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where necessary. In view of the number of Orders issued
and the wide areas affected, great care was necessary in the
issuing of Licences and replying to enquiries.
Tuberculosis.—No outbreak of this disease has been
reported during the year. The usual quarterly returns, under
the provisions of the Tuberculosis Order of 1925, have been
rendered to the Ministry of Agriculture.
In connection with the importation and exportation of
animals, the Department has dealt with numerous enquiries,
licences and notices of quarantine.
The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.—Careful
attention has been paid to the provisions of these Regulations
and I am pleased to report that no breach has been observed.
In several cases of doubt, advice has been sought and freely
given.
The notice required when animals were to be slaughtered
was given in every case, thereby facilitating the examination
whilst killing was actually in progress.
When killing has taken place on Sunday, notice has
usually been received on the day preceding.
Rent (Restrictions) Acts, 1920 and 1923.—Under these
Acts seven applications were received from occupiers of
premises requesting that inspections be made, as in their
opinion the owners had failed in their obligations. In each
case, a complete survey of the house, both internal and
external was made, and a notice prepared specifying the
works to be executed in order to make the premises in all
respects reasonably fiti for human habitation.
The applications were submitted to the Committee,
together with a report as to the conditions existing, and in
five cases the issuing of a certificate was authorised. In
three cases the certificates were subsequently issued as the
work required to be done had not been satisfactorily executed.
In one case where a Certificate had been issued to the
tenants the owner had the necessary work executed and then
applied for a Certificate that the premises were, at that time,
in a reasonable state of repair. After considering the report,
the Local Authority granted the Certificate.
Two cases were still being dealt with at the close of
the year.
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