Quarantine Island.

Complaints having come under the notice of the Committee with regard to the Quarantine Island, and quarantine regulations generally, the Committee, accompanied by Mr. O. Mays, Immigration Officer, and by the Mercantile Marine Association, visited the island of Motuihi, and submitted certain recommendations to the Hon. Colonial Secretary, which resulted in much needed improvements being carried out. A further recommendation, that the island be connected with Auckland by telephone or cable, has not yet been acted upon.