H.—Bl.

visible to the senses. The Puketutu (No 10)' Ihumatao (l n and Pnk Vs£T*, ° Und aDy BignS ° f P oll^™ have been one or two cases in the neighbourhood thistlf n f P ° rt, ,nforms me that ' while ther e Had these oyaters been at fanl i would be reasonlble to 8 ! ,,1,^" 8 ?. fr T-° ther parts ' none arose looall y. a?s SI £-3 sir, r rHxf r • f'• p'rr"i> SS sjS S Auckland was entirely supplied from Onehunga alenta ' 6Dd ° f May and early inJune had produced a great demand, who' other w "ef dislikec luZJV* DU ° be9S ° f Y ° rk ' s atrival driven to do so, especially on the closing of The RusselTeds g 0 ' ° yStm frOm Manuk a» were they had caused an outbreak there Plymouth, it would be important to learn whether a great inducement to the dealers. The pickers cart thpqfl H ( t ? lncreased V*'>™ would be Picking and Transmission. and again on 23rd May, shipped loads of oyS tlal hree D B kb Tpl? W - er ° a ' 16th been no enteric there for eighteen months (one case camffrnrn W« li • J 't v ' m % forms me t 'here has infected it would have been reasonable to elpZ an outbreak the™ lo ' ° WeVer, ' H&d th6Se '° ads been The Dealers. most h h a r inspect f h the cmi - ° f dangers. The oysters are stored in sacks in a cellar or the back premises of thfl' 1 1D Me evidenfc out and opened on a rough block of wood (usually very dirty) • ther Jli ■ P "f re^ Ulred . *ey are taken

Table B.

B—H. 81,

25

Name of Dealer. Cases certainly owing to Oysters got here. Probably obtained here. Possibly Source of obtained here. lotal - Oysters. Bern arks. w. 3 cases, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 5 cases, Nos. 4, 5, 8,9, and 20 2 oases, Nos. 7 and 15 10 oases Russell .. No. 7 may have got the infection at this shop, living, as he does, next door. No. 15 may have been infected here or S.'s, or possibly W.'s. None of these cases are very clearly attributable to S.'s. None very certain as to origin. Both doubtful. B. 1 case, No. 5 2 cases, Nos. 15 and 17 3 , Eusselland Manukau S. 4 cases, Nos. 10, 11, 15, and 16 4 „ Eusselland Manukau J. 1 cases, Nos. 10, 11,13, and 14 2 oases, Nos. 7 and 19 2 oases, Nos. 7 and 14 1 case, No. 16 i . Russell .. c. 2 , Russell .. B. 2 „ Russell and Manukau Manukau W. 1 , Very doubtful.