THE ORARI FROM LONDON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3524, 28 July 1879, Page 2

THE ORARI FROM LONDON.

On Saturday morning a ship was signalled from the Sonth, and it was at onco conjectured that it must be the New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Orari, from Plymouth, with immigrant., aa she -.as 92 daye out. The ship must have been a long way off, aa up to dusk there was no signal hoisted to denote what ahip it waa. Abont 6 p.m. the p.s. Lyttelton started off to pick her np, and at midnight the tug brought the ship up to an anohorage oifßipa Island. The Health Officer, Immigration Commißsioners, and representatives of the New Zealand' Shipping Company went off to the ship yesterday morning, and after the official inapeotion had been eomploted, she was cleared. The Orari has been 92 days on the passage, and 88 days from land to land. The weather haa beon fine throughout, the top-gallant sails only having been taken off tho ship on one occasion. The Equator waa crossed on May 24, twenty-nine days out, and the meridian of the Cape on June 22, flf ty-aev. n days from Plymouth. The average day s work while running down the Easting was 205 milea, tba he.t run being 290 miles in the 24 hours. The run from Tasmania to passing the Snares, was made in three daya. Captain Mosey is still in command of the Orari, and haa bean as he always is, extremely popular, and haß won the respeot and good feeling of all on hoard. His chief officer is Mr Gardner, who was last here about four yeara ago, as second officer ot the Waikato. Tho post of surgeon-superintendent IB filled by Mr W. B. A. Scott, who, by hia kindness and attention to all, was most highly spoken qf throughout the ship. Fortunately, his medical servioeß were but little required, Dr Scott reports that the health of the immigrants was very good Indeed, no serious siotnosa of any sort occurring during the passage. Amongst the children there waa particularly little illness, only two cases of whooping-cough requiring medical attention, and these tho children were suffering from when the Bhip left Plymouth. There were no deaths, and only one birth, Mrs Patriok Kenny being confined of a daughter, shortly after tho vessel sailed. The general conduot of the immigranta was very Batißfactory. The ventilation Dr Soott reports as being ercellont, as was well shown bythe small thermomotrio range during the twentyfour houra in the various quarters of the vessel. The diet was satisfactory, no complaints being heard in regard thereto, and tho medical stores and medioines were ample and good. Fire and boat drill were regularly carried out. Divine service wbb ;hold on the poop every Sunday until June 8, and afterwards servioe was retHl iv the different divisions. The variouscompartm^n* s of the ship were in a very fair stute of cleauliness md ordor. and the immigrants appear to be a very r <:.s. eotable body of people, the majority being nominated by friendß in the Colony, The numbers are— families 82, equalling 102_ adults, 89 Biagle men and 53 single women, moling a total ot 291 souls, or 246. adults. Abont 120 of this number ore for Northern ports. The Chri-tchurch portion of the immigrants will be landed to-day. The girls are mostly domestic servants, and tho remainder of the immigrants of variouß callings. Captain Mosey and Dr Scott were presented with testimonials from the immigrants in recognition of the kindness and courtesy extended to them on the passage.