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The District Health Officer, Christchurch, reports:— Rangiora, Spreydon, Xow Brighton, and Mosgiel Boroughs, and the Waimairi County Council, have made improvements in their by-laws which give these boroughs more power in obtaining a better standard of drainage and plumbing-work and control over the installation of septic tanks. Temuka Borough Council has adopted i lern sanitary by-laws relating to all draiuage and plumbing-work in the drainage area.

(10.) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT OR LOCAL BY-LAWS. Auckland District.

The District Health Officer, Wellington, reports: — No special legal proceedings beyond those under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act were taken.

Canterbury, Westland, Otago, and Southland District.

(11.) QUARANTINE INSPECTION OF OVERSEA AND INTERCOLONIAL VESSELS. The District Health Officer, Auckland, supplies the following return:—

Result of Proceedings. Defendant. Offence Act or By-laws under which Proceedings taken. Bate of Hearing. -Name of Magistrate. Fines. ! Costs. I!.. Frankton l>.. Rotorua K., Thamee S., H.. \\\. I:.. Waahi I b. d. E s. (I. Unlicensed pig-keeping .. Frankton by-laws 24 2 13 Mr. Rawson 0 10 o 0 7 0 Pigs improperly kept .. ,, 24 2 13 .. Convicted o 7 o Non-provision of drain .. Rotorua by-laws 12 I 13 Mr. Dyer .. n •"> (I (I 7 n W.c. without window .. ,, 22 4 13 .. .. Convicted Defeotive sanitary work .. „ 22 1 13 .. .. i> 5 (i 0 7 0 .. Defective stable .. .. „ 22 4 13 .. .. 0 5 0 0 7 I) .. Stable too near dwelling .. ., 22/4/13 „ ..050070 Dung deposit near dwelling .. 22 4 l.'i „ .. 0 j> 0 0 7 0 . . Defective floor to stable .. .. ; 22/4 13 „ .. 0 5 0 0 7 0 Non-removal of dung .. .. i 22'4 13 ,, .. Convicted Plans not furnished .. .. 22 4 [3 .. .. o ."> n 0 7 0 Breach of quarantine .. Publio Health Aoi 8/9 13 Mr. Burgess 2 0 0 0 B 0 8/9/13 .. 2 (> ii (i 8 0 8/9/13 .. Convicted 5 Iβ 0 8/9/13 .. .. 5 16 ii failure to notify ■ .. .. 14/11/13 Mr. Rawson Conviction i "I

Defendant. Offence. "SVSS/ - Date Of Name ol IT"c- t ,,l,n«s. Hcaril.K. Magistrate. IlelualUFines. Costs. Name ol Magistrate. Rusiilt of I'l'ict'cdings. Defendant. ' iffenoe. Finns. Costs. L., Rangiora .. [nsanitarj building Public Health Ac! 8., Riccarton .. Constructing M'ptie Waimairi County taitk without pelmil S. \\\, Riccarton Ditto . .. „ I... Riccarton .. Failure to comply Public Health Act wit li notice I , '.. Riccarton Ditto .. .. ,, A. G., Riocarton Constructing septic Waimairi County tank without permit F. II. W., Kaia- Failure to pull down poi huililiti'j £ s. (I. £ s. d. I 2 i:< Mr. Bailey .. .. .. Withdrawn, premises altered. I s 13 „ ..200180 87/8/13 „ . . .. 110 Charge not pressed owing to promise to comply. Settled out of Court, defendant paid costs. Ditto. Sett led out of I lourt ; defendant paid cost e and took out permit. Withdrawn owing to 0 0 m p 1 i an ee after issue of summons. Ditto. li. II., Kaiapoi Ditto I!. M., Kaiapoi A. K.. Ashburton Exposure of infected Public Health Act Hut hin.Li N. H., Makikihi I Travelling in train ,, « li i I > t suffering Iγ (i in infectious disease I!. I". ('.. Gore.. Failure to comply with notice 20 ii 13 .Mi. Day .. .. 0 7 0 Convicted. 10 7 13 „ .. .. I o 7 0 Convioted and warned. I 13 Mr. Voung .. .. 0 7 0 Repairs carried out previous to hearing, iiut after issue of summons. K s 13 Mr. Cruickshanka .. n 7 o Convicted; work done aft e C s li til 111 o li .-. ■ issued. J. G., Makarewa Insufficient privy accommodation

Port. i'c.ri Health Officer. Number e>1 Vessels inspected. : Auckland Helens ville Kaipaia Russell . . Whaugarei Dr. Sharman Dr. Meinhold I),. Horton Dr. Eccles .. Dr. Good 305 16 I 2 1