IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 203, 21 May 1908, Page 8

IN OTHER CENTRES.

(BT. TEI.2GRAPJI—SrECIAL COUHEBPONDZ.VT3.) ~c AUCKLAND. ' May 20. A letter was received from a ratepayer at last night's meeting of the Eden Terrace Borough Council, suggesting that the Board should take stops to have the water supply analysed without delay. The writer stated that several eases of typhoid fever had occurred in Marts of the Eden Terrace district, where the drainage was complete, and there appeared to bo no cause for the disease having occurred except from drinking impure ( water. The chairman of the Board, Mr. J. H. Garrett, said it was a remarkable thing that all tho districts that did not use the city water wore practically free from typhoid [fever. Yl'ho districts .that were not using the jeity supply had not had oho quarter of tho 'typhoid fever cases that districts using tho supply had. It was decided pto refer tho letter to tho district health officer. The Mayor, Mr. A. M. Myers, seen last night, stated that tho City Council had recently had the city water supply analysed, and tho result of tho analysis had proved that tho supply' was pure. . The Council had lately appointed a bacteriologist, who had been instructed to examine tho water supply once a month. There was no justification, tho Mayor- added, for the statement that tho water supply was not pure. The recent rains had discoloured the water a little, but that in no way affected its purity. -NAPIER. , May. 20. The following resolution was passed at a meoting-of the Napier Temperance Council to-jiight:—"ln view of statements-which have recently been made, this Council wishes it •,to bo understood that, unless compelled to do so to onsuro a contest, the Temperance party will not bo identified with any Parliamentary candidate at the forthcoming election." An interesting case affecting the rights of landlord and tenant, in which AV.; 11. Dearlovo sued Georgo S..,Crosso for tho sum of £7, was heard at the Magistrate's Court beforo Mr. S ; E. M'Carthy, S.M._ Tho defendant paid tho sum of £3 15s. into Court, tho facts of the case being as follow: —Mr. Crosse rented a liouso for £1 per week for which he held an agreement "ill writing that ho was to receive one month's notico before being asked to quit. • This house was bought by tho plaintiff, who gave Mr.. Crosse notico as stipulated, but tho latter found it impossible to get another dwelling and had to remain in the plaintiff's proporty until threo weeks aftor his allotted term. For this extra timo tho plaintiff doubled tho rent, and' charged tho defendant £2 ; per week. Mr. Crosse, recognised his liability at tho rate of lEf per week and paid this into Court. Tho Magistrate held that tho -landlord had the right to his own property' and gave judgment for the plaintiff for tho amount claimed.