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to the waterways, and inspected 96 boats. He found that 92 of these
conformed to the acts and regulations, but that infringements were
observed in four instances. The following are details of these
infringements.
Certificate did not identify owner 1
No certificate on board 1
Boat not marked 1
Boat required painting 1
No water vessel on board 1
These infringements were remedied on service of notices.
The Inspector reports that these boats were occupied by men only.
CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE ACT, 1900.
During the past year 19 applications were male by owners of
tenement properties for certificates to secure exemption from Inhabited
House Duty. The number of tenements comprised in these
applications was 228. Certificates were granted in each case after
any necessary works had been executed.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACTS.
Towards the end of 1903 my attention was drawn to an insanitary
group of houses situated off Well Street and known as Priory Place.
I inspected this property and found some of the cottages very old,
damp and dilapidated, and reported respecting them to the Public
Health Committee in the following terms.
To the Chairman and Members of the Public Health Committee,
being the Sanitary Authority for the District of
Hackney.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report to you, in pursuance of Section 32 of the
Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, that on the 4th
day of November last I inspected the dwelling houses situate