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and 1,048, respectively, during the previous year. There
were 140 cases in which the owners neglected to comply with
the statutory notices, and these were reported to the Town
Clerk for legal proceedings. In 1924 the corresponding
figure was 204. The Town Clerk followed his usual practice
of writing a letter reminding the owner that he was in default
in not complying with the requirements of the notice and
requesting his attention forthwith. In consequence of these
letters it was found necessary to issue only nine summonses,
details of which are set out in tabular form in Table No. 28.