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viding 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 importance, 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."
Reply of Committee. The information above afforded,
as to the eligibility of the selected site, to accomplish the
object which the Committee have in view, needs not, in our
opinion, further elaboration—and we may remark that on
matured consideration no doubt need be entertained that
the line of Railway in question and the abutting land, on
its course will be found favourable for the reception of the
"residuals," produced by the intended operations, and will
result in providing remunerative receiving centres. The
concluding remarks in this Section of the Report as to the