AUCKLAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 29

AUCKLAND.

v There is an epidemic of typhoid fever an Auckland, 89 cases having been reported ■in the city and suburbs since December 1. "Dr Purdy estimates- that typhoid fever costs Auckland >E)15,300 a year for hospital cases alone — a sum which -would capitalise at £300,000. Probably the total cost of enteric, he says, would equal the cost of Mr Midgley Taylor's drainage scheme. The lot of the school, teacher, according 'to the chairman of the City School Committee (Mr P. M. Mackay), is not a happy on*. Speaking at a meeting of the comanattee, he said that whenever a new subject of any kind affecting the young was brought into prominence the head teacherwas looked to for light and leading. The bead teacher, \n his opinion, was a beast <of burden, whose load was getting too heavy to bear. " Some of these days," he said, " the last straw will be put on him, ftnd his back will break." The continued dislocation of the tramway service, due to insufficient power, is attributed to a-n' accident- in the" powerhouse. The matter was the subject of ■lou,d complaint at a meeting of the Auckland Oity Council, which • decided to call upon the Tram Company to remedy the present state of affairs- forthwith. Locusts are proving a menace to orchardists in the King Country. At Ohura, a. .settlement which lies some 20 miles west of Taumarunui", this pest is causing much damage to fruit trees. The Harbour Board recently referred the tenders for the steam tug for the board's service: to a committee, which has now recommended tihat the tender of Messrs Fleming and Ferguseon, of Paisley, who also built dredge No. 121 and the suction, dredge, be accepted. The contract price was £12,850, and the committee recommended that slight modifications be made whjch would' increase the cost by about £1000. The board- adopted the recommendation of the committee. The Te Aute Conference decided to urge -the authorities to appoint Dr. Buck, graduate of New Zealand University, and representative pf the Maori race, to attend the tuberculosis conference at Washington. 'Court statistics show that crime is on the increase in Auckland. The number of persons charged last year totalled 6406, of which 5120 were males. For the previous year 4644 males and 572 females made their appearance in the court. A Cadet oamp has been opened at Pukekohe under Colonel Loveday. The total muster is-only 320. One of the largest city schools is unrepresented, and the others have contributed very small numbers. This at due to the agitation against Cadet camp 6 on the ground that they are calculated to interfere with school work, and not calculated to improve the morals of the boys.