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3. Infringements of the Acts and Regulations were discovered as follows,
viz.:—
(a) Registration—Nil.
(b) Notification of Change of Master—Nil.
(c) Certificates—Nil.
(d) Marking—Two.
(e) Overcrowding—Nil.
(f) Separation of Sexes—Nil.
(g) Cleanliness—Nil.
(h) Ventilation—Nil.
(i) Painting—Three.
(j) Provision of Water Cask—One.
(k) Removal of Bilge Water—Nil.
(1) Notification of Infectious Diseases—Nil.
(m) Refusal to Admit Inspector—Nil.
(n) Cabin stove defective—One.
4. No legal proceedings were taken.
5. In the case of infringement, notices were sent to the owners of the
Boats requiring them to remedy the cause of complaint, and to forward to
this Borough within a specified period certificates signed by some duly
appointed Inspector of Canal Boats, that the same had been done. Such
certificates were afterwards received.
6. No case of Infectious Disease occurred.
7. No Boats were detained for cleansing and disinfection.
8 The number of Boats on the Register on December 31st, 1907, was 69
9. No Boats were registered in 1907.
Unsound Food.
Beef Essences returned from South Africa.
These essences consisted of portions of consignments disposed of in South
Africa in the early part of 1906, when they were no longer required for the
use of the British Army, and were afterwards returned to this country. The
tins containing the unsound essences were not blown, and gave no indication
of the unsound condition of their contents, except that on shaking them, the
contents appeared to be quite fluid. On opening the tins this proved to be