MAURITIUS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 21, 1 March 1845, Page 4

MAURITIUS.

We have received, via Hobart Town, Mauritius papers to the 29th November. We regret to state that the acconnts are most unfavourable ; the contagious disorder amongst the cattle, which we have on previous occasions noticed, was still raging — from 26th April to 30th July no less than 6467 horned beasts fell under it ; in the month of August, 3138 ; and in September, 2323 ; in October and November the numbers had not diminished. While their cattle are destroyed in this way, the colonists are threatened with the terrible hydrophobia, numerous cases cf dogs affected having occurred ; and in addition to all this, the small pox was raging to such an extent that regular returns wera made of the numbers of cases and deaths along with the returns of the cattle destroyed by the ejnzootie. So .great was the destruction of working bullocks, that the Governor of Mauritius had sent to the Governor of Bourbon, requesting a supply of mules, in order that the labours of the planters might not be altogether put a stop to ; unfortunately the Governor of Bourbon could not comply with the request, without running the risk of diminishing to too great an extent the means of labour at Bourbon. Monetary matters do not appear to have much improved ; the introduction of 759,171 Company's rupees was hailed with considerable satisfaction in the month of October. Coolie immigration was still going on : it is stated that there were 43,000 employed on the plantations. We do not observe any reports as to the state of the sugar markets at Port Louis. — Sydney Morning Herald.