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the roacls, be given a suitable uniform, such as a red
jacket with a cap and a waterproof cape, seeing that
their employment is now permanent and in all weathers,
and that they should be at least as well provided for
in that respect as the telegraph messengers, for their
exposure is continuous and not intermittent. The
need for extension of this work is very apparent, for
until some reliable dust laying application is generally
adopted, or the roads are differently made up,
the dust, in spite of all watering, will at times be
excessive. A considerable number of cases of sore
throat, inflamed eyes and nasal troubles are known
to be due to the infection conveyed by germs associated
with putrid horse manure in dusty weather,
and these troubles we have always had with us, but
now they affect a larger number of people than
formerly and attract more attention in consequence
of all of us having to inhale so much more dust
As horses get fewer and the use of motors for all
purposes more general, even if the dust is still plentiful,
it will at least be by so much the cleaner and the
place the healthier.
The report presented this year shows progress
and improvement in many directions. The Sanitary
Committee is charged with the administration of
the Public Health Act and the associated bye-laws
and regulations, and the Council gives effect to its
recommendations. This is its duty, and it must be
generally conceded that that duty is carried out
efficiently and with satisfactory results, as witness
the growth of the place and the manner of its
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