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Court of Inquiry into the extraordinary mortality on board the "Italia", a Collins passenger Ship from the Tavannah to China.

When the enclosed report from Enclave Mr Dr Adams, the Colonial Medical Boarding Officer, reached me, and I heard that 74 deaths had occurred amongst only 150 passengers, I was most anxious to institute an Inquiry into the circumstances, but the Attorney General was of opinion that it was not competent for this Government to do so.

I have, however, no reason to suppose that the investigation, which took place subsequently before Mr Keswick, was not equally effective with any which this Government could have instituted; and I quite agree with Mr Keswick's opinion that no blame attaches to the Captain, Officers, or Owners of the Ship "Italia", which appears to have been amply provisioned, and whose Captain and Officers evidently behaved with extreme kindness and liberality to their passengers. Nevertheless, the excessive mortality under the circumstances is so extraordinary that I have thought it right to draw Your Lordship's special attention to it. I would also point to the opinion of Dr Adams, regarding the inefficacy of citric acid, administered in crystals instead of...

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Court of Inquiry into the extraordinary mortality on board the "Italia", a Collins passenger Ship from the Tavannah to China. When the enclosed report from Enclave Mr Dr Adams, the Colonial Medical Boarding Officer, reached me, and I heard that 74 deaths had occurred amongst only 150 passengers, I was most anxious to institute an Inquiry into the circumstances, but the Attorney General was of opinion that it was not competent for this Government to do so. I have, however, no reason to suppose that the investigation, which took place subsequently before Mr Keswick, was not equally effective with any which this Government could have instituted; and I quite agree with Mr Keswick's opinion that no blame attaches to the Captain, Officers, or Owners of the Ship "Italia", which appears to have been amply provisioned, and whose Captain and Officers evidently behaved with extreme kindness and liberality to their passengers. Nevertheless, the excessive mortality under the circumstances is so extraordinary that I have thought it right to draw Your Lordship's special attention to it. I would also point to the opinion of Dr Adams, regarding the inefficacy of citric acid, administered in crystals instead of...

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Court of Inquiry into the extraordinary

mortality

board of the "Italia", a

Colie passenger Ship from the tavannah

to China.

When the enclosed report from Enclave Mer

Dr Adams, the Colonial. Medical Boarding Officer, reached me, and I

heard that 74 dearts had occurred

amongst only 150 passengers,

most anxious to institute

Mas

Inquiry

into the circmistances, but the Attorney

General

Mao

of opinion that it was

not competent for this Government to

30.

I have, however, no reason to suppose that the investigation, which took place embrequently before Mr

Keswick, was not equally effective

with any

which this Government

177.

could have instituted); and I quite

agree

with Mr Keswick's opinion

that

лло

blame attaches to the Captain,

Officers, or Owners of the Ship "Italia","

to have been amply

which....

eeuro

provisioned, and whose Captain and Officers evidently behaved with extreme Kindness and liberality to their passengers. Neveritielife, the excessive mortality

under the circumstances is

extra =

ordinary that I have thought it right to draw Your Lordship's special attention to it. I would also point

to the opinion of Dr Adamo, inefficacy of citric acid, mi

to the

crystals mistead of

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