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GENERAL.
An examination of the number of inspections
made, the number of statutory notices served and
the amount of work done in compliance with such
notices indicates the continued good relations
existing between property owners in the district
and the Council.
It is noteworthy that out of five hundred and
sixty demands made by the Council by way of
statutory notice it was only found necessary to
execute work in default in two instances.
The work of improving the sanitary condition
of the properties in the added area has proceeded
steadily, and during the year thirty-seven defective
cesspools or pail closets have been abolished and the
premises drained and connected to the Public Sewer.
The number of drainage systems completely reconstructed
reached the high figure of seventy-nine,
which is almost double that of 1933, and the high
standard of the work has been fully maintained.
During the year the Metropolitan Water Board
drafted new Bye-Laws for the purpose of preventing
waste, misuse or contamination of water, and representations
were made to the Board with a view to
the amendment of certain clauses. The objections
raised by your Officers were well received by the
Board and certain amendments were made.
The standard of production and handling of
milk continues to improve despite the fact that
during the year there was a period when some very
bad samples of milk were obtained. One producer
in the added area was removed from the register
and the farm demolished.
Inspections have been made for a long period
of the milk arriving in the district by rail in the