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considerable trouble with, as he would for a time discontinue keeping the
animal in the shed and when he thought it was forgotten, commence again.
However, on watching him on several occasions late at night, we found he was
continuing the nuisance. This man was eventually summoned and ordered to
abate the nuisance and to pay the costs.
WATER SUPPLY.
The whole of the district is practically supplied with water from the
Metropolitan Water Board, there being only 74 private houses supplied for
dietic purposes by pumps from shallow wells. At one time the water from the
shallow wells, proved on analysis to be of good quality, and fit for drinking
purposes, but owing to the district becoming more densely populated some of
these wells were showing signs of contamination. Eleven samples of this
pump water was submitted to an analyst and returned unfit for drinking purposes.
The owner is taking steps to provide a proper supply. One sample
was taken from a farm on the boundary of the district and returned as unfit for
human consumption, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners went to some considerable
expense to have the Board's water main extended about a hundred
yards so that the occupants of the farm should have a good water supply.
During the year there were 21 houses where water was supplied from the
main direct for drinking purposes, and 77 cisterns were supplied with proper
covers and cleansed.
SHOPS H6T.
During the year your inspectors have given much time to this Act, the
majority of the trades adhere strictly to the Act, but some of the mixed shops,
surreptitiously supply goods to their known customers. During the year the
Hairdressers and Barbers applied for an order to be made to close their shops
at 9 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, and
11 p.m. on Saturdays. If this is to be enforced it will need the co-operation of
the trades concerned.
It was necessary to take proceedings in three instances, one man was
summoned for two offences and fined 10/- and costs in each case. Two others
were summoned and fined 5/- each.
PREVENTION OF DAMPNESS.
The following is a summary of the work done in connection with the
remedying of nuisances from dampness under the Public Health Acts (and
Tuberculosis Regulations), but these Acts require much amendment before the
desired results can be attained.