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of this refuse in its progress, and thus reduce this Haulage
by nearly one half, is a matter of much importance, in
relation to Cost.
This brings me to the consideration of the eligibility of
the site in question to accomplish this desired economy.
This site it would appear, is almost the only remaining one in
the neighbourhood which possesses the facility of providing
Railway Transit for the material to be transported, and is
also favourably situate in regard to the comparative Levels
of the land, and the Railway which borders it on its Eastern
Boundary.
This Railway forms a portion of the London Brighton
and South Coast Railway Company's direct Portsmouth
line, and which line, I am informed has been, up to the
present time, but slightly developed in its capability of
receiving the Slop and Dust debris of the surrounding
localities. Of its further means of development I am
assured, from inquiries made by the Plant and Scavenging
Committee.
This information being accepted as a fact, I beg to add,
that this development, will but carry out my long conceived
opinion, that every possible means should be adopted to
return to the Land, matter which is almost of National
value and importamce, rather than consign it to the costly
process of Cremation, producing only material of unsaleable
character in the shape of Fluxed Clinker, Hard Core, &c.
3rdly. Assuming the Land in question to be so utilized,
then comes the question of the saving to be effected in the
decreased Haulage of this Collected material, as well as the