Papers laid before Parliament.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2042, 21 July 1875, Page 2

Papers laid before Parliament.

Mr. Vogel's Absence Explained.

The Medical Certificate.

Papers on Immigration.

Position Assumed by the Agent- .. „ , General.

[BY TELEGRAPH.]

" (from our special correspondent.)

WELLINGTON.- ---; ' ' ; :, Tuesday. Health of. the Premier. The Hon. Sir J. Vogel's detection in ENGLAND : ' LeTTBE,-JBELATIVB- 'TO. Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by command ,of His Excellency. Sir J. Vogel, K.C.M'G.; to the Colonial Secretary. ] 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street,' Westminster, S.W., - 13th May, 1875. Sib,—l have the honor to inform you that since I reached Europe my health has been exceedingly, bad. I have had frequent attacks.-of acute "gout, and have during ■ their intervals been in a very crippled condition, only able to more with great difficulty. 2. As you are.awar.e,illness considerably delayed my arrival in'Englah'd," out after completingthe loan negotiations I thought I should be J able ■ to attend to the- other matters entrusted to me—notably Immigration and' Telegraph "Cable-^fn time to' enable me to leave during the month of May. , ;-,Trhe'.}immigratibn,Tmatters" .'have proved much more arduous than I anticipated, and have involved the examination of an immense mass of correspondence and manyr-returna....-Indeed _.the{ heavy work I have undertaken has, in the opinion of my medical man, Mr. very ' much retarded my recovery. 2. I found that thejatest^ime at which I could leave England with' any hope 'of being in New Zealand for .the session of the Assembly was J'during -June. Seeing how precarious my health was, and how strongly Dr Garro'd expressed himself as to the" necessity for taking means to restore it, I thought it desirable to ask him to call into consultation Sir William! Gull. He and Dr Garrod are considered! the highest authorities in diseases, such as that from which-I am suffering. '* 4. I enclose the. joint certificate of those gentlemen. ' I ' represented to them most strongly how great was my anxiety -to ' be in the Colony for the. Sessionof. the, Assembly,' and the very' serious" personal "disadvantages I should labour, .under,, consequent upon my absence. 'They, however, adhered to the terms of. their, certificate,,, and I think you will agree with me that. in the face of such a document, I- could' not with justice to myself or my family . , incur the risk of leaving England in, June. 5. I propose, therefore, remaining in Europe until, August or .September— probably September—unless you telegraph ■ that youwwisth t me to 1 leave in August, when I will endeavour to do so. 6. In these circumstances it is right that I should place my resignation freely at your disposal, or rather that-1, should empower you to" tender it to His Excellency- the Governor, if my colleagues should think such a course necessary. ' I have, &c, ••' m , , JULIUS Vo<JEL. To the Hon. D. Pollen* &c. : i . CERTIFICATE. '', : " 74, Brook street, Grovesnor Square. ' We, the undersigned, have this day medically examined the Hon. Julius Vogel, and consulted on the "state of his health. We find Mr Vogel free from organic disease, but so much prostrated by gout and overwork, that wo are of opinion it would be' dangerous for Mr Vogel to undertake a journey to New Zealand, as proposed, in June next. We I are further ot opinion that it is on all 1 grounds desirable that ,Mr Vogel should 1 remain in Europe during the coming and that he should follow a course of mineral at one or more of the German springs. We. desire further, to. add, ifc is our opinion that by the rest advised, and a due medical course, Mr Vogel's health will be satisfactorily restored. - • ' sth May, 1875. William W. Gull, M.D. 6th May, 1875; " Alfred B. Garrod, M.D.