ARRIVAL OF THE CORINTHIC.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10104, 23 March 1909, Page 4

ARRIVAL OF THE CORINTHIC.

(Per Pkess x\.ssooiation.) Wellington, March 22. Shortly before three o'clock this afternoon the Corinthic, which arrived from London this morning, came alongside the wharf, having landed at Somes Island the passengers suffering from measles and: scarlet fever. Forty-four measles cases — 26 males and 18 females—were sent into quarantine at the island. The four cases of scarlet fever will he taken to the hospital. Scarlet fever broke out a week after the ship left England, and measles on the 26th February. Tho Immigration Officer (Mr A. S. Dauby), who returned from Australia by the Corinthic, speaks in terms of the highest praise of the arrangements made on the ship for preventing the spread of the complaint, and the isolation of the patients, ' and gives a. special word of praise to Dr Grant, the ship's surgeon, for the way in which he dealt with the cases. Of the immigrants on board, 240 were assisted—l7s adults and 65 children; 141 were nominaled by relatives in Xew Zealand, and have hemes and work ready to go to. Tho assisted immigrants bring a capital totalling £4368.