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Immigration-restriction. Seven immigrants were referred to me for examination by the Port Health Officer, Dr. Pollen. Sufficient grounds were established in all cases for sanction to be given to their landing.

Habitations. During the year 61 condemnation certificates, as against 22 last year, were issued —distributed as follows: —

Sanitation of Hotels. The good results of these inspections continue to be evident. A little persistence has been necessary in some licensing areas to bring about results as satisfactory as those obtained elsewhere in this district. The following table shows the number of hotels inspected in each licensing district during the period ending 31st March, 1909 : — Egmont .. • • .. 8 Palmerston North .. 17 Taranaki .. .. ..11 Otaki .. .. .. ..11 Patea .. .. .. .. 20 Pahiatua . . .. .. 8 Hawera.. .. • .. ..18 Masterton .. .. ..16 Wanganui .. •. .. 15 South Wairarapa .. .. 17 Rangitikei .. .. .. 12 Hutt .. .. .. .. 2 Oroua .. .. • • 12 Wellington and suburbs .. .. 3 Manawatu .. .. .. 16 Totals .. .. .. 186 A general report embodying the Inspectors' reports on each hotel, with recommendations approved by me, and other comments, were sent to each of the above-mentioned Licensing Committees for the annual licensing meeting in June, 1908, with the exception of the two last mentioned, where only special inspections were made. Work done by Inspectors. Inspections— Re Complaints .. .. • • • • • • • • • • 729 ~ Infectious diseases .. .. .. . • • • • • 1,293 „ Food-shops .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 3,024 „ Houses ' ■ •• 5 , 8 20 „ Miscellaneous .. ..* • • • • • • 4,206 15,052 Of special investigations and inspections by the District Health Officer, the following can be placed in tabulated form : — Houses .. .. • ■ .. 148 Stables .. .. .. 3 Shops and factories .. .. 11 Hotels .. .. .. .. 13 Infectious-diseases hospitals .. 3 Hospital-sites .. .. .. 2 Consumptive annexes .. .. 4 Offensive trades.. .. ..13 Drainage schemes .. .. 4 Foodstuffs .. .. .. 9 Destructor .. .. .. 1 Poultry-yards .. .. . . 1 Outbuildings .. .. ..3 Schools .. .. ..5 Public buildings .. .. .. 4 Septic tanks . ... .. 12 Dairies and dairy factories .. 69 Water-supplies . . ... .. 12 Sewerage schemes .. ..8 Rubbish-depots.. ... .. 3 Fellmongeries .. .. .. 3 Quarantine stations .. .. 2 Townships .. .: .. 1 Sewers ... .. .. ■ • 2 Special reports have been made on the following subjects : — Cleansing and disinfection of schools. Hunterville water and sewerage schemes.

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Locality. Houses. Stables. Outbuildings. Lean-to. Whares. Shops. Totals. Wellington Upper Hutt Marton .. Shannon Johnsonville Wanganui Wairoa .. Eketahuna Belvedere Lethbridge 34 1 1 1 7 4 46 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 Totals 41 10 (il