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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
It was found necessary in one case to institute legal proceedings,
viz., for allowing ground to be used as a site for
moveable dwellings. The defendant was convicted and fined
£3, with £4 costs.
NURSING AND MATERNITY HOMES.
The powers in relation to Nursing and Maternity Homes
have been delegated to the District Council.
At the end of the year there were two registered Homes
within the District, the number of beds available being 13, of
which 8 were for maternity cases and 5 for other cases.
ADOPTIVE ACTS AND BYELAWS.
In addition to the adoptive Acts and Byelaws set out in my
Report for 1938, the following Byelaws were adopted during
1939: —
Supplementary Table of fees, payments and sums in
respect of Burial Grounds, which came into operation
on the 9th March, 1939.
Building Byelaws, which came into operation on the
29th July, 1939.