TELEGRAPHIC. (From the NEW ZEALAND HERALD.)

Waikato Times, Volume V, Issue 276, 17 February 1874, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC. (From the NEW ZEALAND HERALD.)

Port Chalmers. Saturday. The ship Mongol will be'furmgated and the cargo pur m lighter*. The fuult of the disease lies with the home clearing office. In thitteen cues fever wtis Hent out of iho depot at Plymouth. The day before the Mongol's passengers Mint' on board, hiu! the day after they weie Mapped, two iainmcd were dent on shoie, being ill and ueali lro.n the eHects 01 fever. Four cases are now under tieutment. One hunuivU and eighty -one And a-half statute adults are tor Oti^o, seventy one for Lyttelton, uinety-une for Wellington, and seventy-two and a-half for Auckland. A later message Bays : — Portion of the Mongol* passengers were put on Quarantine Lland this morning. One child died last night from abscess irom the etfrctp of meanles The GotUMiburgh is faUea u[> again and sails ior Melbourne to-Uaj.

Dnnedin, Siturdaj. In tbo Kfbident Ma<jishate's Court, yesterday, Jame* Hunt fued l)i Soi!ej far nial-f.ractue, cl.uuii'i)^ £100 dcuiages for alle/,'od improper tiv.itmo'it of hn lejj. Aiiiunbor of medical witnesses wore ex.nmned and the caao ad)ouri>i>d. Mr Hollowuv. who conies in charge of immigrants ppr MoDfol, propones to remain sonic timo m Ne * Zo.ilitnd, an I to make himsulf piaetically acquiiuiLed with the wuius of the country.