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Hung Hom.-The Board collects revenue directly from the Depôt only. The Slaughter House is leased to a contractor. The total fees collected from the Depôt were $511.98.
Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.-The collection of fees is leased to a contractor.
The total revenue derived from the Slaughter Houses and Animals Depôts was $90,093.33 and was made up as follows:-
Kennedy Town fees collected,
Hung Hom
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Contract for the privilege of removing blood and hair at
Kennedy Town,
Contract for the privilege of slaughtering at Hung Hom,
Shaukiwan and Aberdeen,
.$72,445.35
511.98
6,744.00
10,392.00
$90,093.33
The number of animals slaughtered in the Colony were:-
Cuttle.
Sheep and Goats.
Swine.
Kennedy Town,
21,266
16,764
148,216
Hung Hoin,....
5,492
3,010
25,816
Shaukiwan,
8,310
Aberdeen,.....
3,717
Totals,....
.26,758
19,774
186,059
Grand Total of all animals,......
.232,591
The figures given for Shaukiwan and Aberdeen are got from the contractors' books and are given with only his statement for their accuracy.
The following Table shows the numbers of animals slaughtered during the past ten
years:
YEAR.
Cattle.
Sheep & Goats.
Sicine.
1896
19,546
14,693
129,103
1897
20,094
14,226
137,748
1898
21,541
15,956
153.485
1899
23,582
17,353
156.292
1900
23.939
18,364
165,760
1901
24,938
18,544
172,205
1902
25,669
20.780
202,495
1903
28,335
22,918
187,265
1904
30,829
23.736
181,046
1905
26,758
19,774
186,059
The decrease in cattle and sheep and goats took place at Kennedy Town and Hung Hom. Kennedy Town shows a decrease in pigs but this is more than made up by increases in Hung Hom, Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.
DAIRIES AND CATTLE SHEDS.
During the year 572 visits have been made to dairies and cowsheds. No case of in- fectious disease occurred and the general condition of the sheds, with few exceptions, was good. One dairy was prosecuted for selling watered milk and was fined $100. The remainder of the milk prosecutions were undertaken by the Medical Officer of Health.
MARKETS AND FOOD SHOPS.
3,120 visits were paid to food shops, that is, premises licensed for the sale of articles of food usually sold in a public market. These shops while they seldom actually infringe the law take more than their fair share of supervision.
There is little that is worthy of note regarding the markets.