Sessional_Paper_1907 — Page 768

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Recommendations.

Proposals.

NOTICES.

Paragraph 221,

Schedules D and L.

(1.). All notices should bear the name of the reporting Inspector, and the date on which the Inspector reported the premises.

(2.) Paragraph to be added to notice to effect that if the person named in the notice is dissatisfied with its requirements, he should report the fact to the Secretary of the Sanitary Board.

(3.) Record to be kept of these complaints which should be dealt with by the Board or a Committee of the Board,

(4.) Paragraph to be inserted warning the person named in the notice to report if any Officer of the Department demands money or presents from him.

Paragraph 224.

PROSECUTIONS.

(1.) Prosecutions for breaches of the Ordinance should not be left to the Sanitary Inspectors only.

Paragraph 229.

(2.) Convictions should not be obtained unless the evidence of the Sanitary Inspector is corroborated by that of the Medical Officer of Health or Executive Engineer. Paragraph 230.

(3.) In cases when the defendant has to obtain legal assistance and expert advice, and the Magistrate does not convict, the defendant should be allowed costs.

(4.) In no case should a prosecution be allowed unless a notice to abate the nuisance has been served on the owner or occupier.

Paragraph 232.

OVERCROWDING.

Special type of houses to be authorised for Chinese occupation to be of one or two storeys only and of cheap construction.

ENTRY AND INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS.

Paragraph 243.

For night visits a separate permit shour be issued for each house with date of the intend- ed visit entered thereon.

The Office records already show this. It is obviously undesirable to put the name of re- porting Inspector in the notice.

Agreed to.

No objection to this.

Under consideration.

No prosecution is ever instituted without the authority of the Medical Officer of Health, Principal Civil Medical Officer or Director of Public Works.

It is impracticable to give effect to this. The Inspector is bound to produce evidence to the satisfaction of the Magistrate.

Not agreed to.

Such notices are always served in the case

of nuisances.

This recommendation has been anticipated as far as villages in outlying districts are concerned. The question of extension of the principle will be considered.

cheion to this.