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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2710, 24 July 1891, Page 2

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Sir Robert Stout on the exodus.

A.Vokt,axd, Thursday.— -Sir Hobert Stout arrived here yesterday rather Unexpectedly from W eijiugfeon, and, is staying at the Grand Hotel. He says he has not come to Auckland on public business, but on professioual business for a client. Sir Eobert states his opinion as to the cause of the oxodus from the colony is that on the defeat of the Stout-Vogel ministry in 1887 no provision was made by the Q-ovemment for the surplus labour unemployed, and the boom in Melbourne caused a great demand there for workmen. As to tbe remedy Sir Robert thinks Government should establish labour bureaus all over New Zealand and that it should encourage the village settlement* scheme and should spend sojie thousands a year in working up the f?uit industry. In his opinion the expenditure of £40,000 a year, judiciously alone, would have stayed to a large extent, our exodus, and created hope for many people who have seen no brightness in their future. Sir Eobert does not anticipate stayiug iv Auckland more than' a day or two. ,-,_ i The Asylum enquiry.

Atjckland, Thursday.— ln their special report and evidence re the erquirr into the charges against the A,uekland asylum attoudantii, Messrs Cooper and Ewington state that the charge of ill treaiiogthe patient Wrn. Wilson, made against the attendants Symth and Newman was not proved. Several charges against attendant named Lorki ng were considered proved and it is vecommeDded his services be dispensed with. :There have been one or two isolated /cases wheire patients have been somewhat roughly used, bub these have been charged against meu who have left the asylum, one haying been dismissed at the time for that reason, and with the exception of the charge against Lorkiug uothing has been proved which calls for censure upon ady other ifattendant now in the servico. The conduct of the female attendants is referred to in terms of the highest commendation. Bootmakers Strike. Auckland, Thursday.— The strike of the operative bootmakers still remains in an unsettled state, but the men state that they are just as firm as ever in the stand they have taken. Suuclay reform iii Auckland. Auckland, Friday.— After a lengthy discussion the City Council have decided that the Art Gallery shall be opened during certain hours on Sunday. The Customs revenue. Wellington, Thursday.-— The customs reveuue for the quarter ended nS?nr 3Oth was £350,581, against £^06,336, for the corresponding quarter of 1890. Last quarter" Auckland contributed, £76,401 ; Wellington' £07,723 j LyUletou, £56,499 ; and Dunedinj £85,055. A fatal fall. | €«RISTonFRCH, Thursday.—^n elderly woman named Ellen MacGregor, while descending the stairs at the office of Messrs Joyce, solicitors, this afternoon, fell and struck bcihead on the concrete floor and aied in hospital this evening

me late .ltalian ' Consul at New Orleina in £te?faJS^ con »Petitorß in the labour marh?Vj £ hermora > after the lynafaW srirSin t? SeCrßta i rj had to barricade then^? selrea vx the consulate, lynchera weie only prevented from attaokingixat T2J £

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