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There were 20 contraventions which were all remedied. Many of the contraventions
were due to storing other commodities not conducive to the good
keeping of milk; four gave up selling milk, rather than comply with the
Regulations.
Periodical inspections are made of all premises where milk is stored, and
year by year we are endeavouring to raise the standard of the premises generally,
but much more stringent by-laws are needed before the desired result can be
obtained. In my opinion no person should be allowed to sell milk except under
special conditions and under a special certificate granted by the Sanitary
Authority, who should have power to absolutely refuse any person permission to
establish a milk business upon any premises, unless the same were suitable and
the milk-seller, personally, of cleanly habits.
There are 90 persons who sell ice-cream during the summer months.
These were visited and various repairs and cleansing of premises effected.

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION.
During the year one inspector has been devoting his whole time to this
work. A list of the dwelling houses in the worst streets and roads in the
district, where it was desirable an early inspection should be made, was got out
and taken first. Several streets have been done, and a great amount of time
and energy has been spent to see that the necessary work required was carried
out. In one well-known road a great amount of money must have been spent
by the owners to bring the houses up to their present condition, but how long
they will remain so I am afraid to speculate. The good tenant should be
encouraged, but the dirty and destructive tenant seems to be still much in
evidence.