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Representations were made to the operating Company,
particularly in relation to the emissions from the
boilers of the Pulverised Fuel Plant. At one stage of
the proceedings we hoped to secure a new method of
treatment.
In the general summary of conclusions, outlined on
Page 928 of the Report of the Royal Commission on
the Geographical Distribution of the Industrial
Population, it states that one of the factors most
important in enhancing the death rates of residents in
towns is the production of smoke from factories and
homes which reduces the effective sunshine.
In previous Reports I have referred to the large
quantities of coal which are burned in the furnaces of
this Generating Station and to our difficulties in
dealing with the resultant chimney emissions.
Grit Emission from Wood Fuel.—Last year I referred
to the nuisance occasioned in the neighbourhood of a
wood block factory from the burning of wood refuse
and stated that a new furnace was being installed. At
a later date the furnace was taken out and the old one
reinstated with slight modifications, with a result that
the nuisance recurred. Instructions have since been
placed for the installation of a Babcock and Wilcox
water boiler which it is hoped will prevent further
trouble.
Smoke Abatement Byelaws.—These byelaws were
confirmed and came into operation during the year,
fixing the limit of two minutes in any period of 30
minutes observation to the emission of black smoke.
Nil Secundum, Limited.—In October our attention
was called to smells noticed all over the district and
which were found to emanate from the premises of the
above-named, situated on the marshes, east of River
Road.