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60
per working day, or 5.02 loads per horse per day.
From the quantity collected in the rough, 36 tons
of coals, 774 loads of hard core, 1,757½ tons of soft
core, 49 tons 8 cwt. of bones, 52 tons of rags, 43
tons 13 cwt. of old iron, 3 tons 7 cwt. 1 qr. and
21 lbs. of various metals, 14 tons of white glass, and
55 tons of black glass have been abstracted. The
number of chaldrons of ashes and breeze sold from
off the wharves and the depot at Alperton has been
18,968 chaldrons of ashes and 10,326 chaldrons of
breeze; from this quantity 10,754 chaldrons of
ashes and 5,842 chaldrons of breeze have been sent
away in 536 boats. 8,214 chaldrons of ashes and
4,485 chaldrons of breeze have been taken away by
carts. Owing to the ready sales of ashes and breeze,
it has not been necessary to deposit any on the field
at Alperton; at the same time, had the Vestry been
without this convenient outlet, there is not the
slightest doubt much trouble and additional expense
would have been incurred in getting rid of the
materials from off the wharves.
Slopping.—In consequence of several of the old
macadam roads being now paved with wood, the
amount of slop and scrapings collected therefrom
has been considerably reduced. During the year
2l,9S5 loads were collected, being a diminution of
5,921 loads over the previous year, the maximum