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class of property, so that any ba.d cases may be brought
to notice, and the remedy applied. This applies, of
course, to overcrowding, want of cleanliness, faulty
structural defects, dampness, and all other sanitary
remissness. Especially should attention be given to the
nuisance caused by the keeping of domestic animals,
fowls, rabbits, etc., in the back yards of these houses.
These are more often than not unpaved, becoming very
filthy in wet weather.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.—AMENDMENT ACT,
1907.
There are sections both in parts iii and iv. of these
Acts which would, I think, be very useful in the sanitary
administration of this district if adopted by the Council.
Section 25 deals with the paving of yards, and section
31 has reference to the compulsory fencing of vacant
land adjacent to a street or road. It would, I think, be
advisable to adopt the whole of Part iv. as it stands.
ADOPTIVE AND OTHER ACTS AND
REGULATIONS IN FORCE.
Infectious Disease Prevention Act, 1890.
Public Health Amendment Act, 1890, part III.
BYE-LAWS.
Common Lodging-Houses, P.H.A., 1875. Section 80.
Slaughter-Houses, P.H.A., 1875, Section 169.
Houses Let in Lodgings, P.H.A., 1875, Section 90.
Public Cemeteries, P.H.A., 1879. Section 3.
Prevention of Nuisances, P.H.A., 1875. Section 44.
Keeping of Animals, P.H.A., 1875, Section 44.
New Streets and Buildings, P.H.A., 1875. Section
157; and P.H.A.A.A., 1890, Section 26.
Public Recreation Ground. P.H.A., 1875.
REGULATIONS.
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops Order.
The bakehouses were, generally speaking, in a very
satisfactory condition, being well kept, clean and well
ventilated. Most of them now are of modern construction,
and a credit to the district. At my last inspection in
December, one bakehouse had to be very adversely