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The cost of the work has amounted to as follows:—
Half-year ending 29th September, 1898:—
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
Collection
289
16
8
Disposal
133
8
3
423
4
11
Half-year ending 25th March, 1899:—
Collection
391
14
11
Disposal
270
5
0
661
19
11
£1085
4
10
Total cost last vear -
£1177
10
4
This amount shows a decrease of £257 0s. 7d. for the half-year ending 29th September,
1898, when compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of £164
15s. 1d. for the half-year ending 25th March, 1899, or a net decrease of cost on the year
of £92 5s. 6d., the increase of cost for the half-year ending March being due to the increased
quantity removed, and to the advance from the 29th September, 1898, in the contract prices
for horse hire and disposal, amounting in the former case to 8.50 per cent., and in the latter
to 66.66 per cent.
The machine broom was at work 313 days during the year at a cost of £127 15s. 11d. for
horse hire and £23 16s. for re-fills.
The following table gives the particulars of slop, silt from sewers and gullies, dust removed,
and horses and drivers employed in the various works for the year ending Lady-day,
1899:—