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the Inspector reports that the nuisance is not abated. An
application from is filled up for a sunons, a portion of
which is printəi I hereby authorise you etc. That goes
up to the Building Authority. Mr Chatham signs it and the
prosecuting Inspector takes the case before the Magistrate.
Who are those people on whose reports you send notices ?
Only senior Inspectors of the Sanitary Boari.
The Chairman -
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Q:
I see here it says
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Whenever the existence of a nuisance
under this part of this Ordinance is brought to the atten-
-tion of the Building Authority or any Officer deputed by
such authority in that behalf Are there any other Officers
in the Sanitary Department besides yourself who hold such
authority ?
A: No, Sir. The nuisance is simply brought to my attention. It
is entirely different from a Sanitary Board nuisance in
which the Board has to be satisfied that the nuisance exista
The only point is that it is brought to my attention -and it
is brought to my attention by a senior Inspector stating
that the nuisance exists and on his stating so I take it is
granted that the nuisance does existe
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And are you the only member of the Sanitary Board who bas
this authority ?
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That is 80.
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Stelton Hooper:- Then it comes to this that a Magistrate can convist on the
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evidence of a Sanitary Board Inspector alone as to what in
his mind constitutes a nuisance under the Building Ordinance
Part III The Building Authority does not himself in any
way inspect that property as fu as you know before he order
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& SUMOLA ?
That is so. Of course, in connectim with that, it is or17
fair to add that the Inspectors if they are in the least
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