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should devote the whole of their time to the duties of district
surveying, could not be carried out without obtaining parliamentary
power; the Committee would, however, point
out that the principle advocated is being gradually adopted
by the Council as fresh appointments are made, thirteen
district surveyors having already been appointed who give
their whole time to the duties of their office.
2. That the question of paying district surveyors by
salary having been considered by the Council on two occasions,
the Committee are not at present prepared to alter
the existing system of payment by fees until they have had
further experience of its working."
3. 1 hat although the proposal that an office should be
provided for the district surveyor at the local vestry hall has
much to recommend it, the Committee do not see their way
to recommend the Council to take any steps in the direction
indicated, as. unfortunately, the districts do not coincide
with the local government areas, and parliamentary power
might be required before the suggestion could be carried
out.
4. That a notice should be printed and posted up in
the office of each district surveyor, explaining that the
authority of the district surveyor does not extend to drains,
wafer-closets, or other sanitary matters which in accordance
with the Metropolis Management Acts, and the
Public Health (London) Act. 1891, are under the control
of the local authorities. (This notice will be provided and
issued by the Council to the district surveyors in due
course.)
TUBERCULOSIS.
On receipt of a circular letter from the Vestry of St.
Margaret and St. John, Westminster, calling attention to the
danger arising from tuberculosis in milk, and stating that they
had been in communication with the Local Government Board
with a view to legislation on the subject, the Board passed a
resolution expressing its concurrence, and caused a similar communication
to be addressed to the Local Government Board.
Later, on receipt of a circular letter from Chelsea Vestry, the
Board concurred in the following resolutions and causes a
letter to be written to the Local Government Board in support
of them:—
"That, having regard to the danger attending the use
of milk derived from tuberculous cows, the Government