| The numbers were— | In 1836 | In 1838 | In 1847 |
| —— | —— | —— | |
| 23 | 82 | 45 |
[24] The Bishop of New Zealand has wisely protested against the blanketing process of depopulation. The ignorant natives, accustomed to lie down in their damp huts, were steamed into consumptions.
[25] "They pine away: more than one half have died, not from any positive disease, but from a disease they (physicians) call home sickness;'—a disease which is common to some Europeans, particularly the Swiss soldiers. They die from a disease of the stomach, which comes on entirely from a desire to return to their own country."—Evidence of Col. Surgeon Barnes: Par. Papers.
[26] The subjoined abbreviated list may give an idea of the rapid decline:—
Commandant's Office, Flinders' Island.
1836—deaths:
December 24.—The native youth, George.
30.—The native man, Nimrod.
1837—
January 28.—The native man, Columbus.
29.—The native woman, Pupedar.
February 5.—Of acute pneumonia, the native man Samuel.
20.—Of chronic visceral inflammation, the native man, Algernon.
25.—Of the same, the native man, Matthew.
26.—Of the same, native man, Omega.
29.—Of the same, native woman, Truedeberrie.
March 16.—The native woman, Tyree.
21.—The native woman, Queen Charlotte.
30.—The native woman, Manoon, ditto Maria, and an infant.
J. Allen, Surgeon.
June 3.—Of extreme debility, Daniel.
20.—Of inflammation in the intestines, the aboriginal native, King William.
A. Austin, Medical Attendant.