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The total tonnage dealt with, as shown above, was 7,585
tons 7 cwts.
E(2). Trade Refuse.
Trade Refuse is collected from the shops by arrangement
with the shopkeepers, an agreed charge being made, or it is
brought to the wharf by the traders themselves.
E(3). Water Supply.
The water in this district is almost exclusively supplied by
the Metropolitan Water Board. The water, though possessing
a considerable degree of hardness, is of good quality and is
palatable. The supply in nearly all cases is led into the houses;
standpipes exist on a few premises only.
The encampment on Belvedere Marshes derives its water
supply chiefly from bore-holes, the water is analysed from time
to time to enable a check to be kept on its purity.
E(4). Drainage and Sewerage.
Extensions to the existing drainage system were made,
during the year, as follows:—
1,815 yards of new sewers.
4,350 yards of new drains.