AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 239, 13 October 1906, Page 6

AUCKLAND AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.

« i. There was a large attendance at the association's rooms yesterday, when the district health officer (Dr. HTengley) delivered an address on "The Sanitation aua Drainage of Country and Suburban Homes" and the principles of constructing 6optlc tanks. In his usnal breezy and humorous style the lecturer dealt exhaustively with tho necessity ot thorough ventilation in homes, more especially in the kitchen, which he said was often Inst a lean-to with no regard to light or ventilation, lie condemned the English windows on the ground that they could only be opened hairway. The casement windows were preferable. The great principle was to get as near to Nature as possible, and the more light there was in a room the better. Windows should be used not only to let In light but for ventilation purposes. The best way of ventilating a house wis to have plenty of windows and have them close up to the roof. A proper drainage system to a house wa« a great labour-saving process. Dr. Krengley Illnstrnted his remarks with chalk drawings. He then proceeded to detail the best means of disposing of house refuse etc. It was unnecessary to bury refuse at any great depth, but after burying stufY it was advisable to grow something on the spot so that the deleterious matter might be used up in Nature's own way. Where sanitary fittings were to be put in a house they should not be put alongside of Internal walls, as that meant long waste pipes underneath the house. Dr. Frengley then went on to explain the principles of constructing septic tanks. The meeting terminated with a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer.