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.32. Marsh Ditches.—The following table shows the sums
that have been expended during the past five years in connection
with the Marsh ditches, in regulating slopes, dragging,
casting-out mud, repairing drains, sluices, &c.:
£
s.
d.
1892-3
1893-4
1894-5
1895-6
1896-7
225
263
292
273
251
3
19
0
0
13
0
4
7
3
1
Under instructions, I reported generally on the Marsh
ditches, on the 4th March, 1896, as follows:—
"With reference to your memo. of the 5th February last,
"re the contamination with human excreta of the water
"accessible to cows in the Marsh ditches, I beg to report
"that, in company with the Chief Sanitary Inspector, I
"have inspected the Marsh ditches, and find that with
"regard to the one between the football ground and ' The
" Sportsman' B.H., there is no overflow from any cess"
pool into it, but a large heap of manure is within a few
" yards of the edge of the ditch and drains into it.
"There are some piggeries in rear of ' The Sportsman,' and
"the owner is about to construct a cesspool to receive the
"drainage of these. I recommend that this cesspool be
"kept under observation when constructed, and that the
"manure heap be removed from its present position to a
"place where no risk will be run of its draining into the
"ditch.
"The ditch abutting on plot 43 on the Marsh plan is in a
"bad state, owing to the regular flow round having been
"stopped by the Arsenal authorities filling in the ditch on