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The number of days upon which collections were made
was 305.
The average number of horses and vans engaged per day
was 10.58.
The average number of loads of refuse removed per
horse per day was 3.4o.
The capacity of the vans is 3 cubic yards each and
allowing as a fair average that a load of refuse weighs 1 ton
6½ cwt., the total number of loads represents in weight about
14,570 tons.
About 960 houses were erected during the year, and these
had to be visited as they became occupied. I estimate there
are about 13,500 houses in the district from which the refuse
is removed weekly. The refuse is also collected from the
Village Home each week.
It will thus be seen that the average number of horses and
vans engaged, and the number of loads of refuse removed per
horse per day is very satisfactory, especially taking into consideration
the position of the tip, and the bad condition of the
approaches to same during wet weather.
Very few complaints were received, and these when
investigated were found generally to be caused through no fault
of the men, but rather to a misunderstanding respecting our
method of collecting and principally among the new residents.
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