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Cattle Crematorium.
The Crematorium was finished and started work on the 23rd of March. It consists of two cells, one for the cremation of carcases and the other an ex- perimental cell for the destruction of refuse. The attached statement shows the working of the cremation cell since its opening (94 months) :-—
Carcases cremated :-Cattle,
Sheep and Goats.. Swine,
Total,
353
84
314
751
Condemned meat,
Condemned goods from Markets,
Amount of coal used,
.7,442 lbs.
1 ton (about).
59 tons 18 cwt. 7 lbs.
A few experiments were made with the refuse destructor cell, but its use has since been abandoned. The cremation cell has given no trouble in working. When heated and going the coal consumption is not great, and carcases are burnt to a blackish grey ash. It has been found in working that when the carcases of pigs are burnt along with cattle less coal is consumed than with cattle only. This seems due to the large amount of fat that these carcases contain. Reckoning the amount of condemned meat, 7,442 lbs. as equivalent to about 11 animals of 650 lbs. each, gives a total of 762 animals cremated with roughly speaking 60 tons of coal or about 1.57 cwt, per carcase,
Slaughter-houses.
Kennedy Town Slaughter-house.-The total revenue for the year amounted to $79,040.10 made up for as follows:-
22,683 cattle slaughtered,...@@ 40 cents each,...$ 9,073.20
18,571 sheep & goats
17
153,539 swine
99
34,907 cattle
@ 20* @ 30 removed,...@ 50
17
3,714.20
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>>
46,061.70
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17,453.50
12,097 sheep & goals
>>
..@10
15,278 swine
19
@ 10
"
1,209.70 1,527.80
Total,......
$79,040.10
The
This shows an increase over all on last year's revenue of $6,012.50. only totals less than last year are swine. In 1902 swine contributed $53,049.70 but this year swine only contributed $47,589.50, a decrease of $5,630.20.
The Slaughter-houses at Hung Hom and Shaukiwan continue to be leased as formerly. At Hung Hom the Cattle Depôt is under the management of the Board.
The total number of animals slaughtered during the year are :—
Kennedy Town,
Hung Hom,
Shaukiwan,
Aberdeen,
Totals..
Cattle. Sheep & Goats. Pigs. 22,683 18,571
153,539
5,652
, 4,347
24,787
4,968
...
3,971
28,335 22,918
187,265
The figures given for pigs in Hung Hom, Shaukiwan and Aberdeen are those given by the Contractor for the privelege of slaughtering animals in these slaughter-houses and are not checked in any way.