Useful Information. VACCINATION. By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Prac itioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the parents of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district nre still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty The word “ parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. SLAUGHTER-HO.USE LICENSES. “The Slaughter-House Act, 1877,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1877. If such slaughter-house is within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, 'liot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.” MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES. Taisle of Fees to he taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by Bailiffs. 