Abstract
THE subject of national water supplies again came up in the House of Commons on April 20 when on the motion for the adjournment Mr. A. Greenwood raised the question of the expenditure incurred by authorities in rural areas on the provision of new supplies, and inquired the Government's intentions in regard to the Water Supply (Exceptional Shortage Orders) Act which will lapse at the end of the present year unless steps are taken to extend it. Mr. Alan Chorlton expressed regret that the water survey which at long last has been agreed to does not extend to allocation, and asked what steps are being taken within the Ministry of Health to set up a central body as advocated in the report of the water authorities. Mr. G. H. Shakespeare, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, in reply, gave no indication whether a continuance of the emergency legislation will be necessary, but stated that the grant of one million pounds voted in aid of rural schemes last year has fostered the promotion of schemes estimated to cost three times that amount and is expected to do as much again during the current year. Out of just over 2,000 parishes requiring permanent sources of supply, schemes for 1,600 parishes have been prepared and are in various stages of realisation. He alluded to the recently formed Water Survey Committee, and stated that two meetings have been held and that the Committee is actively pursuing its inquiries into the actual water supplies of the country.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Rural Water Supplies in Great Britain. Nature 135, 646 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135646b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/135646b0