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incoming tenant registering, through ignorance of existence of
regulations. On their attention being directed to infringement,
they immediately registered. In three instances, attention has
been drawn to rusty or broken condition of measures, resulting
in the condition being forthwith remedied. The conditions of
storage, vessels, and utensils generally has been very satisfactory.
CANAL BOATS.
Forty-five boats have been examined; of the registered boats,
one only was found in an unsatisfactory condition, the boat being
very leaky, admitting water into the cabin, and the master of one
being without the required certificate.
Of the unregistered barges, the cabins are totally unfitted for
use as habitations, for which it is feared many of them are at times
improperly used.
The registered boats generally were found to be maintained in
a cleanly and satisfactory condition, and usually carrying less
persons than registered for. It is further noteworthy that the
carrying of women and children must be steadily declining, as not
one of the boats visited carried either women or children.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP INSPECTIONS.
Nuisances arising within the several factories and workshops have
been satisfactorily dealt with, and the new systems of drainage in
the newly built and other factories have been subjected to severe
water test before approval has been granted.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
The smoke nuisances arising within and without the district have
received much attention.
In the matter of smoke nuisances arising without the district
little improvement is perceptible, but in two instances means have