CO129-111 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [1-2] — Page 235

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a Committee to

enquire into the

Mortality among the clien

unigrants on bond the Britick Shir" "Tricoin" hence to Surinam. I enclose cory of Precedings

with the conclusion at which the

Committee arrived.

3.

appears

that

epidemie

broke out on board the Tricolor

similar to that which about the

f

same time caused great love

the prisoners in Victoria Gaol, and indeed among

life among

the Chinese population of

City generally.

4.

this

سة

The sickness was nature akin to yellow fever, and

O

will be treated

7

in the Colonial.

Surgeon's animal Perné. Report.

5. The Committee attack no

blame to

any

one concerned in the

selection or desputed of the humigrants, but at the same time they 4 characterize D. your inspection as not made "with adequate care and

minutence", and they" comment severely on the master's negligent ( conduct in failing to report the two

deaths that recurred in Starbour before he proceeded to Sea.

6.

In both there strictures ! concur, and have directed. J. Lyon to be cautioned foMr Lobscheid having already placed there intier in other

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