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59
Slaughter Houses.
In April the Council granted a license for a new Slaughterhouse
(for pigs only) upon the following conditions, viz.:—
1. That slaughtering be carried out between the hours of
8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
2. That there shall be no Sunday slaughtering.
3. That the license is granted for the sole use of the premises
by the licensee only.
4. That no glands shall be removed from any carcase.
5. That the carcases shall be hung up so as to facilitate
inspection with a passage of at least 2 feet between the
rows.
6. That all pigs shall be stunned before sticking.
7. In the absence of the Inspector, should any carcase, after
being dressed, be found to show signs of disease, the same
and its offal shall be hung up separately from other carcases
and the Inspector communicated with upon the
matter as early as possible. The carcase and offal not to
be interfered with until examined by the Inspector.
8. That no compensation shall be paid in the event of the
Council establishing a Public Abattoir.
9. That a copy of these conditions, together with a copy of
the Slaughter House Bye-Laws shall be hung in a conspicuous
place in the Slaughter House, to be at all times
legible.
10. Any disregard of the foregoing conditions will be brought
before the Council and taken into consideration when
application is made for a renewal of the License.