Bob Eager wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 23:17:34 UTC, "Chris Oates"
wrote:

I've no idea if it's area dependant but where I am

It's the same everywhere. It's the date of some act (Water Act?)

it's pre 1935 for a free repair.

Pre 1937. But only for cleaning; the repair costs may be reclaimed from
the householders concerned.

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That's all academic as far as I'm concerned - the houses served by the sewer
to which I referred in my original post were built in the 1960's.

Roger