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These are emptied and dealt with by the owners and
occupiers concerned, a cart being provided by the Council,
which is kept at the Depot and is fetched by the owners as
required. The efficiency of the cesspools varies very much,
and it is practically impossible to have them emptied sufficiently
frequently to prevent their being overfull, owing to
the quantity of water that gains access to them, either
directly or indirectly. They are frequently inspected, and
receive as regular attention as possible, so as to minimise
the evils they give rise to.
REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE.
This is carried out by the Council with their own horses
and dust vans. Collection is made once a week throughout
the district, and the refuse is taken to a tip in Aldborough
Road. During the year the Council have been negotiating
for a site for a dust destructor, and have agreed to purchase
cne, subject to the Local Government Board's approval. The
present tip is being rapidly filled up, and there will be increasing
difficulty in securing another within reasonable
distance of the town. Obviously, the further away the greater
the cost for carting, and the larger the capital outlay for
vans, etc., to overcome the difficulties in connection with the
lengthened journeys. The dustbins are nearly all portable
ones, and care is taken that they are replaced when
necessary.
16,883 tons of refuse were collected during the year
1911.
PURLIC LATRINES.
During the previous year a new underground convenience
was opened in Roden Street, which provides enlarged accommodation
for men, and also accommodation for women.
Before this there was no provision for the female portion of
the population in the district. Upon this new latrine being