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About 1,000 houses were erected during the year, and
these had to be visited as they became occupied. I estimate
thure are about 12,500 houses in the district from which the
refuse is removed weekly The refuse is also collected from
the Village Home each week.
It will thus be seen that the average number of horses
and vans engaged, and the number of loads of refuse removed
per horse per day is very satisfactory, especially taking into
consideration the position of the tip, and the bad condition
of the approaches to same during wet weather.
DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
As in former years most of the refuse has been carted to
the brickfields where it is piled in large heaps, and there to
remain in a more or less state of decomposition until reduced
to a condition that it can be broken down and sifted.
The tine sittings are mixed with the clay used for making
bricks, aud the cinders are used for burning the bricks.
The coarser material is then thrown into the holes from where
the clay to make the bricks was dug out.
Complaints respecting the depositing of house refuse in
the brickfields, and the nuisances arising therefrom were far
less numerous than in former years This no doubt was due
iu some measure to the climatic conditions, but every
precaution was taken after the refuse had been deposited, to
minimize any nuisance that would arise, by levelling and
covering with dry material.