GISBOJINE NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13354, 7 December 1906, Page 7

GISBOJINE NOTES.

C«l' TELECUIAfH OWN CORKESI'O.VUgXT.]

GISBOItNK, Thursday. I>R. Dk Lisle district health officer, yesterday afternoon conferred vith the borough and county councillors in regard to the question of an isolation ward for infection* disease, cases, which it has been decided to erect.

' The recent ballot for the Motu section gave further evident* of the demand tor land in this district, and it is not encouraging to prospective fettle,s to line) that the Biirv«yoi« engaged on the Riiakituti block have been called away to Hike's bay to survey a block in that district. li was expected that the Ruakituri land would be thrown open for selection in six months' time, but if the survey is not undertaken promptly this will be impossible.

-News has been received from Stinger, South Africa, of the death tjom enteric fever of Mr. Joseph Pinker, who IB months age sold his business trie, jnd left to join his brother in the Irousvaui.

r «t the ami mil meeting of (he Cook County Council yesterday Captain Tucker was re-elected chairman. In a speech dealing with the position of the county he said things were now more hopeful .with til*.- i tier eased valuation* and larger revenue, than they were a few years ago.

A little unpleasantness that had arisen in connection with hospital matters has been settled amicably. The Herald states that a meeting took place this morning between Drs. Morrison and Collins, in the presence of a third medical man, Mid after the issues rained in connection with the Viccnt inquiry had been discussed a friendly understanding was arrived at that, it was not n«Sew»ary that the matter ahould be pursued any 3uH4i(>r. Dr. Morrison ha» written to the hospital '.rurtres briefly explaining the situation and stating, with reference, to the- caso that was inquired iiilo on Monday, that all was done in the interests of the patient' that could have been done, whilst, ''•-■. CoP.irts im.v requested the withdrawal of a l.,ue:-;.r ijeat in yesterday demanding a further . 'h'T".'rv.