NAPIER.
Tuesday, A sharp shock of earthquake -was felt at 6.17 this evening. A difficulty arose with the Renfrewshire immigrants to-day, as they refused to goto the quarantine barracks. The medical officer of the ship at first alleged as a reason for this refusal that three of the married women being enciente it was not fit for them to go into the ship's hoa;t towed by the steam tug, but he would allow them to go m the latter, This could not be permitted, as .it would break quarantine. The doctor then asked about other immigrants not m the same interesting- con-, dition, but the authorities refused to let them go also. The commissioners thereupon quarantined the ship till next Friday, which will he (three weeks since the last reported case of scarlatina. Wednesday. The Renfrewshire immigrants are now anxious to leave the ship,: but they _wLli-not-ba_landed-aintiL Friday, when the vessel will be admitted to pratique, and even then the . immigrants will have to go into the quarantine barracks.
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 12 January 1878, Page 2
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169NAPIER. Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 25, 12 January 1878, Page 2
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