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In only 2 cases has it been necessary to institute legal
proceedings for non-compliance with the Council's Statutory
Notices. In one case the owner was fined £6 and costs for
allowing two houses to be occupied without water, and in the
second case the owner was summoned to pay the costs incurred in
re-constructing the drains of two houses, but before the case was
heard the money was paid and the case settled out of Court.
It will be noticed from the following table that the nuisances
discovered are in excess of the Notices served. This is owing to
the fact that one Notice will call for the abatement of several
nuisances, and in many instances personal interviews were
obtained and the required works executed by the respective
persons liable without the service of a Notice.