that the Industrial Section is very active in regard to factori The last point is one that, unfortunately, is not a matter of immediate Importance, but sooner or later there will come a time when the status. of the Western (Extra-Settlement) district will have to be settled. It is 1 think a reasonable request that the property owners and residents of the district should be consulted and sex resent sy, are the people chiefly concerned. "Their views should be considered and so far as 1 know the situation they are ikely to be considered."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. W. Mellor and was carried, Addressing the Chairman from the floor, Mr. A. Harvey stated that he was not a member of the Association and that he had acted independently connection with nuisances Tunsin Road, adding that he had got an almost immediate response from the Public Health Department, who were still offering him their services. In connection with the factories which wore offensive, he added that he took 4 strong line and went to'see Public Works Department officials and those of the SMC. Secretariat.
could get nowhere with them," he continued, "and it. was my" imi-pression that from the beginning they not take a strong enough. line when they saw the factories begin: ning to collect in the Western dis-trio It appeared to him, he went on, that they had absolutely "bungled" the Western area, Mr. Harvey then stated that he had appealed to the Council to stop vehicular trame on the side roads, as it was evident that this trame was doing a lot of harm the roads, which were already in a bod condition. Most of this trame. hho said, was causing a great deal of expense to the ratepayers, all of it Roing into territory where people paid no rates whatsoever, He suxyested the adoption of men-sures which would compel. factories to move into Japanese-occupied terrltory. where their presence would create no hardship whatsoever. In Yanatszepoo he had seen quila 9 number of factories working peacefully as long as they complied with the regulations of the district, "It "these conditions goon." he ated, "it will be almost" impossible for us to live in the Western dis-trick" He sures ted making representations to the. Council as 'Mr. [Matthews had suggested, representa ives of the Association' being aprolnted to committees to negotiate with the several mowers "in" the Western district. This was" most important, he felt, because a strong me of action was needed, especially bbe the Public Works Department, He added that in his opinion the above "Denartment™ had shown a rok-kneed" and condescending policy by its answers through the
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