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All the premises in the district where ice-cream is sold were visited
during the summer months, and little cause for complaint was found to
exist.
PREVENTION OF DAMPNESS.

GIPSIES
I feel I cannot allow this report to pass without again commenting
on the continual nuisances caused by these' favoured people classed as
gipsies, most of which are low type vagrants.
The complaints of occupiers in the vicinity of vacant lands as to
the serious nuisances caused by these people, and their filthy and
disgusting habits and language continue to come in. It takes up much
of the Inspectors' time, and prevents them carrying out good work in
other directions. The land in Montagu and Brettenham Roads, for which
an enquiry was held by the Local Government Board Inspector as to
fencing, has since had trenches dug across the entrances to the land, which
prevents the gipsies encamping here. However, they soon take advantage
of other vacant places.
Two other pieces of land were fenced in owing to the gipsies
annoying the residents in the vicinity.
We are continually moving and re-moving them, and they politely
tell you: "Well, Guv'nor, we got no land of our own, so we must live
on someone's."
How much longer the serious nuisances caused by this class of
people is to be tolerated I do not know. Why some legislation has not
been brought about to deal effectually with them passes my comprehension.