Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 12

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✨ Mental Health and Postal Statistics



Returns of Patients suffering from Mental Derangement placed under the care of the Provincial Surgeon, Wellington since the commencement of the Colony 22nd January, 1840, to 31st December, 1857, inclusive.

| Name | Date of admission | Name of party
| | | Applying | Committing | Date of | | Remain. |
| | | | | Discharge | Death | |
|------------|-------------------|---------------|----------------------------|---------------|----------|---------|
| M.F. | | | | | | |
| 1 | | | | | | |
| A. McI. | 1850, February 7 | ... | Resident Magistrate | 1854, Sept. 17| ... | 2 |
| J. G. | 1852, August 30 | ... | Ditto | | 1855, Oct. 6| |
| J. C. | „ Sept. 23 | ... | Ditto | | 1854, Feb. 15| |
| B. G. | 1853, May 13 | ... | Ditto | 1854, Sept. 17| ... | |
| H. B. | 1854, January 17 | ... | Ditto | | „ May 5 | |
| M. M. | „ February 1 | ... | Ditto | | „ Sept. 17| |
| T. B. | „ February 7 | ... | Ditto | | „ May 27 | |
| G. W. | „ March 4 | T. | Ditto | 1855, Jan. 1 | ... | |
| M. T. | „ May 1 | O.R. | St. Hill, R. M. | | 1855, Mar. 30| 1 |
| H. C. | „ May 15 | ... | Fox, Sub-Sheriff Featherston, Superint. | 1855, Feb. 27| ... | |
| C. B. | „ June 15 | ... | Ditto | 1854, Dec. 20 | ... | |
| W. F. | „ October 14 | ... | Ditto | | 1855, Sept. 13| |
| E. F. | „ October 3 | ... | St. Hill, R. M. | | „ June 1 | |
| F. H. | „ Dec. 12 | ... | Ditto | | ... | |
| C. B. S. | „ Dec. 25 | ... | Dorset P., Surgeon | | ... | 3 |
| W. F. | 1855, March 31 | ... | Ditto | | ... | |
| E. F. | „ March 31 | ... | Ditto | | ... | |
| E. C. | „ August 20 | T. | St. Hill, R. M. Featherston, Superint. | 1856, Aug. 20| ... | |
| M. T. | | ... | Ditto | 1856, May 29 | 1856, Feb. 13 | |
| J. B. | 1856, January 29 | S. B. | Wakefield, Judge | 1857, Oct. 24 | ... | 1 |
| W. H. B. | „ January 31 | ... | St. Hill, R. M. | | ... | 1 |
| L. L. | „ April 18 | ... | Featherston, Superint. Wakefield, Judge | 1867, Jan. 17| ... | 1 |
| B. McN. | | | Ditto | | ... | |
| B. S. | 1857, January 13 | R. | Ditto | | ... | |
| R. P. | „ January 17 | ... | Ditto | | ... | |
| T. S. P. | „ March 16 | E.P. | Ditto | 1857, April 30| ... | |
| J. B. | „ May 23 | ... | Featherston, Superint. | 1857, Sept. 14| ... | |
| J. H. | „ August 15 | ... | Ditto | | ... | |

| | Females | 8 | | | | |
| | Males | 17 | | | | 8 |

Total: 25

FREDERICK JOHN KNOX,
Resident Medical Officer.

LOCAL POSTS—PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.

GENERAL ABSTRACT OF LOCAL POSTS LETTER BILLS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31st OF MARCH, 1858.

Local Posts No. of Vouchers Newspapers Letters Amount of Local Postage on all Letters and Newspapers paid Value of New Zealand stamps used in payment of Local Postage
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Wanganui 1 2857 3608 23 0 8 7 1 6
Turakina 2 108 188 0 12 10 0 12 4
Rangitiki 3 507 1047 4 7 6 3 16 8
Otaki 4 441 543 2 17 11 1 9 1
Manawatu 5 249 319 1 1 8 1 1 8
Grey Town 6 206 260 0 18 8 0 18 8
Masterton 7 77 109 0 4 10 0 9 4
Hutt 8 1917 1909 4 8 0 5 19 0
Loose Letters 9 747 317 3 4 6 0 0 0

| Totals | | 7109 | 8200 | 40 11 7 | 19 17 10 |

I certify the above to be a true account,

JOHN HOGGARD,
Postmaster.



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🏥 Half-yearly Return of Asylum Patients (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
31 December 1857
Mental health, Asylum, Patient statistics, Wellington
28 names identified
  • A. McI., Patient admitted
  • J. G., Patient admitted
  • J. C., Patient admitted
  • B. G., Patient admitted
  • H. B., Patient admitted
  • M. M., Patient admitted
  • T. B., Patient admitted
  • G. W., Patient admitted
  • M. T., Patient admitted
  • H. C., Patient admitted
  • C. B., Patient admitted
  • W. F., Patient admitted
  • E. F., Patient admitted
  • F. H., Patient admitted
  • C. B. S., Patient admitted
  • F. W., Patient admitted
  • E. F., Patient admitted
  • E. C., Patient admitted
  • M. T., Patient admitted
  • J. B., Patient admitted
  • W. H. B., Patient admitted
  • L. L., Patient admitted
  • B. McN., Patient admitted
  • B. S., Patient admitted
  • R. P., Patient admitted
  • T. S. P., Patient admitted
  • J. B., Patient admitted
  • J. H., Patient admitted

  • FREDERICK JOHN KNOX, Resident Medical Officer

🚂 General Abstract of Local Posts Letter Bills

🚂 Transport & Communications
31 March 1858
Postal service, Statistics, Wellington Province
  • JOHN HOGGARD, Postmaster