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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue XXXXV, 9 December 1903, Page 4

Wellington's apathy in regard to the oreetjrm of prfblic abattoirs is thus alluded to by the Chief Veterinarian in his jmnual report to Minister for Agr'u-.ultuH- ;_•■ |)«r:..„ the year four additional abattoirs have l>een opened—viz., at Rore, IjJ ttelton. Blenheim and Hastings. In Christchuich, Hawern and Timaru completed, while for the horoughs of Xew Plymouth. Feildlng, Westport, Creymouth, (lisborne, and Stratford plans are in eotir.se of preparation, and there is no reason to anticipate limine 'delay in the erection of abattoirs at any of those places. It is regit*table that it should Iks left to the two largest cities in the North Island—Auckland and Wellington—to show the greatest indifference to undertaking' these most necessary public works. Although, a large portion of the meat supply of thoea two cities is prdbtably drawn from meat export s in their vicinity, wnere inspection is carried on, it must be obvious to everyone that to draw any portion of that supply from private slaughterhouse* is, to say the least, to obtain it from a source where the existence of insanitary arrangements is prolnvble, to say nothing of the risk of the teit of diseased animals being offeror} for 8&1« for 'human consumption,"