SANITARY MATTERS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1685, 28 February 1906, Page 3

SANITARY MATTERS.

At Iho Borough Council moeting last uight Cr Lysnar brought up a aubjoet that will naturally havo a good doal of attentiou just cow. Ho strongly objected to tho man omploycd to oolloct rubbish also having tho work of removal of fovor Btoola from tho Hospital. Tho inspector explained that tho closedin pans wore removed oaoh evening about nine o’olook, loft at tho depot UDtil next morniDg, and then Bubjocted to tho boiling To employ euolher man only I meant noodleaa oxponso. Or Lyanar still held to his point, in whioh ho was supported by Or Webb, that a man handling theso pans should not bo allowed, without cooossary prooaution in tho way of change of olothiog and disin* fretion, to go round all the people's back yards collecting tho rubbish ; ho cortainly would not havo him ooining round his own yard. Ho did not wftDt to act the pact of alarmist, end was ody pointing out what ho biliovcd to bo neoosaary, They had an instance of five fever oases ooming from one of tho cleanest houses in Gisborne—might ii cot havo boon carried in some > such way as this ? i Cr Bright said tho surmiso in that oase was that it had beon brought by a oasual laborer. Cr Lysnar : But it is possible. Cr Harding said he did not altribufo the outbreak to anything in oonneolion with tho rubbish collector.

Oc Harding said that cvory means had been taken to try and trace the cause by ihe Inspeotor and himself, but none oould be found. The surmise—and it was only a sutmiso—was that a man who hao come to his place on casual labor had thd fever on him when he came. He took ill almost the Fame day as he came, and later on went to the Hospital. Ho did not know until a woek later that the man had typhoid. The family were away from the house at tho time. Then the permanent man caught it, and later on the doctor was called in and found that three of his (Ur Harding’s) children had it. Cr Miller agreed with Or Lysnar that every prcoauticn should be token ; thoy should not stint a little expenditure takiDg precautions. Or Bheridan said it was opening up the o'd subject, aud it was absolute rubbish for Cr Lysnar to talk like that. Ur Lysnar said it might seem so to Or S'ooeidsn, and ho went on to depict the possibilities. He thought it very wrong that a man should go from ono duty to another in this way, perhaps carrying infection into households where the I most scrupulous oare was observed. In reply to a question the Inspector said he did not think there was any risk of infection under the systrm adop'od. Ci Lysnar : I do. A vote being takeD, only Crs Lysnar and Webb supported tho proposal that arother man bo given the work of attending to tbe fever stools. Ur Lysnar : Then I request your Worship to give instructions that the man who removes the stools does not go into my yard. Cr Colley movod, and Cr Sheridan seconded, that further assistance bo mgaged if the Inspector thought it ntejs-

eary. Ur Lysnar said if tho Council wou’d not take the responsibility on their own shoulders they should not thrust it on their officer.

, jUr Colley’s motion was carried. Cr Harding said that he would like to tender to the Inspector through the Mayor bis thanks for what the Inspector bad done at his (Or HardiDg’s) placs in trying to deft at the eource of the fever cases. Mr Little had bimee'f got inside the tanks and had-them e’eaned out, and he was eatiafiol that if tho source oould be detected the Inspeotor would find out. Cr Lysnar said he wa3 not throwing blame on the Inspector, but he blamed the Council fur throwing on that oflioer’s shoulders matters which the councillors themselves should have the courage to decide.

NEW HEBRIDES.

SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT WITH

FRANCE.

By telegraph, Press Ass’n, Copyright

London, Feb, 26.

The Daily Telegraph states that the New Hebrides Commission has reached en agreement satisfactory to all parlies. King Edward, in receiving the Senators, expressed groat pleasure that tho matter had bton so happily settled.