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Type D shows that where, as in many cases, the half kitchen half yard arrangement exists in back to back pairs of houses, the removal of the party wall between the two yards above the level of the first floor, gives the necessary external air in the rear.

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Type E shows buildings erected after the passing of the Ordinance--"New buildings in fact and here the judicious provision of a "heavenly well" or air-shaft in the centre of a group of three houses allows a very large number of separate sleeping apartments on every Hoor; or, if preferred, the ground floors can be preserved as shops and the open well provided for the upper floors only.

I have assumed in all these plans that the front street is not less than 13 feet in width.

29th November, 1906.

FRANCIS CLARK, Medical Officer of Health.

Enclosure 7.

Minute by the Local Auditor on the subject of the Commissioners'

Honourable Colonial Secretary.

remarks on Books and Accounts.

In compliance with your request that I should peruse the Report of the Sanitary Board Commission dealing with Books and Accounts (Paragraphs 257-273) I beg to make the following observations :-

1. That the Accounts of the Sanitary Board are kept on a proper basis, the detailed records of all Expenditure are kept in the Treasury Books (Journal and Ledger). The Account kept in the Sanitary Board is only a subsidiary one.

2. The Stores Accounts and all receipt and issue notes are examined regularly in this Office, and periodical check of articles in store made with very satisfactory results. With reference to the question of a proper system of store keeping being in force in the Sanitary Department I would refer you to C.S.O. 1404 of 1902.

3. The Paragraphs dealing with the Small Stores Contract, and to the direct delivery of stores to Sanitary Inspectors tend to show an unsatisfactory state of affairs, in that there is ample opening for committing fraud, especially where dishonest persons are concerned.

4. With reference to the foregoing paragraph I would suggest that in future more care should be taken as regards the giving of this contract, and also that no direct delivery of stores by contractors can be allowed, but that all purchases of stores must pass through the books of the main store, and be re-issued.

5. The question of supervision of stores issued to out-stations is dealt with in C.S.O. 1404 of 1902.

27th March, 1907.

H. R. PHELIPS, Local Auditor.