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complied with, the maximum penalty for default being £20. How
very considerable are the alterations required may be gathered from
the subjoined copy of the Board's letter to Mr. Copperwheat, the
letters to the other licensees being couched in nearly identical terms.
"The shed requires additional light to be provided, by
openings or windows in the sides or roof.
"The shed requires to be thoroughly ventilated by lantern
louvred ventilators in the roof, or by louvred ventilators in the
walls, or by openings in the sides or roof.
"The inner walls, doors, and woodwork of the shed require to
be covered with hard, smooth, and impervious material to a
height of at least 5 feet from the floor.
"The receptacle for brewers' grains and the separate receptacle
for dung and litter should be both formed of, or lined with
impervious material, and properly drained, and both should be
constructed outside the shed in such a way that any effluvia
arising therefrom cannot enter the shed.
"The shed requires to be repaved with impervious material,
and drained in the manner prescribed by provision 7, page 5, of
Regulations."
"It may be added that in these sheds there is no proper water
supply, the water for the cows being obtained from a cistern in the
sub-let rooms over the shed. The cistern supplies a w.c., which is
badly situated and unsanitary. It also supplies the family living in
the rooms. The waste pipe, moreover, is connected with the soil pipe
of the closet. The regulations require a daily allowance of only 12
gallons of water per cow, but it is doubtful whether even this
moderate allowance will be forthcoming, having regard to the wants
of the sub-tenants. Under all the circumstances your Committee
repeat the "hope" they expressed last year, viz. that " these licensees
will be able to find more suitable premises for carrying on their
business before the next licensing Sessions."
"Some improvements in certain of the sheds have since been
carried out, but much remains to be done before the several licensees
can be deemed exempt from penalties for non-compliance with the
regulations of the Board."