MUNICIPAL ABATTOIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 259, 9 November 1901, Page 2

MUNICIPAL ABATTOIRS.

The Mayor (Mr A. Kidd) and Crs. John McLeod, A. llosser, H. Garratt, J. Stichbury, J. Court, J. Patterson;' and A. Glover, spent several hour* yesterday driving- roujnd inspecting : the various sites proposed for the";; Municipal Abattoirs. A number of; master butchers were also of the party, including Messrs. George Knight (chairman of the Association), R. Salmon, H. Moody, Knight, Marks, Tyndall, Langley, and J. H. Garrett. The property of Mrs Faulder, adjoining Messrs. Hellaby Brothers' abat«: toirs, in the Richmond Ward of Grey Lynn Borough, was first inspected. This comprises 23 acres, forming a ; high peninsula, with sea frontage, and,; the price asked is £200 per aerft,:; Several abattoirs are on the groimd,4 which were formerly used by the Butchers' Slaughtering Company. I|| was pointed out by the Mayor that |j water supply could be obtained frosithe present. City Abattoirs, aboutW mile away. A road for the stock w» be driven over could be laid aerosol the swamp in the direction of thai Stone Jug, at Edgecumbr's Creekjf Great North Road. Mr Maj''s property at Mount Albert was next jfnja spected. This comprises 400 aercs,^ centrally situated, and has the advantage of preventing the stock beii)|f| driven across several populous suburbs. At present this land is pecii*.! pied by Mr H. Moody; but it is offerees to the city nt £40 per acre The objections raised were lack oi draitiajje. and. meagre water supply., Mr SaX mpn's abattoirs, at the back of Moufctg Albert, were next visited. The area, is 68 acres, sloping towards the Manft' kau, with ample drainage to tM(* Whau Creek. It was mentioned thati ample (water supply was obtained from a 10 feet dam in an adjacent1 creek, where a ram lifted it to the buildings. Another site was inspect; ed near the Otahuhu cattle Bale yards. This comprised 114 acres, with a sea frontage, and within reasonable dis*; ; tance of the railway. The objection* raised were with respect to the wste|K supply, and also that tht receaih.? tide would result in a nuisance on. the foreshore unless the drainage was^ carried out to deeper water. Other sites suggested were not visited QWiji|. to their distance from town. The' Mayor entertained tne. party to «»■ freshment prior to returning to town* He asked the master butchei^s to consider and report their opinions cm th» various sites to the Coinmhtee of th« Cpuneil, to which this matter waa. relegated.