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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th March, 1856.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the following corres-
pondence with the Postmaster at Nelson, res-
pecting the non-transmission of a mail to
Auckland by him, should be published for
general information.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 9th February, 1856.
Sir,–
I am directed by His Excellency the
Governor to state that no Mails have been
received here by the "Zingari" this time
from Otago, Lyttelton, and Wellington; and
that on inquiry it appears that Mails were
put on board that ship at those three ports;
that all the Mails were landed at Nelson, and
that to the best of the Captain's belief, the
only Mail brought on from Nelson was a
Nelson Mail.

His Excellency has directed me to call
upon you for a full explanation as far as you
are able to give it on this matter, which has
been productive of great public inconvenience.
I have, &c.,
(Signed) ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

The Postmaster,
Nelson.

Post Office, Nelson,
18th February, 1856.
Sir,–
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter (date and number as per
margin), written by direction of His Excel-
lency the Governor, requesting an explana-
tion as to the non transmission of the Mail
from Wellington by "Zingari."

On the Mails arriving here I directed the
man having the bags in charge from the
Custom House to place in this office those
labelled, and those without labels into an
adjoining building, as I could not find room
for them all.

In mentioning bags without labels, I beg
to remark that bags containing newspapers
are rarely labelled, and only tied up.

As I had newspapers unsorted and had not
time to attend to them and despatch Mails
they remained until after the steamer had
left, when on opening the bags among others
I found the Auckland one, without label, it
having been destroyed.

I am aware of the great inconvenience and
greater annoyance this has caused the Public,
and regret exceedingly it has occurred, and
which I can only admit has been caused from
the want of the necessary accommodation
and room in this office to enable me to carry
on its duties in a proper manner.

I trust His Excellency will be pleased to
consider this a sufficient explanation, and re-
lieve me of any charge of neglect or inatten-
tion to the important duties of the Post Office.
I think it right to state, that the labels of
four Mails, which arrived this day by the
"Zingari," had been destroyed.

I have
(Signed) B. WALMSLEY,
Postmaster.

The Honourable
the Colonial Secretary, &c.,
Auckland.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland,
13th March, 1856.
HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Return for
general information.

By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

RETURN of CASES, the subjects being OUT
PATIENTS of the Colonial Hospital at WHANGA-
NUI, and treated from the 1st of July to the
31st of December, 1855.

Diseases.
Euro-
peans.
Natives.
Total number
treated.

Catarrhus .. .. 0 16 16
Dyscœa .. .. 0 1 1
Rheumatismus .. .. 0 15 15
Blepharitis Ciliaris .. 0 2 2
Psoriasis .. .. 0 1 1
Conjunctivitis .. .. 0 3 3
Febris.. .. .. 0 22 22
Corneitis .. .. 0 1 1
Bronchitis .. .. 0 7 7
Epistaxis .. .. 0 3 3
Pertussis .. .. 1 4 5
Anoomia .. .. 0 1 1
Ulcus .. .. 0 3 3
Syphilis .. .. 0 3 3
Cephalalgia .. .. 0 10 10
Vulnus .. .. 1 2 3
Influenza .. .. 0 17 17
Psora .. .. 0 2 2
Diarrhea .. .. 0 3 3
Hernia .. .. 1 0 1
Sabluxatio .. .. 0 2 2
Caries .. .. 0 1 1
Contusio .. .. 0 1 1
Fractura .. .. 0 1 1
Eczema .. .. 0 1 1
Odontalgia .. .. 1 1 2
Phlegmon .. .. 0 2 2
Porrigo .. .. 0 1 1
Tinea .. .. 0 1 1
Tumor.. .. .. 0 1 1
Abscessus .. .. 0 1 1
Hypertrophia cordis .. 1 0 1
Vaccinia (secund-artem) 0 0 0

498
632

GEORGE REES,
Colonial Surgeon,
Whanganui.