SANITARY CONDITION OF THE SPIT.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 11, 18 March 1867, Page 62

SANITARY CONDITION OF THE SPIT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. - Sjpit, March 11, 1867. Sir,—l take the liberty of asking you, through the medium of yourpayer, if it i* not possible to fill in or drain the swamp or lagoon iu the vicinity of your office ? It is a complete nuisance to parties . living in the neighborhood, as well as being detrimental "to health. It must be obvious to the most casual observer ; and hose, the authorities, or those whose business it is to see after and report on such subjects, canid pass it by unnoticed, I cannot comprehend, I must surmise that it is because they live in town and do not feel the nui~ a anco and annoyance themselves .

| Labor is cheap enough now to cany on any work, perhaps cheaper-than it might again be for some years to come; and surely there must be enough on the estimates to carry on so small and necessary a work as the one in question. From, what I have heard here I feel certain all the i householders in the vicinity would co-operate in the undertaking. In conclusion I may say that it is blamed as bring the cause of death, in a great measure + amongst us. Hoping you will insert the foregoing remarks, I remain, Sir, A Sufferer*. [“.4 Suffered' seems to have inadvertently , fallen into one or two errors. The nuisance is we admit, most abominable and highly detrimental to health; but it is for the owners of the property in question to abate the nuisance,—not the 1 Government nor the inhabitants of the neighbor■■hood, who, notwithstanding the opinions of “A 'Suffererf would be most unwilling to tax themselves for the improvement of property belonging to parties well enough able to pay for the work themselves. We know qf some who have purchased a portion of the property on purpose to fill jit in and have done their part. We think that‘■the owners should be compelled to perform the work, and if existing Acts of Council are not sufficient for lhis that the new Council should make the subject tine of the very first for legislation .— Ed. H. B. T.j