A CONTRAST.
TO THE EDITOR. Si*.—ln Saturday's « Ofcago Daily Times " I noticed a letter headed 88 An Insanitary Town." The town referred to is,- Hokitika, and, although it "has been in existence for nearly forty years, there is no system of underground drainage, nor is there any pro* vision made foi the removal of nightsoil, each householder disposing of it »s he thinks fit. For a supply of water, the^inhabitants'have to depend entirely on the rain water caught from the roofs of their houaes, -v :i' On reading th&V letter, no* but contrast the condition of Alexandra with that of Hokitika, a |owa of aboul 2000 inhabitants. In A|exaa(dr|tf all offensive matter is removed and pu#out of sight; while an scheme has been provided.^—t *m eto, ±TJwxo&':-y '■■:■': Alexandra, May 14tb. -'';'j;
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 422, 19 May 1904, Page 4
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131A CONTRAST. Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 422, 19 May 1904, Page 4
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