The Earl Granville.

The barque Earl Granville, a fine iron vessel of about 900 tons, commanded by Captain Campbell, under charter to the Shaw, Savill Co., arrived at Auckland on March 4, 1880. She sailed from Plymouth with 318 Government immigrants, and ten days after leaving the Channel measles and whooping cough broke out among the children. There were in all about fifty cases, but only three children died. When the vessel reached port there were six cases of low fever, Dr. Fox being one of the victims. Dr. Philson, health officer, ordered the vessel into quarantine, and she proceeded to Motuihi, where all the passengers were landed. This was the only voyage made to New Zealand.