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Slaughter-houses.—These were inspected by the Sanitary
Committee and myself, on November 9th and the 10th. The
slaughter-houses were 15; 6 in the upper wards, and 9 in the
lower; and were kept by the same number of butchers. They
were very clean, and in excellent order, a few defects in the
paving being the only defaults.
Cow-houses,—These were inspected at the same time as
the slaughter-houses. They were 19; 11 in the upper wards,
and 8 in the lower. They were kept by 17 cow-keepers. They
were also in excellent order. The cows were 237; 113 in the
upper wards, and 124 in the lower. The animals were very fine
and healthy.
Bake-houses.—These were inspected on July 6th and the
8th. They were 59 in number; 29 in the upper wards, and 30
in the lower. They were mostly in good order, and the defects
found were all remedied.
Artisans' Dwellings Acts.—In my 28th Annual Report
I announced that the Yestry were taking legal proceedings in
regard to 11 courts in the Parish, which I had previously condemned
under Torrens' Acts. Of these, some have been
improved, others domolished. Thus: Smith's Place, Bolton
Court, Rhodes' Buildings, and Slade's Place have been emptied,
and closed, or demolished; while Bishop's Court, Exmouth
Place, Margaret Court, Fox Terrace, John's Place, and the 3
houses in Eagle Court, have been improved more or less. The
whole proceedings coming far short of what was evidently
intended by the Acts, viz., that these close unventilated slums
should be swept away. But the case really seems hopeless; for
2 of the courts which I condemned in 1875, when the Acts first
came into force, have been rebuilt in the same close and slumcondition,
as that in which they originally existed; and this, it
appears, is in accordance with the Building Act. It should be
remembered that I condemned these courts in 1875.