Arrival of the Dover Castle.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1722, 25 August 1875, Page 3

Arrival of the Dover Castle.

Seventeen Cases of Scarlatina

THE VESSEL IN QUARANTINE.

The barque Dover Castle, with the first half of Mr. George Vesey Stewart's special immigrants, arrived inside Kangitoto Channel last evening after a quick passage of 88 days. In consequence of the westerly gale blowing she brought up in the channel for the night. The Dover Castle is a fine Sunderland built vessel owned by Shaw, Savill and Co., launched in 1858, originally Al at Lloyds for 14 years, and re-classed for 9 years in 1871. She left Lond on on the 15th of May with a general cargo, and called at Belfast to embark her passengers, leaving again on the 28th of the same month. She comes consigned to Messrs. L. D. Nathan and Co.

Captain Culbert has kindly sent up the following report of his passage :—Left the Bast India Dock on May 16, 1875, at 10.30 a.m. ; strong westerly winds down Channel. At midnight on the 20fch rounded the Land's End. On Saturday, the 22nd, at 9 a.m , anchored in Belfast Loch ; strong gales from the westward. On Wednesday, 26th May, embarked emigrants (365 souls). On Friday, 2Sth May, 8 a.m., left Belfast and proceeded on the voyage. Had fine steady northerly and north easterly winds to latitude 9° N. and longitude 25 ° W., reached on the 17th day. From thence light southerly and variable winds to the Line, which was crossed on the 22nd of June. Steady S.E. trades and fine weather to latitude 28 ° 30 S. longitude 17° 40 W., 38 days from Belfast. Several vessels in company, one a German ship, with passengers, bound to Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Passed the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope in latitude 42 deg. 30 sec. S. on the 52nd day. Had steady winds in running the eastings down, which was done between the parallels of 43 cleg. S., and 44 deg. S. Passed Kerqueleus Land 260 miles north on the 29th of July. On the sth of August in 44 deg. S. and 99 deg. 10. experienced a very heavy revolving gale; Sunday, Bth August, passed the longitude of Cape Lewin, 72 days out; strong northerly winds and thick weather along the Australian land ; rounded Tasmania on the 14th of August, when the ship encountered several heavy northwesterly gales ; on Monday, 23rd of August, 87 days out, rounded the North Cape. Passed the Poor Knights at 4 a.m. on 24th August, and the island of Tiritiri 2.10 p.m. same day, and anchored in Auckland harbor on Tuesday, 24th August, at 3.40 p.m., making the passage 88 days from anchorage to anchorage, or 102 days from London. During the voyage nineteen cases of scarlatina have occurred among the passengers, two resulting fatally. Eight deaths occurred from other causes, viz. : 2 from congestion of the brain, 2 from dropsy, 2 from mesenterica, 1 from diarrhoea, and 1 from bronchitis. One case of scarlatina exists at present, but the patient is pronounced convalescent to-day. The sailors are all in good health. Dr. Philson and Mr. Ellis, the Immigration Comissioners went down to the vessel this morning in one of the North Shore Ferry Co.'s steamers, chartered by Messrs L. D. Nathan for the purpose of taking down a supply of fresh provisions and letters for the passengers. On arrival alongside, it was found that a clean, bill of health could not be accorded the ship, and she was ordered into quarantine. Should the weather moderate, the immigrants will be landed on Motuihi to-morrow.

We are indebted to Mr W. Burgess for bringing up the report.

VESSELS SPOKEN,

June 12, lat. 15 deg. 3 N., long. 26 deg. N.—William, barque, shewing PTSW, Glasgow to Oallao; 48 days out. June 18, lat. 5 deg. 2 N., long. 23 deg. W. — German barque shewing BBS W, Hamburgh to Madagascar ; 27 days out. June 22, lat. 10 deg. 46 N., long. 23 deg. W.—English barque HRBP, Nantes to Mauritius ; 25 days out. 3rd July.—Lat. 28deg. 40sec. S. ; long. 29deg. W., German barque, Marie Becker, from London to Algoa Bay, 46 days out. 6th July.—Lat. 29deg. S. j'long. 26deg. W., German ship showing E.C.W.K., Hamburg to Hawke's Bay. 17th July.—English barque, showing N.T.P.L., from Sunderland to Singapore, 64 days out. Lat. 40deg. S. ; long. 6deg. E. PASSENGERS. FAMit/iEß.—John and Annie Brown and 5 children, James and Mary Bell and 3 children, Samuel and Margaret Brady and child, ■William and a lice Blair any 3 children, John and Sarah Burns and child, Samuel and Bessie Burns, Joseph and Eiua J. Curry and child, John and Mary Cobar and child, Thomas and Arabella couis and 3 children, William and F*nny Collis and child, Jot n and Margaret Daisley and 5 children, Samuel and Jane Douglas and 5 children, James and Mary Erskine, Kobert G. and Louisa Grinlington, Thomas and Elizabeth Hector and child, William and Isabella Hutchinson and 2 children, Jamfs and Catherine Kingham, William and Jfliza KjDgham and child George and Surah Kennedy and 3 children, John'and Nanoy Lee, Kobert and Mary McHale and, 4 childi en, John and Alice McAneaney and child Eonert and Elizabeth Mons, Thomas and Kuphemia McGregor and child, William and Matilda Park and child, John and Margaret Patterson and 3 children, Alexander and Mary J. Patterson and 2 children, Samuel and Mary Smith and 2 children, Andrew and Mary A. Smith and child, Bejamin and Mary Boyle and child, John and Matilda Hanna, Patrick and Mary McGee and child, William and Anne Thompson, Daniel and Anne McAneaner, David and Mary A. Watt and child. SinglkMen : William John Douglas, William Hutchinson, John Kingham, James and George Kennedy Wm and Jno Lee, Jas and Robert McNall, Jas and Alexander Patterson, Samuel and Alexander Smith, William Henry and Samuel Anderson, Thomas and Thomas Armstrong, John McA Booth, Alexander Taylor, Joseph. McDermott, Thomas E Wallace, David A. Auld, Dudley Walter, Samuel Boyd Charles J. Barker, William H. Brady, William Peeney Henry O. Bennett, John and Bichard Boyd, Joseph and Hugh Boyd, Robert Badger. Greoee Boyle, Thomas Byrnes, Richard Berry, James Coneglan. James Chambers, Wil iam A. Caldwe',l, J. W. Clifford William J Crothers, Laurence Coree, Wuham Courtney, Lindsey and William Cooke, James Callen, James Hackett, James Cummins, John Cunningham, Ghrlstopher Devitt, David Ditty, William John Davidson, John Douglas, Peter Doddy, John Devine, Richard Digges, James Dogherty, James Erwm, Francis J. Ferguson, Charles Gilkmson, William Gibson, John Hamilton, Daniel Hill, John Hall. William Hughes, William Hill, Joseph Hamilton, Will am Heaney, James Irwin, J. Johnston, J. Johnston, D. J. Kirkpatrick, Patrick Kelly, John Kennedy W. C. Lannen, Cranston Leatham, Me C. McCalmont, William and James McFebridge, James Mills Samuel McWilliams, Jas McDonald, Robert and William McCappin. James K. Mc-Jee, Houry Miller William J. Me :nllock, John Mackell, Henry B. K. Mosse, Hugh. McKeown, James Maxwell, H»gh MacNally, James McHugh, James Mack, Edward Marshall, John and Alexander Maya, Patrick McLaughlin, Tnomas Macready, Charles Monagh, Joseph Manon, James Managh. Joseph McKeown, John McGarrigale. Francis McAiear, Thomas Marks, John McGannin, John CUtes Peter William O'Neill, Isaac Oiborne, John O'Neill, Daniel and Seal O'Neill, Jonepa P«ke, I

Charles Pollock, Thomas Quinn, Thomas Uawliason, James Beid, James Beid, James McKeague, David Eobb, Hugh Eoy, Hugh W. Boss, Wi liam Scott, James Shannon, James Sinclair. William Shannon, Joseph Shendan, Thomas Stafford, William John Kevin, William Taylor, William Wilson, James Waugh, Matthew Watacn, John Watt. William Wilson, Henry Waring, William Wiley, Hugh Williamson, David Wafron, Lavid Wilkie, William Watsoa, William Thomas Doak,. James Irvirje, James Daisley, James Bovand. John James Boyle, Matthew Baxter, Thomas Bradley, Siohatd Collis, James Cousins, Pat icK Doddy, Hugh Devernay, Matthsw Friends, William Ashwood, Joseph Cowan, William McCrossin, Kobert Looney, Charles McLaughlin, James McGinn, John Bacd. Thomas McAneaney, J-atrick McCaflerty, David McComb, George McGrbwan, Robert McKnight, Johu f'\Brien, Josh, lxobinton, Samuel Stewart, Michael Sullivan, P*trick Smith.

Single Women. — Frances Collins, Ann Paisley, Harriet HutchiDson, Emily Kingfcam, Eliza Leo, Ann Kirk, Mary J. Patteson, Mary A. Smith, Mary A. Heaney, Mary J. Kennedy, Elizabeth Mays, Jane and Sarah Shsnnon, Mary A. "Watts, Silias Cooke, Maria,- Maria, Mary A, and Susan Currey, Mary Doran, Catherine Darsley, Fanny E and Margaret J. Vink, Elizabeth aid Catherine Daisley, Anne Jane Curch, Mary Griffin, Eliza J. Irwin, Elizabeth McCann. Sarah Mclntyre, Mary McLaughlin, Margaret Quinn, Mary McManus, Anne Bobinson, Mary A. Richardson, Mary Sheals, Sarah Thompson, Mary J. Thompson, Margaret Wallace, Jane Boland, Mary and Eliza A ti'heson, Annie and Amy Baird, Eliza A. Bell, Matilda Bates, Eliz» E. Cassidy, Bridget McBrearty, Mary Doherty, Lizzie Fergus, Ellen Flanaghan, Mary McCauj>bey, Jane Malone. Bridget Macky, Kose and Margaret Magahan, Mary O'Brien, Kachael Reynolds, Elizabeth and Mary A. Hanna, Sarah Campbell, Rachael Irwine, Ann, Matilda, and Sarah McAneaney, Eliza Lee. Totals:—Male adults, 206; female adults, 103; male children, 19; female children, 28; infants, 8. Total souls 364, equal to 332J statute sdults. CLASSIFICATION OF TRADES. The following is a classification of trades of the immigrants:—b'arrn labourers, 82 ; gardeners, 3; general labourers. 47 ; land steward, 1; ploughmen, 23 ; herdboy, 1; shepherds, 3 ; carpenters, 14 ; sawyer, 1 ; ship carpenter, 1 ; blacksmiths, 4 ; ironworkers. 3 ; tinsmith, 1 ; bricklayer, 1 ; boo -makers, 2 ; bakers, 3; Mechanic, 1 ; painters, 3; plumbers, 2 ; printer, 1; tailor, 1; total, 19S Single women : Cook, 1 ; dairymaids, 2 ; dressmakers, 2 ; geoeral servants, 51; housemaids, 5 ; nurse, 1 ; total, G2.— Total !abour, 260

'.rsNumber of souls embarked on board the Dover Castle, riiv.dei! according to nationality :—English, 4; Scotch, 3 ; Irish, 357 ; total, 364 souls.