mortality which had occurred on board of her during the
voyage
from this Port to Dunedin._
The papers were without
delay, referred to the Emigration Officer, Mr Thomsett, with instructions to ascertain from Mr. Cairns, who was Acting Emigration Officer during
Mr Thomsett's absence on leave,
the slips taken on
the ship's departure, and I now have
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and the quality of the provisions..
To prevent, therefore, a
repetition of the melancholy case of the "B-ilding Star", I have prohibited altogether the sailing of Emigrant ships to the Australian Colonies during the months from April to September,
Inclusive. The Notification, which I have
on this point
17 May 1872.
Enclosure 2. The Reports from those two Gentlemen.
As Your Lordship has
3.
observed the mortality among the Chinese Passengers manifestly due to two causes; viz- the length of the voyage
Causes to be
apparent
I now enclose. -
4.0
the
question of provisions is,
however, of much greater difficulty,
There is no
reason
to suppose
change was effected
after the provisions had been inspected by the Emigration Officer.