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No serious difficulties were experienced in dealing with those trading
in this commodity and occupying premises in the district; but this
cannot be said of itinerant vendors. There are many difficulties in
obtaining the proper control and ensuring a high standard of cleanliness
of the itinerant vendor.
SHOPS ACTS.
During the year 2,902 visits were made to shops in the area by the
Shops Acts Inspector. Most of the contraventions found were about
notices required by the Acts to be exhibited. Thirty-six evening
observations were made to see that the provisions of the Shops (Hours
of Closing) Act, 1928, were being observed. As a result it was necessary
to issue twenty-nine warnings about the failure of shopkeepers to observe
the closing hours.
Four contraventions of the Shops (Sunday Trading Restrictions)
Act, 1936, were noted during the course of fourteen Sunday observations.
In each case the attention of the persons concerned was drawn to the
requirements of this Act.
Following the inspections, cleansing and redecorating at two hundred
and twenty-seven shops and cafes or rooms used in connection with
the retailing and distribution of food were asked for. At eighty-six
general repairs were necessary, whilst at forty-nine others action was
taken to deal with inadequate heating or the absence of sufficient sanitary
accommodation and rest rooms for members of the staff.
On the 31st December, 1947, the number of shops on the register
totalled 2,203, an increase of 78 over the 1946 figure.