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The money received by the Commissioners
of Sewers from Mr. Webb, the contractor for
converting the meat considered unfit for human
food to commercial purposes amounted during
1895 to £1,572, at the same rate per stone
that obtained last year.
The precautions described in my former
Reports for preventing the misappropriation of
the meat have been observed to my satisfaction.
AUSTRALIAN RABBITS.
Complaint of Nuisance at Condemned Meat
Shed, Smithfield.
The Manager of the Great Western Railway
Goods Department, Smithfield, whose
Office adjoins the Condemned Meat Shed at
the eastern end of the Central Markets, having
complained of bad smells from the Shed, I
investigated the matter.
It appears that on the 26th of September,
your Meat Inspectors seized several tons of
Ostend Rabbits in a putrid condition. They