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This increase is no doubt largely due to the requirements
of the Public Health Act, which demands a liberal
interpretation of the term House Refuse.
Of this quantity, 15,723 loads were removed by barge,
11,960 loads were deported by rail, 1,691 were shot at a
shoot at "Cold Blow," Hatcham, the remaining loads were
delivered to private shoots for various purposes near to the
locality of collection, at agreed prices—564 loads only
being deposited at free shoots.
The dust barging contract was at the rate of 2s. 6d.
per dust-cart load. The removal by rail is at 2s. 6d. per
load, to which an additional 3d. is paid for delivery into
and trimming the railway-trucks; the shoot at "Cold
Blow'' is at 1s. 6d. per load.
CART HORSE PARADE.
The Vestry contributed as hitherto their annual subscription
of two guineas to the London Cart Horse Parade
Society.
Your Committee submitted four horses in competition
at the Annual Parade on Whit Monday, 1892, which
gained two first and two second class prizes, and also in
addition a second class Shire Horse Society's prize.
LEONARD CHARLES SHIPTON,
Chairman (Plant Sab-Committee).
ARTHUR O'NEILL,
Vice-Chairman.
J. C. REYNOLDS,
Surveyor.
O. s. BROWN,
Assistant Surveyor.