THE ABATTOIRS QUESTION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11108, 29 October 1901, Page 3

THE ABATTOIRS QUESTION.

SEVERAL POINTS DISCUSSED. In his statement to the City Council last night, the Mayor (Mr A. E, G. Rhodes) said that with ■ regard to the abattoirs question, unfortunately Woolston still objected to come in with the City. The. matter was now in the hands of tue Government, and be still hoped that tha City wou.d .be made the controlling body. Hβ had written to r-ha Government to that effect, staxjng that if this were noc.deciaed upon he wutild have to consult the Loiuk-U again aa to what course it, wouid t.ike- He uiougLt there jsvae very htue oouDt, however, that ih« Government wooia nmke iae City toe controlling oouy. An \ruh vie railway aucuont.es «\re aatisiactory, and the oiny aitriiiuiy iij.>pkH.red to tw v, slight one with tat Dia..iu.ge Board as to whether the lioard couiu admit trom us area, 'mere was no douot it oould, and did go so at the present time, irom the -isytum and other place*. A letter wai read Irom the Drainage Board enclosing a copy of a resolution to the effect that the Board is willing to enter into an agreement with the Council to lay the drain irom the City abattoirs to be connected with the sewers at the rate of £50 per annum, reserving the right to terminate the agreement on twelve months' notice, ' * Cγ. Gray said he had been somewhat astonished at reading the reports of the Drainage Board's meeting, because he had been 01 opinion that the drainage would be of a quite different system from what was now proposed. He was under the impression that septic tanks were to be used. Hβ was, however, quite in favour of what was held to be best. The Mayor thought the SpecHl Committea had'decided in favour 01 pumping. Qther Councillors spoke, and the letter was received. „ A letter was received from Mr J. C. Maddison urging that broken boulders for concrete floor of the abattoirs be used as he had recommended, and that the engine and boiler-house were part of the whole scheme. The Mayor said this appeared to be the outcome of the Sub-Committee, deciding that they would not go in for an extravagant engine-house. They had referred to other places, and found there was no engine-house at all provided. » It was decided to refer the letter from Mr Maddison to the Sub-Committee. The Agricultural Department wrote tba.b Messrs T. H. Green and Co., bacon-curers, of Aldington, had applied for exemption from killing at the Christchurch abattoirs when erected. Under clause 17 of the Act the Government had power to exempt, but before dealing with the matter the Department would be glad to have the opinion bf the Council on the subject. This matter ■was referred to the Special Committee.