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Court only, viz., by a penalty not exceeding ten shillings per
diem, during continuance of disobedience to their Order. If the
Justices had power to inflict penalties for offences under the
Nuisances Removal Acts, disregard of the Local Authority's
Notices, which implies continuance of nuisance with consequent
injury to health, to say nothing of the trouble and loss of time
imposed upon officers, would be infrequent—always supposing the
power were exercised. That the cases are proper to be brought
before the Justices is obvious from the fact that dismissal of a
summons is a rare occurrence. Orders were made last year for
the execution of works, as follows:—
To provide a supply of water to water closets 32
To repair and cleanse defective fittings to ditto 8
To repair, cleanse, and whitewash walls of rooms 43
To provide new or repair existing dustbin. 9
To repair roofs, etc., of houses 5
To repair or provide cover to cistern 5
To trap drains, gullies, or sinks 15
To disconnect waste-pipes of cisterns, sinks,
baths, etc., from drains 14
To repair, cleanse, or unstop defective or choked
drains 10
To repair defective paving and drainage of yard,
washhouse, etc 9
To improve ventilation and lighting of houses 3
In seven cases penalties, ranging from sixpence per day (for
80 days) to half-a-crown per day (for 30 days), were inflicted for
disobedience of the Justices' Orders. In one case penalties to the
amount of ten pounds were inflicted, but the amount was not
recovered. The defendant appealed to Quarter Sessions unsuccessfully,
and was subsequently detained in prison for costs. In
three instances no penalty was inflicted for disobedience, or the
defendants were called upon to pay costs only.