THE PLAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 94, 26 April 1900, Page 2

THE PLAGUE.

FRESH OASEB IN SYDNEY. [PHII PBBBB AfISOOIATIOM.] (Received 26, 1.80 a.m) Stoke*, April 25, There were five frajfc cmm of plague to-day, thenames beingFred.Norrie. Redforn; Timothy Mlhtr, who died at a hotel in Sussex-streit; a child Branch, which died at its home; Fred. Basman, W a verity; EUie George, lirmg at Guildford, and employed in the city. Sixteen patients have been removed from the hospital to the oon valesoent ward. NEW ZEALAND'S PRECAUTIONS. Wklunotok, April 26, Counsel, at the instance of Berhampore residents, has served a notice on the City Council stating that union tilt erection of a plague hospital is itiimntinued the Supreme Court will be asked to grant an injunction. Newtown residents are also protecting against the hospital being erected in South Wellington. The Southern Plague Commissioners will be confined to the names already mentioned.

Dr. Mason and Mr. Gilruth reoommend that vessels direct from and England should not be fumigated, but subjected to other restrictions.

Mr. Gilruth is to come to Wellington to examine rats here, and in other porta if necessary. Latkk. Dr. Fyffe has been appointed Sanitary Commissioner for Wellington, and the powers delegated to him, «Wig with Drs. Symes, Roberts, and Torrance, for Christcbureh, Dunedin, and Bluff, are published in a special Gazette.

In accordance with a suggestion of the Sanitary Commissioners, two hospital nurses will receive special inferno* tion in plague treatment from Dr, Mason.

The Colonial Secretary has requested the Commission to surrey the various Harbour Board regulations in force io the colony, and to make recommendations respecting them to the Minister, so that they may be made uniform in their operation. Dr. Mason, Mr. Gilruth, Mid the Auckland Health Officer have recommended that vessels arriving at New 'Zealand ports direct from Amerioa or England need not undergo fumigation, and so far as these vessels are oonoerned the rule respecting fumigation will be relaxed. They will, however, have to submit to all other restrictions, such u close medical inspection and adoption of measures to prevent rate reaching the shore. All vessels, no matter what their original port of departure is, which come to New Zealand after having touched at Sydney, will be treated in the same manner as vessels from an infected port. I Palmeuston North, April Sff. At a meeting of the Borough Council last night the sanitary condition if the town was discussed. It was resolved that a thorough cleaning up of rubbish in the Borough be made; that an assistant-Inspector of Nuieanoes b» temporarily appointed; and that 3d per head be paid for rate.