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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 98, 26 September 1877, Page 3

Tenders for the construction' of about 83 chains of road on theMungaroa to Waikanae were invited by the Hutt County Engineer, up to noon on Tuesllay.tlie 25th inst. A recent issuiß of the "Evening Post " contained the following s^utalS fejoie|s m the posseßstoh' of a; wouid-be medical practitioner', in f the person bt Mr. George Spackman, v^o is d^ro%c>f practising upon the aiftnents of the^ Ma^rl population. On Saturday last ne got up a meeting of the native's there, and wanted them to sign a petition to the Government praying that he (Spackman) should be placed upon the roll of qualified, medical practitioners. At an inquest held there a few months' ago, bii the , body of a childj- the jary returned aferdicfc of "accidental " death, caused by the application of a horse-blister by one George Spactimaii'" to the c^es% 61 the'dhiM-, who was suffer!^ froiffiQ&mmatibnof the lungs. The horsefbulisr- somehow diff not agree with the lung complaint, and the unhappy child, died^ We 1 ' think tihjß police might have looked into this 'case, but, as it happens, they didn't. We believe Mr Spackman still pursuses his somewhat. novel kind of pseudo medical pratice and* treatment ababiigst the Otaki population, with rather remarkable results,^ and people are" beginning to talk abpii^ ifc: This sof^ of ; nTOguliu; medical practice is alike i pfernicious "and dangerous, and ufcaid Mr." Spackman sh^idd'ap^v any more tiorse-blisters to children, it would be as well that the authorities should look him «*?■■■=■ ■■:■. ■ .. : " ■-■ ■■