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The cost for the year ending March 25th, 1878, was £1,892 7s. 5c!.
The cost of dusting for the year has been—
Keep of horses, 2,484 days £861 12 9
Wages of dustmen 495 12 10
Hire of horses 10 3 0
£1,367 8 7
By sale of dust 330 17 0
£1,036 11 7
The cost of dusting for the year 1878, was £1,600.
The cost of watering has been—
Keep of horses, 536 days £185 18 6
Wages of drivers 109 4 4
Hire of horses 44 9 0
£339 11 10
The cost of watering for the said year ending 1878, was £728 19s. 9d.
The cost of drawing materials has been—
Keep of horses, 553 days £191 16 6
Wages of drivers 10 12 0
Hire of horses and drivers 192 4 4
£494 12 10
The cost of the like work for the said year ending 1878, was
£523 13s. 7d.
From the foregoing figures it will be seen that the cost of slopping
has considerably increased, whilst that of watering has decreased;
this was due to the wet season.
The quantity of material removed from the roads during the year
1878, was 10,121 loads, and cost 3s. 8fd. per load.
In 1879, the quantity removed was 12,420 loads, and cost 3s. 11¾d.
per load.
There have been collected from the Hamlet 10,833 loads of dust,
the cost of collection being 2s. 6£d. per load.
The dust has realised 8d. per load.