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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2488, 11 March 1881, Page 3

In addition to letters, con iplaining qf the goings on at the Sunn ysi* de Asylum, a petition has been sent t o B ‘is Excellency the Governor, praying lor an inquiry into the working of that inst itutior. Some of our remark in refen ’ nce to the ungodliness of uncleanliness, and prevalence of typhoid fever, have . occasioned consternation, and. we are glad to learn, that the Sanitary authorities, are I straying signs of returning consciousness. An inspection of some: of the lanes anq back yards of the town at present, will do their eyes good, and astonish their nostrils. The “ Press” correspondent say sthe re * allotment of portfolios will be somewhat» followsMr Hall, Premier ani Com “ jnissioner of Customs; Major Atkinson, Treasurer; Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary and Justice ; Mr Olliver, Public Works ; Mr Bollestom, Native Minister and Lands; i Mr Johnson, Post Master; and Mr 1 Whitaker, Attorney-General, as before. 1 Mr Hall has already taken over the ' Customs, and Mr Dick is acting as Minister of Justice,