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compliance with notices served upon them to abate
a nuisance arising from the filthy and insanitary
condition of the road at the rear.
Three of the owners, viz.:—Messrs. Ainslie
Brothers, Mr. O. F. Walker, and Mr. T. A.
Deacock, defended the summonses, on the grounds
that they were not the owners of the road, and had
only a right of way over it.
After a hearing of nearly two days, the Magistrates
decided in favour of the Council, and made an
order for the work to be carried out in accordance
with the notices served, within six months, and
allowed ten guineas costs.
Summary of Work of Department.
Number of Houses and Premises Inspected 210
„ Visits to Works in progress 1,951
„ „ Bakehouses 33
„ „ Slaughter-houses 26
„ „ Dairies, Cow-sheds and Milkshops 49
„ „ Workshops 54
„ „ Factories 3
„ „ re cases of Infectious Disease 97
„ Miscellaneous Inspections 425
„ Drains examined under Section 41 of the
Public Health Act, 1875. 59
, Drains tested with Water 155
„ „ „ „ Smoke 118
„ Complaints received and attended to 83
Preliminary notices served 67
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