IN. OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 88, 7 January 1908, Page 7

IN. OTHER CENTRES.

- (BY.'TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL. 1 COEKEfIPONDENTS.) ! ,' 9 — AUCKLAND ■. . ■ .. . January 6. .. Among the passongers by the Mdkoia from pydney- last evening' was Mr: T. Midgley - Taylor, the .well-known drainageengineer, who has come out from London in further-ance-of the arrangement'entered into with thoAuckland'City" Council, in order to report upon a oomprohensivo drainage scheme .ibr.' the city of Auckland and suburbs. In >' conversation . with a " Herald'' representative last evening", Mr. "Tayl°r stated that' ho approached his task -here with a perfectly open mind, and it was quite possiblo that,', after making all tho'neeessary 'preliminary l investigations, lie might alter his scheme as originally submitted - on data ; supplied. . Theso -investigation's, lie thought, would extend oyer a month, or. it might bo more, and ho . would' thon submit, his report at the oarliosf;; possible moment.'..; Mr. Taylor-is.ao-companicd.byhis wifo, and after fulfilling'his 'agreement..with the City Council he. proposes . to'visit the various places of "interest ;in Now ' -Zealand/this being his first visit hero. He was muph .impressed .with.,;the, boauties .of. .- Auckland: Harbour. . Speaking with' : regard to . the .trend of. sanitafy matters at Home, ''Mr. Taylor stated , that great advances had beon. made, especially during tho past few ~ ■years, ;and i.eontinual experiments were being mado that would cnablo the authorities at overcomo their difficulties with cor:.tainty;,TSeveral very; big schemes were, at presont"either in hand or in'.contemplation, ■ inoluding; oho for?!'tho; completo drainage of . .' Leeds,, at a cost of £1,500,000. ' There tho method, to be adopted.; was chemical treatment,, followed by bacteria.treatment, which was 't)ie 'most up-to-dato known to science. London 1 was putting -in a 9ft. ;diameter sower to 1 bring its;- system lip to rtquiromonts, and: the authorities tlioro were contemplating bacteria treatment —at least, they were experimenting with it.----.Tho Government 'steamor Hinemoa returned, .'last (evening from her visit to the Kermadocs,,where,she landed tho party of Bciihtists from New;' Zealand,. who are. to remain on the island'for/twelve months, Captain Bollons, the master, of the steamer, "Btates that splendid weather, was experienced ; botK on'the outward, and'inward passages, and all on' board spent 1 ! a 'most '.enjoyablo time. ; On reaching the 'islands; tho' members of'the scientific party''were landed,-and tho various 'depots,- which were-' found intact, ■ overhauled, and, whore, necessary, the'contents .renewed. Captain Bolloiis states that - there were great;'quantities 9f' fruit,/principally oranges, growing, but in places where it would he almost impossible to ship them, to. a <: vessel.' - No wreckage .was seen at .any of the islands called at.