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occurred in 1898, has been relieved, by a second connection,
with Crescent Road sewer, and another with Armstrong Street
sewer.
74. It is satisfactory to know that the County Council are
about to construct another Outfall Sewer.
Although it will be at a higher level than the present outfall,
by relieving the latter, it will, doubtless, enable the Reidhaven
Road sewer to empty itself more continually.
75. The Level Ditches.—These have received a good deal of
attention during the year from the Chief Inspector, and I
reported on their unsatisfactory condition.
Your newly appointed Surveyor took the matter in hand,
and has constructed a penstock on the river, by which a more
thorough flushing is made practicable: owing partly to this,
and partly to the increased care given by the Works Department
(which now cleanses the ditches by direct labour) their
present condition is better than it has been for years.
76. Cemetery.—I inspected the cemetery and found it well
kept as before. There were 812 interments here.
77. Churchyard.—There were 149 interments in the Churchyard
as compared with 253, 177, and 193 in the three preceding
years. This number is still much more than it should be, if
the interments were all of those having relatives already
buried there.
78. The Mortuary was used for 49 bodies, compared with
31, and 33 in the two preceding years, one was an infectious
case, viz., diphtheria.