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The emptying of cesspools by means of an exhauster is a
great advance on the old method, and the cost is much more
reasonable.
Fish Otfal Collection.
The contractor still does the Work without any complaints
coming to hand.
Housing of the Working Classes.
Never to my knowledge has house accommodation been so
cheap in the town. The rent at which a good house can be
obtained is 5s. 6d. per week, which is inclusive of rates. That is
the sum for which a man can get a sanitary cottage, which includes
of course education fees and all the usual sanitary advantages of
a modern township These houses contain 4 rooms and a
washhouee, and the rooms are somewhat small. There is a back
garden 70ft. long and small forecourt. The roads are 40ft. in
width with paved footways. I know of no district where houses
of this description can be obtained at the price. I should like to
see more facilities for obtaining small parcels of land at a reasonable
cost, where fowls, pigs, etc., may be kept, and vegetables and
fruit cultivated.
The cottages owned by the Council continue to let fairly well,
and are practically self supporting.
On the whole I think the accommodation for the working
class was never so good as it is now. The number of houses now
letting in the town at 5s. 6d. per week, and under, is 2,326.