REPORT

By THE IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS ON THE SHIP "LINCOLN."

The Commissioners having visited the Ship "Lincoln," at the Heads, have much pleasure in reporting favourably of her condition, both as to cleanliness and discipline.

Although arriving at the end of a rough and protracted passage during very bad weather, the cleanliness of the several compartments was above the average.

No contagious or infectious disease had occurred on board. The only death since leaving British waters being that of a seaman, from consumption.

The single women are reported, by the Captain, Surgeon, and Matron, to have behaved exceedingly well throughout the voyage, no case of misconduct requiring notice having occurred: but the Surgeon states that he found some difficulty in maintaining strict discipline owing to the presence of unmarried saloon passengers, an evil to which the Commissioners have had the honor of calling the attention of the Government in former instances.

The single male immigrants had all been well conducted, also the married, with one exception, George Thompson, who, having made use of threatening and abusive language to the Surgeon, and refused to acknowledge the authority of the Captain, was very properly disrated from the office of constable.

The Commissioners have to report what might have caused serious trouble among the single women; viz., that part of the main hatch opened into the top of their compartment, the space being only closed by a grating of iron bars, wide apart, allowing free communication with the deck; great part of the stores also being, by this arrangement, got up through this compartment.

The Commissioners beg again to recommend that the hospitals should, whenever practicable, be placed on deck; as in many preceding, the only hospital for single females being placed in the married people’s compartment.

The Commissioners regret to be obliged to call the attention of the Government to the fact, that some of the provisions ran short, although the voyage did not occupy the number of days for which full rations should be on board; this occurred in some measure from the badness of the flour, which the Commissioners forward a sample; it is reported to have been in this condition after the first four or five weeks of the voyage. The butter is also stated to have been of inferior quality, and short supplied.

With regard to the flour, the Commissioners are informed that the "Warwick" emigrant ship, chartered by the same firm, which arrived in Auckland the 3rd of May last, had to put into Otago for the same cause.

The Commissioners have pleasure in recommending Richard Olway, single immigrant, who is reported as having taken entire charge of an old and very infirm man, named Gaffney, who comes out to join his family at Timaru, for a gratuity of, say £4.

The condenser (Normandy’s) had worked well, giving an unlimited supply to all passengers.

The Commissioners have much pleasure in recommending that all gratuities be paid, and that the Surgeon Superintendent be placed upon the list for further employment.

John T. Rouse,
Fred. D. Gibson,
Rich. R. Armstrong,
Immigration Officer.

NOTICE.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WESTLAND DISTRICT.

In the matter of the "Debtors and Creditors Acts;" and
In the matter of the petition of Joseph Kronheimer and Julius Kronheimer, trading as "J. Kronheimer and Co." of Melbourne, Victoria, praying for sequestration of the estate of Alwin Pahn of Hokitika, in the Province of Canterbury, New Zealand, Tobacconist.

TAKE NOTICE that the Court has appointed Monday, the Twenty-third day of September next, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, at the Court House, Hokitika, for the hearing of this petition.

Dated this 12th day of June, 1867.

George William Harvey,
Camp-street, Hokitika,
Solicitor for the Petitioners.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
WESTLAND DISTRICT.

In the matter of the "Debtors and Creditors Acts;" and
In the matter of the petition of Bernard Marks, of Hokitika, in the Westland District of the Colony of New Zealand, Tobacconist, praying for sequestration of the estate of Bernhard Falk, late of Hokitika aforesaid, Tobacconist.

TAKE NOTICE that the Court has appointed Monday, the Twenty-third day of September next, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, at the Supreme Court House, Hokitika, for the hearing of the said petition.

Dated this 8th day of June, 1867.

George William Harvey,
Camp-street, Hokitika,
Solicitor for the Petitioner.