STATE HOUSING DRAINAGE

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 2

STATE HOUSING DRAINAGE

LOWER HUTT OBJECTION ADVERSE REPORT FROM BOROUGH ENGINEER fPia Uniwd Pkiss Association.] WELLINGTON, August 9. The methods of drainage adopted by the Government Housing Department for the Lower Hutt scheme came in for strong criticism at a meeting of the Borough Council to-night, when it was decided to protest to the department and to refrain in the meantime from connecting the Government houses to the borough main by the method proposed. The system was stated to be contrary to the borough by-laws. The mayor (Mr J. W. Andrews) said he had discussed the question of the drainage of the Government houses with the borough engineer, who had submitted an adverse report, and he had T also been in touch with the contractor. “ I move,” said the Mayor, “ that we protest to the department against the method adopted, as contrary to good practice and detrimental to health; that We invoice the aid of the Health Department if necessary; and that we connect none of the drains to the borough main until the outcome of the protest is known.” The motion was carried.