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Public
Health.
70.—This was a Bill to amend the law relating to the qualification
and tenure of the office of Medical Officers
of Health and Inspectors and to make further provisions
relating to superannuation allowances for such Officers and
Inspectors; and for other purposes. Clause 3 of the Bill would
have removed Inspectors from the sole control of the authorities
under whom they serve. The Council objected to this proposal
and to other provisions in the Bill which in the opinion of the
Council were unnecessary and inexpedient. A petition was
accordingly presented against the Bill, which was not proceeded
with.
Housing of
Working
Classes.
71.—Four Bills on this subject were introduced during the
last session. Upon the first three, viz.:—Housing
of Working Classes (London), Housing of Working
Classes (Repayment of Loans), and Housing of Working Classes,
this Council made no order, but asked the Home Secretary to insert
in the Bill which it was understood the Government intended
to introduce, provisions enabling local authorities in connection
with the schemes under Part III. of the Act of 1890 to erect (subject
to the approval of a Government Department) upon land
acquired for the purposes of the Act and abutting upon any road
or thoroughfare, houses, shops, and places of business not being
working class dwellings, and to sell or let on lease or otherwise
such houses, shops, and places of business with a view to increasing
the income or re-couping the capital expenditure in respect of such
schemes. The three Bills above-mentioned were dropped after
the first reading, and the Government Bill (Housing of the Working
Classes No. 2) was subsequently introduced and contained a
clause to the effect suggested by this Council, as well as provisions
to extend the period of repayment of loans to 80 years, to authorise
the transfer of powers from the Home Office to the Local Government
Board, and to amend the procedure under the Acts. The
Council approved of the Bill, which received the Royal Assent on
the 14th August, 1903.
Port of
London.
72.—This Bill proposed to establish a Commission for the
administration of the Port of London and for
transferring to the Commission the undertakings of
certain Dock Companies and certain powers and duties of the