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The total cost then to the Borough during the year 1902 for the
removal and disposal of house refuse, etc., amounted to £18,964 19s. 2d.
in addition to a sum of £2,791 9s. 5d., the cost for the wages of
dustmen who had been in the employ of the Council. Comparing
this total with that for the year 1901, there is a decreased expense
for the removal of house refuse of £1,512 0s. 5d. during the year
1902.
The following is a table showing the number of requests received
for the removal of dust during the past year, compared with similar
returns for previous years. The large number of requests, received
during the month of July, was due to the temporary character of the
arrangements made for the removal of dust, during the interval
which took place between the expiration of the old contracts, and the
commencement of Mr. Shellard's contract.