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in 1896, and £1,572 7s. 6d. in 1895, against
which must be placed the expenses incurred by
the Corporation in the execution of their
responsibility, to wit: Salaries of Inspectors;
chemicals for disinfecting baths; cost of horses,
vans and haulage; rentals of condemned meat
sheds; repairs; a daily outlay, frequently heavy,
for porterage to convey the condemned stock
from the shops of the salesmen to the sheds for
disinfection before removal to the factory of the
contractor at West Ham, and incidentals, &c.
IMPORTATION OF RABBITS
The importation of rabbits into this country
continues to increase. Over two millions
were imported from Australia and New Zealand
last year, which were valued at £60,000.
Frequently 20,000 are daily received at the
freezing stores during the non-breeding season;
they arrive in cases or crates, each crate
containing about 24 rabbits.