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the power having been transferred from that Authority to the
Local Sanitary Authority, steps in, and without any notice to the
Local Authority, obtains the non-renewal of the license. It
appeared to be only on account of the very energetic action taken
by your Committee in the latter case that obtained the renewal
of the license for a further period of one year. Whilst it is
very unfortunate that there should appear to be this conflict
between the two Authorities, yet it seems to me that it is quite
time the question was settled as to which Authority was really
the one to carry out these duties. Of course, I am quite
aware of the power which the London County Council have
under the Public Health Act of carrying out these duties when
the Local Authority has been declared to be in default in the
matter, but I respectfully submit that until such default has
been declared after the necessary investigation, as set out
according to the Public Health Act, they have no right to act
in the manner indicated above.