THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1627, 4 May 1875, Page 2

THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE.

DEPUTATION TO THE SUPEKEf.

TENDENT,

A DBPTJTATroir of residents at; Newmarket and Epsom, consisting of Messrs. 6. B. Owen, James Wrigley, Baber, Kerr, and Osborne waited on his Honor the Superintendent yesterday and presented a petition signed by between sixty and seventy residents in those districts against the establishment of a new slaughterhouse at Newmarket. The members of the deputation strongly urged the prayer of the petition. They considered that Newmarket was too near the city, and too thickly populated, besides being unsuitable in other ways, for a slaughterhouse site. They made no suggestion with regard to any other site, bnt merely represented the views of the people of Newmarket and adjoining districts, aa being utterly opposed to the continuance of the abbatoirs in their district. Hiß Honor and Mr Tonks, Provincial Treasurer, received the deputation courteously, and intimated that the question would be laid before the Provincial Council at its approaching session. The deputation thanked his Honor and withdrew.

The following is the petition :— 'To His Honor the Superintendent of the

" Province of Auckland,

•'The humble petition of the undersigned inhabitants and ratepayers in the Districts of Remuera and .Newmarket, sets forth for the consideration of His Honor,

"1. That the Slaughterhouse at Newmarket has been injurious to the health of the district.

•' 2. That the drainage from it, or from, any spot near Newmarket, has to flow a considerable distance down a stream to the sea, whereby offensive effluvia are spread. "3. That there is no place near Newmarket which has a supply of water at all times sufficient for flushing purposes.

' '4. That the driving of cattle is a nuisance, and is dangerous at and contiguous to the railway station gates, and the level crossing. "5. That improvements in the neighbourhood are injuriously affected by there being a Slaughterhouse at Newmarket, the value of land for residence and business sites kept down, and the increase of new houses and fresh inhabitants almost stopped. .7 "6. That as the large butchers who supply the public with good meat at the lowest prices, generally kill in their private slaughterhouses, situated from five to seven miles from the city, it is evident that the public will not suffer by the removal of the present site.

"And the prayer of this petition is that your Honor will, as soon as possible, carry | into effect the resolutions regarding the, Slaughterhouse, passed during the last; session of the Provincial Council, in as far aa £ they relate to removal from Newmarket, and afford the petitioners that relief which it was the intention of the Council to give.

"And yoHr petitioners will ever pray, &c, &c."