IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT UPON SHIP BOYNE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5616, 29 March 1879, Page 3

IMMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT UPON SHIP BOYNE .

- The following- report by the Immigration Commissioners at the port of Lyttelton upon the_immigration, ship Boyne, together with minutes of evidence respecting a breach of section 62jpf the Passenger Act, 1855, are published for general information;— The Commissioners report the arrival of this ship on the 26th February, after a passage of 100 days. The general health of the immigrants bad been good throughout the passage: tho surgeon reported four births and two deaths during the passage, and one death (an adult) ' immediately after arrival. . " ■ ; ' ' The Commissioners ’ are unable to report favorably on the ship ; tho light and ventilation was imperfect, the dead-lights leaked badly, anil consequently the decks were con—tinually wet. The discipline-on board the ship was very imperfect; this was partly owing to tho bad conduct of several of the single men and single women, and partly to the fact / tbit a number of the crew, and also the baker of the ship, were only engaged for the rnh out i. at Is. per month.' Frequent quarrels among the immigrants, and also ; among the ship’s crew, are 1 reported in tho surgeon’s journal; . one groat cause, doubtless, having been the ' pale of spints, .which has. formed the subject of a special inquiry, the report of which is ' ' appended. The provisions had ' been served the quality was good. The regulations respecting''boat: and fire drill had been care- ' .fully' attended to.. The bath in the tinglewomen's compartment did not. work satis. ’ faotorilyin consequence of defective plumber’s • ' work. IV - "The Commissioners regret that they cannot ■' report favorably of several of the single women by this ship j their conduct during the passage

gave a considerable amount of trouble, and on arrival four of them immediately left their situations, and are about the town with the sailors of the ship. Particulars respecting them are attached to this report. In consequence of the result of the inquiry held on the 14th March, the Commissioners feel that they would not be fulfilling their duty did they not recommend to the Government that the captain’s gratuity of £25 be withheld, and that a similar amount be deducted from that payable to the surgeon, whom they cannot recommend for further employment.