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HOUSING ACT 1935 - OVERCROWDING.
As a result of the war it has been difficult to administer the provisions of
the above Act with regard to overcrowding. An effort has, however, been made to
prevent any serious overcrowding. Surveys have been carried out in respect of 15
houses, and these, together with those surveyed in previous years, make a total
of 3,631 on the files of the department, from which a new start can be made after
the war.
APPLICATIONS FOR COUNCIL HOUSES.
The number of applications for Council Houses at the end of the year was as
follows
Normal applications 137
Bombed Families 23
Of these, seven normal and six bombed applicants were provided with houses.
PETROLEUM CONSOLIDATION ACT. 1926.
There are thirty persons licensed to store petroleum upon the Register, as
against thirty-one last year. The licences are for varying quantities from 100
gallons to 6,000 gallons.
The total quantity of petroleum spirit which may be kept in the various stores
is 26,508 gallons, as against 28,508 gallons last year.
Thirty-nine inspections were made, but there was no serious breach of
Regulations to report.
Tanks placed underground and supplying by means of pumps have practically
taken the place of cans, and are much safer. These tanks and pumps now number 41.
One licence was issued for storage of 112 lbs. of Carbide of Calcium.
The scale of fees for licences to store petroleum ranges from 5/- for a
quantity not exceeding 100 gallons, to £1 for a 1,000 - 5,000 gallons.