A meeting of the Central Board of Health was held on Wednesday afternoon, at which were present His Honour the Superinten dent, Dr Brown, Messrs Reid, Turnbull, Stout, and Fish. A letter sent to His HDnour the Superintendent by the Dunedin Board of Health was submitted to the meet ing, and it was resolved: First, that the Dunedin Local Board of Health be requested to frame such regulations as they may deem necessary to effectually carry out the pro visions of fche Public Health Acfc in Dunedin, and submit tliem to the Board of Health for adoption ; second, that in the opinion of the Central Board of Health the Local Board has ample power to do all that is necessary to prevent the spread of contagious disease in the city.
