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they may think fit, and all candidates presenting themselves
for the purpose of performing the duties of Sanitary Surveyor,
and to grant certificates of competency.
The Sanitary Board are also to approve and license all
sanitary apparatus, appliances, and fittings, to be used in
carrying out the provisions of the Bill; and to have full power
and authority over the local board Engineers and Surveyors so
far as relates to the drainage of houses, subject only to the
right of appeal to the Local Government Board.
On the 2nd March, 1887, the Vestry decided to petition
against the Bill which, in fact, was generally opposed. It
has now again been dropped.
sanitary Regis-tration of Buildings Bill.
A Bill under this title was also introduced into
the House Commons, but has now been dropped.
It proposed to deal with the sanitary requirements of buildings
used for semi-public purposes.
Water Companies (Regulation of Power ) Bill.
Another of the Bills, introduced last session, which
the Vestry resolved to support had for its object
the limitation of the powers of the water companies to cut off
the tenants' water supply where the rate is paid by the landlord.
Where the owner and not the occupier is liable by law
or by agreement with the water company to the payment of the
water-rate in respect of any dwelling-house, or part of a
dwelling-house occupied as a separate tenement, it provides
that no water company should cut off the water supply for
non-payment of the water rate, but that such water rate,
without prejudice to the other remedies of the company for
enforcing the payment thereof from the owner, should,
together with interest thereon at the rate of 5 per cent,
per annum, be a charge on such dwelling-house in priority to
all other charges affecting the premises, the amount to be