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Agriculture and Fisheries. In this Report a case is particularly referred to in
which some carcases of mutton, conveyed by rail from the North to Leadenhall
Market by a well.known breeder in Eastern Ross, had been damaged in
transit by dirt and dust. It is evident that such must occur from time to
time unless the vans employed are of a suitable type, and this is a matter to
which the railway companies should direct their attention.
STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF CONDEMNED MEAT.
A new departure was made in 1906 in the abolition of the large slate tanks
at the meat shed at the western end of the Market in which the condemned
material was immersed pending its removal to the contractor. These
receptacles had been in use for many years, but experience had shown that
they involved much expenditure in time and labour in the amount of handling
their use requires in the transfer from the tanks to the meat carts.
The present modification of the old system is the result of a full consideration
of the matter by the City Engineer and myself, and consists in the
substitution of horse.drawn wheeled iron tank vans for the fixed slate tanks
in the meat sheds. The condemned meat will be placed into these iron
receptacles treated with preservatives and denaturalised. When filled, they
will be horsed and taken direct to the contractor's works. Two of these tank
vans are already in use, and two more have been ordered. When the latter
are delivered the old slate tanks will be removed and the new system will be
in operation.
If this method meets with the success that there is every reason to expect,
it will be recommended for adoption at the meat shed at the eastern end of
the Central Markets.