The Sanitary Board met on the 8th inst., Mr. F. H. May, Capt-Superintendent of Police, who retuned to the Colony on the ith, being present. 'The meeting was Principally held to discuss the new by Laws, one of which is intended to deprive householders of any legal rights, vis-ovis the itary Board, in respect' of cocklofts, screens, partitions, etc, The members of the Board were not all agreed as to how the extraordinary powers they seek should be exercised, but it was ultimately resolved to forward the by-laws to the Colonial Secretary with the request that they be submitted to the Legislative Council for approval. A. discussion then ensued on the collection of the night soil, and eventually it was decided that the Secretary, in conjunction with the Medical Officer of Health, be instructed to prepare specifications with a view to obtaining tenders for the removal of night soil from the city of Victoria, At present, apart from the recent strike, the work is inefficiently carried out.
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