NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3988, 22 July 1915, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES.

YESTERDAY’S LISTS. The following casualty list was issued last evening:— KILLER IN ACTION. Wellington Battalion— Private I’. L. Darville. DIED OF PNEUMONIA. Wellington. Mounted—, Lieut. Jl. T. Palmer. WOUNDED. Wellington Battalion— Lieut. A. Jl. Carrington. Lieut. G. C. Wells. ' Wellington A! ouiited— Trooper ... Hutton (2nd time). Auckland 8.-.Ualiou L’ri ■. a ;.e 11. Jl. Eton ell. PRONOUNCED OUT OF DANGER. Otago Battalion— Captain J. L. Saunders. Sergeant J. M. Clarke. Private It. V. Mason. Wellington Battalion— Private C. B. King. Ca ntorhn ry j 5 a tta lion Private T. Kriekleton. THE TRENTHAM INQUIRY.

YESTER DA Y\S sl'i'Tl NGS

(Press Association Telegram.) WELLINGTON, July 21. 'The Treutliam Commission resumed its sittings to-day, Mr Justice Hoiking presiding. The other commissioners were Dr A. A. .Martin and Mr \V. lorgusou. Robert Henry Williams, accountant in the Defence store, said t-huv. >- was part of his duty to write orders to the foreman in accordance- v. .tffi. requisitions received irom the camp. When the goods were reieived at the camp, a receipt was sent to the cJerl; in charge of the issue day book, who ehcckud it with the orders. lie did not see any receipts, but lie went round the store oc< iexoiiall v to see that orders were being earned out. The non-delivery of blankets on 2'Jth May was due to an error on the part of the storeman (Mr Sewell), vtio believed that there were sufficient blankets in the camp. Witness produced the •■niiij. n.quisition for tE>OO blanket - and the order tot.be storeman jor t hat number. U was the practice to prepare supplies when tim .Stores D. p.irtumnr was imtilied that men were going into camp, hut the camp More- could not always ta...' the goods at owe. Boots were iu short, .simply ot certain sizes ut oi;o time be ;ii(T the emurwtors could m-t supply the extra number required. '| i.e manufacturers >• - now uccping pace viiti. all order-;. To Mr Perga -on : it v. a- not a fact that- lie author:.-,., h a -isn't supply of blankets being sent to the camp. Neither was. it correct that the Department had, at other tunes, u.-od itdiscretion in complying with requisitions received. Dr I'Tcngley u tt* wied again to give additional evidence upon certain matters referred to yesterday. He produced a copy of a letter 1 rum. the Health Department dated lltn -august, 11)14, offering to Urn Defence Department during the war the services of the officers, medical officers, ana sanitary inspect or-. ‘ 'puemiiv vice in camps. i:i acknowlodging t-:e offer. General Robi-i said that such services were not required, at -nattimip hut advantage would oo talien of the offer if '-'c.-tsioii arose. In p.'bruarv lust Genera: Lomu v.rote to the witness regarding an arrangement for the .-are A soldiers in hospitals. As Dr Vahutim: was rvtuinintr \u the course w Ol u iev\ ua-jiS. .. ' L Frangley suggested that he should he approached. General. Rooin acton on this suggestion, but witness eou.a iioi say what arrangement was. made. He was not aware ot the services ot u : D of the Department s officers evv.ng been made n<e or. i.y the null tat y authorities, except m the case or Yucki'iml Health Officer (l)r Alakih) who went into .amp as sanitary officer. . , In reply to other questions, tw witness said that when the fils. were being sent away, cases- ot mem-ties were found m the mips. Cmor.e. Will' asked him to arrange jor t-ne reception of these, and he accordingly secured the City Councils rever hospital. Then Colonel AkGavin (1 nncipal Medical Officer oi tire Dm cmDepartment. A\elungton Dimly-... >-- - the men must go into R" onel Purdy supporteu Colonel -YUGavin. and Colonel Will ness to take the eases. - s l " L) was this dispute, witness saw, lu would do no more m the matter. Dr AJartin: Then you were •Mid willing to help, but cou.d now

That is the case. , . Hi* Honor saw! a correspoma had stated that the tents not moved for six months, and taut t-L----was not the pra Tice m EnghuuL Dr Frongley said ne could mu what iiad been done at- the ‘“trap, u tents should certainty be takn dow. to let in the sunlight and the hom.iD also moved to allow the a>r to simulate freelv underneath. 11 Deferring to Mr Bates’ cnticisni the hutments. Dr Frongley said was the experience or. sanatonum doctors that consumptive patu m s undergoing open air tveatment did . contract eararrli or mhuenza uim s it was introduced by visrtois. Air Bates gave further evidence. Replying to Dr Frongley, he uige--that the hutments shoukt be nied and painted a non-radiant co!oi. _- Ladvsmitli during the >k w- 1 “■ thousand men were put- m liutmenU. but suffered so much from respi.au J troubles that "tin town • was almn flo Alr l 'BMos declared that the uigM before the Fifth Reinforcements smmu one blanket, was taxon away b« each man and they . slept m tti “ that, night, with two instead cii tin .1 blankets. Hardship ot that knJ, contended, was no piepaiatmi active service, but \NOuki pneumonia. That would < fr S 0 -cJL Jirhcn acimnn.! ,R. to-morrow. .....