Pollution of Streams

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1913, Page 4

Pollution of Streams

JSI'TJSCTS OF FLAX REFUSE. At tho Fanners' Union couforenct: (Wellington Province) tko following remit from tho oxocutive was consiclcrecl 011 Tuesray"That the Pollution of Water iiiji bo considered by tho conforencc." Mr ilsoiij after explaining tin cases for it ad against tho proposed legislation, stated that anything thai affcotod tho dairying or flaxmililng industries affected the whole of tin Dominion. 51r J. Morrison said that it wonlr. In.' better to leave the law as it was. Mr Law staled that ho had known instances where through flax refuse being in a stream there had been no fish found in the stream, whereas fish were found to be plentful in streams whero washings from a dairy drained, lie slated that 011 one occasion n butcher had purchased cattle which had acccss to a stream in which the flaxmill refuse had entered. Subsequently the butcher complained

that the meat was. tainted. It then dawned upon the speaker that tlu cauao was the cattlo drinking water which contained flaxmill refuse. It wa decided that the matter be referred to the Dominion Conference.