BLUFF HARBOUR.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 81, 14 August 1863, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOUR.

, (FROM' OUR OWN CORaESPOSTOExJIi CampbeMtown, August I2tlJ|| A meeting of Health Officeis wJgl the court house, Cnmpbeßtown, tofff the state of the ship Hew Great Bri(|li to examine into the health of the palp of whom 150 are on board, The Mp sisted of the following gentlemen lH Watt, Esq., R.N. ; *Dr M'Cl\it«S O'Toole, Esq. And it was resolved-JS count of small-pox havingbroken out 111 the passengers during the voyage, / i| very mild form) that the vessel be f 5 ||| on "the first fine day. The passengg ||| to he washed outside with solution of I|| of lime ; the linen to be t-. ashed, a$ ||| the ship's fumigation the boxes to 11 open. Fresh meat to be served out| il board twice a wee"k, and fresh potatilli times a week. All clothes to" he aiiJ§|| fine day, and decks well scrubbed. |||| and small-pox patients' berths, fijlif washed with chloride of lime. Ili 1 The visiting officers, also state, Wsß much praise cannot be bestowed onMp Trader, Doctor Hoskins, and thej§| the ship, tor the ; manner in which t§|§| has beeu kept, and for theprecautu^^ by them to prevent the disease spre;||S Every part of the ship is in sp)en|<?r* The passengers are a very superior c. * " they, and the officers and crewr apj, on excellent terms. f The ship will be admitted to pn the 24th inst., shouli nothing ui*j occur. $■*£ On the New Great Britain being s k t% which was fully one hour befoie stf 1 "*" *| at the Bluff,' Sergeant O'Keefe se^"<4 stable to Invercargill to report the '^ the Health Officer, Dr. M'Clure, i. ',* Weldon, and Mr M' Arthur. In/^ Agent, for Southland, thereby enab '^ "■ to reach the Bluff and inspect t}'V and passengers the following dm' they had to travel twenty-two mil heavy squalls of rain and hail. , The promptitude of our officer iV , the police here is worthy of notice' , ables me to lay before you my rej> f - Health Board so speedily. '