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in due course, bear ample evidence in the health records of
the district, of their efficiency and the advantages to be
obtained from such a scheme.
The adoption of more perfect systems of sanitation
for old houses has been gradually progressing, and although
the number of these premises re-drained during the past
year is about 50 per cent less than in the previous one, my
recommendations have been more readily accepted and
acted upon than in previous years.
The Draft of the Building Bye-Laws, which have been
revised for giving the Council greater control over Sanitary
works and for preventing the occupation of new premises
before being certified as complete, is still before the Local
Government Board awaiting confirmation.
The main sewers of the district have been under
careful observation throughout the year and, with the
exception of some partial stoppages arising from fractures
in the old fashioned and obsolete sewer at South Bank, no
hitch or difficulty of any kind has occurred to interfere
with the efficient working of the Council's excellent system
of sewage carriers.
The row of cottages, known as Minniedale, has
engaged my attention during the past year, and although
much money has been expended from time to time in
altering and improving the drainage, it is soon rendered
useless owing to neglect arising from the inability of the
owner to bear the constantly recurring expense. The time
has arrived when the Council may consider the desirability
of giving them some relief under the drainage rates by
adopting a miniature scheme for more effectually draining
these premises and the disposal of the sewage. I have