SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5343, 7 October 1874, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

NELSON, Tuesday. A large public meeting was held at Rsefton (West Coaat) to-day, to ur^o the Provincial Government to Keep the road to Gieymouthin a proper paitahle condition, and to pm chase Dal ton's Suspension Bridge. [Tins bridge was built by a privnto pers-on, who was empouered to levy certain tolls, from wliuh the people of Iieefton now desire t<i see all tiaffio freed by means of tlio Govcinmc at pun hasing Dilton's rights J Gioat indignation was expressed by tln> niectini» l)o. ciisci of the Government's neglt'ot of t)ie district. Resolutions to that (.Toct were passed. So many waggons are c^psi/ed in eniiBcquence of the ruta in Uio ioad, tint tho Keufton traders coiitunpLito withdrawing their traffic from the road. The Inangahua Jlrrald (Recfton) this nioiniug pub'ifches a private lettor from tho South Afncxu diamond Held*, drprocatuif; auy rush to tho Transvaal goldilelds.

CHMSTCIIURCH, Tuesday. Statistics from tbo Registrar General Hie published, showing tho comparative ho^lth of tliu various municipalities of the colony, uhiih plaoij Chiintchuich in an unfavourable pcftUiu/), and have excited much attention. At a inei-ting of the City Council bold last ii'«ht-, it was decided to infoim tho Registrar (■»■ no i.tl that tho hoapiUJ is not in the eity, and that it receives all Us patients from all parts of tbo province ; consequently nil fle.it l«s thcie shoull not be included iu tbo Chnalchuich rotuins. A ropojt fiom Dr. Powell on tbo Btatistics was ro,ul. 'rim states that the bi«b per outage ot tho duatli rato during tho pa«t throo mouths was oasula, and not iu auy degree attributable to the sanitary condition of tho city. Tho deaths were principally amongst tho young children, and woie due to the very dunyeable nature of the weather. It pointed out the fallicious nature of the percentage returns at the registered small communities, extending over short periods of time, as nuch returns were largely influenced by casual circumstances, and stated that the death rato of 1873, iu proportion to bntrn, was 20 per cent, less than in 1864 and 18G9. The charges against the captain of the ship 'Cathuart,' for shooting three seamen on the voyage out, were thrown out by the Grand J ury.