 By the time the "Talune" reached Apia in Samoa on 7 November, most of the Fijian labourers were ill (Rice 200).The ship's quarantine at Suva was apparently not mentioned on arrival in Apia (Cliff 137) and the acting Port Health officer at Apia was not aware of the epidemic in Auckland (Rice 200).After what seems to have been a somewhat cursory examination the ship was granted pratique and passengers allowed to disembark.