Healthy Suva

Improved Conditions Now Exist

From Our Fiji Correspondent

Suva, Nov. 29.

DURING the past year, since we had that nasty dysentery epidemic, several discoveries have been made.

First it was found that a great deal of water was going to waste from leak ing pipes, the total quantity being esti mated at quite a high figure. This for the most part has been remedied.

The leakage explains why our city water shortage was so spectacular and distressing earlier in the year.

Then the sewerage system is being thoroughly overhauled at great ex pense by the municipal authorities. A considerable length of piping has been renewed and concreted, and much good has been done. It is now acknowledged that these leaking sewer pipes had been contaminating the water of the city by the sewage entering the water pipes when there was a vacuum.

The medical men expected a recur rence of the sickness, but the improved conditions seem to be already making themselves felt, and to-day not a case is reported in the town or suburbs.

The recent gale will act like a scaven ger and clean and sweeten the town.