The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. TUESDAY APRIL 17, 1917 PUKEKOHE'S SANITARY SYSTEM.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 267, 17 April 1917, Page 2

The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

TUESDAY APRIL 17, 1917 PUKEKOHE'S SANITARY SYSTEM.

'■' We nothing extenuate, nor iet down auaht in malice."

Tmk conviction of ■ ui.ckohe's eoutrac.or for removin ; n'glit-soil from the horougli of Pukekohe to Paerata andthereby ostablihiugau offensive trado within ; lii K r.ika Road Board's district h a serious matter to: the houseboldcis of Pukekohe. It will lie remein! .-red that prior last year to the ins itution of a nightsoil removal service total ab-.-ence of sanitary provisions iu Pukekohe constituted a g'uve menace to public health. When the contractor started work i -.wis hoped that, p.nding a drainage <-, hnue of future days, remedial measures had been attained. But the Council reckoned without giving thought to the Karaka Kuad Board and when the Foard co natunicatod with the Council and ii otested against night-soil from Pulcokoho being taken into tli'ir district the Council refused to r. cognise responsibility and referred rho Board to the v n:rnctor. Ida ! a more con ili itory at'it nlo been displayed b,- the ■'.::■.eil, a matter of ;'act would only have been couitesy due t. a neighbouring authority, negotiations might then I have bee;, opene 1 up and the present diffi ulties might have been] avoided The spiju ' wa- that the j Boar.l to( !j proved hgs against the contractor ami his op. rations have j had to he ah uidoiii d. The incon-

-iit' iii v i)f iho Co- acil's acti-n is ; si.own by the fact rlint although at j the outset they h I'l it to the cm-1 tractor v> niran;.: liis alfairs with j t\ ' . r, oad Boai 1 tliey at last m mill's | meeting agreed '■> lini] the sum of £'."> to a-sist tin' ci/iitract-ir in Ins defence, this, in cifoit, bting an adinis. ; i-II nioi'i' or less of lespousi-] bility As things now nio the Council should will' 'it delay exorcise powers under '!■ Pu'd'-c WorkAct to anjuiiv land .•<> as to establish a night-snil di-| ■ ' ■<< a- outlying j part of the u vitally uryi m : undesiialde, I unpleasant and i,. ' ' oiiditions are to he nvpreenio.