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On June 5th, 1911, Nos. 15, 17, and 19, Gossage Road,
were taken over by the Libraries Committee.
HOUSES REGISTERED UNDER THE BY-LAWS.
38. The existing By-Laws and the history of proposed
new By-Laws were commented on in the Annual Report
for 1913.
At the commencement of the year, 432 houses were on
the register; 8 were newly registered, and 22 taken off
the register, leaving 418 on the register at the close of the
year, compared with 395, 409, 429, 432, and 432, in each of
the five preceding years.
The large number taken off the register is mainly due to
houses demolished under the Housing, Town Planning, &c.,
Act, and for the new docks.
39. These houses were inspected, some quarterly, others
half-yearly or yearly. 612 inspections were made in all,
and 308 notices were served. One occupier was summoned
for failing to keep the rooms he occupied clean; the case
was adjourned to see if an improvement took place, and as
on re-hearing the conditions were reported as satisfactory,
the defendant was discharged on payment of costs.
The registered houses were under the care of Inspector
Shaw. The duties consist largely in educating housewives
in keeping their homes clean, and can therefore be best
performed by a woman inspector, but unfortunately there is
none available.
The houses were situated as follows:—
River Ward, North 22
do. South 104