COMMISSIONERS' REPORT.

SHIP "VICTORY."

THE Immigration Commissioners report that they found everything on board the "Victory" in a most satisfactory condition.

The Matron, said to have many years experience in a similar capacity, had kept the compartment of the single women in a state of excellent order, and very perfect discipline appears to have been maintained.

The Hospital arrangements showed a great improvement on former vessels. The Commissioners remark with approbation the separation from it of a distinct enclosed space as a dispensary.

The Commissioners learned, with deep regret, that Dr. Cocksedge, the Surgeon Superintendent appointed in England, died a few days after leaving Port. Mr. Barringer, a medical man among the passengers, was appointed by the Master to take his place, and appears to have performed his duties in a most satisfactory manner; he had previously served as Surgeon Superintendent of a passenger ship. The Commissioners recommend that he should receive the gratuity which would have been payable to Dr. Cocksedge.

The (Graveley’s) condensing apparatus is reported to have worked well throughout the voyage.

The Commissioners report that the Victory, taken generally fore and aft, would bear comparison favorably for cleanliness and order with any ship that has brought Immigrants to Lyttelton.

They recommend that all the gratuities be paid.

• WM. DONALD.
• RICHD. R. ARMSTRONG.
• JOHN T. ROUSE.
• FRED. D. GIBSON.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand

Canterbury District.

In the matter of the "Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862;" and

In the matter of the "Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Act, 1865."

In the matter of the Estate of Sampson Henry Rogers, of Windmill Road, Christchurch, and late of Rangiora, both in the Province of Canterbury, in the Colony of New Zealand, Brewer, a debtor; and

In the matter of the Petition of the said debtor.

In Chambers:

This 19th day of March 1866.

UPON the application of Mr. Slater of Counsel for the said petitioner Sampson Henry Rogers after reading the said petition purporting to be signed by the said petitioner such debtor as aforesaid and to be concurred in by William Spence Pascoe of Christchurch Brewer a creditor to the extent of not less than fifty pounds in the whole and also certain schedules and also an affidavit to the said petition annexed and therewith filed on the Seventeenth day of March pursuant to the said Acts this Court being satisfied of the truth of the matters contained in the said petition doth hereby grant an ad interim order of sequestration of the estate and effects of the said Sampson Henry Rogers and doth direct that the estate and effects of the said Sampson Henry Rogers shall be taken and held by Henry Fowle Seager of Christchurch Accountant as Receiver under the said Acts hereby appointed by the Court subject to such further order of the Court as may be made under or in pursuance of the provisions of the said Acts: And this Court doth hereby appoint Wednesday the Second day of May next at eleven o’clock in the forenoon for the hearing of such petition and the proofs of debts and claims of creditors at the Court House Christchurch aforesaid and this order is hereby declared to be a vesting order pursuant to section 8 of "The Debtors and Creditors Act Amendment Act 1865."

By the Court,
CHRISTOPHER ALDERSON CALVERT,
(L.S.)
Registrar.

FRANCIS SLATER,
Solicitor to the said Petition.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in pursuance of two several orders of this Honorable Court made on the 19th day of March instant, the further hearing of the Petitions of the undermentioned persons was adjourned to Wednesday, the Second day of May next, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, at the Court House, Christchurch:—

• Daniel Kellahan, of Christchurch, in the said district, Laborer, a debtor.
• Hugh Bennetts, of Clifton Lodge, near Prebbleton, in the said district, Farmer, a debtor.

Dated this 26th day of March, 1866.

THOMAS J. JOYNT,
Petitioners’ Solicitor.
Lichfield Street, Christchurch.