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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3552, 27 November 1882, Page 2

i( Failing to vaccinate" is a common enough heading now a-days to police news in most of our exchanges from the South, and the fine usually inflicted is ten shillings and costs. As proceedings are now being actively taken to ensure the observance of the Public Health Act in respect to its vaccination clauses, the following extracts may serve as a useful reminder to many of our readers: — " Upon the same day in tbe following week, when the operation shall have been performed by the Public Vaccinator, and between tbe hours of eleven o'clock before noon and three o'clock in the afternoon, the parent or other person, as the case may be, shall again take tbe child or cause it to be taken to the Public Vaccinator by whom tbe operation was performed, in order that such Public Vaccinator may inspect it and ascertain by inspection the result of such operation, and if be see fit take from such child lymph for the performance of other vaccinations ; and in the event of the vaccination being unsuccessful, such parent or other psrson shall, if the Public Vaccinator so direct, cause tbe child to be forthwith again vaccinated end subsequently inspected as on the previous occasion. Every parent or person having the custody of any child, who shall neglect to take such child or cause it to be taken to be vaccinated, or after vaccination to be inspected, according to the provisions in this Act respectively contained, or who shall refuse to permit the Public Viccinator to remove or retain a reasonable quantity of vaccine lymph from the arm of such child according to the provisions of this part of this Act, and shall not in any of tbe said cases render a reasonable excuse for such neglect, shall be guilty of an offence, and be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings." —Dr Caro is the Public Vaccinator for Napier.

At a meeting of the Hastings School Committee Mr White was nominated to the vacant seat at the Education Board. Ifc is to be hoped that the remaining School Committees will follow this example.

The number of nominations for assisted passages received by the Immigration Officer at Napier during this present month, and to be forwarded by the out-going mail, is 20, equal to l7f adults. The nominations include three married couples and five children, five single women, and four Bingle men. The nationalities are English 14, Irish 5, foreigner I, total 20.

In the last Gazette to hand we notice the Registrar-General'a report on tbe vital statistics of the principal townß of New Zealand. In this we observe that for the twelve months ending October 31st last the Borough of Napier shows proportion of deaths to the 1000 of population to be 1094. The next to this is Wanganui, 12.27. The highest is Hokitika, 1962.

Cr. Lee has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Borough Council, "That all the resolutions respecting the change of duties of Borough officers and their dismissal from their present offices, and for reduction of salaries, passed on the 28th September, 1882, be rescinded, and that all officers holding office at that date be reinstated on the terms and with the duties then existing."

What looked very much like a piece of gross carelessness or stupidity occurred on Saturday afternoon as the Rotorua and Arawata came up to the anchorage. The two boats appeared to he racing. The Rotorua, having the lead, reached the anchorage first; the Arawata made for the same spot, and a slight collision was the re-_ suit. Surely there is room enough in the roadstead without causing unnecessary alarm amongst passengers lest a dire accident should occur.

A reference to the programme of the Caledonian sports to be held at Petane on New Year's Day will show that a large amount of prize money has been subscribed, and very liberal inducements are consequently offered to competitors. With, the numerous amusements to be found at Petane ifc may reasonably be expected that a large concourse of pleasure seekers will select that place as a holiday resort on the day of the sports. We observe that a new and liberal feature has been introduced by the committee, namely, free admission to the ground of all children wishing to attend the fete.

The committee of the Horticultural Society met on Saturday afternoon, when ifc was agreed to make certain additions (particulars of which appear in our advertising columns) to the schedule of prizes previously arranged. Mr Gillet's offer for the refreshment stall for the two days of show was accepted. It was resolved that entries shall close on Tuesday, at 6 o'clock afc the show; grounds. Messrs Tiffen and Margoliouth were authorised to carry out all the details in connection with the show, and Messrß Reynolds, Forrest, Hester, and Hufcohens were appointed as the staging committee. Ifc was also decided that each member's ticket he transferrable to another member of his family. The committee then adjourned until this afternoon.

Our Wairoa correspondent telegraphs that the Napier cricket team, accompanied by the Rifle Band, arrived in the steamer Maori at Wairoa yesterday afternoon, crossing the bar at 3.15. There waa quite a turn out of the townspeople to welcome the visitors, who enlivened the scene while steaming up the river by live y strains from the band. On reaching the wharf the Wairoa cricketers greated the visitors with three cheers, which was responded to by the Napier men. This morning both teams are in high spirits, and the utmost cordiality prevails. The ground is in fair order, the rains of Saturday and last night making it nice and springy. The wickets are to be pitched at 10.30, and the Napier team will proceed to the ground with the band.

The admirable properties of Vaseline render soaps in which it is incorporated indispensible in the family and for infants and invalids. They furnish a free and rich lather, and by their use the skin is kept healthful, smooth, and soft. Competent judges everywhere pronounce Vasaline soaps to be the beet in use. To be had in tablets, Is each, of Professor Moore, Medical Hall, Waipawa.—[Advt.]

Digestion is simply the reduction of food into a liquid form. Before the food passes into the blood-vessels, as ifc necessarily must, before it can nourish the system, it is essential that it should be emulsified. In this condition it is taken up by the absorbents, and by some mysterious process converted into blood. This transmutation or converson must be complete, else follow, in unmistakable train, dyspepsia, indigestion, heart-burn, and like ailments. To perfect the process, use Udolpho Wolfe's Sciedam Aeomatic Schnapps.—[Advt.]