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VICTORIA.

ACTING HEALTH OFFICER.

REPORT

, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31sT DECEMBER, 1865.

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

tip au"Otttv: lORN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. ' No.6: ,I

APPROXIMATE COST OF REPORT.

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SIR,

I have the honor to forward you my report for the year ending 3lflt December, 1865, comprised under the following heads, viz. :-

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

D~ember, 1865..

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

No. 3."'-Return of vessels arrived from the port of .

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

No. 5.-Retui:n of vessels arrived from various ports in the United States. ' ,No. '6.-Return of vessels arrived from vanous other }JOltS. No. 7.-Return of vesSels carrying Government and selected immigrants.

No. 8.-Return of vessels from London, Liverpool, frorp. various ports in the United

Kingdom and United State~, and from various other ports, with proportion of deaths to passengers, and rate per cent. of ditto.

N q: 9.-Return showing total number of vesseis from all ports, total tonnage, total passengers and cre,ws, proportion of deaths to passengers and crews, and rate per cent. of ditto.

No. 10.-Return showing the total number of pa~sengers from all ports, wi.th total crews; also, the number of deaths and causes, di~ti?guishing ,passengers from crews:

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

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

JOHN D. OWENS, Acting Health Officer for the port of Port Phillip.

The Chief Medical Officer, 'Melbourne. "

" REPORTc

No.!. RETURN of Number of Vessels boarded each Month during the Year 1865.

I January 38 i July .•. 24 February 28 August ... 31 March 39 September 36 April 29 , October 23 May ... 37 November 26 ·June ... 28 .. December 40 Total ... 379

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

v i I No. of Name. Class. Tonnage. No. of Days. Passen- Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. II' - -- ·JANUAcRY. London ...... S.S.S. 1,500 65 200 ... 104 7 Coler08n .•...... Ship 710 101 5 ... 25 .. . Ethiopian ...... 838 67 ...... 30 ... John Bunyan ...... " 520' 92 ...... 26 ... Forest Rights ...... " 1,154 98 143 3 37 ... Orwell '" ... '" " 1;109 93 25 ... 38 ... Tararua ...... S.S.S." 522 79 50 ... 36 ... FEBRUARY. Rockhampton ...... Ship ],064 88 101 1 26 ... Lucibelle ...... 914 113 23 ... 27 ... Princess of Wates ...... " 1,204 lOt . 10 ... 29 .. . Norfolk ...... " 952 .69 80 . ... 53 ... " ... Childers ... '" , ... 1,016 77 7 1 40 ... "\ MARCH. Transatlantic ...... Ship 614 94 ...... 24 .. . Kooria Mooria ...... 1,112 100 29 ... ·30 1 Agra ...... -" 925 103 ... 4 - ... 21 I ... Chatsworth ...... " 1,037 106 31 1 28 ... Rowena ...... " 728 106 10 ... 22 ... Wellesley ...... " 1,102 113 74 ... 54 ... Suffolk ...... " 974 69 40 ... 49 ... , " APRIL. Lottie Warren ...... Ship 1,184 99 2 ... 25 ... Swiftsure ...... 1,326 87 " 34 ... 57 .. . MAY. Sussex ...... Ship 959 85 68 ... ! 45 ... Spirit of the Storm ... ..636 103 2 ... 18 ... Rangitoto ...... Steamer" 448 63 70 ... 40 ... Gresham ...... Ship. 965 83 ...... 29 ! .. . Elphinstone ...... , 893 106· 27 ... 24 ... Surrey " ...... ,', 1,089 79 ... '" 32 ... William Duthie .. ... 968 102 ...... 33 ... .Clyde ...... " 1,151 90 ...... 28 ... " . 6

I RETURN of Vessels, arrived from the Port of LOlldon-co~tinued.

, No. of Name. Class. Passen­ Deaths. ! Crews. I Deaths. gers. -_. ~-~- .. ------, ~I_.-

MAY-contirmed. White Rose Ship - " i,193~ 96 14 32. I Morning Glory ; .,' ·942I' .•, ) 114 ,t· 18;-. 1 ", ....t·, ;t. Ocean Chief i , 10 '),23~' .: .~, 930 101' Essex '·, .. 'e • L ••• 1'042, , 82 78 2 '50 " .} .JUNE, Homsdai~ .,.sMV 1,257 So 35 Rangoon ," .I • ....J. '~'--t. 1,186 .89 3 Ben Lomond 986 87 Lincolnshire 1,025 7~7 69

Sea Flower j ••• \ " 1,072 '9'0' Magnificent"- ill'l' ,. " 1,282 9.1 7 Fred Warren l,lG8 103 8 Star of Pe.a(le " 1,ll3 82 10

.JULY, Moravian Ship 967 7'8 31 1 Brother's Pride 1,236 114 7 29 Kent " ", 926!. 88 76 1 50 " Omar Pasha L' ",)' .1,0?8 ,·7'1, . 41

AUGUST,

Gi,RH-t's C_~u!leway '<~' : i 1, •• ' ·Sliip " i 1,231 102 24 ,". 31 London' .. . S.S,S. '1,'500' .' f?0 200 100 Vantis ·,1 ... L ' ..'.-' 'Ship - j 1,213 90 27--· - ... -30 ", •• " . Lady Egidea I 1,239 82 5 31 Kosciusko " 11,192 29 " 76 32 Malakoff ... 1,'1'37 107. ' 14 26. -.. '. Dover Castle " , 1;002 83, .sO 51 ,

" : • SEPTEMBER. ,-\.: ,,, Golden:Horn: ...... ) Ship I,ll:! 110 27 .3,Z, Pride of the Ocean.­ "t., i 1~t69 68 3 34 .... .,' r-,·· Yorkshire :.. ~... '1,057 79', 60 56 J. L, Dimmock' " 1,047 98 22 " , ,31 Wave of Life " 888 83 5 1 I~. j ',' '. i .... ~SOCTOBER. .. i ,1~." '- ~ RoxbutgJi!;CastIe v ... ,Ship : {,121 84 ,30 54 !! .... : Asiatic; :.; I.. . . ,,-,' . i 1;1'50 109; ,36 25. :'u: 2".:. ,~. ~ ,39 ;,:I;'E'£, Glendower ! .. " , !I 1;'192. I 93- i 32. ; True Briton . I ,1,046 75' i 57 5~. Excall~nt . b ••• 1 " : 1,212. 88 23 .-_ '.29 George; Thompson ... " t,:t27 J " ~, 77,· ".3.4, ":"',;.,,-, I , l, i 'NOVEMBER. ~- i;:.. ·',":l ',,, \ Result I .-.': " ' 1;465 77 3 700 '•• ~ Norfoik , ..: ,953 71. 131 1 56 ';"'" Mediator, 1-;06,8 9L 32 '" ~ 27- .1 '.i. Qhallenge.n " Schooller I ;·~,74 127. '8 ...•.•.~(: Red Rosa Ship 1,042 102 30 28 I . 1. -DECEMBER. 1·:T.1 ..11, Royal Edward., Sh.ip . 1','50:8: li2," 19 35, " .. ,1- " Macduff ... i 1,1351 80 ]6 35 ,. Vicksburgh l' " 1,244; 112 4 ..... ,'j 30 Sufiblk ...... " " ·... 974~ ,75' 200 54 " , :7" • Nimrod .. ~ l ..."'1 : Dl:'7-25: 96 14 .20 !I •••. , Lucibelle'" ":)'914: -112 '. 21 '27, ," .. " Swiftsure' , l,326,i . ,76,' .56 55 "" ..... 1-,-~"7--I~--'---I------_. ' . -'--.- ',TOTALS ... 78,07,2 6,78t 2,508 11 2,731 17 " . i . ! ,.1'le ;n J~:1 l !,'::i\ . .,

, " No.3,

RETURN of Vessels arrivedJrom the Port of Liverpool. • ...1.',~

No. of '. Nawes .. , Class. ,Tonnage. P~8en- Deaths. Grews. Deaths. gers. -,-~------'- -----'--I----------~-I------~ -r , JANUARY. Golden Empire ....,' 1,~18 , 8)1: 357 5 49 1 Lady Darling' ... 534 90 25 Star of England: -: .. " I-;540 88 394· J-,~ ,53 - t • " I FEBRUARY Southern Oceab. ... Ship 1,264 93 333 II 49" Great Britain ;; ... S.S.S. 1,733 61 480 1 140 Royal St~i:tdard ... 1;597 . :"t5 331 1 82 Fearnought ... Ship" 1;302 110 43 1 38' MARCH. , sir ,.1; 1 Arabian .•• !: .. . Ship 1,067 101 205 1,303 95 138 45 ' :'1 Vanguard Ii .. . " ., VernoQ.... II .•. ...i 1,319 83 79 40 , .. ~RIL. t Florence ~igh,fingale I Ship 'l17 51'· , ... 34 t-;" II • , I : MAY. Georg~ H. W ~en Ship 1,341 116 21 n., Thunderbolt Ii ... 1,193 105 142 35' : "1 Shalimar h ... ", 1,591 97 162 48 Utopia... J ... "l 949 99 220 1 32 City of Melbo*rne i "I '1,828 75 305 ' .. ~ 48 . .-. 90 ' 150 42 Napie~ ...' ... "I 1,424 .' ..1 1 il • , I JUNE. Lady Rowena Ii ...... 1,181 21 Queen of,the North 1,&,68:,' , 158 " " , P JULY. Ferenia... ' , .. 1,250 , 120 23 32 1 Oceanica ;' ... 1,657 98 204 49' 2 Oc~an'E~press ••• " i 1,068. >;89 201 ?3 'Tornado I, ... "i • 1,720' 88 235' , 51 1 1 ",, : AUGUST. , '1]..:,":"1 ; Light~ingi~:' 'r 1,,~p9i' 186 , 401 1 60 I Elizabeth Kate '.~. .... " 1;1:46' i05 25 ... I 26"" ... White: Star 'I ...... " 2,339 78 ! 210 ... . ~~., I I Ii ! I . SEPTEMBER. ~;~ F :, ¥"HiUl-l'''/ ! ,t ,I "III Shand ::'~ .. . Ship 977 103 .28 27' MarcoiPolo " .. . 1,625 93 313 l' 5.7 ,,1 '" Great Britain .. . S.S.S. 1,794 I 57 531 I 14( Wennington" ... Ship . ''882' . '9'l 91 3(}1 ..... "( Ill, I. .. ' OC~OBER. ! Sarah Grice' ...' Ship 1,070 93 25 Morning Light ... 2,377 77 159 Duke of Newcastle 992 100 269 1 i: I} j "I" ,! I NOVEMBER. Champio~ ?f the Seas Shib 1,946 i 395 6 'I 64'''' 1 ~J', .~ ~ : , ' . ~ ; " DECEMBER. i I'Y'\ .. ~ 2',604 i Donald McKay, ,'" -- .~~. ,. .. Ship 16 500 76' Annie Wilson' .. . ".,, , 1,118 113 25 26, . Chariot of Fame .. . ". 1,676 9'6 248 ' 56" Prince Fatrick 'n ' , ~.-... .,; c1,059 100 ,,33 ... ,24 Sam Cearns .. . 1,422 89 280 3 45 Royal Standard .. . S.S.S." ,1,597 . 67 400 2 100 Eurynome .. . Ship 1,162 87 26 29 1---1-----1---..... 1-----' --- TOTALS ... ••• i 58,566 3,774 8,212 ' 42 2,019 13 8

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

No. of No. of , Name. Class. Tonnage. Where from. Days. Passen- -Deaths. Crews. Deaths. gers. ------, JANUARY. ~ '. . James Wishart ... Ship 775 Leith ... 102 1 .. . 23 ... .- Herald of the Morning 670 GreeI\ock ... 122 ...... 17 ... John Fraser '" Ship 906 Cardiff ... 95 1 ... 22 .. . . FEBRUARY. I Nil. - MARCH. Cheviot ...... Ship 970 Greenock ... 113 5 1 24 ... Summer CI!>ud 698 Leith 81 ... " ... ~ 1 23 .. . .AJ;>RIL. _~il.- - MAy.

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JUNE. - Ceres ...... Ship 861 0 Glasgow 106 1 ... 24 ... Bruce ...... 1,110 Glasgow ... 96 ...... 29 1 " I JULY. . John Banks Ship 680 Leith 105 ... , ... '" ... 20 - AUGUST. . Esmeralda ... Ship 1,188 Glasgow ... 96 ...... 26 1

SEPTEMBER. - Clutha ...... Ship 1,090 Greenock .. .. 116 3 ... 30 ... \ OCTOBER.

Lanarkshire ... ' Ship . 1,439 Greenock ... 98 5 ... 35 ... Black Prince ... 803 Leith ... 109 4 .. 21 " . .. . NOVEMBER .

/ . Nil. - . DECEMBER.

Loda '" ... Barque 427 Cardiff ... - 120 ...... 14 ... Arica ...... 398 Dundee . ... 106 ... I ••• 15 .. . " --- , ------, TOTALS ... .. , 12;015 1,465 23 2 323 2

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No.6.

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

, I I No.of No. of Name. Class. Tonnage. I Wherefrom. "Days. Passen- Deaths. !crews.I.Deaths. gel's. I --- -~- --'------JANUARY. Eliphalet Greely ... Ship 1,091 .. . 117 30 1 22 ... Harrison ... Barque 370 San Francisco 82 6 ... 10 ... Contest .•. .. , 575 New York ... 100 7 ... 14 ... " . . I FEBRUARY. Cheribon ... Barque 658 New York ... 97 ...... 21 ... Yarra Yarra Ship New York ... . )20 16 ... 650 ... ." .. . ; Flying Buck ... Schoonel.' 200 Boston .., 118 ...... 7 ... MARCn:. F. Montgomery ... 'Ship '893 Boston ... 110 1 ... 22 ... Ocean Eagle. ... 596' Boston ... 120 ...... 18 .. . Stranger ... Brigantine" 248 New York ... 110 ...... 10 ... New Zealand ... Steamer 342 Boston ... 150 4 ... 20 ... Medora ...... Ship 357 Boston ... 98 ... " . 15 - .. . APRIL. Martha Rideout ... Ship 788 Boston ... 98 8 ... 18 ... North America ... 1,388 New York ... 92 17 ... 27 ... Veno ...... Schooner" . 250 Boston ... 97 5 ... 9 .. . 'MAY. ' Nicoba ...... Ship 573 New York '" 122 4 ... 1'7 ... q - Warrior ... Barque 616 Boston .. . 95 .. . • !,. 14 ... Gem of the Ocean Ship 702 Boston ... 96 ...... 20 ... JUNE. Saint John ... Ship 1,021 New York ... 118 13 ... 22 ... . Keying ...... Brig 249 New York ... 161 ...... 12 ... Kearsage ... Ship 1,042 Boston ... 120 2 ... 24 ... ... 988 New ,York ... 116 16 ... 26 ... " . . JULY. I Maggie Leslie ... . Barque 468 New York ... 92 ...... 16 ... Agnes ...... Ship 1,040 Boston ... 112 ...... 21 ... Siam ...... 746 New York ... 117 9 1 ' 18 ... " AUGUST. City of Boston ... Ship 1,062 Boston ... 128 2 .. . 22 ... SEPTEMBER. Salada ...... B~rque 423 New York ... 135 2 ..,e 14 ... Cathedral ... Ship ],046 Boston ... 120 1 ... 23 ... OCTOBER. Victoria ... !3hip 869 New York ... 117 5' ... 20 .. . . NOVEMBER. Onyx ...... Barque 281 New York ... 114 ;3 ... 12 ... :Meander ... 377 San Francisco 75 2 ... 15 ... Silas Fish ... " 702 San Francisco 68 2 1 15 " ... DEOEMBER. ,Mary Hick ... Barque 429 San Francisco 78 .., ... 14 ... Southern Eagle ... Ship 816 New York ... 120 20 1 22 '" Windward ,. ... Barque 453 Boston ... 118 1, ... 12 ... Othello ...... 342 California ... 160 ...... 11 ... " ------TOTALS- ...... 22,661 ... 13,891 116O~ 596 i I No.6.-b. No. of 'I No. of "" ~ I :Name. Class. TO!~~ag~. ';here f~?m. . Days. tP;~~:~- D~aths, Crews. Deaths. I ".' ... I \ I f~-~~ I :--.---- JANUARY.' ! I David ~nd Jessie ... Sdhooner , 142 Colombo, 52 I 4 :..: 8· Leonidas 'i ..• ~arque i '270 Batavia"" ' 46 ! 4 ..• Hi ' . .... Frederick 'Martin ... " ,'''' 313 'Colon'ibo:' ...' 47 ,.'1' ... 14 Dannefvircke ., •. , Brig ! ,. '187 Fo'o Chow " '69 10 ' ... Saint Bernard ... Barque' 39~) Mauritius ..• 41 16 Jane ;... ••• 354 " Hong'Kong... 68 27' ", ... E. Shun. . .•. Schooner 288 Foo'"8how '" ·69 3 , 13 Scotsman" '" iBrig ·230· Maui'itills . '36 10

Madras,... ' .. . 8.8;8. 1\18~ GalJe' ")'/":.:.23 j •••• 160 Au Revoir .... . Sdhooner: - 158 Mauritiu;; ... 47 9 Transit...... Ship , 889 Swaartwick ..;. 132 26- Sophia; Koningen [ !, 1650 .".... del' N ederlan!:ler . i" Rottehlam' 11,8 ~ .... .24:' ... Eliza Godgard' .. . 'Brig :192 Sour1baya 48 12 C.S. S: Shenandoah· 8 gUD:ship 1\160 '"9,''' ." 75 " :~. Jeanie ,oswald; ... Barque 212 Galle'; ·".1'· ... '" 62 ,4 ... 12 ·1' ... Sarah i... :1.. . Brig 233 Mauritius... 49 12 Mohelj .• ... Barque 420 Mauritius 40 'l4 Zephyrps ~, ...; "" 300 HaII!~ui·gh: ... ; '9,8 30 ) 1-5 /'1 Telegrl,i.ph/ ... ,,', 278 Maiiilla"" ... ) " 57 12 Centaur...'..., II ~Brig " 188 Mauritius" ... 49 9 .... Elizabeth ... ~arque 252 Foo Chow... 60 13 1 Mont Riaut ,'" ," 476 Mar~~illes... 120 15 . ' ," , ~ '" : \!! I,' lil :4"·.~(r ! .•. FEBRV:A.RY~ I I , I Expres~ ,;. ... Schooner .: 134 Mauritius'... 54 8 Franchi HentYil ... iShip '45:1 Mauritius 34 17 ,10' , Adeline Burke I Barque 281' Mauritius 41 ... Aurora ..• ~· ' '... Brig :: 22rT M'iiliiliai, , ; ~. i • ',75 9"[' .:'." Layardl •.. ' ... I" '174 Fh(i'@how' 60 ".o'. 21 Chapin .... " ... :Ship 833 Soderham :... no 20 ! Douglas .~. ... Barque '330 Bat~via ... ' \ :55 ...' :9 Suzanne 287 Mauritius .:. ... 13 Northam S. "Ship , (1,330 Galle .. , 19 31 ,'" 147 Charles C69per .... !Ship -.- 953 Va'n'c'ou ~'Cl"s ,71 • ....1 'i9'~- ... .1 Islani:l""'" ,498 :Fredrika" ! .". Can~() ·,'t·" ; SO 14 I'! ••• 255 Isabell1t ... r " Mauritius'... 53 I· .• 11 Asic i..... , " 51'6 Bourdeau~ .~.. 105 16,·, ... SeaNympB .' ... I; ,,' ';256 Foo CJlow·(.~.'60 12· " Lebanon ,Ship 717 Port Ludlow: . 74 22 Formosa· Barque Mauritius} 45 19' " , . B8p . ,~.r I" . \ i'" . . :,L-.1 '/::'~_ I .. " ... MARCH., j , Gt ... il;,: Pactol~ ''', " ... I Ship 391 Calcutta ... 63, 10, 14 Emilie!...... ~arque 409 Rotter,dam ... 116, 1 16) ... J ohanria Knton .. . Schooner; 156 Hong Kong... ,79 2 9 Hannah Nicholson , Barque'1 21'.i2 Mauritius... 38 4 10 Gironde, " .. . ; " 292 Charente ... 108 ''12 I Margaret Wilkie .. . , . " 348 Java· ... 55 1, 13· Ellen, ...... Ship 63~1 Hi:rug~Korig ... f '38' 4 23 ..." Otto \ .... , .. . Barque 23'8 Soiir~b!'l'yil> .'.. 51 1: 11 1 Metaris... ,. .. . " 2~4 MauntlUs .'.. 50 , 15 Eliza Blanche, .. . ;Brig I 17P Colo~.bo .. , 55 IS , , Maria Diederika .. . " ! 56,7 ' Rbtt\3fdam ... 93 22~ Astraei ...... ~arq'ue : 321 Calcutta' 69 16 Bombay.: .•• S. Ship i 1330 ' Gallei ;-_/~ .:.. : i 21 i30 : ,135 . Newhof... ': ... Barque I 420 Haml:ititgh' ,,, . 93 8 ]6 ' i \ '265 Mauritius ::. -38 Herald of Light .•. , 10 ,. ~ A.' H. Badger I ••• " ! .' 407 Calcutta, .•. 53 i 6 16 " , I 11

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

I i I ! I I j No. of I. No. of , ' Name. 'fonnage. Where from. i' Days. Passen- Deaths. ~ crews· ,Deaths. 1 • geTs. i ----.....,.--·--~-I-.:...,---1----:;-1·-----·------

Torquil ..• Barque 29;/J Mauritius '" 43 11 Susanne 'Ship 959 Rotterdum ... 98 .2 \ 26 .' Chelsea ... j ,,: '904 Geflle "['I' '" 125 26 .Emilie ,'" ... 'Barque '396 Calcutta. '" 63 16 16 Victoria .. Brig 164- Valparaiso 99 1 9 Niphop .•• ~arque '345 Gothenbur~h 104 1 14 , r;'.•. _ APRIL. Adieu ... ; I ... Brig 349 • Mauritius;,· .•• '45 ..... 15 2, ; Tell : .• / ... Barque 320 Singapore' •.•. 51 13 ·Formosa.. .. . 329 FooJ;:;how '" 64 3 14 Sorata ...... " 337 Mauritius' ' ... :51 .... 13 Helene'...' ... Schooner'" 220 Batavia '" 36 11 Carl :... l ... Brig 164 Sourabaya .~. 46 ,; I ••• 10 1 Jane D; Cooper .... ~arque 526 Gothenburgh 109 13 Alfred Kay·· ... Brig i 192 Mauritius 40 11 Louis Gaveaux' .. . ,Ship l 480 Calcutta .. . 49 23 19 Stag ;... '.. . Brig '. 285 Sourabaya .. . "50 I 13 19 Challenger . .. . Schooner' . 300 .Moulmein ':47 10 1 Louisa Kroom Prin- ses 'V;an Zweden ~arque 564 Hong K,ong ... 79 158 17 Caldew' .... I" ..... " l'" , 482 Calcutta. .. . 54 1 16 Stanley: .•• •· .•. Schooner 11$ Colombo,' .. . ,.58 2 9· Clara ... '" ...• '132 SaintJohn's .. . 120 40 14 W onga.Wonga ••. Steamer" 4# Albany '~ ... ; 6' 21 24 Wild Dayrell .. . Schooner 153 Singapore .. . 82 1 14 Inverugie ~ .. . Barque 233 Mauritius, ... 39 1 ,10 Heloise...... , .,,. .. 377 Mauritius ... 52 5 15 Day D~wn' '" Ship 398 Hong Kong.:. 44 178 21 1 Bordeaux' ... Barque 665 Calcutta '1' ,57 22, 19 I , Forres I .. . 243 Cebu ... 59 , 4 '8 I " Droverj .... '~ .,; .. Brig 195 Fiji.Islands .• \. 18 '·2 ·7 " , 1 "" I ,,-.(. iM .A:Y. ',.J Robert Passenger ..... ~al'que 440 Mauritius ... 39 3 18 Planter!" .. ~ ... 'Brig 262 :Mauritius",'.;. '50 9 Suffren! ... l ' , ••• ~arque '33~"Ma:ur:itius, I ;31 16 ! Sarah !... '" :Brig 23~ Mauritius ... 38 13 Northam ...~. Ship 1,18~ Galle 21 30 147 Alcandl'e ... S~hoonel' 209 Mauritius '" 50 11 Syren 1...' 'f II... "Brig 157 Singapore .;. :.~42 :9,', 8 Volta :...... Barque 274' Calcutta ... 74 3 • 13 Scotsman ... 'Brig 230 Mauritius ... ·45 10·

Kalahofue " ., .•. Barque 370 Mauritius I .. .. ;54 5, 12 Burg. Hoffman ... Ship 680 Rotte£dam' .. . :IlO 1 22 Guipuzcoans ... Barque 333 Bor'deaux .. . 106 16 Elizabeth ! .. . 263 Mauritiu~ .. . '42 16 " 543 Valparaiso .. . 90 1 17 Anglo Saxon ••• " Adeline Burke ... 281 Mauritius ... 39 :. .. , 11 Centaur... •.. ,Brig" J 88 Mauritius '" 46 1 . 10 i 1 JUNE. . ~'- Melanie Baniue 390 Manilla I 62 ... 14 Camilla ..• 261 Calcutta .... "77 i) - '11 , " B'ard o( Avon ' ... Ship 763 Soderham'... 122 ;2 19 Elizabeth Barque 417, Gothenburgh''l39 15 Louis Kniflier' .•. .. 4 7? Hong' Kong,,,,, c '58 237 15 f ••• Norma~ " -254· .Mauritius" .:. ,43 12 Nereus ... " 619 Rotterdam...' '96 20 Melrose, " . 286 Mauritius·... ;' 36 13 " '268 .. ConcepCion Bay':' 82 12 Pet .... " ... " Salsette... r, S. Ship 1;491 Galle,·, .. '~L 24 24 188 .' l' Bosphorus ~ . Barque '320', ··Calcutta:' ' }... 85 10 14 ' Japan... ! ... . '332, BataV:la .•. "'26 6 15 I' ... 12

RETURN of Vessels arrived from various other Ports-continued.

No. of No. of'I - ! . Name. Class. ' Tonnage. Where from. Days. Passen, Deaths. ·Crews., Deaths. 'gers. I ------I----I----!------

JULY. Formosa. ... Barque 38Q Mauritius •.•• 34 20 Hannah Nicholson 252 Mauritius .. . 40 3 16 Kadosh...... " 655 Mauritius .. . 28 L6 Admiral Jurien. de " la Graivere ... 448 Oharente .. . 91 17 Southern CraBs '" " 323 Tome .. . 95 13 Carioca...... " 3L2 Valparaiso ... 86 L 14 Jeddo ...... S. Ship" 1,632 Galle ... 25 - 35 180 Bride of the Seas .. . Barque 516 Mauritius ... 36 16 Douglas .. " Ship 540 Hong Kong ... 84 253 20 Douglas .... Barque 330 Batavia ... 28 19 11 Hendrickldo Ambacht Ship' 633 Rotterdam ... .96 4 24

FeJ:Ilandez ... \ Barque 400 Calcutta ... 67 10 14

AUGus'!'. Ann Gambles Barque 465 Tome ... 119 15 Isabella Brig 256 C'oncepcion Bay 83 1 Cathai-ina 263 Hamburgh ... 97 26 13 Golden Age ... Barque" 381 Valparaiso' ... 86 13 Northam S. Ship US6 Galle .. , 22 30 150 Alexander. ... Barqu~ 298 Mauritius ... 44 12 Emilie ... 414 Manilla ' ... 53 16 Mayotte " 377 Charente ... 107 13 Edgar Ross' " 278 Foo Chow ... 66 14 Joshua Bates Ship" 560. Hong Kong ~ 85 127 24 Kohinoor ... ', Barque 280 Valparaiso .. . 5 9 Contest 321' Ilo no .. . 63 12 Inspector PuIs " 349 Valparaiso .. . 103 11 Professor Van del' Boon Mesch Ship 747 Rotterdam ... III 2 20 Herald of Light ... . Barque 265 :valpamiso .•• 77 , 1 10 Trafalgar 293 Manilla 90 11 Planter " 231 Ilo Ilo ' 59 11 Antelope . Brig" 209 Columbo 50 2, 12 Envoy ... , ... Barque 389- British Columbia 84 2 14

SEPTEIIlBER. \ Rachel... •.. Brig ,.282 Tome ... 84 10 Kanagawa . ••• Ship '1213 Rotterdam ••. ' 85 27 Clara Sayers .. . Barque 293 Mauritius ... 28 9 10 Elizabeth .. . ,,' 263 Mauritius .. . 31 13 Eliza Goddard .. . Brig / 192 Mauritius .. . 31 11 Mary Ann , .. Barque 257 Valparaiso .. . 109 10 .... Neptun.~. ... " 322 VaI paraiso .. . 105 13 Sarah ...... Brig .233 Mauritius .. . 34 12 Joachim Ohristian BarquE), 430 Hamburgh .. . 101 15 17 Bombay ... S. Ship 13110 Galle .. . 23 8 105 Cheribon ... Barque 658 Cebu '" 65 20 Spunkie ••• Schooner 132 Port Canuing 89 3 10 Richelieu ... Ship ,914 Calcutta .. . 69 10 17 Rose of. Australia Brig 262 Tome .. . 90 10 Rapide ... •... Barque 230 Malden Island 36 - 9 10 King Oscar 218 VaJparaiso ... 89 10 Woodbine' " 252 Valparaiso ... 92 10 Albert ... " 319 Tome ••. 110 10 John Eyston " 346 Mauritius ... 32 3 17 Frankly " 437 Tome ••• 80 16 Ettrick •• : 309 Foo Chow ... 80 4 28 2'2 Bastiann Pot ," 700 Gothenburgh 113 Summer Cloud ... -" 354 Tome '" 107 11 380 Mauritius ... 70 , 19 Formosa " 13

HETUB.N of Vessels m:riveu from various other Ports-aotitinued. - I No of I No. of I "I . Name. Class. Tonnage. Wherefrom, D~ys. I Passen- Deaths: . Crew. Deaths. I gers. . ------OCTOBER. Carl ...... Brig 164 Butavi!lr ... 28 ...... 11 ... Penguin 334 Hamburgh ,., 105 2 12 ...... " ... Knowsley ... Barque 647 Tome ." 106 ...... 16 ... Inverugie ... 233 Tome ... 74 ...... 11 ... Bombay ... S.-Ship" 1,330 Galle ... .20. 23 ... 120 .. . Hannah Nicholson Barque. 252 Mauritius ... 32 3 .. ~ .. 16 ... Gironde ... 464 Charente ... 92 ...... 15 ... Prefet Paul Feart . " 463 Charente, ... 78 ...... 16 ... Nemesis ... " 444 Mauritius ... 40 ...... 16 ... Margaret, ... " 646 Memel 15~ ...... 19 .. , " ... Forres ...... I' 247 Valparaiso ... 83 ...... 9 ... NOVEMBER. .. Coorong ... Barque 369 Mauritius ... 32 1 ... 11 ... Sea Nymph ... 256 Foo Chow ... 11 ... .., 12 ... Thetis ...... Ship" 1,922 Galle ... 39 ...... 32 ... Jeannie Oswald ... Barque 212 Sourabaya ... 115 5 .. . 14 ... Isabella Brown ... ., 358 Cebu ... 73 ... 12 ... '" . CentaUl' ... Brig 188 Valparaiso '" 78 ...... 9 , Tai Lee .. Barque 232 Foo Chow ... 77 '" ... 12 ... Annie Duthie ... Ship 471 Calcutta ... 65 1 ... 18 1 Francis Henty ... 451 Valparaiso .. , 75 ...... 17 ... Willem W. Carel ... Barque" 397. B.atavia ... 41 2 ' .. 15 1 Nil Desperandum . 346 Mauritius ... 37 ...... 24 ... Nellie Abbot ... " 438 Mauritius ... 35 1 ... 17 ... Ellora ...... S. Ship" 1,573 Galle ... 23 30 ... 85 ... Charlotte Andrews Barque 356 Talcahuauo ... 80 ...... 12 ... Eliza Blanche ... Brig 170 Foo Chow ... 112 ...... 10 1 A. J. Rarnas .... Schooner . 183 Valparaiso ... 64 ...... 9 .. . Princess Alexander Brig 228 Foo Chow ... 91 2 ... 16 ... DECEMBER. Bilefeld ... Barque 412 ,Hamburgh .• , 108 24 ... 16, ... Ottolina ... ." 611 Soderharn ... 126 ...... 21 .. . Mary Hamilton ... 217 China ... 80 1 ... 11 ... Java ... , ... Ship" 1,292 Elsinore ... 134 ...... 26 ... Isabella " . Brig 256 Mauritius ... 35 ... '" 10 .. . Frey ...... 183 Foo Chow ... 80 1 ... 9 ... Laughing Water ... Barque" 450 Mauritius 39 ... 11 .. ... '" ... Spec ...... Brig 258 Hong Kong ... 62 ." ... 13 .. . Trossuck ... Barque 346 Mauritius ... 43 2 ... 14 ... St. Anne ... 287 Mauritius' ... 34 ...... 13 .. . Elizabeth ... • " 263 Mauritius ... 34 ...... 14 ... Pactole - ... " 391 Mauritius ... 28 2 ... 13 ... Oscar 1st ... Ship" 634 Soderham ... 150 ...... 20 .. . Hollands Trow ... Barque 737 Rotterdam ... 109 ." ... 21 ... Java ...... 650 Geme '" 132 ...... 17 ... Nil Desperandum Brig" '276 'Hong Kong ... 67 1 ... 12 ... Australia ... Ship 533 Geme ... 134 ...... 18 ' ... Sarah ...... Brig 233 Mauritius ... 35 .., ' .. 9 ... Medora ...... Barque 357 . Valparaiso ... 26 ...... 16 .. . Dashing Wave 336 ' ... 76 ...... 12 ... \ '" " ------._- TOTALS ...... 90,994 .. 1,709 1 4,424 7

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No.7. '

RETURN of Vessels carrying Government and Selected Immigrants.· ,

" ' .~ ." Number of Number Total Duration Govern- 'of Number .; Names of Vessels. Tonnage. Wherefrom. 'of. ment· Selected of ..t:l - .", " f Voyage. Immi- Immi- Persons oj f : , grants. grants. carried. A'" . , . /' : .. " . ) , .' ,lANiaRY. " : I Golden Empire ... 1,218 Liverpool ... 84. days ... 246 357 5 Star of England '" 1;544 Liverpool .. . 88 ... 220 394 1 Forest Rights I ... ],154 London ... 98 " ... 101 143 3 , , " FEBRUARY. Rockh~mpton ' 1,064, London 88 ... 70 101 1 ...... " Great Britain ... ],733' Li'verpool' 61, ... . . 63 480 1 Royal Stamlard, ... ],597: Liverpool ... . 75 " ... 164 331 1 . .. Southern Ocean ... 1, 2641 f~vel'po~l ... 93, " ... 225 - . 333" 11, ,I " I' I' " MARCH.' .... I Arabian ... '" 1,0671 Li.vel~pool ... 101: 188 15 205 ... Vernon ... 1,3191 ;Livel:pool H3, " 48 79 ...... " ...... Vanguard. ! ... 1,303 Liverpool ... 95 ... - 109 138 ... Chatsworth i ... ],087 London ' ... 106 " ... 16 31 'I ; . " APRIL. .' " Nil. I .\ i '.' , , , " . . " , '. MAY. :, .,.., ,Thilllderbplt 1,193 Liverpool ... 105 ... 106 ">1'42 ... ! ... " I Shalimar .. , !, ... 1,591; Li Vel~pool' 97, " -... i104 162 ... UtSlpia' .. , , .. 949 Liverpool ... 99 ... '167 220 .j 1,042 London .82 " '1 78 '2 Es~ex ...... " ... Napier ',' , .. 1,424 Live~'pool ... 90 ... 84 150 ... City of Melbol1rne ... 1,828' Liverpool ... 75 " ... 247 305 .. . . " ." " .JUNE,; 1,6!)8' Queen of the N prth 'Viverpool ~. ~t 91 ... .100 158 I ! , , ", " I , ! I, .. , , .. J1iJ,Y . .' ! Oceanica, .' ..... 1,657 'Liverpool ... 98 204 ... 204 ... '. '" . O~e!1n Enlpress ... 1,068 Liverpool ...... 89 ..." .. . '1'32 201':': ... . 1,72Q J;.j.ve~·p.ool 83 1'6'1 2?5 Tornado ...... " , r· ... ", " ., AUGUST. .. j'.' Lightning· . "" .. ],769 Liverpool ... 86 ... 285 401 1 White ,Star ... 2,839 Liverpool ... '78 " ... 124 210 ... , " • SEPTE!I1BER. '''} Marco Polo ... 1,625 J.,i verpool ... 98, ... '229' 313 .. " - 91 Wennington ... 882 Liverpool .. 94 ~, ... 50 ... Great Britain 1,794 Liverpoo.l 57 .. . 75 531 ·1 ... """ . l '. " .... ' .. OCTOBER. Morning Light ... 2,877 Liverpool ... " 77 ,..... li8 159 ... Duke of Newcastle 992 ;Livel,'pool ... 100, " 198 71 26,9,., 1 " . . '4· . : NOV-El\[BER; ( " , Champion of the Seas 1,946 Liverpool '" ... 274 895 6 ... 7~ " " DECElI1BER. ' , 185 248 8 Chariot of Fame ... 1,676 Liverpool ... 96 " ... Donald McKay ... 2,604 I Liverpool ... 76 . .. 317 500 3 Sam Cearns ... 1,422 Liverpool ... 89 " 70 145 I 280 8 ' ~ " 400 2 Royal Standard ... 1,597 I Liverpool ...... - 67-- " -, . ... 176 I TOTALS ... 49,463 ...... 652 4,626 8,244 48 I \ I ',' " No.8. RETURN of Vessels from London, Liverpool) from various Ports in the United Kingdom and United States, and various other Ports, with proportion of Death~, and Rate per cent. of dit~o. Aver,!ge . Number of I Rate Where from ... _ Nuinberof\ Tonnage.! \ Deaths. . , . Vessels. . ~Passage. Passengers. per cent. - ,. London .. ., ... 75 78,072 91 days 2,508 11 0'44 Liverpool ... "I" ... 41 58,566 92 8,212 42 0'50 United Kingdom ... i4 12,015 ' 105 " 23 2 8'70 ,. " United States j .... '35 22,661 ' 111 160 4 2'50 " V. aripps, Ports .. ~ 214 90,994 : ... 1,709 1 'I 0'05 , -) .

I No.9 RETURN sh~wing 't'otlkl N um bel' of· Ve~~~ls from, ~1l Ports, Total Tonnage, Total Passengers and,Crews, proportion otDeaths to Passe~gers and Crews, and Rate per cent. of ditto. , l Numberof . Number of Rate I I :I~ate Tonnage. I \ Deaths. Crews. Deaths. Vesseis. \ \ Passengers: " per cent. I per cent. ---- 379 262,308 12,612 60 0'47 ' 10,093 39 0'38 ·1 \ \ I

, 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. I No. of Total I . No. of Total Total No. of Passen- Deaths. I Causes. Deaths. I Crews: Deaths. Causes. Deaths, gers. ---.---' ------I ------12,612 60 Abscess of Vertebrre ... 1 10,093 39 Consumption ... 2 Asthma ...... 1 I . Concussion of Brain ... 1 Consumption - ... 11 Drownea . .4.. 12 .. • 2 Croup, '" ... 2 Dysentery ...... Coma, from drink . .. ~' 1 Debility ...... 1 Convulsions ... 1 Dropsy .. - ... 1 Diarrhreao...... 4 Decline ...... 1 1 Drowned ...... ! Fever ...... 2 Debility ...... 7 Fell from the Royal Disease of Heart ... 1 Yard ...... 1 Delirium Tremens ... 2 Fell from Aloft, ." 1 l)ecay of Nature ... 1 Fell Overboard ... 2 Enteric Fever ... I Jumped Overboard ... 1 Enteritis ...... 1 Killed ." 1 Fall on Deck ... 1 Lost Overboard ... 5 Fever ... I ... 1 Morbus Cordis ... 1 Hooping Cough j ... 1 Onanism ...... 1 Inanition ...... 2 Urinal Disease 2 , Infantile Convulsions 1 Phthisis ...... 1 Inflammation of Lungs 2 Small Pox ...... 1 Infantile Remittent Fever I 1 ---- Iitflammation of Bowels 3 TOTAL ... 39 Liver Complaint ... , 2 I Lost Oyerboard ... 1 I • Muco Enteritis ... 1 Old Age ...... 1 Phthisis '" ... 2 Pneumonia ... 1 - Premature Birth ... 1 , Peritonitis ...... 1 Rheumatic Fever ... 1 Suicide ...... 1 Unknown ...... I TOTAL ... 60 1 I NOTE.-The causes of deaths in the a~ove return are given as des.cribed by the masters of the vessels ...... 16

No. 11.

RETURN of Vessels detained in Quarant~ne.

f , , I Duration Number Nature of Disease of Deaths D<;aths Whether of In Date. Name of Vessel. Where {rom. causing Quarantine Passon- on Government Immigrant Quarantine. . of Voyage. Quaran- or other Vessel. gers. tine. . , 'Vessel• ------. , .------1865. ------. 2nd Jan. Golden Em- Liverpool. •. Typhus Fever 10 days 357 5 2 Mixed Passengers pire ... - 30th Jan. ,John Fraser Cardiff ... Fever ... 24 hours 1 ... None Cargo Ship 9th Feb. Douglas Batavia None Cargo Ship '" Fever 110 hours ...... 10th Feb. Southern Liverpool. .. Fever "'1'" 8 days 383 11 None Mixed,J'assengers Ocean ... '~ . 17th Feb. Great Britain Liverpool. .. Had had Small 4 hours 480 1 None Mixed 'P.assengers _ Pox on board - 5th March lOtto ... Sourabaya }<'ever ''''13 days 4 ... None Cargo Ship 4th Aug. ILondon ... London ... • Small Pox ... 5 days 200 ... None Private Passengers I

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