STOPPAGE OF EMIGRATION.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3141, 27 April 1883, Page 3

STOPPAGE OF EMIGRATION.

IMPORTANT DESPATCH FROM THE AGENT-GENERAL.

[By Telegraph.]

Wellington, April 27. The Agent-General in a despatch under date, March Ist, states that he has now suspended forwarding emigrants to the colony until June, and has withdrawn the advertisements inviting applications. He paentions that the ship Oxford, bound for Wellington, which was dismasted in the Bay of Biscay, was to embark emigrants on 30th March. Dr Hansard, who is in charge of the emigrants reported on the 9th March that typhoid fever had broken out. There were only a few cases. A young woman.named Sarah Stewart, who was one of the first to be attacked with the disease had died, and another young woman was dangerously ill. The' other cases were progressing favorably, and the Doctor believed there would be no further spread of the disease. He attributed the outbreak of the disease to the emigrants during the last few days they were in the Oxford, using water from reserve tanks. The Agent-General instructed the Company to have the tanks pumped out, and to prevent the recurrence of disease. The inquiries respecting the colony, he says, are on the increase.

The barque Anazi was brought inside the Breakwater this morning, where she will take in wheat for the United Kingdom, shipped bytheN.Z. Grain Agency. The loading of the ship Ugglan with wheat for London will probably be completed to-night.

At the B.M. Court two first offenders were dealt with this morning for drunkenness. One was discharged, the other having chosen to lie down and repose on the railway line was fined ss, in default 24 hours imprisonment. E. G. Sterioker Esq, was the presiding Magistrate. A trotting match took place this afternoon on the racecourse, between Mr Milner’s Cock Robin, and Mr J. O’Connor’s Counsellor. Mr Meikle sent them off to a good start, Counsellor led nntil two miles had been covered, when Cock Bobin passed him, and came in as he liked, winning a capital race by about two chains amid a good deal of excitement. Mr Jonas acted as judge. “ I am Speaking,” said a long-winded orator, “ for the benefit of posterity.” “ Yes,” said one of his bearers, and if you keep on much longer yonr audience will be here.” A Main street woman doesn’t have any trouble with her husband. When she gets in a tantrum, and wants to be rid of him so as to have the house to herself, she merely observes that there are a few skeins of yarn to hold, and steps out of the room to get them. Long before she returns the frightened victim is fleeing, up the street.