THE SURAT IMMIGRANTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3461, 26 March 1874, Page 2

THE SURAT IMMIGRANTS.

■ Slt'fte.'lfe;' • * _ Sir.-1-I agtee with “ The Shrht Victim ” thatit is the duty of the agerits here to see that the immigrants get whatis bb thfeir contract ticket, out it Was riot the cash with the immigrants 6’f the Surat: 1 It wat dn our contract ticket that wo were each’ to, have (adult) Gogs, of cheese, Bozft, oT oarrdte, and Boza. of onions peir week ; but when we had been a week on board and bad hot got any, the captains of the mess weht 'to Captain Johnson and tho doctor, who both fold the men that there was not ;in bririoe: of cheese on borircL So the lnen sand they ‘would have to «ee about it" when' we' gbt to Dunedin ; b. ufc Y.® n?t to wait, till ’Ve got to Dunedin;; for the truth’came tho Ist of January, when w& were bn deck and wanted the captain to take’nil off the ship when she had,nine feet,of wkter in her. ihen he told hs to go ihttf thb’cabihand i>^°//M 0U , rae^v ® 8 ’ an d, he would* take ue'fto Pbrt Chalmers ; and When Wo gbt cabin, Ip there were five cheeses l l ’ lh»bdii* elusion, I hope there Will be something done about our luggage, or I fear we dare not send for any of our friends to > bimfe- bttt'Kero. Trusting you will insert these feWßheAXra. main '" ’ . M * Dunedin, March i 26. -m &&