The Abattoirs.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 251, 15 December 1903, Page 4

The Abattoirs.

The committee appointed to report on the abattoir staff recommended to the Borough Council on Monday night :

VT]h'at tta Government bej requested to appoint a Government veterinary surgeon as inspector and manager at a salary of -CIO a year (as at Napier) with house ; that there be a head slaughterman at, £3 with house or house allowance of TO.s ]>er week ; second slaughterman at £2 10s with house or 10s per week house allowance, and a third at £2 5s a week : that the Council be strongly recommended to erect houses lor the inspector and manager (say £350) and for the head and second slaughterman (£225 and £250 each) and to borrow the necessary amounts on the best term? from the Government if 1 possible. Cr. Bellringer moved the adoption of the report, laying great stress on the"cte4iraiMl|ily of j erecting the iio-s-idences, as a 'great saving and as a convenience 'in keeping the staff near their work.

Cr. Brooking seconded, strongly supporting the views of Cr. Bellringer. It would pay the Council much better to build houses than to grant a house allowance. Cr. Carter asked if it were known whether this was all bhat would be required to complete the abattoirs. Treating the offal should be considered before asking the money from the Government. The report was adopted, and the matter of disposing of the offal will be brought up at a future date., It was decided that the question of framing conditions for positions on abattoir staff be referred to the Works Committee, the posts to be advertised and the applications to be in by ne,xt meeting. RACES AND YARDS.

' The Engineer said that it would be necessary to "have the races and holding pens concreted, and on. the motion of the Mayor and Cr. Brooking it was decided that tenders be called for construction of races and concrete work required, posts of totara andi rajilfs o£ rifriu. !