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REPORT OE COMMISSIONERS UPON MATTERS

Monday, 6th May, 1872. James Hackwoeth, Collector of Customs at the Port of Wellington, states :— I have received the bond produced marked T, and it is sent to me by the Customs authorities in London. This is the bond required to be given under the provisions of " The Passengers Act, 1855 • " and from the fact that this bond has been so given, and that the ship has been duly cleared by the Customs authorities in London, I should infer that the certificate of clearance of the Emigration Officer had been obtained.

A. Extract from the Official Log of the ship " England " from London to Wellington.

Thursday, December 28,1871, at 4.30 a.m. At sea, Lat. 27° 29' N. Long. 23° 23' W. Carl Neilsen, the son of Neils Neilsen and Bergitte Hans Detter, departed this hie, aged three years (steerage passengers). 28th December, 1871.—Carl Nilsen setat. three, died this day of diarrhoea, exhaustion.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon' &e.; G. H. Harrington, Commander. ' Betty Maria Olson, astat. twenty-eight, died this day of morbilli; ill eight days (steerage passenger).—2nd January, 1872.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Eriday, January 12, 1872. Saturday, January 13. North Atlantic. Lat. 9° 39' N. Long. 27° 16' W. Lat. 6° 40' N. Long. 27° 16' W. Lat. 8° 20' S. Long. 34° 0' W. Lat. 11° 0' S. Long. 34° 0' W. Alexander Tom Burness, setat; four years, died this day of morbilli, bronchitis fourteen days.—3rd January, 1872.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Kirsten Larsen, setat. two years, died this day of infantile diarrhoea; ill five days — 12th January 1872.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Dinah Christopherson, astat. six months, died this day of morbilli, seven days - infantile diarrhoea, six days.—13th January, 1872.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Karen Olsen, died this day of infantile diarrhoea, aged two years.—18th January 1872. —John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Olave Olsen, died this day, aged two years six months, of infantile diarrhoea.— John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. The emigrants complain against the doctor (era masse) for non-attendance, saying that they will not be attended by him. Thursday, January 18, 1872. Eriday, January 19, 1872. Monday, January 15, 1872. Lat. 23° 58' S. Long. 32° 5' W. Lat. 26° 40' S. Long. 31° 49' W. Lat. 16° 00' S. Long. 34° 00' W. Sunday, January 21, 1872. Wednesday, January 31. Thursday, February 1, 1872. Friday, February 2, 1872. Thursday, February 8, 1872. Lat. 30° 20' S. Long. 31° 22' W. Lat. 44° 24' S. Long. 2° 53' W. Lat. 45° 6' S. Long. 0° 20' W. Lat. 45° 49' S. Long. 4° 44' W. Lat. 48° 40' S. Long. 35° 28'E. I deny the accuracy of this statement made against me, and am fully prepared to answer any and every charge brought against me during this voyage from London to Wellington.—John T. Leigh, M.R.C.S., Lie. Apoth. Soc. Lond., and Licentiate in Midwifery, Registered. February 15,1872. Lat. 50° 15' S. Long. 75° 00' E. Lat. 50° 11' S. Long. 75° 10' E. Lat. 50° 8' S. Long. 126° 17' E. Anthon Busk, died this day of infantile diarrhoea, aged one year ten months.— John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Carl Hanson, died this day of infantile diarrhoea, aged two years.-—John T. Leigh Surgeon in charge. ' Karen Olsen, wife of Ole Olsen, gave birth to a male infant.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Maria Bergersdatter died this day, of measles, aged thirty years.—John T. T JO igh Surgeon in charge. . ' Jessie McDonald, wife of George McDonald, gave birth to a male child.—John T Leigh, Surgeon in charge. Jane Burness this day sustained a comminuted fracture of radius and ulna lower third right.—14th February, 1872.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. George McDonald Burness died this day, tetat. seven months; bronchitis and exhaustion.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. George McDonald, setat. six days, died this clay of inanition from birth.—John T Leigh, Surgeon in charge. James Burness, setat. five years, died this day of morbilli, followed by infantile diarrhoea, and accelerated by inhuman and gross neglect of its father (mother being disabled by an accident).—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. 28th February, 1872.—Jane Ann Burness, setat. seven years, died this day of infantile diarrhoea and exhaustion.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge 3rd March, 1872.—Peter Nielsen, setat. forty-three years, died this day of morbilli eighteen days.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. 7th March, 1872—Lauris Hansen, setat. six years, died this day of infantile diarrhoea.—John T. Leigh, Surgeon in charge. February 15,1872. February 25,1872.