THE CITY ABATTOIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11824, 29 November 1901, Page 6

THE CITY ABATTOIRS.

PROTESTS FROM GREY LYNN AND

PONSONBY.

' At last night's meeting of the Auckland City Council Mr. C. J. Parr presented a petition signed by 208 residents and ratepayers of the borough of Grey Lynn and Arohhill Road Board district, protesting against the proposal to establish the newcity abattoirs in the district. The distance from the market and the dangers attendant upon driving cattle, etc., through a numerously populated district should, said the petition, be of itself sufficient reason, but your petitioners respectfully protest against the continued effort to make this district a receptacle for everything that is unpleasant and detrimental to the health and comfort of the residents. The petition was referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Parr also introduced a deputation from Ponspnby and Grev Lynn, who desired to address the Council on the abattoirs questions. The deputation consisted of Messrs. J. ford, G. Gregory. John Currie, R. Watt and E Hough. Mr. Shackelford and Mr. Gregory spoke for the deputation. Mr. Shackelford paid there was a strong feeling in the Grey Lynn district against placing the abattoirs there. The driving of horned cattle along suob a road as the Great North Road could only be attended with considerable danger. The population of Grey Lynn was increasing rapidly, especiall/aW the Great North Road The borough now contained over 4000 inhab, tants, and the only drawback to it was that it had been made the receptacle for everything nasty from the city He was pleased to bo able to congratulate the city on being about to secure.a- refuse destructor and he voiced the sentiments of a great many inhabitants of Grey Lynn when he said they hoped soon to see the borough neorporatenn the city of AuckW and the neop'.e of Grey Lynn would then nave a strong voice in the settlement of city matter? and would insist on undesirable refuse being taken further out of the city. (ApPl M l f ) Gregory urged that the businesslike proceeding would-be to have the cattle ilancrhtflrad near the saleyards. lne discomforte and dangers of driving cattle across the Ci T y he W Major 7 s"d tie Council recognised the importance of the subject and he could SJ She did not think for one moment that the Finance Committee that had the matter L hand would report m favour of the in Grey Lynn, which had been so much talked about. The deputation then withdrew. Si Patterson wrote offering property in Mount Roskill for city abattoirs at £1100. Geo. L. Thomson wrote offering 213 acres or less near Otahuhu station for the same purSe at £33 an acre. The letters were referred to the Finance Committee. The Secretory for Agriculture wrote asking the Council to cancel the appointment of their inspector of slaughterhouses, as the f nS pection of slaughtering P%£°*™ was vested in the Department. The letter was also referred to the Finance Committee Mr. Julian had a motion on the order napor for the appointment of a special comnnttee to report on the abattoir but the Mayor pointed out that the ™ Committee had already done a great deal of work in connection with the matter, and at his request Mr. Julian withdrew his matiou. The Finance Committee will report on the question of site to next meeting of the Council, and before that date an opportunity will be given to members of the Council to view all the sites.