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owners, who would, no doubt, take greater care to prevent
dilapidation, and so avoid the possibility of their houses becoming
tenantless.
It cannot be denied, however, that one of the great difficulties
in the way of this procedure is the want of any surplus
accommodation for the working classes in the District, so that if
houses are closed, the tenants may find it extremely difficult to
obtain accommodation elsewhere.
The Act gives the Council the means of overcoming this
difficulty to some extent by empowering it to provide accommodation
for the working classes by means of a "scheme" under
the adoptive third part of the Act, and it is probable that it
may be necessary to advise the Council, before long, to consider
the necessity of taking action in this direction.
XIV.—ROUTINE SANITARY WORK, HOUSE
INSPECTION, &c.
The following summary, prepared by the Inspectors, speaks
for itself as to the amount of work done by them during the
year :—