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for supplying the required heat as suggested in our (i.e.,
the Departmental Committee's) interim report. The only
exception to this rule should be when the Central Authority
are fully satisfied that the adoption of such methods is
impracticable.
10. That the Government should encourage the coordination
and extension of research into domestic heating
generally. This is a matter of great importance in view
of the many outstanding problems which demand inquiry.
11. That local authorities should be empowered to
make bye-laws requiring the provision of smokeless heating
arrangements in new buildings other than private dwellinghouses,
such, for example, as hotels, clubs, offices and the
like.
(c) General.
12. That gas and electricity undertakers should be
given every facility and encouragement to increase and
cheapen the supply of gas and electricity, and that the
practice at present followed by some municipal authorities
of over-charging for gas and electricity in order to allocate
the profits thus accruing to the relief of the rates should
be discontinued.
(d) With regard to noxious vapours.
13. That the Alkali, etc., Works Regulation Act, 1906,
should be amended so as to apply generally to all manufactures
from which noxious vapours might come.
14. That a list of such noxious vapours should be included
in the Act, and the Minister of Health should be
empowered to add to this list from time to time other
noxious vapours, after due inquiry.
15. That a general obligation should be placed on
every manufacturer of using the best practicable means
for preventing the escape of noxious or offensive vapours,