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the Company then gave notice of appeal to a Superior
Court, which I regret to say had the effect of causing
the Magistrate to reconsider his decision; and after a
few days, the Vestry Solicitor had a communication
from Mr. D'Eyncourt, stating that he could not sustain
the order to convict the Company under the Nuisance
Removal Act, inasmuch as he believed that Act did
not contemplate dealing with a Canal Company.
Our instructions for the future are to proceed by
way of indictment when any actual nuisance occurs.
Meanwhile, the Inspector makes daily visits, including
Sundays, to the Wharves, and insisting upon the
provision of the Local Act being strictly carried out,
including the more careful loading of the boats, the
undue detention of the barges and boats, or permitting
of deposits and accumulations upon the wharves.
All this, with the better attention and cleansing
of those wharves where the offensive trades in manure
are carried on, reduces the complaints to a minimum.
But it will be impossible to entirely get rid of
these nuisances without revising the whole system
of conducting offensive trades, and placing them under
the strictest supervision, or probably removing them
into less populated and distant suburbs.
Improvement of the Mortuary or Dead-house.
Since my last Report, the enlargement of this place
and its improved management, have been attended by
good results. During the year, 83 bodies have been
received into it, under the custody of officials who
have endeavoured to discharge the very difficult duty