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much inconvenience and discomfort to householders, more especially to those who live in tenement- dwellings, had no evil results so far as the public health of the Colony was concerned, and it will, I hope, have one good result, viz., the carrying out of the conservancy of the City by the rational means of a public contract or by the paid servants of the Board, instead of as at present by the irrational means of each householder making his own terms with his servant to do the very necessary work of clean- sing his premises daily, every second day, or twice a week according to his ability and willingness to pay his servant.

NOTICES AND CERTIFICATES.

Four hundred and thirty-nine notices requiring the abatement of various nuisances were serve l during the year, and it is satisfactory to be able to record that only in a very few cases was it found necessary to institute legal proceedings to get these notices complied with.

Five hundred and fifty-one notices were served on House Owners or their Agents calling atten tion to the circumstance that they hal not, so far, covered the gronud surface of their premises with a layer of impervious material, although Ordinance 15 of 1894 provides that this work should have been done before the 1st day of July, 1895.

Five hundred and sixty-four notices of intention to concrete the ground surface of one thousand seven hundred and fifty houses were received during the year, and the work has been carried out.

Four hundred and twelve certificates stating that one thousand two hundred and twenty-three houses have had their ground surfaces properly concreted were issued.

WARRANTS.

Fifty-three warrants to enter and inspect before midnight three hundred and sixty houses were

issued.

Eleven warrants to enter and inspect after midnight one hundred and twenty-one houses were issued. In none of these cases was there any difficulty experienced in gaining admittance nor was any complaint received about the inspections being made.

I much regret the delay that has taken place in submitting this report, but it has been impossible for me to get it ready sooner.

I have the honour to be,

To the President and Members of the

SANITARY BOARD.

Gentlemen,

Your obedient Servant,

HUGH MCCALLUM, Secretary.