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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE
7.—The removal of House Refuse has been carried out
fairly satisfactorily. Most of the complaints of non-removal
were investigated, but many of them were not substantiated,
the occupants of the houses having been out when the
contractor's men called. The most serious cause of complaint
appeared to be the uncertainty as to the day the men would
call, it being Monday say in one week, and perhaps Tuesday
or Wednesday in the next week. It would be very desirable,
if the Council can see their way of doing so, to have the
House Refuse removed more frequently, viz: in the Urban
portion of the District at least twice a week, and in the Rural
portion at least once a week. I recommend this, knowing as
we do that in about 70% (seventy per cent.) of the cases, the
Refuse has to be carried through the houses. To think what
the accumulation of a week means, especially when gas fires
are largely used for cooking, and no means exist for the
disposal of vegetable and animal waste matters, causes one to
feel disgusted with the present arrangement.
DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
8.—Many complaints were again received during the
year, of the nauseous smell arising from the burning of the
House refuse in certain brickfields. Not only is the nuisance
caused by the disposal of the Refuse from this District, but a
very large quantity is brought into the District from other
places. Some very foul smelling stuff was brought in by the
G.E.R. Co. I strongly urge you to take what action is
possible to get this nuisance abated.
SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
9.—During the year, fifty-one samples were taken under
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, and submitted to the Public
Analyst. Of these samples seven were certified to be