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By Dr. Cantlie.
533.--But you have a ventilation pipe?
A. Yes, one at each corner.
534.—But that opens on the first floor does it not?
A. Yes.
535.-It takes the water from the first floor verandah?
A. Yes.
536.-So any escape of gas from that pipe would get in at your bed-room window?
A. Yes.
537.—You are not aware of any trap between you and the main sewer?
A.-No.
538.-There was one discovered at Mr. Osr's house, not in working order, but there was one there?
dry.
A.--I have not heard of it.
539.--What do you put down as the cause of the fever?
A.-It is impossible for me to say what was the cause.
540.-Have you any opinion? Is it a damp house?
A.--No, it is not a damp house. It has a very good basement and it is perfectly
541.-Would you put it down to the earth cutting?
A.--I don't think so, because we are a long way from the forts where the principal
earth cutting has been.
542.-Which way do the boys go for their walk?
A.-They generally come into town. They don't often go out that way.
543. And the water?
A.-The water is laid on from the reservoir to the house.
By Dr. Yarr.
544. Have you had any difficulty with your servants or with getting servants?
A.—We had considerable difficulty in September. The boy was very seriously ill, and he went away and then I don't know how many we had. One would come for a couple of days and fall sick and then another for a few days, and we never knew what servants we had about us.
545. Do you think your servants' quarters are in a good sanitary condition?
A.—I don't think they are, I have had them white washed and done up, but at the back there is a drain from Mr. Osr's premises which seems to soak into the quarters. ·
546. Is there not a place in front where all kinds of refuse are thrown and where it is always damp?
A. There is a very defective drain from the sink of the kitchen. There is really no drain. The dirty water sinks into the soil which is black.
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