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positing night-soil, house-slops, dry rubbish, building debris, or other refuse matters on any of the aforesaid places, and as soon after as possible the watchman who has apprehended such offender shall report the circumstance to the Nuisance Inspector of the district, who shall conjointly with the said watchman charge the offender before a Police Magistrate.

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The Watchmen shall report to the Inspectors of Nuisances the existence of any broken, choked, or defective house drains or downspouts, and any nuisances arising therefrom, or from any other cause which may come under their observation.

§9. The Watchmen shall report to the Inspector of Nuisances any streets in their beats which shall have remained unswept over one day by the Government Scavenging Contractor.

§10. The Watchmen must at all times implicitly obey the instructions of the Head Watchmen, and both Watchmen and Head Watchmen must understand that their sanitary duties are of equal importance with their police duties, and that they must at all times use their best endeavours to prevent, detect and abate nuisances arising from the dirty habits of the people, and if the Government does not receive from them that hearty co-operation and assistance in the detection of nuisances which it has the right to expect, such of them as may be found neglectful of their duties or otherwise inefficient shall be reported to the Registrar General for dismissal.

§11. The Head Watchmen shall once a day at a fixed hour meet the Inspector of Nuisances of their Districts at the office of the Sanitary Inspector, and there make their reports, and receive such instructions as the Inspector of Nuisances may have to communicate to them.

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