PRECAUTIONS IN THE SOUTH.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 105, 4 May 1900, Page 2

PRECAUTIONS IN THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON", this day

A meeting of the City Council confirmed the edict against fowls being kept in the city, though it is doubtful, in view of the city solicitor's opinion, whether the by-law can be enforced.'

Mr Tlaselclen, S.M.. giving judgment in the Ng-ahauranga nuisance cases, ordered that drastic measures be taken by all defendants to clean their premise?; also, to stop pollutfing the creek, lie gave them a month to do it in, and empowered the police to do the work if the defendants did not, and charge the expense to them. In one case the judgment will probably mean the closing up of the business altogether. The Stipendiary Magistrate, commented strongly upon (lie action of the local authorities to allow sneh a state of things to exist so long. CHRJNTCHrRCH, this day. The Lyttelton Harbour Hoard 10----diiy agreed to pay two-thirds of the expenses incurred by the Lyttelton Borough Council in the destruction of rats, leaving the Council a free hand as to the method to be adopted. The idea of holding a general holiday at Lyttelton for the purpose of killing rats did not meet with general acceptance, and the vermin were not specially harried. DUNEDIN, this day. To date, 1320 rats have been purchased by the City Council.