L 83
CREMATORIUM.
The carcases, etc., destroyed in the Crematorium for the year were:
Cattle including calves, 109
Sheep and Goats, 78
Swine, 191
Horses, 56
Dogs and various animals, 151
Condemned Meat from Slaughter House, ...14,835 lb.
In addition to these a miscellaneous assortment of old official papers, tinned goods, discarded uniforms and unwholesome foods from shops and markets were destroyed.
Under Government Notification No. 31 of 1910 fees were charged as under for the cremation of animals belonging to private owners:
49 Horses at $2.00 each, $98.00
20 Cattle " $0.50 " $10.00
66 Dogs " $0.50 " $33.00
$171.00
Received for the sale of bone ash, $89.00
Total receipts from Crematorium $260.00
The total amount of fuel used was 32 tons, 4 cwts., 50 lb. of coal and in addition a small amount of firewood and kerosene for lighting fires, at a total cost of $310.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
Kennedy Town.-The total revenue was $74,584.65 and was made up as follows:-
Slaughtered 1910 1909 Cattle @ 40 c., Sheep 20 c., Swine 30 c. 25,181 $10,072.40 | 25,898 $10,359.2017,329 $3,465.80 | 17,733 $3,546.60
177,898 $53,369.40 | 152,822 $45,846.60 Cattle @ 50 c. 8,606 $4,303.00 | 21,832 $10,916.00 Sheep 10 c. 13,359 $1,335.90 | 13,362 $1,336.20 Swine 10 c. 20,379 $2,037.90 | 15,857 $1,585.70 Duplicate of one order lost .25 .25 Total, $74,584.65 $73,590.55 Increase on 1909, $994.10
Ma Tau Kok :-The collection of fees was taken over by the Government on the first day of the year instead of leasing the collection of fees to a contractor. Since the collection of fees was in the