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(c) Under exceptional circumstances (8 Districts).
(d) Unconditionally (8 Districts).
I have dealt with the subject of combined drainage entirely
from a practical sanitation point of view, and without
regard to the legal bearings of the question.
The Surveyor and Clerk also reported on the subject,
and the Vestry decided (on the lines of the Medical
Officer's report) as follows: —
1. That combined drainage, where advantageous, shall be
approved.
2. That combined drainage shall not be approved where the
plan shows that separate drains can be laid outside each
house.
3. That combined drainage shall be limited to a maximum
of six houses, to drain into one drain, with one interceptor
from the main sewer.
4. That in no case where combined drainage is sanctioned
shall any part of the combined drain pass under any
house, without the special consent of the Vestry.
5. That the passage-way under which the main portion of the
combined drain is laid shall be of the minimum width
of four feet, such passage-way being open to the sky.
6. That, where the passage-way is more that seven feet wide,
such passage-way shall be considered as open to the
air, if open at both ends to a minimum height of ten feet.
7. That the owner shall sign an agreement, to the satisfaction
of the Clerk to the Vestry, that the passage-way shall
never be built upon.
8. That, when it is proposed to drain more than six houses
by a combined system, for the maintenance and repair
of which the owner or owners are to be liable for all
time, a main combined drain shall be placed at the rear
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