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22
Loads of dust Horses employed.
removed,
Fulham 9281. 2488.
Hammersmith 14,027. 3989.
The question of watering the roads on Sundays has again occupied
the attention of the Committee, and information was obtained from the
Vestries and District Boards in the Metropolis, as to the practice
adopted by them: after having received and considered the replies of
the Vestries and District Boards, the Board decided not to water on
Sundays.
The only alteration in the Stud by casualty, sale, purchase, &c., that
has has taken place during the year is:—
One horse died frtm lockjaw. A post mortem examination was
made with a view of endeavouring to ascertain the cause of the disease,
but nothing definite was discovered.
The total number of horses now in the Board's stables is 51 cart
horses, and 3 nags, being an increase of 1 cart horse, and a decrease
of 1 nag. The value of the cart horses as per Register, is £3677.
The following shows the total consumption of fodder for the year:—
Oats 1115 Quarters.
Beans 27¼ „
Bran 527¾ Cwt.
Linseed 2 Quarters.
Clover 9711/12 Loads.
Hay 491/ 9 „
Straw 1551/3 „
Mixture 18½ „
The total cost of the above was £2384 9s. 7d., being an average of
15s. 8d. and a fraction per week for each horse.
The following is a statement of the value of machinery, stock, &c.
in use in the department.