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Houses closed voluntarily by the owner Nil
"Obstructive Buildings" within the meaning of Section 38
(2) of the Act of 1890 Nil
" Schemes for Reconstruction " by the Authority under
Section 39 of the Act of 1890 Nil
Estimated number of houses in the district within the limit
of rent applicable to the district under Section 14 in
Closing Orders issued under Section 17, Subsection (2) Nil
Houses inspected under the above Act are examined as to the
following matters, namely:—
1.—The arrangements for preventing the contamination of the
water supply.
2. —C loset accommodation.
3.—Drainage.
4.—The condition of the dwelling-house in regard to light, the
free circulation of air, dampness and cleanliness.
5.—The paving, drainage, and the sanitary conditions of any yard
or outhouse, belonging to, or occupied with the dwellinghouse.
6.—The arrangements for the deposit of refuse and ashes.
7.—The existence of any room which would in pursuance of
Subsection (7), Section 17, of the Act of 1909. be a dwellinghouse
so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for
human habitation.
8.—Any defects in other matters which may tend to render the
dwelling-house dangerous or injurious to the health of an
inhabitant.
The implied warranty that houses within the definition of
Sections 14 and 15 are reasonably fit for human habitation, only
affects houses which have been let to tenants since the passing of the
Act, which is certainly not justifiable, as I have inspected cottages
which have been occupied by the same tenant for over twenty years,
with rooms in them which have never been redecorated and have had
the same paper on the walls for over 15 years, but in such cases the
property does not come within the definition of Sections 14 and 15.