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tion for nine years, it is not surprising that all heaters examined
were found to be satisfactory. Regulations for drip feed and other
oil heaters to be made under the Consumers Protection Act, 1961
are expected.
PET ANIMALS ACT, 1951.
Licences to sell pet animals were issued to proprietors of nine
premises. Visits were paid to all these shops, and it was found that
the sale of pets was on a small scale. No contraventions were
detected.
PETROLEUM (REGULATION) ACTS, 1928 AND 1936.
Mr. J. C. Kermode, Chief Public Health Inspector, is the
Inspector appointed under the above Acts.
Petroleum spirit and/or petroleum mixtures are stored at 60
premises, under licence. The total capacity is as follows :—
Petroleum spirit in tanks 170,320 gallons.
Petroleum mixture in tanks 8,980 gallons.
Petroleum spirit in canned and approved stores 100 gallons.
Petroleum mixture in canned and approved stores 4,343 gallons.
183,743 gallons.
Carbide of calcium 100 lbs.
A small quantity of petroleum is also kept without a licence,
under the terms of the Petroleum Spirit (Motor Vehicles, etc.) Regulations,
1929.
The total quantity of petroleum spirit stored in underground
tanks at garages continues to increase, reflecting the ever growing
consumption by motor vehicles. New installations are put in from
time to time and when small tanks fall due for replacement,
opportunity is usually taken to provide tanks of greater capacity.
All this work is tested.
PUBLIC CLEANSING, REFUSE COLLECTION AND
DISPOSAL.
I am indebted to the Cleansing, Salvage and Transport Officer
for the following information.
The volume of refuse is still increasing and this is in line with
the general trend throughout the country, due in a large measure
to the increased use of electricity and oil for heating. This trend
demands changes in our transport requirements which means
vehicles of larger capacity, with a high degree of packing in order
to maintain schedules. Compression of refuse within the vehicle
is now an important factor to avoid the uneconomic use of transport.