NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 244, 14 October 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

WEi^LiNaTQN, October 13. Captain Fauohild, of the s.s. Hinenioa, which left for one of her regular oruises this morning, has instructions to doable the size of the food depots on the Auckland and Campbell Islands, to build a boashouae at the Auoklande, and, leave two boats these,

:.. „.,■■-,- .■. : ,--j..-.' .-■■:-■ :..T-'. -.'V, - .-■' v/.-i_-.^LY'?y-a^i and also to erect a new depot at the Bounty Islands. ' v '-^ The steamer louio, from Lyttelton, left Rio for London yesterday, with her meat in good oonditioD, Major Gudgeon, who ia holding a sitting of the Native Land Court north of Gisborne, has forwarded to the Government a report on the mortality of the Bast Coast Natives, in which he gives the names of 72 Natives, or nearly ten per oent of the population of the district, who have died since June. He attributes the deaths in a large measure to the barbarous treatment the patients receive from Maori doctors. Comparatively few deaths have occurred at Waipiro, and this he attributes to the presence of Mr Matt Sootb, of the Native dispensary. Major Gudgeon believes that the residents would guarantee £200 to secure the services of a good doctor. I Mr Soott also f urnishes a report, stating that deaths are due to superstition, laziness, aud natural inaptitude in looking after the siok, and because the Natives refused to acoe'pt European medicines, but stick to their tohungas, Te Kooti rites, and anointing with oil, according to the Mormon creed. The Government have telegraphed to Major Gudgeon that if the residents will guarantee a subsidy of £200 a year for a medioal man, they will supplement! the amount by AlOO per annum* Information has reached here that Mr John Southern, formerly New Zealand representative, of Messrs Rylands and Sons, of London, was run over by a railway train at Perth and killed on the 6th inst. Tho s.s. Rotokino, with horses from Wellington, arrived at Calcutta on the Bth inst. Ministers have decided to give effect to the arrangement foreshadowed in the Public Works Statement for the amalgamation of the Marine Department with the Publio Works Department. The Publio Works Department is to take over all the f unotions of the Marine Department in. regard to the construction and maintenance of lighthouses and harbor works, and inspection of machinery and inspection of steamers. All the other duties of the Marine Department, Buoh as the examination of masters and mates, &c, will be transferred to the Customs. Mr H. J. H. Blow is to be confirmed in the position of Under-Secretary for Publio Works, the responsibilities of whioh he has held for some time past. There will be some amount of alteration in official positions in the amalgamated departments. Chkistchuroh, Ootober 13. It has been decided by the sympathisers with the Opposition to give a banquet to Mr Rolleston on November 11. Mr Eden George has instructed his solicitor to prooeed with the petition claiming the Christohuroh seat. He has retained Messrs George Harper, T. W. Stringer and Cohen, The annual meeting of the Prison Gats Mission was held to-day, Mr Justice Denniston presiding. The seoretary reported that during the year 37 men and four women had been oared for in the Mission Home at a total of only £70 6s Bd. The annual session of *the Diocesan Synod was opened to-daj . Bishop Julius, in his address, expressed grout regret at the illness of the Bishop of Nelson, suggesting that a message of sympathy should be sent, he stated that the total parochial debt has been reduoed to £3000, He congratulated the Diooeße of Dunedin on the formation of theSelwyn College. Referring to Education, he said he entirely approved of tne elemeutry system of thia Colony, in so far as ■ : it was free and compulsory, and if it were . only nudenominational instead of secular, ■ he could support it with all hia heart. He would be ready to join with other denominl atins in obtaining such a system as that i followed by the London School Board, He 1 concluded by expressing the opinion that ■ the time was drawing near when the union i of the Christian Churches would be aooom- ) plished, . Dunedin, Ootober 18. Diphtheria has made its appearanoe iu South Dunedin and two deaths are reported. A train on the Kaitangata Coal Company's 1 line, consisting of an eugiae, a composite > carriage, and 30 trucks, waa run on to the i siding by mistake, and came into collision . with some loaded coal trucks. No one was injured, but the engine waß so badly damaged that one had to be secured from the Railway Commissioners to take its place.