SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Sir, —No sewage or waste products of any description should be allowed to flow into the harbours, but should either be taken right out to the open sea, or, better still, run out on the land. There are large areas of poor country in the vicinity of Auckland which could be made into productive farm land. The expense in the first place would be little if any worse than a comprehensive scheme to run the sewage out to the open sea, with the advantage that in three years or so a farm could be made payable, and from then on be a source of revenue, making also an avenue of employment for a larger number of men than any other method of waste disposal. The system as proposed is used in various parts of the world with success; in the case of Auckland it would save our beaches, which are our health resorts, giving us once more the right to Kipling's "Last loveliest exquisite apart," which we certainly cannot claim while our harbours and waterways are open sewers. Chas. E. Brookk. Buckland's Beach.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 15
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185SEWAGE DISPOSAL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22197, 26 August 1935, Page 15
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