ANALYSIS OF HOSPITAL REPORT, FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1866.

West Coast Times, Issue 321, 3 October 1866, Page 2

ANALYSIS OF HOSPITAL REPORT, FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1866.

Remaining in Hospital on 31st Aug. ... 44 Admitted during month of Sept 43 v Total treated 87 Discharged cured 42 Do. relieved ] Died \, % a ... 45 Remaining iir Hospital on 30th Sept. 42 Diseases. Fever, 10 ; rheumatism, 7 ; dysentery, 6 ; bronchitis, .7 ; phthisis, 1 ; asthma, 1 ; fractures—simple, 8; compound, 1;■1 ;■ skin diseases —simple, 4; specific, 1; bruises, 3; ulcers, 4 ; sciatica, 2 j burns, 2 ; hepatitis, 2; dropsy, 1 ; ophthalmia, 1 ; caries,, 1 ; urinary fistula, 1 ; quinsey, 1 ; delirium tremens, 4 ; stricture of urethra, I ; syuovitisf 1 ; parnlis, 1 ; dyspepsia, 3; otitis, 1; celluliiis, 1; paralysis 1 ; fistula in ano, 1 ; gunshot wound, 1 j sprains, 2 ; venereal diseases, 6. ' , :—»: — » By electric telegraph we lea*rn tl\at the steamer Ruahine has arrived at Wellington with tho English mails via Panama. We presume th.it the "J. B. Cassius," mentioned in tho.penny paper of last evening, as one |of f;he .candidates for the office of •Municipal Councillor, is Mr Michael Cassius — the mistake having been occasioned by the '• stupid or wilful misspelling" of that gentleman's "initials." Who the MrVW. B. Clarke" mentioned is, we are not aware. Probably a distant relation of (he Aurora Australia.

|- It is satisfactory to note that miners arc I turning their attention -"to 'the so-called r'workedroul" ground on the beaches, which Iwe feel confident will pay well foi-'a sylematic J re-turning over. Our G-rcy contemporary in bis issae of yesterday says :— " We understand thai applications arc coming i for extended claims on that part of the South Beach which has been declared abandoned ground. There is no doubt that the systematic re-working of tile old v load would pay well and giro employ - Iment to a great number of men for some time to come." We regret that two typographical errors 'that require correction appeared in our yesterday's issue. We are sure that' Mr F..L. Olurko will not think that we had any deliberate intention of damaging his chancea of election by the mistake made by the printer in his initials.- The other error was speaking of Mr. Bradshaw's proposal as intended to reduce the s export duty on gold to "'a pound" per ounce, instead of to a shilling. Yesterday afternoon a, man, whose name we have been unable to learn, but who, we believe, is a storekeeper from the Grey, attempted suicide by leaping into the river from the wharf, at the foot of Wharf street. Fortunately assistance was at hand v and he was dragged ashore little the worse of his dip. The motive that induced the mad action is reportcdj to be irritation arising from business arrangements. /The first dh-ect shipment of gold, from Westland to the old country, will take place to-day, as the Otago will cany away 8000 ounces from this port and Greyiuoutb, to be transhipped into the Kaikoura at Wellington. The Union Bank is the first to initiate (his movement, which we hope to see followed by the others, as besides being more direct, fewer risks attend the transmission of gold by this route than by that via Suez. , / The mail for Europe via Panama will leave to-day per s.s. Otago. Letters for the United Kingdom must be posted by 10 a.m. ; lor America and the Continent of Europe by 9 a.m. For the Australian Colonies, per s.s. Onieo, by 9.30. a.m. ' , The gold escort will leave town for Ross this morning. The " Otngo Daily Times"of the 2-±th says j ss — "The funeral of Mr Charles^ Logic, the late Collector of Customs,, took place on Saturday afternoon. The remains of the deceased gentleman were followed to the cemetery by a^large number of persons, among3t whom we noticed the -members of the Executive at present in town ; the Custom House and other officials. The burial service was impressively read by the Rev. Mr Brunton." We learn that Mr Shappere, watchmaker, has purchased, at a cost of L 250, the premises lately occupied by Mr Newton, opposite the Red House, Revell street. We sincerely wish our public-spirited fellow townsman the success in his new establishment which his enterpriso deserves. t

A party of gentlemen, interested in the promotion of the Hokitika and Greymouth tramway, yesterday made an inspection of a considerable portion of tho ground over which tho lino is intended to be carried. We understand that up to tho point, they reached there was no appearance of any engineering difliculties to be encountered, and wo believe thut tho works will be forthwith taken in hand, under auspiCes that guarantee the success of the enterprise. Hotel extension is quite the order of the duy in Hokitika, and soon the, town will be able to boast of accommodation for traveller ß which, in extent and~ comfort, will be unsurpassed by that of any other in New Zealand. We notice that Mr Osborne, of the Empire Hotel, is erecting a fine two-storied building over tho house in which, for many months, he has driven 30 excellent a trade. Its area at the base will be forty feet by thirty-four feet, and from the knojvn enterprise of the proprietor we feel sure that, when finished, tike house for completeness of accommodation will be sccond'to none other in town. An extensive addition is being made* to the back of the Hotel de Franco, consisting of a double range of bedrooms, which will vastly increase the already extensive accommodation to be found at that establishment. The hotel known as Hamilton's, in Revell street, immediately op^ posite Temple Court, is also undergoing improvements, which will make it a first-class house. . *«* With reference to the discovery of gold in the Waikato country, the "New Zealand Herald " of the 18th ult., says :— " A gentleman who came into town yesterday from the Waikato confirms in a measure our reporter's remarks which appeared «in our columns of last Satuiday as to gold having been discovered behind the Koheroa ranges. It appeai'6 that on Thursday last some men were seen washing gold in the Maungatawhiri Creek, and who, on being questioned whence they obtained it, for some time maintained silence ; but one of them ultimately replied, though apparently with great reluctance, " Behind yon ranges." Our- informant saw the gold, but was not allowed to retain possession of it. Furthermore, avo learn that a party of meu were observed the same day im-> mediately behind tho .ranges, forming packages and slipping them on their shoulders, and also to stop near tho crock. When the news reached, tho neighborhood it naturally caused much excitement, and, to say tho least, there appears- to be grounds for t*ie report ; but whether gold is actually to be found in payable quanties remains to bo shown. The gold, it is said, was discovered at a depth of twelve feet. ' Wo observe from our Hobart Town files that the Tasmauian Assembly was dissolved on the 18th ult. Preparations for the new elections were proceeding vigorously. Mr T # P. Chapman, Dr. Crowther, Mr Adams, and Mr Barret were in the field for tho represen- ' lation of Hobart Town. • ' The " New Zealand Hci'ald" reports the following narrow escape :—": — " Several boys, by some means, got access to the cellar of a pub-lic-house in Grey street, and at once set to work sucking the tap of -a whisky cask. All of them became tipsy, and two of them were carried to the police station in a state of insensibility. Fears were at one*time entertained for their lives, and Dr Hooper had to be sent .for, who gave them" strong emetics? But for tlifo timely aid they must have died from tho effects of the alcohol they hud taken, which we are informed was twenty degrees over r>roof." ' % i The Melbourne " Argus" of the 26th ult., stall's -• — " The preparations for H.M.C.S. Vic(own *uo proceed on the coast survey service, have been completed, and she will steam from her anchorage to-day for that purpose, beginning at the Barwon Heads, and working thence along the coast to Cape Otway. ■ Captnin W. H. Norman will command the Victoria, the survey operations being under the immediate superintendence of Commander Wilkinson, E.N. The olljer members of the survey staff are Mr Stanley, R.N., Mr P. H. M'Hugh, and Mr S. Crispo. Twelve of the more'arlvaiced boys from the Naval Training Ship have tyeen discharged,. an,d have volunteered to serve on board the Victoria.*' *

We lake the following from the " Wostland Observer" 'of Saturday :— " Notwithstanding the exposure of his falsehoods, and the threats which he incurred from ..people whom he had deceived, the Dutchman named " George Robinson, who last week pretended ' to *be an applicant for a prospecting claim at the Pareka river, has been repeating his false reports of discoveries there, as he has been travelling northward from Okarita to Hokitika, and several enquiries have been made by persons coming down overlaud, as to the truth of his statements. After the deceit he had already practised, while on his journey northward from Bruce Bay, it is to be regretted that He was allowed to escape so easily to repeat his meaningless and heartless hoax. It is true that there is no law but the law of Lynch to punish such practises as those of this delinquent and his predecessor Hunt, and it would be bad" legal or moral advice to recommend the adoption of such law, but the circumstances would really, tempt anybody to wish that the fellow "would get a thorough good thrashing. Tho only objects he seems to have in view are a little notoriety and cheap diet, his story usually begetting an amount of friendship which develops itself into an invitation to take a ' snack' or ' a nobbier,' and it would be w '11 if" this desire of his could be gratified by a restriction to jail diet at the cost of the general public, instead of being met by the hospitality of a few, who themselves become the dup<?s, and dupe others into starting ,for this new El Dorado of the South. Although we can have no objection to receive accessions to the pi'esenfc population on this part of the cast, we do not desire such accessions to be made through the agency of such celebrities as Robinson and Hunt, and cannot but regret that there does not exist in the statute book some provision for, the prosecution of men wild, in the way they have done deceive, or attempt to deceive, the mining population into rushes which are fruitful of nothing but outlay, trouble, and disappointment." „ ~* In commenting on Mr Moorhouse's bill to give increased representation to WestlanS, the "Wellington Advertiser" epeaks in the following exceedingly complimentary style of people of Westland :—-" if this bill is carried, Canterbury will obtain one more vote in the' Houso, or., more than it is entitled to; the argument that there are such a number of persons being a weak one, as those persons cannot be looked upon as colo*

nists having a stake in tho country, but a population of the most migratory character," Commenting on this sentence, the " Nelson Examiner" says :—": — " The reasoning of the " Advertiser" is not very ldgical. The West Coast population is not likely to be of a migratory character. If tho Otago goldfields are represented ia Parliament, why not the West Coast goldfields ? Next session, if we mistake not, the West Coast will be asking for still further representation, and be justified in demanding it." The " Argus" of the 11th instant says :— " An apparatus invented by Mr F. Foolinan, and entitled by him a 'patent sirapliGed safety diaphragm regulator arid coal economiser,' has been in use in the engine-room of | the ' Argus' for thirteen months, and has given great satisfaction. It consists of a convulted iron tube, opening into the boiler, in which is a column of water, which, under pressure of steam, acts upon a lever and damps the furnace fire& when the pressure reaches the point beyond which it is not desired that it should rise, By moving a weight the apparatus can be made to regulate the pressure to ten, twenty, thirty, or any other number of pounds that may be required. It effects a considerable economy of fuel, by obviating those frequent blowings-off of steam which occur through ignorance or careless firing, and its use materially lessens the risk of accident through neglect or inexperience in enginedriver or stoker. The apparatus is inexpensive, and simple' in its construction, costing only a few shillings per horse-power of boiler employed. It may be made by an ordinary blacksmith, and, judging from our experience, costs veryiittie to keep l in repair, that in use on our own premises having cost nothing since it was fitted more than a year since."