A MUNICIPAL QUESTION.
LIABILITY GF OWNER 9. PBS PRESS ASSOCIATION. Mastkrton, March 11. In giving judgment in the cao of the Borough Engineer v. Annie Andrews, for neglect to connect certain premises wi'h the bTough drainsg eyßtem, Mr James, 8 M., held that the Council cculd either have required the work to t e d~ne, and sued for the cost, or laid an infotma' ion for failure to do so. The Act did not anthorise the Coaccil to require the erec'ion of new buildings, but dealt only with existing premises,, acd. the drainage therefrom. It was pointed out that under section 47, of the Public Health Act, 1900, both owner and occupier were severally liable to a penalty of £5 per d-*y for default. He held that defendant was *'owner" wi'hin the meaning of the Act, but the notice sent went far beyond wh%t the section authorised. He dismissed the information, costs being allowed.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 62, 13 March 1903, Page 3
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154A MUNICIPAL QUESTION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 62, 13 March 1903, Page 3
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