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which it may be said that the former has an appreciable value,
and should be utilized,whilst the latter admits of being burned,
after drying, on the kitchen fire. A notification to this effect
was left at every house in the Parish in 1873, and again in 1883.
The work of dust collection has been systematized by
division of the Parish into districts, and provision has been made
for inspection of dustbins and oversight of the "dusting gangs," the
entire arrangements being under the supervision of the Surveyor.
A call is made at every house once a week, and further improvement
is scarcely possible until the objectionable practice of refuseharbourage
shall have given place to the more rational system of
daily, or, at any rate, frequent collection from moveable receptacles,
to be provided either by the sanitary authority or by the householder.
Desirous of dealing with this nuisance in an effective way,
your Vestry, in November, 1887, requested the (late) Metropolitan
Board of Works to include in any suitable Bill thereafter
promoted by them in Parliament, clauses to confer power enabling
sanitary authorities to abolish dust-bins, and to enforce provision,
in lieu thereof, of approved moveable receptacles, in order
that a more frequent and accelerated collection of the refuse
might be made. The Board referred the subject to the Special
Purposes and Sanitary Committee, who addressed a communication
to the Vestries and District Boards of Works, intimating
that a representation had been made to the Board "as to the
desirability of an amendment of the law" in the direction
indicated, and stating that "before considering as to any recommendation
to the Board," they desired to learn the views of the
sanitary authorities upon the subject, suggestions being invited.
At the meeting of the Board held August 3rd, 1888, the Committee
presented their report, as follows:-
"Your Committee have considered the letter referred by the Board on the
25th November last from the Vestry of Kensington, representing
the desirability of an amendment of the law, so as to enable Vestries
and District Boards to enforce the abolition of dust-bins in such
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