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Slopping.—The sweepings, slop, and snow collected
are brought to the wharves, the dry sweepings
and scrapings being tipped direct into boats alongside,
while the slop is deposited in the filtering tanks so
that a large per centage of water may drain away prior
to its being loaded into boats.
The number of days the men were working during
the year was 304, 7,543 horses and carts being
employed, and 23,237 loads were collected, giving an
average of 75.41 loads per day, or 3.08 loads per
horse per day. The maximum number of loads
brought in in one week being 2,175, and minimum
171.
The expenses paid— collecting £1,461 11s., loading
boats £277 2s. 4½d., unloading boats at Southall
£11 5s., haulage £643 2s. 4d., tonnage dues £643
18s. 3d. Number of boats sent away 660, equalling
22,185¼ tons.
As the open shoots in the Parish are now getting
very scarce, only a small quantity of sweepings could
be shot away. It is most advantageous to get rid of
any slop or sweepings by this arrangement, as the
expense of 1s. 2d. per ton for haulage and tonnage
is thereby saved.
Watering.—The quantity of water taken from
the 53 stand posts has been ascertained by water
Days
Workking
and Loads
Collected.
Expenses &
Quantity.
Open
Shoots.
Quantity of
Water used
and Cost of
same.