§ Dr. HASTINGSasked the Minister of Health whether he would be prepared to approve by-laws under Section 2, Subsections (1) and (2), of the Smoke Abatement Act, 1926, defining noxious smoke as smoke of some specified density as measured by the Ringlemann test, which has been used for many years in the United States of America?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI am aware that in some places in the United States this test has been used, but no local authority in this country has proposed to embody it in by-laws under the Act of 1926 and, as at present advised, I do not think it is suitable for that purpose.
§ Dr. HASTINGSasked the Minister of Health if he will make inquiries whether any convictions have been secured by local authorities since 1926 for the emission of smoke other than black smoke from buildings?
§ Mr. GREENWOODI have no information of convictions for the emission of other than black smoke, and I do not think that the expense of a general inquiry in order to obtain comprehensive information would be justified. Local authorities generally proceed by representations and usually prosecute only as a last resort.