(Fkom Oun Ow.v Correspondent.)

Auckland, November 19. An unfortunate disagreement has arisen be teweeu Dr Cremoni, recently appointed medical superintendent of the lunatic asylum and the staff of attendants, which has culminated in the almost wholesalo resignation of the latter. It would appear that ever since the new doctor took charge there has been a feeling bf irrita tion amongst tho staff at changes he sought to initiate, and also, as thoy allege, at his uni formly discourteous behaviour. They also allege that he tyrannically curtailed their privi leges nnd found fault when there was no occa sion. To such a pass had things come that about a fortnight ago Mr Thomson, clerk aud storekeeper, communicated by tele graph with Dr M'Gregor, Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, imforming him of the discontent that had arisen, and urgently requesting that an inquiry should ba held. Dr Cremoni also it would appear finding that the dissatisfaction amongst the staff was acting pre judicially to the proper conduct of the institu tion telegraphed to the inspector requesting him to come to Auckland immediately. Dr M'Gregor justly appreciating tho gravity of the situation at once came, and on Monday, Nov ember 15 held an inquiry into the cause of the trouble which had arisen. lie found matters to be in a most unsatisfactory state. Hardy who has been an attendant in the institution for nine years, and who has for many years filled with satisfaction tbe post of head attendant sent in his resigna tion, and thii example was followed by eight of the male attendants and the whole of the female staff, including Mi<s Woonton, the matron. We have not been able to ascertain on what lines the inquiry was conducted, but the charges made by the attendants against the superintendent appear to be of a general nature; that he compelled them to salute whenever they met him; that he threatened to " grind all their colonial experience out of them," and that he had been generally discourteous and irritating in his manner. Dr Cremoni denied that his con duct had been of the description described, but alleged that in connection with the principal malcontents—Hardy, Thomson, and Miss Woon ton—he had been obliged to instruct them as to their duties.
