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Tealeaf · 30-01-2004, 16:37

N/PAP: Canturbury Provincial Gazette Mon 28 Sept, 1863. Vol 10, No 16, pg 165 (Held at Cant Public Lib, Chch).

Commissioners Report. Accrington.

The Commissioners were much pleased with the arrangements for hospital accommodation and berthing the passengers of the ship Accrington, with the exception of the storeroom hatchway opening into the female hospital, and the fact that seventeen
single men were berthed on a lower deck without other light and ventilation than afforded through the hatchway.

The cleanliness of the several compartments was satisfactory.

The distilling apparatus (Normanby's), and the baking arrangements were satisfactory.

The medicine chest from Apothecaries' Hall was well furnished, and the scale of medical comforts much more liberal than in most shops previously inspected, though less so than in the Government Commissioner's ship.

The Commissioners regret to find that many irregularities occured during the voyage, the seamen frequenting the compartment of the married people, in one instance forcibly entering that of the single females. The medical officer not having the
experience, and not being armed with the authority of a surgeon superintendent under the Government Commissioner's, was unable to prevent these occurences, and the Master's authority was openly defied by the sailors.

The 'Constables appointed to keep order do not appear to have exerted themselves to assist the officers at the time of the intrusion into the single women's saloon.

Signed: William Donald, RM, Chairman.

John T Rouse

HS McKellar.

Lyttleton Times, 9 Sept 1863.

The fine clipper ship Accrington arrived at the quarantine anchorage on Saturday afternoon. The commissioners, on going on board, soon found that she was entitled to a clean bill, but, owing to a robbery on board, they gave strict orders not to
admit anyone on board from shore without an order. Twelve deaths and five births occurred during the passage. She left Plymouth on June 18, having accomplished the passage from land to land in a little over 75 days. Nothing worthy of note
occured during the voyage except a continuance of gales and squally weather a little time after she left the meridian of the Cape. The Accrington is a remarkably fine vessel, having a flush deck of 280ft in length, and from a slight inspection
she appears all that could be desired to bring out immigrants from home. That great desideratum at sea - plenty of fresh water - was supplied almost ad libitum from the distilling apparatus on board during the greater part of the voyage - equal
to 500 gallons per diem.

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Tealeaf God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Paradise Lost Posts: 7,220 Liked: 11 times Rep Power: 4266	N/PAP: Canturbury Provincial Gazette Mon 28 Sept, 1863. Vol 10, No 16, pg 165 (Held at Cant Public Lib, Chch). Commissioners Report. Accrington. The Commissioners were much pleased with the arrangements for hospital accommodation and berthing the passengers of the ship Accrington, with the exception of the storeroom hatchway opening into the female hospital, and the fact that seventeen single men were berthed on a lower deck without other light and ventilation than afforded through the hatchway. The cleanliness of the several compartments was satisfactory. The distilling apparatus (Normanby's), and the baking arrangements were satisfactory. The medicine chest from Apothecaries' Hall was well furnished, and the scale of medical comforts much more liberal than in most shops previously inspected, though less so than in the Government Commissioner's ship. The Commissioners regret to find that many irregularities occured during the voyage, the seamen frequenting the compartment of the married people, in one instance forcibly entering that of the single females. The medical officer not having the experience, and not being armed with the authority of a surgeon superintendent under the Government Commissioner's, was unable to prevent these occurences, and the Master's authority was openly defied by the sailors. The 'Constables appointed to keep order do not appear to have exerted themselves to assist the officers at the time of the intrusion into the single women's saloon. Signed: William Donald, RM, Chairman. John T Rouse HS McKellar. Lyttleton Times, 9 Sept 1863. The fine clipper ship Accrington arrived at the quarantine anchorage on Saturday afternoon. The commissioners, on going on board, soon found that she was entitled to a clean bill, but, owing to a robbery on board, they gave strict orders not to admit anyone on board from shore without an order. Twelve deaths and five births occurred during the passage. She left Plymouth on June 18, having accomplished the passage from land to land in a little over 75 days. Nothing worthy of note occured during the voyage except a continuance of gales and squally weather a little time after she left the meridian of the Cape. The Accrington is a remarkably fine vessel, having a flush deck of 280ft in length, and from a slight inspection she appears all that could be desired to bring out immigrants from home. That great desideratum at sea - plenty of fresh water - was supplied almost ad libitum from the distilling apparatus on board during the greater part of the voyage - equal to 500 gallons per diem.