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WORK DONE BY THE WHARF STAFF.
The work consists of Slopping and Cleansing, Removing Dust,
Watering Roads, and Carting Materials, chiefly in the Inner
Wards of the Parish, the number of horses being 50. The
following is an abstract of the work done during the year under
the above heads, viz.:—
Slopping and Cleansing.—18,703 Loads, or 34,467 cubic yards
Slop have been brought into the Wharf and discharged
into barges, the total cartage days occupied in this work
being 5,434.
Removing Dust.—18,136 Loads, or 60,029 cubic yards Dust
have been collected and shot into barges, the total
cartage days occupied in the work being 5,213.
Watering Roads.—1,663 Cartage Days have been occupied in
this work.
Carting Materials.—2,727 Cartage Days have been occupied in
this work, of which about 600 days have been occupied
in removing infected and disinfected bedding and other
household articles.
Sawing Timber for Wood Paving.—