WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 224, 28 September 1901, Page 2

WELLINGTON SPECIAL.

PREVENTION OF CONSUMPTION

(Special to Times.) Wellington, last night. Early action is likely to be taken at the instance of the Medical Association for the establishment in the colony on the lines of the English Institution of a Now Zealand Association for the prevention of consumption. The governing principal is to regulate by suggestion rather than bylaw, and to educate the people in direction of adoption of proper percautions against the spread of consumption. The idea will probably bo to have the head quarters of the Association in some centre, and a system of local committees in various other centres.

Dk. POMARE. Dr. Pomare, Native Health Officer, who returned this week from a visit to the Native villages along the East Coast from Gisborne south, reports that generally the Natives are beginning to recognise the necessity for taking sanitary precautions if they desire to escape decimation by disease. In many instances villages in low-lying places have been moved to higher ground, and the system of sanitation suggested by the doctor has been adopted. Dr. Pomare will comply with a request to visit the Urewera country early in the coming summer, and deliver a series of addresses on sanitation.

EPIDEMICS AND RETURNED TROOPERS. '

A theory which has been widely discussed is thus disposed of by Dr Martin, Medical Health Officer for Wellington, in a letter to the City Council: —“ With reference to tho introduction of epidemics through the medium of returned troopers, I think that in cases of influenza and measles the statement is incapable of scientific proof, and in tho case of malarial infection, in so much that a particular species of mosquito is necessary for its propagation (which, I am glad to say, we do not possess), I do not think that any of the present epidemics can be ascribed to such a cause as tho landing of tho returned troopers. EAST COAST NATIVE LANDS. There seems to be a general opinion that Government will not attempt this session to deal with legislation affecting the East Coast Native lands held under mortgage by tho Bank of Now Zealand. Even the indefatigable and optimistic Mr \V. L. Roes appears to have abandoned hope. Although the Court of Appeal sits early next month, thore is no sign at present of tho ease relating to tho Tahora block being set down for argument.