498
The total revenue derived from the Slaughter Houses and Depôts was $93,718.88. This is an increase on last year's working of $16,618.55. The following shows how the amount is made up:
Kennedy Town, fees collected,
Hung Hom,
D
Blood and hair Contract at Kennedy Town,
$ 75,572.50
458.38
6,636.00
11,052.00
...........$ 93,718.88
Slaughtering Contract for Hung Hom, Aberdeen, and
Shaukiwan,.....
Total,
The total amount of animals slaughtered in the Colony were:
Cattle.
Sheep and Goats.
Swine.
Kennedy Town,
22,478
15.275
163.974
Hung Hom,..
4,663
1,128
28.594
Shaukiwan,
...
4,547
Aberdeen,..
3,471
Total,.
.27,141
16,403
200,586
Grand total of all animals,.
244,130
The figures given for Shaukiwan and Aberdeen are got from the Contractor and his statement is the only guarantee of their accuracy.
The following table shows numbers of animals slaughtered in the Colony during the past ten years :-
Yeur.
Cattle.
Sheep and Goats.
Swine.
3897,
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
1906,
27,141
16,403
200,586
DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS.
In the month of January there was an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease at the Dairy Farm at Pokfulam. Twenty cows were affected by the disease and the sale of milk from the affected cows was stopped by the order of the Sanitary Board until the sickness was at an end. No death occurred.
In November an outbreak of Hæmorrhagic Septicemia occurred at Nazareth House among some cows owned by the French Priests. There were 8 cows in the lot and these were slaughtered by order of the Sanitary Board and compensation paid.
Immediately following this, the same disease appeared in a shed belonging to the Diary Farm Company situated about 300 yards away from the shed in which the disease first appeared. Twenty-six cattle were involved and these were also slaughtered and compensa- tion paid.