNE. Bosphorus .•. ' Barque 320 Calcutta ... 80 6 1 12 Eliza Goddard ... Brig 192 Sourabaya .. . 54 15 Mercurius ... Barque 382 Port Louis .. . 41 13 Stag ... •.. , 298 Sourabaya .. . 37 12 Bombay .. . S.-Ship 1,186 Galle ... 22 27 160 Benjamin Heape .. . Barque 272 Apia ••• 47 11 Robert Passenger 440 Mauritius ... 39 1 19' Anna Catherine ... Schooner" }00 Cape Town .. . '51 3 8 ... ' Columbine ... Barque 505 Madras ... . 64 ... 19

. JULY. Overman Barque 290 Hamburgh ... 125 '/ ··4 .I ll D'Artaaan , 256 Charante .. . 139 .,. 13 '··· Anna Jane .•. Schooner 149 Cape Town .. . 50 8 7 ... ' Elizabeth. Barque 260 Calcutta ' .. . 69 '12 ~ ... Lottie Maria 1! ••• 'Ship 1,047 Hong Kong ... 68 436 . 25 '1 Madras s.-Ship 1,185 Galle .. . 21 48' 153 / Ho Hoang .. . Brigantine 154 Mauritius .. . 36 8 Cecilia ... Ship 442 Mauritius .. . 43 18 ... ,John Hendrick ... Barque 474 Batavia .. . 46 23 J eannie Oswald ... 212 Colombo .. . 60 15 Marcellus Brig" 274 Port Louis .. . 38 10 Eliza Sharp ~ .. , Barque 386 Sweden .. . 270 5 14 T. E. Boyd 278 V al parai so ..• 86 10 Saracen ;' Ship" 1,163 Puget Sound 70 5· 25 12 • RETURN of Vessels arrived from various other Ports-'-continued. ! I No. of No. of! I Name. . Class. Tonnage . Where from. Passen- Deaths. ' Crews. Deaths. Days. gers. - AuGusT. Rapido ...... Barque 299 Valparaiso ... 82 ...... 15 ... Ker Amie ... 392 Charante ... 108 ...... 15 ... Alice Thorndyke Ship" 847 Valparaiso ... 90 7 .. . 20 ... Northam .. . S.-Ship 1,330 Galle ... 21 31 ... 120 . ... Akbar ...... Brig 313 Calcutta .. . 78 ...... 15 ... Pactole ...... Barque 390 Hong Kong ... 159. 5 ... 14 ... Cornelius :Melville · , 560 Rotterdam ... 124 3 ... 20 ... Saint Louis ... Ship 456 OjJOrto ... 99 ...... 16 ... Francis. Bamfield ... Barque 355 Mauritius ... 43 6 ... 14 ... SEPTElliBER. J Hebe ...... Ship 591 Rotterdam ... 97 4 ... 22 ... Chilling ham ... Barque 452 Calcutta ... 72 3 ... 15 ... Bombay ... s.~Ship 1,186 Galle ... 19 15 ... 155 ... Tai Lee ... Barque 232 Macow ... '85 ...... 12 ... Noe ...... 266 Calcutta ... 60 1 ... . 15 ... Tien Tsin ... " 253 Foo Choo ... 68 1 ... 14 ... Sarah Maria ... " 400 Hamburgh ... 105 15 ... 16 ... Fernandez ... " 400 Calcutta ... 55 8 ... 14 i ... Maria Elizabeth .:. " 300 Hong Kong •.. 90 " 20 ... 13 ... . OCTOBER. Langwerden ... Ship 387 Calcutta ... 107 11 ....# 13 ... Doming Hermanos Barque 402. Valparaiso ... 118 ...... 16 ... Sarah ...... Brig 239 Mauritius ... 30 ...... 12, ... Ma.ry Agnes .. . Barque 282 Mauritius ... 36 .2 ... 13 ... Stag 258 ...... Java ... "'~ 31· - 1 ... 32 ... The Cedars ... " 356 Foo Choo ... 85 ...... 14 ... Madras ... S.-Ship" 1,185 Galle ... 23 40 ... 160 ... Amycus . ~ ~ . Barque 218 Batavia ... 44 1 ... 10 2 Clara Rosalia ... 336 Valpamiso ... 93 ...... 11 ... Merle Blanc ... " 453 Calcutta ... 66 ...... 17 .. . Clara Sayers ... " 293 Mauritius ... 35 6 ... 16 ... Saint Marc " ... 480 Charante ... 156 ... . ~ .' 16 ... Rene d'Anjou ... " 490 Calcutta ... 64 ...... 19 ... Villa Eugenie ... " 277 Coringa ... 106 7 ... 13 ... Hannah Nicholson " 252 Calcutta ... 74 ...- ... 12 ... Reno Blanche .. . " 470 Calcutta 61 2 18 " ...... NovEMBER. Wolverine ... Brig 207 Batavia ... 53 5 1 12 ... Marguerite Barque 463 Calcutta ... 51 ...... 17 ... ' James Paton ... 396 ~fauritius ... 29 ...... 15 ... Formosa " ... 380 Mauritius . ... ' 29 ...... 19 ... Ml),rie Sophie ... , " 412 Valparaiso ... 79 ...... 15 1 North am .... S.-Ship" 1,330 Galle ... 19 24 ... 130 ... Minister Puhwert Ship 661 Rotterdam ... 120 ...... 20 I Fanny Nicholson ... Barque 285 Sourabaya ... 42 4 ... 17 ... Tauren ... 228 Mauritius ... 39 ...... 13 ... Sp.eedy ...... Brig" . 261 Foo Choo ... 104 ...... 13 ... Hertfordshire ... Ship 855 Valparaiso ... 86 11 ... 26 .. . T. E. Millidge ... ., 720 Tome ... 85 ...... 18 ... Zoe ...... Brig 191 Foo Choo ... 118 1 1 9 1 Melanic "'"·'" Barque 390 Manilla ... 95 1 ... 16 ... .Johan Cesar ... , 369 Valparaiso ... •. 102 ...... 14' .. . Ann y Teresa ... Ship 617 Tome ... 102 1 ...' 18 . .. Carl ... ""!' Brig 164 l\facow ... 68 ...... 9 ... Robert Passenger Barque 440 Mauritius ... 40 ...... 19 ... Malta ...... 537 Conception Bay 89 ...... 17 ... Batavia ... " 373 Ham burgh ... 106 18 ... 15 ... Sa;ionia Steamer" 243 St. Denis ... 42 3 ... 21 ... ' I 13

RETURN of Vessels" arrived from various other Ports-continued.

Name. Class. Tonnage. Where from. Deaths. ·------DECEMBER. Antelope Barque 360 Peru 77 13 Tbeodor Dell 434 Foo Choo 62 14 Ozanam " 368 Charante 102 13 Indiaman Ship" 810 Geffie 110 2 23 1 Mandane , 637 Cal!ao 7l 13 M. Puchoco Barque 144 Tome 105 12 Post Boy Schooner 94 Java Islands 48 11 Lady Alicia Brig 182 Cadiz 120 9 Bombay 8.-Ship 1,186 Galle 19 23 115 T. E. Boyd Barque 287 Batavia 34 10 10 Condor ... 480 Copenhagen 112 1 15 Bogota ... " 383 Foo Choo ... 48 1 15 Maria Ross . " 476 Hong Kong ... 62 98 19 1 Nicola Cezard. " 309 Foo Choo 86 12 Astrea .•. " 243 Foo Choo 78 9 St. George " 253 Man ilia 100 13 Alcandre Schooner" 209 Mauritius 49 12 Greyhound Brig 231 Foo Choo 56 14 Benjamin Heape ... Barque 272 Oratonga 37 2 11 Francis Bamfield ... 355 I Mauritius 45 12 Bengal ... " 400 Geffie ... 90 14 1\lilry Millar " 271 Mauritius ... 42 13 Indian Queen Ship" 942 St. Lawrence 112 25 1 TOTALS 86,796 .1,608 6 4,719 15 I

No. 7.

RETURN of Vessels carrying Government -and Selected Immigrants.

Number of Number· Total Duration Govern- of Number .; Names of Vessels. Tonnage. Wlu;re from. of ment Selected of ..s:l ~ Voyage. Immi- Immi- Passengers d grants. gants. carried. Cl"' - JANUARY. . Chatsworth ... 1,037 London ... 105 days ... 187 236 2 Shalimar ... 1,591 Livetpool 81 ... 93 235 1 Great Australian ... 1,650 Liverpool •.r. 96 " ... - 337 446 5 - " FEBRUARY. - Pride of the Ocean 1,163 London ... ' 9'0 , ... 55 92 ... Blanche Moore ... 1,837 Liverpool .,... 93 ,, ... 260 428 1 i\fARCH. Compeer ... 1,011 Liverpool ... ' 107 ... 131 150 ... Naval Reserve ... . 1,831 Liverpool ... 89 " ... 244 391 3 Coldstream ... 756 London 89 " 280 . 280 .. ... " .. . . APRIL. Albion ...... 1,127 Liverpool ... 109 ... 67 86 ... Win ifred ... 1,359 London ... '88 " ... 75 95 ... City of Melbourne .. 1,828 Liverpool ... 93 ,." ... 156 220 2 Royal Family ... 1,750 Liverpool ... 87 ... 130 180 ... " MAY. Tudor ...... 1,786 Liverpool ... 91 419 ... 419 4 Powerful ... 1,230 Liverpool ... 100 " ... 20 40 . " .. 14

RETURN' of· Vessels carrying'·Govehinient and Selected Immi.grant~ontinued • ----- . --~ - -~ ~ ... - . -. ' IN umber of Number Total . ,. '' ~ ' •' . II• Duration Govern-· 'of Number Nanies of Ve~sels. , 'Tonnage. ;& Where from. of ment Selected of ':;:;: - .. Voyage. . Immi-. ·Immi--- .Passengers _,o;;:

I grants. grants. carried. A"' •, -

1 JUNE. I Empire of Peace ... 1,540 Liverpool ... 115 days ... 194 270 5 Red Rose ... ;1,450 London ... 86 13 118 150 ... Tornado ... 1,720 Liverpool ... 88 " 27 167 280 3 Duke ~f Newcastle 992 Liverpool ... 124 " ... 49 95 1 Africana ... 1,557 Liverpool .. ~ .. 116 " ... 58 134 .. . " Empress of the Se!¥! 1,243 Liverpool ... 103 ... . ,_ 188 ~86 4 " 1 JULY. Great Britain ... 1,749 Liverpool ... 58 ... 35 505 ... Matilda ...... 1,035 London .. . 102 " .. . 18 30 ... Morning Light ... 2,377 Liv~rpool ... 92 " 25· 266 506 5 Southern Empire ... 1,534 Liverpool ... 104 " ' 269 425 4 " "' AuGusT: Blue Jacket ... 1,442 Liverpool ... 82 23 304 495 7 Royal Dane ... 11,615 Liverpool .. . 101 " ... 189 264 .. . Golden Land ... 817 London ... 110 " 29 146' 229 1 Lightning ... 1,769 Li~erpool ... 80 " .. . 130 .. 352 4 " I SEPTEMBER .• '' ' Golden South .... 975 London ... 97 15' 86 147 1 White Star ... 2,339 Liverpool ... 79 " 30 255 445 2 " .. OCTOBER. Marco Polo ... 1,625 Liverpool .. . 89 ... 125 324 7 Sam Cearns ... 1,420 Liverpool ... 80 " ... 261 363 4 " • NovEMimn . Champion of the Seas 1,946 Liverpool .. . 98 ... 422 588 7 Annie Wilson ... 1,118 Liverpool ... 26 ",., ... 272 367 2 Great Victoria ... 1,807 Liverpool ... 73 ... 244 476 6 " DECEMBER . • ) Red Jacket ... 2,000 Liver~ool ... 86 ... 300 382 lO Avalanche . .... ·'899 London ... 95 " ... 3 22 ... " --- I TOTALS 54,915 ...... 861 5,854 10,433 91 I'" . I . . . ' . !

No~ 8. I .. . , RETURN of Vessels from Londqn, Liverpool, from various Ports in the United.Kingdom and United States, and variou~ other Forts, with proportion .of. Deaths, and Rate per cent. of ditto. · . .. . - . ,. NumbeJ I Number Where ·from .. of ! Tonnage. A:verage of Deaths; Rate Vessels.i Passage. Passengers. per cent.

' -----~··-· : London: ...... 86 I 86,064 98, days ... 3,454 IO 0•28 Liverpool ...... 45 I 65,281 96 9,459 91 0•96 United Kingd.om ... 17 11,761 111 " 97 ... '. ... United· States ... ''42 26,278 105 .,,," . . 189 .. 1 0•52 Various Ports ... 190 86,796 ; ... J 1,608 6 o·;n . 15 No. 9. RETURN showing total Number of Vessels from all Ports, Total Tonnage,, Total Passengers and Crews, proportion of Deaths to Passengers and Crews, and Rate per cent. of ditto.

Number Number Rate Rate of I Tonnage. I of Deaths. per cent. Crews. Deaths. per cent. Vessels. 1 Passengers. I I I 380 I 276,1~0 I 14,807 108 0·72 10,846 51 0•47

No. 10. RETURN showing Total Number of Passengers from all Ports, with Total Crews ; also the Number of Deaths and Causes, distinguishing Passengers from Crews.

Number Total Total I Total Total I Number Passengers. Deaths. -:Causes. of Crews. Deaths. Causes. of I Deaths. Deaths. I ~·-----~- --~ 14,807 108 Atrophy ... 2 10,846 51 Accident ... 1 Apople:x:y ... 1 Bativian Fever ... 2 Bronchitis ... 5 Consumption ... 3 Continued Fever ... 1 Dropsy . ... 2 1 Convulsions ••• I 5 Drowned ... 8 Consumption ... 8 Dysentery ... 3 Croup ...... ,2 Disease of Brain ... 2 Congestion of Lungs 1 Diarrhma ... 1 Dropsy ...... 2 Fell Overboard ... 4 Disease of Liver ... 3 A Fit ...... 1 Delirium Tremens, 1 Fell from Aloft ... 3 Dysentery ... 7 Fell on Deck ... 1 Diarrhroa ... 7 Gout ...... 1 Debility ... 6 - Inflammation of Drowned ... 2 Brain ... 1 Diseased Bones ... 2 Inflammation_ of Flooding ... 1 Lungs ... 1 Fell Overboard ... 1 Inflammation of After1Confinement 1 Bowels ... 1 Congestion of Brain 1 Lost Overboard • ... 's Heart Disease 2 0 ... Pleurisy ... 1 · Hydrocephalus ... 3 Phthisis ... 1 Hremoptysis ... 1 Small Pox ... 1 Hooping Cough ... 2 Sudden Death ... 1 Inflammation of Lungs 1 Unknown ... I 4 Infantile Syphilis 1 Inflammation ... 1 Total ... ---51 Inflammation of Brain 1 Infantile Remittent Fever ... 1 Inanition ... 1 Marasmus ... 2 - Measles ... 1 ; . \ . I Nephritis ... 1 Old Age ... 4 J;>uerperal Fever ... 2 Pleuro-pneumonia 2 Phthisis ... 9 I Pneumonia ... 3 . Small Pox ... 1 Scarlatina ... 2 Scorfula ... 1 Typhoid Fever ... 5 Unknown 2 . . ' Total ... - I 108 . . NOTE. The causes of deaths m the a,bove ret~rn, are given as descnbed by the masters of the vessels . ~ ' . ... 16

No. 11. RETURN of Vessels detained in Quarantine. - Duration : N1m1ber Nature of Disease of ID"i";hs Whether Date. Name of Vessel. Where from, Quara.ntine of ~ea.ths causing Pass en~ on IQuaran- Government Immigrant of or other Vessel. - Quarautine. :Vessel. ger;;:, Voyage.' tine. I ------·------~·~----- 1864. 26th .May Snapdragon Hong Kong·· Small Pox ... 9 days 274 1 1 Chinese Passengers 25th July Great Britain Lh·erpool... Had had Small 4 hours 5f\5 None None Mixed Passengers Pox on board 17th Aug. Ann a ... Boston, U. S. Ditto ... 4 hours 1 . I None Ca~go Ship 13th Sept. White Star Liverpool... Ditto ... 18 hours 445 None None Mixed Passengers 5th Oet. .M.arco Polo Liverpool.. . Ditto ... 5 hours 324 None None Ditto 26th Nov. Great Victoria Liverpool... Typhoid Fever 2 days 476 None 2 Ditto 19th Dec. Red Jacket Liverpool' .. Ditto ... 17 hours 382 None None Ditto

By Authority, JonN FERRES, Government Printer, Melbourne.