DECLINE OF THE EPIDEMIC.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 276, 19 November 1913, Page 11

DECLINE OF THE EPIDEMIC.

EESTRICTIOXS KRLAXED. The District Health Officer reported to the Hospital Board last night that owing to the decline of .-mailpox in the Auckland health district, the restriction imposed on natives and half-castes when travelling had been to some extent rclased. Mr J. M. Minnie (chairman of the Board) stated that the Board bail been endeavouring to afra'm obtain possession of the Uohition hospital, but had been unable to do so as there was -till one patient in isolation. He understood, hawever, tiu; the puiient would be discharged within a lew day-, when the Board would be able to re-enter into possession.

The relaxation of resirivtions allowed b\- '.he Health Department enables native and haH-casie children to attend native or 3;is?d school?. In the Waikato, Thame.-, Wuihi. (_ oronuindrl ami Bay of Plenty hospital districts the people staled may now travel on trains without restriction, but product , a vaccination ceruiicaw prior to lieins allowed to travel on >i"amrrs. 11l the Bay of Islands, ilar.-den. Kaipara and Auckland hospital districts native- may travel ire. ly, except an trains or steamers, without restriction. Tα travel on trains and steamers they must, as heretofore, obtain an official permit.