IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE
VOYAGE OF THE lONIC.
The lonic, which arrived at Wellington late yesterday evening from Southampton, did not berth till after 2 o'clock this afternoon at the King's Wharf. The vessel was delayed in the stream through a slight outbreak of measles, which necessitated her being disinfected before pratique was granted. About half-a--dozen children in the third class were affected by the measles, but not seriously. The last case occurred on the 29th April, after the steamer left Colon. The lonic's total passenger list numbers 540, and out of these 454 are immigrants. Some of the newcoH)j#'s are ex-service men, and others are coming out as nominated passengers. The voyage of the lonic was uneventful. The vessel left Southampton on the 6th April, and experienced moderate weather in the Atlantic. On the ran down from Panama fine weather was encountered.
The destinations of the immigrants are as ■ follow: —Auckland . 113, Gisborne 2, Napier 18, Wanganui 4, New Plymouth 10, Wellington 57, Westport 4, Greymouth 3, Lyttelton and Christchurch 36, oamaniy2, Dunedin 6, Bluff 1. Nine are indefinite. There are also on board 40 domestics under the charge of Mrs. Hemmington. !
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 112, 15 May 1922, Page 8
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