THE ABATTOIRS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2481, 21 April 1909, Page 6

THE ABATTOIRS.

RESULTS OF THE YEAR’S ... ; v ..., WORKING; / CONSIDERABLE CREDIT BALANCE At hist-night’s meeting of tho; Borough Council the committee, appointed to go into the matter of tho working of the local abattoirs presented .their report as foilowsi-fr, ■ h. ; . “The Committee met on April 19th, there being present, The Mayor, . and Crs. ' Wliinray , and . M’iUiams, Your Committee have to report that they consider tlie killing , charges too high, and;could bo 'reduced, as the profit tor the past .year .was £450, and they would recomemnd the incoming Council to take iffto. /consideration . the 'questions/. iff reducing the .charges and". b ( f providing a chilling chamber, the cost of such -installation to be. borne hv a small additional loan. pou the present working, the Council could make reductions in the charges to. butchers of. £3OO, - but if cooling chambers are’ installed, 1 _ the reduction would be -less in proportion to the cost of such undertaking;, The Committee also suggest that the question of lulling by contract might be Considered by the new’Council.”-' '■ ..." he following is. a summary of the products ffomtlie abattoirs for the year ending March 31sb, 1909: Cattle 2655, sheep 11,879, lambs 1352, calves 72, pics 1250. total 17,203; head and feet /7-tripes 2029, total " '-1 grand total

j. 264. - " , " . ~ The financial :statement snowed the receipts to be £l9lß I.ls 3d, and expenditure £l4s2'' 15s 4d, leaving a credit balance of £465 15s lid. ■ The flavor said that the report; was Intended to j aid. tho incoming Council in the' working of the abattoirs for.: the coming- year. The suggestions in the report^vere for the consideration of the incoming Council.o' .: u Cr; Darton-referred to the difficulty of killing bv.contract’. He also thought that another recommendation be added, that the abattoirs be connected with, the: water supply- Then also_ ho said he did not know how they had so long put-- lip., with; {the. primitive method oi killin'* adopted at- the abattoirs. saicl that he hoped, one pr the first things to. be copsidpied, if, they had. a- credit .balance, uould be the' improvement ..of the ,I'oad. leading to rthoi abattoirs? • v.:s d:nrrn ■ ' Gr.-'Sawyer >gaid that; he ; was favor of * contract .killing; as then, tliey; would, effhet! a’ further saving,of £4UU. ~ / Cr. Sheridan pointed out;that it they intended to spend the credit balance m the : suggested improrfcments, they could .not- reduce thei_ killing: charges. existing 'at "present. b m ,e ! -• .. Cr Somervell said: that,: for. .cleanliness and safety,it.was absolutely necessary'that they should-have the water connection.' 1 -»■’ '• ■ • The Mayor i said that i .equally good water ''was. obtained .from the sandhills as could ; be - got from the town supply. There ■ were plenty of other places m town requiring mains much, more urgently. 1 Hot water was required :at times- there, and- the present -pump was providing an ample quantity. Chv'Mann said that no harm \youid be done in adding the recommendation regarding the water supply to the Committee’s report: If there was any. cogent reason against it he was sure the new Council would'consider it careluliy. Alter further ‘ discussion, it was resolved to add to the committee’s recommendatioiis to tlie new Councu til© suggestion regarding: the new pithing penman cl the water supply. ;