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were found to be defeotive as regards the points just
mentioned.
It has not been neoessary for me to report any premises
under the provisions of the Artizans' Dwelling Aots, as with one
exoeption all the owners of property complied with the notioes
served on them for repairs of dilapidated houses; as regards the
one exception I obtained a magistrate's order to close the
house if the work were not done, and it was closed under
his order.
Dust, Removed.—Hitherto I have made my report in this
matter for the financial year, from March 25th in one year to
March 24th inclusive for the following year. As, however, the
rest of my report is for a calendar year, I have made it up for
the year 1886, so that my figures will not correspond with those
contained in the financial statement presented to the Board in
its accounts. During 1887 there were 30,088 loads of dust and
house refuse removed, against 27,958 loads in 1886, of which
9,537 loads were removed in 1887 by Mr. Iszard, from the A
Division, at 2s. 3d. per load; 10,529 loads by Mr. Potter, from
the B Division, at 2s. por load, and 10,002 loads by Mr. Stevens,
from the C Division, at 2s. 6d. per load, being the same sums
per load as for 1886. The payments to the contractors in 1887
were £3,378 11s. 3d., and in 1886 £3,136 3s. 6d , to this
must be added £716 11s. 6d., for wages to the men employed
by the Board to assist in the removal, and in checking the
loads removed, as well as £106 12s. to the dust inspector,
making up a total expenditure of £1,201 14s. 9d. for the year.
As far as I can ascertain, this is a smaller amount than for any
other metropolitan district, considering the number and size
of the loads removed. By the contraot the carts are to be of
sufficient size to hold 60 cubic feet, the usual size being 54
cubic feet, and the Board has not to provide a shoot or shoots,
as in some other districts or parishes, where as much as a Is.
per load or its equivalent is paid by the Board or Vestry. To
show the great increase in the cost of dust removal, partly owing