§ Mr. FIELDasked the President of the Local Government Board how many inquiries have been held during the five years ended December, 1913, by his Department concerning applications from local authorities for powers to borrow money on account of the erection of public abattoirs; the names of the said local authorities; the amounts sought for; the amounts sanctioned; and how many of the applications were granted or refused, and, if the latter, on what grounds?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELDuring the five years ended the 31st December, 1913, 611W applications for sanction to borrow money in respect of abattoirs have been received by the Local Government Board from twelve local authorities, involving sixteen loans for sums amounting in all to £39,524. Thirteen local inquiries were held by the Board in regard to these applications, and loans totalling £36,921 have been sanctioned. One application was refused on account of the unsuitability of the proposed site, and two applications are under consideration.
The particulars are as follows:—
Name of Local Authority. Amount of Loan Applied for. Purpose. Amount Sanctioned. Town Councils— £ £ Chorley 1770 Alterations and improvements to slaughter houses 1,540 Derby 2,700 Alterations and construction of cooling alley 2,700 Nelson 1,500 Site for slaughterhouses 1,500 Shrewsbury 8,080 Purchase of site and erection of slaughterhouses 8,080 500 Excess expenditure 500 520 Further excess expenditure 520 South Shields 3,147 Excess expenditure in the provision of slaughterhouses 3,107 156 Covering in alleyway 156 Urban District Councils— * Aberayron 1,000 Purchase of site and erection of slaughterhouses — †Amble 831 Purchase of site and erection of slaughterhouses — Fleetwood 4,040 Site for slaughterhouses and depot (apportionment between the two purposes not decided upon) 4,040 Hexham 830 Alterations and additions to slaughterhouses 800 ‡Pontypool 270 Site for slaughterhouse, refuse destructors, etc. — Shipley 1,150 Alterations and additions to slaughterhouses. 1,130 Weston-super-Mare 2,030 Site for slaughterhouses 2,030 11,000 Erection of slaughterhouses 10,818 39,524 36,921 * Loan refused. Proposed site unsuitable. † Decision not yet arrived at. Plans to be simplified by the D.C. ‡ The Board are awaiting the result of an application to the Justices for an Order for the diversion of a highway.