SUNLIGHT LEAGUE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 6

SUNLIGHT LEAGUE.

Complaints About Smoke Nuisance. of T '.’he S s,mM^i ,at T emcnt Sub-Committee Dr rl.lli n , I ' eaBUo met recently. Sntt: had°°been dpn«*»°ir.i he cotT,ml ttee concerning the den, e volumes of smoke Pinitiari the Hospital chimney ke T h"s was com Ridered most disappointing:, as the Hoso hood ’ Till benefit of the nelghbourIs that an eS^ ae K 0 th f smok ® t°-day and th. r. e . t , h "' r I,as been added. e nrc n a a p“eH n y COn ?f a “ a rS e la ld t A xe t d Ho n s d pHa? e Sys tat ! on i° ? r Eox abou? thS smoke Mas ° r h Jj wa , s , reported that Dr Coleridge Parr the f^ef,? d 8 t h o? d Marsden, Dominion Analyst tK ™ gu| r .s F h a e r d r «e e W „To d f »£

formation "from^the 10 Sunflght* 1 League" “T« tG COllcernin K' Hie domestic smokeIn new houses the type of fireplace to nL: fa hi e m 6 n d depends upon the fuel h , A, specially prepared gas a"' l 'Coalite,- is quite suitable fSr which ii A?,',* 6 ' Eor ordinary gas coke, n men, is not so easily ignited, a grate mended ratl, T* a llphter recom*9, r domestic ranges, the modern low fire, such as the * Trinlex ’ ~ nflhitely Preferable to the oldfashioned ranges. The best arrangeorient of all. I think, is a coke or lie’sHni r a er . for hot w ater and the rir a ii radiators, and a separate gas or electric cooker.”

In regard to factory smoke, the comr i i tt f. e o WG r e referred to a concise booklet, Smoke Abatement and Fuel Econ,n Steam Boiler Practise.” Jhe committee decided to send for a supply of these booklets for distribution. Miss Marion Reese was elected to fill a \acancy on the committee.