DRAINAGE.
'We 'hope thdt the question of dr^i.na^e for the township of Feilding will not be allowed to stand over untii the heat of summer .brings i(s necessity, sternly.be-, fore"iis by the production of all 'the ills attendant upon its neglect, in the shape of fevers among adults, and increased mortality among infants. Our citizens .dmst 'look* 'this 1 danger 'boldly in ' the ' fitce, ana" leff'n'o feelings of 'false deli'chcy prevent them enforcing the sanitary laws provided by the Borough Bye-laws for .th^- present cleanliness of the town. In the meantime we would suggest that as little delay as possible be made in taking the levels, towards a proper and complete system of drainage and sewage. We dp : tio£'TEirhik'th'e expense of the levels would be much, if they are not already available; and the sooner it is done the sooner will the ratepayers be able to decide whether 'they Will uiiderg'o tht? Expense of a drainage s-hemtf/ -Wfe arenotf alarmists^ biff are desirous of pointing out a danger before it is upon us; and as there are onfy a few ■ months 'to elapse before 1 ' sumrtie'r Will again be round, we gire' tiydly w'arriing 1 . '
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Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 5, 1 July 1882, Page 2
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195DRAINAGE. Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 5, 1 July 1882, Page 2
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