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tion with an enquiry referred to the Law and Parliamentary
Committee (April 9, 1884), I stated that:—
" The Vestry have power, and indeed are required, when called upon,
to remove the refuse of any trade, etc., upon the application and
at the cost of the owner or occupier of any house, etc.," and I
added that "the section "(referred to) would apply in the case of
trades which lead to the production of ' refuse' of an offensive
character;" but, "for a well known reason, this power is no
exercised as fully as it might be."
The Law and Parliamentary Committee in their report
recommended:—
" That stringent measures be taken by the Wharves and Plant Committee
to put a stop to the practice on the part of the dustmen of
removing trade refuse for a pecuniary present, a practice which is
reported to prevail extensively, and which is detrimental to the
interest of the Vestry, who are entitled to payment for the service
in question."
Subsequently in a further report, " as to the best means for
carrying out the recommendations " contained in the previous
report, the Committee advised, and your Yestry agreed, that—
" The Wharves and Plant Committee should be requested to make
arrangements for the removal of trade refuse, upon the application,
and at the cost, of owners or occupiers of houses, etc., and
take steps to put a stop to the illicit removal of such refuse for
pecuniary presents made to the dustmen, a practice alleged to be
now common in this pirish,"
The Wharves and Plant Committee, having taken the
subject into consideration, made the following recommendation,
which was adopted by your Yestry, viz.:—
" That the attention of the Inspector of Nuisances and the Dust
Foremen be called to the large amount of trade refuse removed
without being paid for ; and that the Inspectors and Foremen be
directed to give the matter special attention, and report to
Inspector Gaylard any and every case coming under their notice
so that payment may be demanded for removal of such refuse;
and that the dustmen be cautioned against the removal of trade
refuse without reporting same to the Foremen."
The carrying out of the above order entailed a large amount
of work on the part of the Sanitary Inspectors, and, for a time
greatly interfered with the discharge of their ordinary and