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(c) Proceedings under Sees. 11, 14, and 15 of the Housing Act,
1925: —
(1) Number of representations made with a view to making
of Closing Orders Nil
(2) Number of Dwelling Houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were made Nil
(3) Number of Dwelling Houses in respect of which Closing
Orders were determined, the Dwelling Houses having
been rendered fit Nil
(4) Number of Dwelling Houses in respect of which Demolition
Orders were made Nil
(5) Number of Dwelling Houses demolished in pursuance of
Demolition Orders Nil
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.—The amount of milk that is produced locally from
cows kept at dairy farms within the District is a diminishing
quantity, and is likely to be still further reduced in the near future
as the land at present available for grazing is taken up for building
purposes.
I estimate that nine-tenths of the milk supply is brought in by
rail and only one-tenth is produced locally.
In the year 1911 there were seven registered cowkeepers and
201 cows in the District, as compared with four cowkeepers and 73
cows at the end of 1925.
The arrangements for collecting and storing milk at the dairy
farms within the District are, on the whole, fairly satisfactory, and
I have no doubt that milk produced locally is much cleaner than
that imported.
The buildings are clean and well ventilated, and the floors are
impervious. They are all provided with steam, or other facilities
for boiling water, to cleanse the milk cans and utensils, and have