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Rainfall.—The amount of rain measured was 9-00 inches,
being 1.95 inches in excess of the average in the corres-
ponding period of 76 years.
Sunshine.—The amount of bright sunshine recorded was
177 hours, or 21 per cent, of the total number of hours the
sun was above the horizon.
Weather.—October was generally mild, with high winds
and heavy rain.
November, in the early part, was cold.
December was wet and mild, with a succession of gales sit
the beginning to the middle of the month.
Sanitary Work.
A summary of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors carried
out during the year, will be found in Table VI., Appendix,
page 111.
11,481 visits and inspections were made for sanitary
amendments of houses and premises. 663 notices were
issued under the Nuisances Removal Metropolis Local
Management and Sanitary Acts, and 278 under the Lodging
House Regulations of the Sanitary Act, 1866, and the
Sanitary Laws Amendment Act 1874.
In the majority of cases the notices were promptly attended
to, and the nuisances abated.
Summonses.
In the following 14 cases where owners failed to comply
with the notices served upon them, summonses were taken
out at the Police Courts, and Magistrates orders obtained
for the execution of the necessary works:—
62, Colonnade (2).
15, Marchmont Street.