DEATH FROM LOCK-JAW.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 8

DEATH FROM LOCK-JAW.

[BT TELEGBAPH. — PBES3 ASSOCIATION ] NELSON, This Day. Keith Worley, aged ten and a half years, son of a teacher at the Central School, died of lock-jaw yesterday. While running across a paddock, chasing a horse, he tiod on a piece of glass on Friday week, and cut his foot. The cut was stitched, and seemed to be healing, when tetanus set in.

A request has been made to the Government by Mr. T. M Wilford, M.P., for a grant of £150 for the Hutt County Council towards the construction <\t the ford at Silverstream, below the fj.'v erst ream bridge, joining the Western and Eastern Hutt. Some years ago a grantwas made for this work, but the '}o'inty Council was finable to come io turns with property holders affected AiraLgcments in this respect have now been made, and it is desired that the ir.orey which was formerly voted, but ( unexpended, shall be re-granted. The lease of the Upper Hutt recreation ground will soon terminate, and in order to preserve the land for recreation purposes the Government I'd.s been petitioned to acquire the property ucicr the Public Works Act. A garden party will be held in the grounds of the Hon. C. J. Johnston, Kaiori, on Saturday next from 2.30 until 6.30 p.m. The proceeds will be devoted towards St. Mary's new church fund, Karori. On the recommendation of the Public Health Department officials, the pctone Borough Council will probably close to ! the public the track above the Korokoro waterworks dam — a spot of much SLenic beauty. The idea of the restriction is to minimise the chance of contamination .of the water-suppl>.