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Some difficulty has been experienced in dealing with
caravan dwellers under the existing bye-laws with
regard to the disposal of refuse and closet
accommodation, and a revision of these bye-laws
is under consideration.
IV. General and Miscellaneous.
Other action taken in connection with overcrowding,
imanitary property and housing Nil.
Y. Appendices, Statistics for year ending 31st December,
1922.
During the early part of tho year, one of the local House
Agents, was found to be making libellous statements about one
of the Assistant Sanitary Inspectors. The Inspector put the law
into action against the Agent with the result that a complete
apology was recorded and all costs paid by the offending Agent.
SHOPS ACTS.
The number of contraventions of the Acts which were reported
during the year was as follows :—
Open after evening closing hour 13
Notices not exhibited (exempted articles,
afternoon and evening) 78
Notices not in prescribed form (exempted
articles afternoon and evening) 7
Notices (Assistants) not exhibited 8
Non-exempted articles exposed for sale 1
PROCEEDINGS.
Proceedings were taken during the year in respect of:—
(a) Nuisances at 11 houses.
(b) Exposure in a public place of a person knowing
himself to be suffering from an infectious disease.