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divisions, which were obtained by Mr. Abbott, whose tenders
were the lowest. The prices were 2s. 9d. for the A Division,
2s. 2½d. for the B Division, and 2s. 9d. for the C Division.
Daring the 9 months 7,780 loads have been removed from the
A Division, 8,082 loads from the B Division, and 7,795 loads
from the C Division, making a total of 10,442 loads from the
A, 10,742 loads from the B, and 10,555 loads from the C
Division, making a total of 31,739 loads during the year,
against 30,088 loads in 1887, and 27,958 loads in 1886. The
total amount paid to the contractors was £3,944 8s. 6d.,
against £3,378 l1s. 3d. in 1887. Although this increase is
considerable, yet the sum paid to the contractors in other parishes
is much larger than in Hackney, considering the number of loads
removed. In addition to the amount paid to the contractors
there was a sum of £701 13s. l1d. paid to the men employed by
the Board to assist the contractor in the removal of the dust to
the carts, and £109 4s. 0d. to the Dust Inspector, making a total
of £4,755 6s. 5d. for the year. There were not any other payments
to the contractors for shoots, or for carrying the refuse out
of the district, such as are paid by most other Vestries and
Boards. The total cost for 1887 was £4,201 14s. 9d. Although
the sum per load paid under tho new contracts is larger than in
1885-8, yet as it averaged rather less than 2/6 load for the
whole year, it was smaller than for 1873-6 when 2/11 per load was
paid for the whole district, and for 1876-9 when 2/7 per load
was paid for one half, and 2/10 for the other half. The size of
each load, 60 cubic feet, was the same for all the contracts, but
the division of the district into 3 portions for "dusting," enabling
several contractors to get in, which, as well as the reduced price for
forage, were apparently the causes of the reduction of the price
in the years 1879-82 when the tenders were as low as 1/11 for
the A division, 2/1 for the B division, and 2/- for the C division.
Cow Sheds and Slaughter Houses.—Eighty-five cow sheds,
situated on 61 premises, were inspected during the year, as well
as 42 slaughter houses, The slaughter houses were generally