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&c. has been partly, and as far as possible, done by the Board's
horses and staff since the first purchase.
Under the direction and supervision of the Cartage Committee,
the work of removal of ashes and house refuse has been
carried out by the Board's staff since the 25th August, 1880,
with satisfactory results, complaints as to non-removal now being
comparatively rare, and applications for removal are not so
frequent as they were when the work was done by contract.
Fodder.—The fodder is supplied by contract, tenders being
received each Quarter. The supply has been constantly under
the inspection of the Cartage Committee. The actual consumption
from the commencement has been—
Oats 677 quarters
Beans 351/8 „
Bran 294¼ cwt.
Clover 64 5/36 loads
Hay 248/9 „
Straw 951/9 „
Mixture 12 „
Linseed 2¼ bushels
Oatmeal 14 lbs
Carrots 9 bags
the total value being £1622 7 5
less the amount realised by the sale of stable refuse 19 19 2
£1602 8 3
The average cost per horse per week is 18s. 2d.
The chaff, mixture, &c. has been cut by the machine worked
by the gas engine at a cost for labour and gas of 3s. per load.
The Superintendent of the stables states that the number of
loads of dust removed during the year from—
FULHAM HAMMERSMITH
8344. 11084.
Horses.—Since the purchase of the first batch of horses,
25th May, 1880, the average number under treatment for sickness
or injury has been 3221/311 per diem. This has been mainly due
to the horses being mostly young ones fresh from the country,
and taking into consideration this fact, the number is thought
to be not large. The number of deaths has been 3, from the
following causes:—One apoplexy of the lungs, 1 destroyed with
lock-jaw, and 1 with dropsy on the chest.
The average cost per horse of the 41 horses is £66 15 3.
The estimate being £80.