At the meet.ng of the Sanitary Board on Thursday, a g70d many matters of importance were discussed. The sale of the building raaterials of the condemned district in Taipingshen came up for discussion, consequent on a letter from Mr. Ede sug-ting that the wood should be bummed and the other matinals should not be sold but remover out 0" reach. Long minutes were mace on the subject and some discussion followed, the Capt-Supt. of Police agreeing with Mr. Ede, Ultimately a resolution was passed recording the opinion of the Board that there was no reason to believe that the material in question was infected with plague bacillus, but in view of popular feeling on the subject, it was 4 if further material were removed the wood remaining should, if practicable, be burnt. Mr. Ede and Capt. Hastings did not vote. The Medical Officer of Health reported that six Inspectors had been appointed and plague inspection was proceeding; 1,059 houses had been dealt with and 502 disinfected and cleansed. In reference to the outbreak of cattle disease at the Dairy Farm, the acting Colonial Surgeon said that the disease was mot anthrax, as they examined the blood and lymph of the affected cattle, but he did not seem to be able to name the disease, which was eczema of some sort with high fever,
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