§ 33. Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the Minister of Health whether he will issue an Order or introduce legislation to amend Section 42 of the Public Health Act, 1875, to permit of scavenging and cleaning over limited areas of rural parishes and to charge the expenses to that area, and thereby control the growing heaps of insanitary household rubbish which now disfigure so many villages?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI have no power to issue an Order for this purpose. The matter has been noted for consideration when an opportunity for legislation arises. I doubt, however, whether legislation would be the most effective cure, 2172 and it is likely that improvements would be effected if local authorities would use more freely their influence and their powers.
§ Rear-Admiral BEAMISHIs it within the recollection of the right hon. Gentle man that it is more than a year ago since I asked a similar question, and can he hold out any hope of something being done to ameliorate this really horrible nuisance all over the country?