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advisability of a return of all fertilizing matter to the Land,
rather than submit it to the wasteful and expensive system,
elsewhere adopted—we fully endorse and believe that in
this respect also, our Scheme will be successful.
The 3rd Section of the Surveyor's Report deals with
the question of the anticipated saving to be effected in the
lessened haulage of the material collected, &c., as follows:—
"Thirdly. 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 saving of barging charges for the Slop, which could
be spread upon and used in the raising of the land in
question, space for which purpose would be available for
many years, and again the 9 acres being much more than
would be actually required for Depôt purposes, part of it
could be appropriated for temporarily invalided horses.
"These combined advantages I estimate will produce a
diminution in haulage or carting slop, barging, &c., from
about £400 to £500 per annum after deducting Cost of
Loan and Interest thereon on the basis only that the
Scheme can be brought fully into action, and also relying
upon the statement that a Country Market, on this line of
Railway is (or can be) opened up, to receive the products of
such new Depôt arrangement."
Reply of Committee. The views here enunciated by
your Surveyor as to the expected saving to be effected,
accord with those of your Committee, so far as at present
can be ascertained; but we venture to affirm that, the
prospective result therein set forth, falls short of that
which may be anticipated when the scheme shall, in the