278
The following Regnals
were hoisted
again. and Answered from the South Head Signal Station Condenser out of orders imbles eappled with water, will be compelled. to break Quarantine Lawes Af 4.
was
M.
17.0
deputation from the passengers waited upon me, Among whom was a Mez Khan brother to the Chmière Commissioner to California, and with tears asked if it was the intention to starve them. requests for water were unheeded I offered them all the cooked food there was in the Saloon, which they declined; saying there were nearly 500 hungry people to feed, the Customs office and policeman were witnesses to this fact, and themselves were afraid of there being trouble. regretting they had no arms to protect themselves with. At 5 p.m. I lowered a boat and pulled over towards the passing steamer and made known our wants and as it was likely to cause distress and all my passengers retired had neither food nor water all day, I fervently hoped for a last resource when the pilot steamer came near acting the cause and then steamed to town and reported matters to the Harbor Master. It was then at 11 p.m. that orders were given for the water boat to be allowed to supply the ship with water, which was done at 8 A.M. on the 29th From our arrival provisions for saloon were allowed to be brought from town and placed on Rock, after which the ship's boat was allowed to fetch them, but no communication was permitted. On the last mentioned date the assistant health officer again inspected all on board and found no trace of sickness, and no cholera.
On the evening of the 30th a vessel with coals on board was allowed near us, anchored after which her crew left and proceeded back to town at daylight my vessel was allowed to go alongside, under the supervision of Superintendent Carroll, and my crew took the coals out with strict orders from the Government that no work was to be done after sunset, and it took two days to get 75 tons of coal on board. The ship sailed for Melbourne at 4 p.m. on July 2nd and arrived on the 5th and after most rigid inspection by the Medical Authorities and Immigration Officer was found to be free from disease and granted pratique. 172 passengers were landed also most of the cargo.
Dr.
The ship sailed from Melbourne on the 9th July for Sydney with 228 Chinese (for Sydney) and 8 European passengers / Saloon, for Hong Kong and holding a clean Bill of Health, 12 July arrived in Sydney during a gale and heavy southerly anchored off Watson Bay.
278
The following Regnals
were hoisted
again. and Answered from the South Head Signal Station Condenser out of orders imbles eappled with water, will be compelled. to break Quarantine Lawes Af 4.
was
M.
17.0
deputation from the passengers waited upon me, Among whom was a
Mez Khan brother to the Chmière Commissioner to California, and with tears asked if it
the intention to starve them. requests for water were unheeded I offered them all the cooked food there was in the Saloon, which they declined; saying there were
nearly 500
500 hungry people to feed, the Custours office and policeman were wetnesses to this fact, and themselves were afraid of there being trouble. regretting they had no armo to protect themselves with. A15 pm. I lowered a boat and pulled over towards the passing manly Beach Gleamer and made known our
wants and as
Come
having
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was
likely to
and all my passengers retired
had neither food
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day, I ferid distress
of water all
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a
last recourel)
when the pilot steamer came near
acting the cause and then steamed to town and reported matters to the Harbor Master its
was then at 11 f.M. that orders were
given for the water boat to be allowed to supply the ship with water, which was A.M. on the 29th From our arrival provision
done at y
for
saloon were allowed to be brought from
town and placed on
Rock, after which
and get Go
of any
Reina
the ships boat was allowed to them, but no communication
was
permitted. On the last mentioned date the assistant health offices again inspected
no trace of ecclenses,
all on board and
and ro
found
ecokners.
of the Seth a vessel with
On the evening of the jet a
coals on board was
lowed near us,
An đ
left and
anchored after which her crew left proceded back to town at daylight my vessel was allowed to go alongside, under the eupervision of Superintendent Carroll, and my of her with strict order from the Governm that no work was to be done after sunset, and it took two days to get 75 tons of coal
board. The chick sailed for Melbourne at 4 Mr. M. on
July 2nd and arrived 5th mislant and after most rigid inspection by the Medical Authorities and Pomgration Afficer
own crew take the coals out
on
Nas
2.
on
ttie
found to be free from disease
landed also most
the of
and granted inimestiato pratiques, 172 passengers
Cargo
Dr.
were
and the ship sailed from Melboume
the 9
July for Sydney with 228 Chuine (for sydney) and & European
passengers / Saloon, for Hong Kong and holding
a clean Rill of Health, 12 July
arrived in
gale
Area A
A.
21.000
Sydney during
heavy southerly anchored off Watson Bay
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