[From the Provincial Government Gazette.] Wellington, New Zealand, May 14th, 1834.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 922, 3 June 1854, Page 3

[From the Provincial Government Gazette.] Wellington, New Zealand, May 14th, 1834.

Sir, — The accompanying Statistical Table, with a few explanatory remarks, I consider interesting, as shewing the great salubrity of this portion of New Zealand, and I beg to inclose it for your information. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your's respectfully, R. K. PIIEttDERGAST, Surgeon 65th Regt. To his Honor the Superintendent.

During the years ending the 31st MarcTi, 1852, 1853, and 1854, the Mean annual strength of the Troopt stationed at Wellbtgton.hns been about 360, and the aggregate strength about M) 79. Near seven years resicencc here has afforded me ample opportunity of judging- of the climate, and each year's observation tends to prove more and more the great salubrity of the southern portion of the North Island of New Zealand. The accompanying table. Bbews in one-view the fttt-Je disease ihs troops stationed here havesuffered from during 1 the last three years, ending 31st March, 1854. From the above table, the admissions into the 65th Regimental Hospital, and Deaths, have been about a third less than in the United Kingdom. , Of the three deaths recorded, two were sudden, one from apoplexy, in aNon-Commissioned Officer of a full habit of body ; the second from the rupture of an Aneurismal Tumour. The total exemption from all classes of fever here, is a striking fact, as duiing the last three years I have not had a single case of fever amongst the men, women, cr children of the regiment. Diseases of the lungs are comparatively few, and the cases treated were generally of a mild form, Consumption is rare in the regiment, during the past year only one case has been treated, the patient being now convalescent, and I have no doubt of his continuing to improve ; from my experience 1 can with confidence assert how well suited the climate of this Island is in arresting and removing the seeds of this truly fatal English disease. Rheumatic affections appear much mere prevalent in the United Kingdom in the pro- | portion of nearly 5^ to 1, all the cases of | Rheumatism which have come under my obse?- ! vation in this country have been comparatively mild, in no instance has a soldier been invalided from the effects of an attack of Acute Rheumatism. Admissions from diseases of the brain, have been nearly as high as in the United Kingdom. I have never seen a pure case of Acate Dysentery in this country, or any form of it approaching in intensity the disease as it appears in Tropical countries. The causes which are productive of this great salubrity, I think may be arranged under three heads. First, the constant winds to which we are subject, act as purifying agents in cleansing and removing u Malaria," the fertile source of all disease. Second, the invigorating nature of the climate, the result of pore air. Third, equability of temperature, our mean of the hottest month being about 66, hottest at London, 64 ; our coldest, 50, London 7 ; to tkis short range of temperature we may attribute our exemption from fevers on the one hand, and chest diseases on the other. R. K. Prendergast, Surgeon, 65th Regt, Wellington, New Zealand, May 14, 1854.

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TABLE Shewing the total Admissions into the 65£ A Regimen' tal Hospital, among the men of the 65th Regiment, at Wellington, Neto Zealand, and the total number of Deaths from the undermentioned classes of Diseases, during ihs three years ending Zlst qf March, 1854 :—