E.—No. 1.

REPORTS ON MAORI PRISONERS

Weekly Reports on Maori Prisoners under Medical Treatment (Continued.) " Marion" Hull :•] Commencing ldtli and en ding 23rd April, 1864. [T. A. White. Nature of Disease. i—) C q id £ a 1 Remarks. s a Dysentery ... Boils Scrofula Cough Itch Wounded ... Operation ... 2 8 1 1 2 1 l 1 2 2 8 1 1 Nothing very remarkable has occurred during the week, beyond the removal of a tumour from the forehead of Werahiko Te Koputa. The operation having been reported fully in the daily of the 21st instant, requires no comment now. Provisions aud water good, and regularly supplied. Decks have been kept clean, sprinkled daily with chloride of lime, and properly attended to. Prisoners comfortable aud satisfied. i i i 10 2 8 "Marion" H :•] bmmai ■in<i 23rd and e, nding 30/7; April, 1864. [T. A. Whitk. Dysentery ... Boils Scrofula Cough Itch Wounded ... Operation ... 2 3 1 1 1 l 2 ; 2 1 1 o The patients under treatment during the past week have (with only one exception) favourably progressed. Panapa has been suffering from great debility and mental depression, aud seems very poorly. Decks cleaned and properly attended to. Provisions and water good, and regularly supplied. 2 i i i i "i l 9 i "Marion" Hul :•] Co, mmeneiii iff SOtJi April, a, nd ending 7th May, 1801. [T. A. Whits. Dysentery ... Boils Scrofula Cough Wounded ... Operation ... ■l 1 1 •1 1 I •> 2 2 I 2 Beyond the two named below were sent on 1 shore, there has been nothing remarkable during 1 the week. All the men seem very comfortable, and the)" are well behaved. The ship was fumi1 gated on Thursday, and the decks are daily sprinkled with chloride of lime. Provisions and water good, and regularly supplied. Panapa te Tawhere, of Ngatunahuta ; Birimu Pehi, of 5 Ngatihaua. 2 1 1 1 i ! 2 5 .-. " Marion" Hul Commencing 7; •7< and ending IW> Mai/, 1SG1. [T. A. White. :•] Dysenterj ... Boils Scrofula Wourded ... Operation ... 2 1 | i ... I 8 1 2 2 1 10 1 ... 4 Ten prisoners were received during the week, 1 | all of them being wounded men. They are being I properly attended to, and strongly recommended 11 j to be taken on shore for treatment, as it is feared 1 that confinement will to a great extent retard recovery. A bullet was extracted from Penetita te Wharorunga on Thursday, and the patient is doing well. Other cases in hospital are pro- , growing favourably. Decks clean, and regularly 17 | sprinkled with chloride of lime. 16 4 i 5 ... " Marion" Ha Ik] Com we, neing 1 ■th and ■nding 21st May, 1861. [T. A. White. Dysentery ... Boils Wounded ... Operation ... 4 1 11 1 4 ■J. 2 2 3 11 1 The sick duriug the past week hare done well, save Paora, a very old man, who is poorly, and fancies ho is bewitched (makutued), and must die. The men in turns have been taken on shore and made run about and enjoy themselves. The ship properly attended to, and decks kept clean, and daily sprinkled with chloride of lime. 17 17