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trade out of its legitimate channels ; and I believe that personally 

 Mr. Stelfox had no desire to open an exhibition of gas apparatus 

 such as the Corporation have done, but he was obliged to do so 

 because no house in the city in that trade could afford to keep 

 a stock sufficiently large, and give it out on terms to suit the 

 people, as they have done. It is not the same, however, with 

 sanitary fittings, as there are many of the plumbing establish- 

 ments in the city who are keeping all these fittings of the 

 newest and best description. We have been favoured during 

 this winter with a series of lectures in this place on the " Health 

 of our Homes," and now this paper of Mr. Gray's, all showing 

 the importance which is attached to this subject by eminent 

 men, but they have left us at a point without providing for 

 having their recommendations carried into effect, and this cannot 

 be done except by competent and tried men. For this purpose I 

 would direct your attention to the important subject of the 

 " National Registration of Plumbers," under the provisions of 

 which you have a list of capable and qualified men to whom 

 you may entrust your work with a reasonable expectation that it 

 will be properly attended to and done. I make this reference 

 to the " Registration of Plumbers" with some confidence here, 

 because that you, Mr. President, have taken such an interest in 

 this movement, and have given it your hearty sympathy and 

 support since its first introduction to our city. 



Dr. Macaulay — I have had a little experienc with regard to 

 the sanitary condition of the city. I have known myself (and 

 I think Mr. Scott is also aware of this) that in some houses 

 where the supposed sanitary improvements have been intro- 

 duced disease has entered, and in some houses where there have 

 been no sanitary improvements at all disease has not entered, 

 so that probably we are in error in these sanitary matters. I 

 could instance the case of a district which is now about to be 

 cleared out, away near Carrick Hill, Birch Street, and Pepper- 

 hill Court. I am assured by the sanitary inspector of this city 

 that, whilst in our suburban villas there were diseases, in the 

 district around Pepperhill Court there were no zymotic diseases 

 whatever. I was very much pleased with Mr. Gray's observations 



