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the sanction of the Local Government Board. These By-Laws
were not adopted by the Council without very mature deliberation
and consideration, as they were referred back to the
Committee for their further consideration on more than one
occasion, and then after their adoption as a whole, the matter
was again brought prominently to the notice of the Council
and Committee by reason of certain steps taken by a local
association.
As however, up to the present time, these By-Laws have not
received the formal sanction of the Local Government Board, no
steps have been taken to register any houses during the year.
Material is being collected in view of such registration at an early
date, in connection with the house-to-house inspection which is
being made, as will be evident from the tables enclosed, showing
the résumé of the results of such inspection.
House Drainage. During the year under consideration,
very material alterations and improvements have been made in
the administrative procedure for dealing with drainage systems,
whereas, under the old method, the Public Health Committee
and their officials had no knowledge of the system of housedrainage
which was proposed to be adopted in connection with
any new house; under the new scheme, all proposed systems of
house-drainage now come before the Public Health Committee
for their sanction, or otherwise, and this course certainly, to my
mind, appears to be one which cannot fail to be for the good of
the public generally. The Public Health Committee and their
officials now have a voice in the sanction or otherwise of any
system of drainage proposed, so that at the time of the original
construction of such work, any matters may receive attention,