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A larger quantity of ashes and breeze has been sold, the receipts
amounting to £255. 13s. lOd. an increase of £41. 15s. 2d. over the
preceding year.
The receipts for the sale of sand amounted to £442. 8s. l0d. as
against £542. 5s. 6d. last year.
The average cost per load for the collection and disposal of house
and trade refuse snow and road sweepings was nearly 3s. ll½d., as
against 4s. 1d. for the year 1889-90.
42,745 loads of house refuse were removed during the year as
against 37,986 loads during the preceding year. The annexed table
gives the particulars of the quantities removed.
In consequence of the severe frost which continued with but few
abatements from 6th December, 1890, to 21st January, 1891, and
the consequent demands upon the horses and carts for removing snow
and for carting sand the removal of house refuse was necessarily
retarded. The quantity of material to be removed was from the
same cause—the cold weather—largely increased. All the vehicles
which could be obtained were hired and the removal proceeded with
very rapidly after the breaking up of the frost, but notwithstanding
these measures five weeks elapsed before the work could be reduced
to the normal amount. The excessive strain which was thrown upon
the staff will be seen by the following table showing the quantities of
house refuse removed during corresponding periods for the last five
vears. The number of horses hired would represent 760½ davs' work for one horse.

2,375 loads of trade refuse have been removed at the expense of
the persons from whose premises the material was taken.