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DUSTBINS.
Fifty-five new dusrbines were provided as a result of
notices served. Six of one notices were statutory and the
remainder informal
With regard to the statutory notices, after due consideratior
of each case, the Council decided to serve two on the owner md
four on the occupier.
The Council's scheme for the sale of dustbins as outlined
in my last report was apparently acceptable to the public,
93 bins being sold during the year.
RATS AND MICE DESTRUCTION.
The Council continued to operate a schcme which mot with
the aporoval of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries and
was therefore subject to 50 per cent grant on approved net
expenditure incurred on:-
(1) Administration and maintenance of an
organisation adequate for effective rodent
control.
(2) Treatment of sewers, refuse destructons
refuse dumps, and other "Local Author
properties.
(3) Treatment at private dwellings after de???uction
of receipts., if any, from occupiers. (it is
left to the local authority to determine its
position in relation to charging occupiers for
treatment of infestations at private dwellings ) .
Grant aid is not available in respect of expenditure
incurred on treatment at commercial ano industrial premises, and
the full, cost of the work musttherefore be recovered from the
occupiers. 31 occupiers of business premises instructed the
Council to carry out disinfestation on payment of the cost
involved.
The Council continued to make no eharge for treatment of
infestations at private dwellings provided the oco-ipiera take
such steps as may from time to time be noeessaryand reasonably
practicable for preventing their premises from b coming infested
with rat and mice.
This decision has considerably facilitated work on
private property. Under the charging scheme there wore
constant disputes as to liability and one 'difficult' occupier
frequently held up treatment on a block of property for long
periods.
Now, immediately an Infestation is found, treatment
can proceed, and the figures which follow indicate the extent
of the work carried out during the year.
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