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2. Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices :—
Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal
action by the Local Authority or their officers 66
3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners Nil.
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil.
B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
defects to be remedied 52
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners 52
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil.
C.—Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil.
D.—Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930 :
(1) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil.
(2) Number of separate tenements or underground rooms in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the tenement or room having been rendered fit Nil.
E.—Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring
repairs Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal
notices:—
(a) By owners Nil.
(b) By local authority in default of owners Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative
in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close Nil.
F.—Proceedings under Sections 11, 14, and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925 :
(1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were made Nil.
(2) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders were determined,
the dwelling-houses having been rendered fit Nil.
(3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made Nil.
(4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders Nil.
Common Lodging-House, 116, Middlesex Street.—The above premises, which are known
as the " Salvation Army Working Men's Hotel and Shelter," and is the only common lodginghouse
in the City, was opened on the 7th February, 1906. It was utilised during the War as
a Soldiers' Hostel, but is now again in use as a common lodging-house. The premises are
periodically inspected, and always found to be well kept and in a generally satisfactory
condition.
Neglect to comply with Water-closet Bye-laws.— No instance of neglect in this respect has
occurred during the year under review.
Drainage Plans.—In the course of the year 176 plans were submitted with regard to
proposed reconstruction of water-closets or drains in the City.
Of these, 161 were approved ; 9 revised and approved ; and 6 not approved.
Street Gullies.—The gradual substitution of properly trapped gullies for those formerly
existing has greatly reduced the number of complaints received of offensive smells arising
from those appliances, especially in warm weather. In some cases this nuisance was doubtless
due to want of flushing, but in the majority faulty construction was the cause of the trouble.
The City Engineer has given special attention to this matter for several years past, and
his action in replacing the old pattern gullies with those of a more up-to-date design will,
I hope, eventually lead to a complete abatement of the evil.