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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1886, Page 2

Tenders are to be at once invited for the construction ot teachers' houses at Ardmore and Papakura.

We, John and Elizabeth Porter, of 77 Durham-street, Auckland, herewith state that our ohlld. Gertrude Beatrice, aged about 5' years, has boen Buffering tor some months Iron, spinal di-ease. Shu has had the attention of several dootors. and we were at last obliged to teke her to tho Auckland Hospital. She was there Borne>« ve weekß and was gradually dyinu being unable to walk, eat, or sleep, when wo saw Dr. Spoor's advertisement, an", as a la. t resource, took her to him. She wbb at tla. time enveloped in a Plaßter ot Paris Paoke We are now thankful to Bay that .he has nearly recovered. She can almost walk alone, sleets well, and eats three hearty mealß eaoh day. S. c «.a___ l .J s. ta. to■nßn, > entirely unsolicited by Dr. Spoer, out ot sheer gratitude to him as a mi_L__:___, fS r _l\the tlmo* attentlo™ and niediolne. which he ha ß given gratuitously on learning our circumstances, ancf also to "a I the attention ot the publio to what we cannot but consider a remarkable oure. -John Portfk. father of the child. Witness: Declared bSSe me-JoBEPH Newman, J.p.