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CLEANSING- SEWERS AND GULLIES.
The cost of labour for cleansing the sewers was £79 19s.
6d., and for emptying 1,748 gullies, £63 17s. 2d., the
accumulations removed from the sewers and gullies being
carted away by the slopping contractor, under his contract,
without extra expense.
CONNECTIONS TO SEWERS.
Thirty-five new connections from houses have been made
to the sewers by men in the employ of your Vestry.
EXAMINING OUTLETS TO DRAINS.
Examinations of outlets of drains have been made in
twelve cases. The fee for each examination is five shillings.
FLUSHING.
The small sewers and courts were flushed at intervals
during the hot weather as found necessary. The cost of
water was £121 10s.; labour, £11 8s. 2d.; and hose,
hose reel and tools, £21 13s. 5d.
DISINFECTING.
The gullies and market streets were regularly disinfected
during the summer months. The disinfectants used
for all purposes amounted to 449 gallons of carbolic acid,
and 12 cwt. 6 qrs. 18 lbs. of chloride of lime, costing £20
l1s. 7d,
URINALS.
The saving of water at the Urinals throughout the Parish
has been very great in consequence of the general adoption of