SANITARY MEASURES.

Auckland Star, Volume x, Issue 2781, 2 April 1879, Page 3

SANITARY MEASURES.

Consequent on the alarming extent of sickness in the vicinity of au open drain in Adelaide road, it will be covered and flushed. A rubbish depot at the foot of the sn>ne road is also deemed a cause of sickness, and will be closed.

M \STEUTON, this day.

A WINDFALL.

Mr rhaianyn, chairman of County West, has discovered, in the Treasury at Wellington documents proving thai. C 1207 ot Wairarapa votes have been overlooked by the Government, aud arc UOW available] for expenditure.

DUNEDIN, Tuesday. LODGING HOUSE BURNT. A lodging house, owned by Mrs Muir and occupied by Mr McCarthy, in View-street, was burnt down Tuesday night. It was insured iv the New Zealand ollic for Cl5O. Tbe cause of the lire is not known. Tenders are to be called in a few days for the lirst section of the PuluiewtonWaihemo branch railway. THE POISONS ACT. The provisions of the Poisons Act are not being strictly adhered to by vendors^ of poisons, and the police are iii Quiring into the matter. A case of a chemist supplying six-pennyworth of laudanum without the sale being duly witnessed has transpired. INCENDIARISM. David Duncan Win. Lee and J. Smith were to-day committed for (rial for having maliciously net lire to a gorso fence at Forlmry Park. Applications for a special jury for the settlement of issues in an action brought by Mr Dennestou, solicitor, against the "Age" will be made on Thursday.