WAIHI NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 31, 6 February 1905, Page 2

WAIHI NEWS.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, Saturday. Dr. Frongley, district health officer, has .iust couclnded a ehort visit to Wallii for the purpose chiefly of Investigating local cases of scarlet fevor. He was accompanied by Mr Murray, the local sanitary Inspector, on a tonr of the borough. With regard to five scarlet fever patients. Dr. Frengley found that all necessary precautions had been tnken. and that there wt» not much likelihood of the disease spreading H* was not quite satisfied with the hospital septic tank, and some alterations were needed. The odour In the vicinity of the tank wns objectionable, With regard to the .Iramage of Waihi he was satisfied that this rthouJd be token In hand at once, and he lntonded bringing tho matter before the Hpnlth Department forthwith. He expressed the opinion thnt the Borough Council In the comparatively short time since It etiine Into being had dove Rood work Thu Waltal rioepltal tnisteus have elected Mr Oilmour cUiilrinaii for the ensuing yoai.In view of tho extensive additions uejreeted by tho health officer it was resolvwl rhat on upplioatlou for £600 bo matlo to tlie Government, A man named E, Williams woe sentenced to f;hree months In Mount Eden B aol at tho Police Court without thn option of a flno, for using ohsceno lftngneße. Two companies of velnateors, 90 strong went iuto camp at Worth's? paddock on baturUay for the week, Church parade was held yesterday inoralng at $t, John's Church. Ono thousand people visited the camp on Sunday afternoon. The Federal Band was In attendance.