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REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
The removal of house refuse still continues to be done by contract, the
contractors in both districts (North and South) being Messrs. Mead and Co.,
Ltd., The Wharves, Paddington.
The North District contract was accepted for one year, commencing 1st April,
1911, at a cost of £3,550 per annum. That for the South District was let for
two years commencing ist April, 1910, at a cost of £6,950 per annum, making a
total cost for removal from the whole Borough of £ 10,500.
The following tabular statement gives the number of complaints, letters,
and refusals received in respect of the removal of house refuse, together with
the fines levied and recovered by the Council for contraventions of the terms of
the Contracts during the last six years.

In connection with the North District contract Bell Street, Bendall Street
and Church Street were added to the list of streets in which the daily collection