SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Per Press Agency) Auckland, April 9. Sailed- Kate M'Gregor, for Oamaru. THE BARQUE GLOUCESTER. "Daily Times, April 7.)

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SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (Per Press Agency) Auckland, April 9. Sailed- Kate M'Gregor, for Oamaru. THE BARQUE GLOUCESTER. "Daily Times, April 7.)

Tjitoat roports concerning the Chlnoso on board this vossol and those on tho Quarantine Island oontinuo favorablo. No fresh oftHOB of small-pox havo appoarod, and tho convalosoonts aro rapidly recovering, whilst of tho 107 Chinese who wor«,vacoinated on tho Wand, only olovon cases aro at all doubtful—ln the others tho vacoinating took thoroughly. Wo may add that by -way of precaution, tho inembora of tho family of tho koopor of tho. Quarantine Island wero all vaccinated, and were duly .afFooted by tho operation, far so good, but It still behoves tho authorities to oxoroise the most rigorous precautions to ooniino the diaoaso to within its prosont limits. TJiero should be no rol axing of that wholesome supervision adoptod when tho barquo first arrived, and wo two therefore rathor surprised at tho re* moval of tho guard boat from tho vioinity of tho barquo. Hho was brought up to tho Port yostorday afternoon. Again, with regard to disinfecting and purifying tho Olouoastor, wo reported tho other day how her 'twoon dook fittings and other material had boon roinovod to tlio Sandspit and bnrnod, but tho matorial so disnosod of did not inoludo a quantity of Chmoso matting which had been stowed in tho 'twoon docks, and upon which the Chinoso woro in tho habit of sitting and lying. This matting is said to comprise 1800 rolls, valued at LI each, and forming part of the barque's freight, and ib is rumored that because it is freight and thoroforo liablo to bo recovered upon, that tho Oovemmonb hesitato to destroy it. Suoh an argument must not bo permitted to have tho slightest weight. The matting is cortain to be saturated with infeotion, and if its value were ten times tho amount mentioned, tho Government should not hesitate in rosolvlng it into ashes. Nothing lets thnn a oUru •wsop of tho oont«t\t« of tho 'twoon dookß will moot tho emorKonov. Tounhing the cliipoiul of the Ohinogo on boiird tho GHoueoiior, we Itenr that; mi«di« cnl won who hnte bcon consulted hyp In fator of remofliig thorn to n hulk, it unurw we mugeitod the other d»y. In jmtioe to the Glouonator, wo iiibmit that tho hut been only uiifortunnto, not nullty, and thor«foro bur dotation uruW the oiroum»timcc» •hould bo rendered ua brlnf as i* ooniistent wilii tho •ufoly of tho publio health.