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Evening Star, Issue 3417, 3 February 1874, Page 3

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

. Wellington, February 2. Six hours after the Ocean Mail dropped anchor the Health Officer boarded her, and ordered the vessel into quarantine. It was discovered that there was one case of scarlatina on, board, and also that five deaths amongst the children had occurred on the voyage from whooping-cough. It appears that there had been three cases of scarlatina on the voyage, but the sufferers all got well the day before arrival.- It is expected that the detention will be very short. The ship Glenlora has arrived from London, after a passage of ninety-one days. February 3. Mr Ducane, Governor of Tasmania, leaves Launceston at the end of next week, eh a visit to Victoria and New Zealand. Auckland, February 3. A cutter, supposed to be the Flora Macdonald, was lost yesterday oh the Mannkau bar. The signalman saw the cutter laboring i® a stiff south-westerly gale, and he signalled, Bar dangerous; stand off;” but the latter ■tood in, taking the western channel, and just when it was hoped all danger was passed, she broached to and capsized, sinking almost immediately. If she is the Flora Macdonald, she had three passengers on board, besides the crew ahd Gaptam J. L. Kenny.

' Napier, February 2. The Queen of the North arrived this morning, with immigrants. 106 days out —all well. _ The Ship Queen Bee sailed for London on Saturday with a cargo of wool valued at L68,99L

Christchurch, February 2. At the 'Wesleyan Conference, on the motion of the Her. Mr Bigg, (Dunedin), it was resolved that Waikouaiti circuit be attached to Dunedin, and Roxburgh placed under Lawrence, also that a home missionary be sent to Roxburgh. An application for a minister for Kaipari, Auckland district, was refused. Additional ministers were granted for Havelock and Napier. It was decided to appoint two ministers for the Auckland circuit, and two for “stead of three as heretofore allowed.

Areowtown, February 3. The Otago Miners’ Association convene a meeting of delegates at Clyde on March 2, to consider the Maerewhenua difficulty and the present price of gold.

Lyttelton, February 3. The Isles of the South brings seventeen cabin passengers and 320 immigrants. There were three deaths on the voyage—two infanta and one adult aged 79.