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themselves, either by personal application or by letter, 

 in communication with the Secretary, who will there- 

 upon furnish instructions for the commencement and 

 (if found desirable to both parties) conclusion of a 

 contract for the removal of a difficulty. 



This Association is incorporated expressely to assist 

 Manufacturers, Mill-owners, and others to comply with 

 the provisions of " The Rivers Pollution Prevention 

 Act 1876." 



1. The Association offers to send, for a small fee 

 to cover expenses to be previously agreed upon, a 

 qualified surveyor to ascertain whether any " liquid " 

 discharge from any industry causes an offence against 

 the Act. If the Surveyor reports 



(a.) That there is no such offence, the report may 

 be a preventive against litigation, and evidence in case 

 of litigation ; 



(b.) That there is an offence, but to his knowledge 

 no known practical remedy, the Association will pay 

 one moiety of the fee ; 



(c.) That there is an offence, and a known practical 

 remedy, which will be specified by name or by some 

 general description, the Association offers to proceed 

 as follows : 



2. On the receipt of the report (c) the Association 

 will, if requested, and for a moderate charge to cover 

 the expenses to be previously agreed upon, direct the 

 Surveyor to make working plans and specifications of 

 the works, etc., for the application of the remedy, and 

 state the snip which in his judgment will cover the 

 cost of all works and charges. 



3. The Association will then, if desired, either 

 carry out itself the works specified by the Surveyor 



