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The Vestry has retained the services of Mr. Foster until
June 30th, 1896, when I hope that by that time all the houses
let in lodgings in the United Parishes will have been
registered.
The amount of work which the Bye-laws enforce is very
considerable, and the following form of procedure has to be
adopted in every case
Before a tenement is registered it is necessary—
a. To serve a return form upon the landlord of the premises
requiring him to furnish a true statement to the Yestry,
respecting the number of rooms in the house let as lodgings,
the names, numbers, ages, and sexes, of the persons occupying
the same, with the amount of rent payable by each
lodger.
b. The dimensions of each room let as a lodging, must be taken,
and the general sanitary condition of the house noted.
c. The cubical contents of each room have to be calculated and
entered in the register.
d. A registration notice must be prepared and served, on which
is specified the number of persons who may lawfully occupy
by night only and by day and night each room let as a
lodging. In addition, a copy of the Bye-laws is served on
the landlord of each registered house, which often has to
be called for to prevent unnecessary delay.
The number of houses which have been registered during
the year 1895, with the number of registration notices,
return forms and copies of bye-laws which have been
served, is:—
No. of houses registered 575
Comprising tenements 1,621
Return forms served 575
Registration notices served 729
Copies of bye-laws served 729