WELLINGTON NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 184, 12 August 1901, Page 3

WELLINGTON NEWS.

SHIPMENT OF POULTRY.

By Telograph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. Reports on the trial shipment of frozen poultry made by the Government to South Africa show that fowls realised 5s per pair, and dutdes 0s per pair. The agent who sold them says that the condition of the birds and the way they were packod loft nothing to bo desired.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES,

Tho Hoalth Department intends insist ing on evory case of infectious disease being reported, as many instances have come to light of persona handling and manufacturing foodstuffs while suffering from such diseases.

LECTURES ON HEALTH,

Dr. Ogston Ims been appointed to lecture on public health to the Otago University. CANCER.

Instructions have been sent to the health officers to inquire into tho incidence of cancer in tho colony, with special reference to its oceurrenee among the Maoris.

SEWER-FATTENED OYSTERS.

Owing to an alleged outbreak of enteric fovor from eating oysters fattened in proximity to sewers, a careful inspection is to be mado of all placos where oysters are kept.

DISGRACEFUL DISCLOSURE

Cases have come under tho notice of the Health Department where fruit lias been riponed not only in tho bedrooms, but under tho beds of retailers. Tho Health Officors intond to watch tho matter closely. A LADY LECTURER.

Mrs Bracher, associate of tho Sanitary Institute of Loudon, has been appointed to deliver lantern lectures in tho country districts on rural sanitation and hygiene generally. PAINTERS’ DISPUTE.

Tho Conciliation Board gave its recommendation to-day in tho painters’ dispute. The decision contains practically all tho points of tho award tho trade had boon working under during tho past two years. No change is made as to hours or wages, and tho Union Steamship Company’s present arrangement is not disturbed. The decision affects tho Harbor Board, which will have to pay Is 3d per hour for labor for which Is ljd is at present paid. Noither the Painters’ Union nor the Harbor Board is satisfied, and will take tho disputo on to the Arbitration Court.

A SUPPOSED BURGLAR.

A man named Alfrod Hornby was on Saturday committed for trial on a chargo of having burglariously entered the premises of Laery and Co., Limited.

IM MEMORIAM.

The Premier this afternoon laid tho foundation stono of Scots’ Church in Abolsmith street. Tho Church is partly intended as a memorial to tho troopers who have fallen in tho war in South AfricrCjhid the ministrations will be conducted >in it by the Rev. William Thompon. DEATH OF MRS MOOREHOUSE.

Mrs William Softon Moorehouse. widow of the former Superintendent of Canterbury, died at her residence, Wellington Torrace, on Saturday, at the ago of Boventy-oight years.