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ARRIVAL OF RETURNED DRAFT ■ No. 310.'
The transport Wiltshire, with Returned Draft No. 210 on board, arrived in harbour at 8 o'clock this morning and anchored in tlft stream. The draft, which comprises 715 officers and men from Egypt, was reported to be "all well." The vessel was boarded by the Health Department officers this morning, and granted a clean liill of health. Owing to the decision to l\old up all vessels .arriving, from Australia for a period of 24 hours, on account of, the' epidemic there, the "Wiltshire will iiot berth until tomorrow. She will 6!raw alongside the King's Wharf at 9 \o'clock to-morrow morning, when the mkn will disembark.
Tlie draft is, under \ the command of Lisutßiiant-Coloiiel C. Dick, with Captain W. J. Hardhaju. V.C., of Wellington, us MCond ire command. The. great majority of the .men. belong,to the North IsJandj
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Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 27, 31 January 1919, Page 7
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