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discard their old method, and adopt this newer and more satisfactory
form.
When the Committee were considering the advisability of the
Council undertaking this work, they were met with the fact that
there would be great difficulty in disposing of the material.
This view of the matter has been considerably strengthened
recently because one finds that whilst during the months of
November, December, January and February, this material must
not be removed within the boundaries of the County of London
before 6 a.m., outside the boundaries of the County it must
not be removed after 6 a.m., from which it will be seen that
this anomalous state of the law causes great difficulty in the
removal and disposal of the offal; which is frequently brought to
the notice of the Contractors removing the material for the
Council, in the way of prosecutions with their attendant penalties,
for breaking the law in removing this material during prohibited
hours. It will be seen that whilst it is possible to bring the
material to one side of a street which is within the County
boundary after 6 a.m. any day during the months quoted, yet it
is never possible to get it to the other side of the same street and
beyond, which is without the County boundary and within the
area in which it has to be removed before 6 a.m. I certainly
think that this anomalous condition of affairs should be brought
to the notice of the Local Government Board and the Home
Office with a view to the law being altered.
Water Supply. The water supplied throughout the whole
of the District by the Metropolitan Water Board still maintains
its high standard of purity. During the latter part of October,
however, it appears that samples of water collected in the area