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Equal to an average of £281 per annum. To this must be added the cost
of burning, which will make the total average expenditure under this
head, say £350 per annum.
"The cost of working the Washington Lyon Disinfector is estimated as
follows:-
£ s. d.
Man to attend Disinfector 78 0 0 per annum.
Fuel 50 0 0 „
Man to bring infected articles from
houses 65 0 0 „
Man to return with the goods when
disinfected 65 0 0 „
For Repairs and Depreciation of
Plant, say 10 per cent. of first cost 37 0 0 „
Total £295 0 0
"This estimate is a full one, and provides for the whole of the time of
the men being devoted to Disinfection ; but as this work is irregular,
except in times of epidemics, a considerable portion of the men's time
might be utilized for other work, which would materially reduce the
annual cost of disinfection.
"Having taken these facts and figures into consideration, your Committee
are of opiuion that the Sanitary work will be much more efficiently and
rather more cheaply performed if a Disinfector be purchased as recommended.
"All of which your Committee respectfully beg to submit.
J. JACOBS (Chairman).
JOSEPH NORRIS,
ALFRED P. BARNARD,
H. F. C. EAGLE,
THOS. KEY,
JOSEPH CARTER,
WILLIAM EDROFF."
The Vestry then decided to purchase a "Washington Lyon's"
Disinfector, and it was referred to a Special Committee, consisting of
the members of the Works and Sanitary Committees, to purchase the
disinfector, to arrange for its erection in the Digby Street Yard, and
generally to carry out the recommendation and suggestions made by
the Sanitary Committee.
THE COMPOSITION EATE.
In the letter from Messrs. Sliepheard, of the 6th March, mentioned
in the last Report, they said:—
"Immediately after the Judgment in the Appeal Court, Mr. Bompas
mentioned in conversation that he was very strongly inclined to think that
the Judgment was wrong, and would be reversed in the Lords. We had
as you will remember no instructions to go further than the Court of
Appeal; but we felt that after so strong an expression of opinion we were
bound to lay a case before Mr. Bompas and Mr. Morley. This we have
done, and send a Copy of the Case and Opinion they have given therewith.
They think, as you will see, that success would attend an Appeal. We
should be glad, therefore, if you would also let us have the instructions of
the Vestry on this matter."