POISONED SHELLFISH

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 35, 21 December 1943, Page 5

POISONED SHELLFISH

REFERRED TO BOROUGH COUNCIL

QUESTION OP CRUDE SEWERAGE

Readers Avho have had a surfeit of the subject of poisoned pi pis, and tainted shellfish will be amused at the .somewhat ironical rejoinder made by the Borough Council to the Whakatane Harbour Board when that body referred the whole of its •eotrrejspondjencc on the. subject ofi contamination to the city patriarchs for their information.

The long letters from the Health Department and tlic local Health Inspector were read and duly created that hrie.f calm, which denotes deep thin.king.

"t understand tliut Mr Wall wo rk has already had two meetings with tiie Maori Council on tills, subject and that the Maoris are now prepared to support the authority banning the taking of the shelliish," said the Mayor.

Cr Creek e.: This question of sewerage! I'd like to know where it enters the river from this Borough.

If there is such* an outlet then its up to the Inspector to. bring it to our notice so we can put a stop .to it.

Cr Sullivan said that as' far as he knew there were only two vents discharging crude sewerage into the river and it was folly to say that the effluence. from septic, tanks could he classed under the. same heading.

The council decided to reply to the Harbour Board advising that it knew of no instances, where crude, .sewerage was discharged into the river with the possible; exception of the conveniences on the Whakatane wharf.