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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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[Appendix No. 0.
YARD FOREMAN'S DUTIES.—FARM STREET.
1.—The Yard Foreman shall bo in attendance at the
Yard from 6 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. in summer, and 7 a.m. to
5 p.m. in wintor, with half-an-hour for breakfast and one
hour for dinner. Should his servicos be required at any
time through press of work, oither earlier or later than the
above hours, it shall be his duty to bo in attendance.
2.—He shall call ovor the namos of the workmon in tho
morning and note those that aro absont, and who subsequently
commenco work, and shall enter the time, from
tho time papers, daily, on to tho time sheets, and make up
tho pay books every Friday.
3.—He shall see that tho stock of matorials and implements
in tho yards is maintained, and, when a further
supply is nooossary, report tho mattor to the Surveyor.
4.—Ho shall see that all implements and plant are in
proper ropair, and, whon rocoived from tho Contractors,
shall thoroughly oxamino them and see that they aro
in accordance with tho Contracts and Specifications, and that
all repairs aro in accordance with tho invoices of work done.
5.—He shall cause all plant and implomonts, including
brooms, to be properly brandod.
6.—He shall bo responsible for the safo custody of the
plant, implements, and matorials of overy description belonging
to tho Vestry in the yards, and shall see that all plant, &c.,
is safely returnod by the workmon ovory night.
7.—He shall roport to tho Surveyor any defects requiring
repair to tho buildings of tho yard and house,
and shall keep unstopped all drains, rain water pipes, and
gutters.