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Agriculture (Safety, Health & Welfare Provisions) Act, 195G.
Sections 3(1) and 5 of this Act relating to the provision
and maintenance of sanitary conveniences for agricultural workers
are enforced by the Public Health Inspectors and in this district,
which is still partly rural, the Act serves a useful purpose.
Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1907.
Section 86 of this Act, requiring dealers in marine stores
and scrap metal to be registered with the Local Authority, has
been adopted by the Council. Registered premises,of which there
pre six, are visited from time to time and the records which
are required to be kept, inspected.
Swimming Pools.
There is no public swimming pool in the district.
There are practice pools at two local junior schools,
both have automatic dosing equipment and continuous filtration.
There is a swimming pool at one of the new hotels in the
district. Continuous filtration and automatic chlorination is
carried out.
Samples of water from all these pools were taken regularly
and all were reported to be of excellent bacteriological quality,
showing that the arrangements for purification of the water
were working satisfactorily.
Land Charges Act, 1925.
During the year 1,740 applications for information from
persons proposing to acquire premises in the district were dealt
with. Each one required answers to questions about sanitary
notices or orders (outstanding or contemplated), Smoke Control
Orders, Certificates of Disrepair and Slum Clearance.
Licensing Act, 1961.
The above mentioned legislation amended the Conditions
governing the issue of licences for the supply of intoxicating
liquor to private clubs. This Council is now informed of such
applications by the Clerk to the Justices, and can object to
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