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above the average height, viz., 7 feet 9 inches in her between decks, and her large beam and lofty sides render her well adapted for the conveyance of emigrants. The following are the notes as taken down during inspection:—Female Compartment—Under poop, remarkably clean, bunks well fitted, ventilation by two shafts through deck and three sideports. Married People's Compartment —Bunks athwart ship—bunks in all cases should be fore-and-aft —ventilation by two side-ports on port side ; two skylights to open and shut as required ; two hatchways and windsails through both during voyage and in port. All the berths are fifteen inches from the deck. Hospital for Married People—Below deck, containing seven berths; ventilation by one side-port, and hatchway above. Note.—All hospitals in emigrant ships should be on deck. Single Men's Compartment—Tolerably clean, well fitted.; ventilation by two ventilators through deck, four side-ports, and two hatchways. Single Men's Hospital—Ventilation by hatchway. In addition to the hospital below deck, when sickness became serious, there was a tent-hospital erected on top of the house, where many of the sick were removed. The cooking-galley appeared in good order, and suitable for the requirements of the passengers. The Condenser—The boiler gave way on the voyage, but was repaired four days after, and, as there was plenty of water in tanks, the passengers got their usual allowance during that time. The condenser is Normandy's Patent, and can condense 400 gallons in twenty-four hours, the average being 350 gallons daily. The water-closets were properly made, and evidently kept very clean. The surgeon-superintendent attributes the large amount of sickness that prevailed on the voyage to the sickly condition of many of the immigrants when they embarked, to overcrowding, and the difficulty of getting the married people to keep their compartment clean. We append to this report a return of the deaths during the voyage, equal to 10^ statute adults, and of the sick and convalescents on arrival in port. During the course of inspection the immigrants were very pointedly asked if they had any complaints to make either against the officers of the ship, or about the quality or quantity of the provisions supplied, and they all with one accord answered in the negative. We, as Commissioners, are perfectly satisfied that the Passengers' Act has been fully complied with. We are, &c, David O'Donoghue, } Wm. Thomson, > Commissioners. Colin Allan, ) Eetubn of Sick on board the Ship " Charlotte Gladstone," on the Voyage from London to Otago, 16th February, 1873. Suffering from typhoid fever, 11; from phthisis, 3 ; from wound in leg, 1. Convalescents from fever, 7—all of whom are suffering from debility after fever, and require careful looking after for a time, and nourishing diet. I should not consider them now as infectious cases. Eobt. H. Bakewell, M.D., Surgeon-Superintendent. Eetttbn of Deaths on Board the Ship " Charlotte Gladstone," on the Voyage from London to Otago. From dysentery, 5; from typhoid fever, 7; from tuberculosis, 2 ; from rupture, 1; sudden (infant), 1; total, lti souls, equal to 10-J- statute adults. Eobt. H. Bakewell, M.D., M.E.C.S., Surgeon-Superintendent. There have been 38 cases of typhoid (including the above) among the emigrants, and 19 cases of febricula or ephemeral fever. There have been also 3 cases of typhoid among the crew, making 41 cases of typhoid and 19 of febricula, or 60 cases of fever altogether.

Enclosure 2 in No. 56. Eepoet by Immigration Offices on Ship " Charlotte Gladstone." Sic, — Immigration Office, Dunedin, Ist March, 1873. I regret to have to report that three deaths have occurred on Quarantine Island since the arrival of the " Charlotte Gladstone." • The first, named Preston, a married man. was seized with fever early on the voyage ; afterwards he was afflicted with melancholia, his mind being so disordered that the surgeon-superintendent was afraid he would commit suicide; the second was a child, two years old, who died from convulsions; and the third a young man, named Blandford, who died yesterday morning of consumption. The men were Messrs. Brogden's. The other patients are doing well, and the convalescents are expected to be released to-day. I have, &c, The Under Secretary, Immigration, Colin Allan, Wellington. Immigration Officer.

No. 57. Memoeandum No. 41, 1873, for the Agent-Geneeal, London. Herewith are forwarded reports by the Immigration Officer and Immigration Commissioners upon the ship " Himalaya," which arrived at Lyttelton on the 3rd instant. You will note the impropriety of a boy of thirteen years of age being domiciled with the single women, and the remarks with regard to the closet in the same compartment. Immigration Office, "Wellington, New Zealand, G. Maueice O'2obke. 14th March, 1873.