BOROUGH INSPECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2470, 7 April 1909, Page 4

BOROUGH INSPECTION.

HEALTH INSPECTOR'S REPORT.

Messrs Schauer and Monro, Departmental Health Inspectors, waited upon the Borough Council last evening and reported that they had almost completed their inspection of tlio town. Some of the dairies in the borough had a’so been inspected, and one dairy’s condition had been brought under the notice of the Dairy Inspector. Mr. Schauer added that he would furnish a full report to the Chief Health Officer (Dr. J. M. Mason). Ihcre was nothing* very special needing attention, because the householders had been very ready to adopt any suggestions he had IX* 2(l^ Cr Carton said the discoloration of the rivers by the refuse from the freezing works was a sore point with many ratepayers, and Mr. Schauer said lie would ■furnish the Council with a special report on the question if desired. He knew that Dr. DeLisle had also inquired into the question with a view of reporting to the Council. Inspector Munro said the inspection' of the outer districts had still to be completed. He bad found a few cases where the yards were not clean, but nothing serious. Ho had reported on the condition of the Taruheru freezing works to Dr. DeLisle some weeks ago, and the. Cook County Council had taken action in the matter. He had noticedthat some, of the drains that emptied into the river were not in good repair, and the effluent was discharging on the ittuid flats. He did not think the Council should tip rubbish; on the river bank near the stone crusher. Cr. Bright said that he whole matter was ludicrous, and that if the boroughf inspectors had only done the inspection there would have been no need to bring men to have the own cleaned up from outside. The town had been advertised as dirty Gisborne, and it would never have been known as such if a watchful eve had been kept on the back yards. "Cr. Darton said the visiting inspectors came to Gisborne to try and find the cause of the fever outbreak.

Cr. Sheridan said be could not see that the position was ludicrous. The Council would have had more cause for complaint if the visiting inspectors had found the cause of the outbreak, and the town in a dirty condition. The satisfactory report showed that the bor--oiigh inspectors bad done good work. Cr. Mann said it- must be remembered that the articles in the papers and the visit of Dr. Mason had shaken the town up, and a general cleaning had been . the result. There would have been no need to bring inspectors here if the work had Been properly done. Cr. Darton said he blamed the Sanitary Committee as well as the borough inspector, and after the Sanitary Committee. the whole Council for failing to supervise the work. The Mayor said the term "Dirty Gisborne” originated in the discussion at the'* Council table. The object or the visit or Dr. Mason and the inspectors was to try and find the cause of the _ fever outbreak, and educate the people, to cleanliness, and the householders would certainly accept outside advice. Cr. Darton: Dr. Mason said the bylaws had not been carried out, but had been neglected. • The Mavor: A very great good has been done by the visits,,and there is no need to censure anyone. If the Council found that an officer was not doing his duty he should be removed. Cr. Darton: Can we be sure the bylaws will he more stringently enforced in future? If not. I will move that the inspectors be given such instructions.

Cr. Bright said the visiting inspectors had done good work, but the point was that if the - by-laws had been carried out their visit- would not have been necessary, and the stigma would never have been east on the town. Gisborne had been a dirty town, and he was glad it had been cleaned up.