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The result of the inspection shewed that the building was in all
respects maintained in a satisfactory condition.
Licences for Music and Dancing and Cinemas are considered by
the Music and Licensing Committee of the Surrey County Council,
Bitting at the County Hall, Kingston, in October of each year.
With regard to Stage Play Licences, the General Purposes
Committee of the Town Council make recommendations to the
Council at their meeting on the 9th November of each year as to
the granting of these Licences.
Canal Boats Acts, 1877-1884.
In accordance with section 3 of the Canal Boats Acts 1884,1 beg
to report as follows:
During the year ending December 31st, 1920, 24 visits were
made to the wharfs along the river side in order to asceitain
whether any boats coming under the definition of Canal Boats
were plying their trade within the Borough Boundaries.
No Canal Boats were seen or inspected. A few vessels were
found "moored" at the wharf, but on examination they proved to
be registered as" Ships" under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
The Canal Boat Traffic has for some years past been directed
away from Richmond.
Shops Acts.
The number of shops on tbe register at the end of the year was
793.
Systematic inspection of the district has been carried out from
time to time and the provisions of the Shops Acts appeared to be
generally well observed. 20 minor infringements of Section 1 (2)
of the A???t were reported and remedied. This section requires that
piinted notices in ,the ???rescribed form having reference to the week
day on which assistants are not employed after 1.30 p.m. shall be
exhib??>ed. One tradesman was summoned in December for serving
customers after the p???scribed hour for closing. Several complaints