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of the fish offal was 6¾d. per pail, for which we received only 4d. per
pail. The Council were fully justified in collecting this offal, even at
a loss, as it minimised the nuisance inseparable from the business of a
fishmonger, and prevented the offal from being surreptitiously deposited
by unscrupulous persons in ditches, etc.
The number of pails of fish offal collected by the Council up to
March 9th was 353. The amount of money collected up to March 9th
was £6 18s. 6d.
DUST COLLECTION
The! collection of dust is still carried out by contract. The refuse
was deposited at the Council's Sewage Farm for nine months during the
year, and for three months it was deposited in a brickfield. The owner
of the brickfield agreed to take the refuse for six months from 1st October,
1912, and to pay the Council the sum of 1s. 3d. for each van load
deposited The house refuse, however, was of such a poor quality that
the owner of the brickfield intimated to me that he should not want any
more after the expiration of his agreed time, so that the refuse will be
again deposited on to the Council's shoot when his time expires.
The land at your Sewage Farm being required for treating the
sewage, the time is not far distant when I hope a dust destructor will
be in evidence, as, judging from the results obtained from the working
of destructors in several districts, this would be an advantage, and
enable a very offensive product to be effectually disposed of.
All complaints of non-removal of dust are at once investigated,
but there are so many difficulties to overcome, such as persons being out,
or it is not convenient to take the dust out at the time of call, and
others are absolutely indifferent as to whether it is removed or not.
Although as much time is given as possible to the collection by your
Inspectors, I cannot but reiterate my former remarks that the work cannot
be thoroughly supervised unless a dust foreman be appointed to see the
streets are regularly visited and the collection properly carried out.
Amount received for waste material, old tin and iron ware,
up to September 30th £24 0s. 8d.
Weight of dust deposited at the Council's Sewage Farm up
to September 30th 3,361 tons,
15 cwt., 2 qrs.
Number of van loads of dust deposited on the Council's
Sewage Farm up to Sept. 30th 1,925