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received; in one case a grant of 50% was made and in the
other the application was approved in principle and detailed
specifications, drawings and estimates invited.
Certificates of Disrep air.
The Rent Act, 1957, came into operation in July and
applications for Certificates of Disrepair began to come in
during September, The procedure for dealing with applications
under the new Act is much more complicated than
under the 1954 Act and entails considerably more work in
the Department both by the Inspectors and the clerical
staff.
By the end of the year sixty four applications for
Certificates of Disrepair had been received and had been
dealt with as follows:-
Refused
Landlords notified of proposal to issue
a Certificate of Disrepair (Form J) 57
Undertakings given by landlords to
remedy defects (Form K) 41
Certificates of Disrepair issued 9
Applications for cancellation of
Certificates of Disrepair refused 1
Moveable Dwellings,
It is six years since I first referred in these reports
to the proposed municipal caravan site and I am happy to
report that the project has now become a reality. Con
struction was commenced in October 1956 and the first cara
vans moved on to the site in June 1957. There is accomraodation
for 95 caravans and the standard of amenities is of
a high order the site is served by properly drained tarred
roads, every van has a hard standing and paved path, there
are ample water supply points and slop disposal points and
an ablution block that contains water closets, wash basins
and baths, and deep sinks for laundry purposes.
After the site was fully occupied a report was presented
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