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Public Cleansing.
I am indebted to Mr. H. Gurney, Cleansing Superintendent, for the
following report:—
During the year ended 31st March, 1939, 30,485 tons of house and
trade refuse were collected and disposed of, being a decrease of 922 tons
on the previous year.
On December 17th, 1938, the new Refuse Disposal Works and
Transport Depot were officially opened. The new plant was primarily
designed to utilise to the fullest extent the saleable material in the refuse,
and precautions have been taken to ensure that the work is carried out
under the cleanest possible conditions. The following statement shows
the methods of dealing with the refuse during the first 21 weeks operation
of the new plant:—
Tons. Tons. Tons.
Total Incoming Refuse 13,220
To Brickmakers: Cinder 3,075
Breeze 3,221
6,296
Rag Merchants: Rags and Gunney 65
65
Metal Merchants: Baled Scrap 511
Light Scrap 23
Cast Scrap 18
Non-ferrous Metal 13
565
Board Mills: Flat Newspapers 284
Mixed Paper 161
445
Glue Merchants: Bones 9
9
Glass Merchants: Cullet and Bottles 105
105
7,485
Total Tonnage Incinerated 5,735
Clinker Sold 1,737
Loss on Combustion 3,998