THE HEATH COTE SANITATION BILL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10484, 24 October 1899, Page 3

THE HEATH COTE SANITATION BILL.

With reference to the Heathcote Sanitation Bill, the Mayor last night said that the members for the city ihad gone into a disquisition on the merite of the Bill. That was not what they -wanted; vrhat they required, was a notification that the Bill affected tbem. But the fact was that the Bill as at first introduced was a very harmless Bill, and one with which they would all agree. But when the Bill went into the Legislative Council there was an amendment introduced which altered the whole complexion of the Bill, and made it impossible for them to use their present reserve. He thought it was the duty of their representatives to see when then* reserve was interfered with that tliey should have, say, nix or twelve months' notice to alter their mode of dealing with their refuse. If they created a nuisance now, then She agreed they ought to be called upon to alter it, but he thought at least they should have had time granted to them to change their mode. As a matter of fact, they had not received copies of the Bill at all. Letters were read from Messrs G. bmith, M.H.R., T. E. Taylor, M.H.R., and C. Lewis. M.H.R.. with reference to the Bill, stating that full publicity was given to the Bill, and expressing regret that the Council should not have watched more carefully the proceedings of the Assembly. The Bill, as a local Bill, was advertised in the local The Mayor pointed out that as the Bill was first advertised it specially protected the City Council and. all bodies , using reserves at present being used. But the word* added by the Legislative Council entirely altered the whole character of thb BilL r The letters were received. ' At a later period the report of the Sam - tarv Committee was read,' recommending that the Council agrees for the present to join the other local bodies in applying to the Drainage Board for a site for the deposit of nichWl from the respective interested local bodies. Any expense connected with carrying out this proposal borne pro rata by the local affected. fhe committee also recommended the Council to. affirm the principle of erecting a destructor for the disposal of-rubbish from the various districts interested, the cost of the necessary works to be provided by such oodles oxx a population basis. ' f ' \ft«r S3IE2 discussion, it . was reaolve.t to strike out* all the words after "disposal of rubbrsh," atd the report as amended was , tfc«a put and agreed te» A