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to sea from one new dust-boat station, situated in Yaumati, which replaced the 5 old ones situated at intervals along the sea-front. The novel feature of the undertaking was the introduction of bullock traction which replaced the cart coolies formerly employed by the contractor. The old carts were converted and made suitable for bullock traction within the short period of nine days and 30 bullocks were purchased at a cost of $900 from the Kowloon-Canton Railway. The introduction of bullocks made it possible to do
away with the numerous boat stations scattered over Kowloon and to bring the refuse to one point from which it could be easily removed to sea. A steam barge was hired as an experiment for 2 months manned by a crew of 3 and a staff of 1 foreman and 8 refuse coolies. The barge proved suitable and was purchased by the Department in May. The new system, especially the bullock traction which is eminently suitable in a flat country such as Kowloon, has proved a great improvement on the old contract system while entailing only a small increase in the work of the Department. The capital outlay, i.e., the purchase of bullocks and the steam-barge, amounted to roughly $12,000 and the working expenses for the 10 months during which the new system has been in existence were $1,669 per mensem.
STREET WATERING,
6. The success which attended the introduction of bullocks for scavenging purposes in Kowloon led to some experiments in connection with the street watering in Victoria. Bullocks were tried in place of the coolies by whom the water carts were formerly manned and with such good results that by the end of the year all the coolie labour for the water carts, 8 in number, had been replaced by bullock traction. Approximately $800 were expended on the purchase of bullocks. Accurate figures are hardly possible for the present but there is no doubt that even including the capital outlay on the purchase of new animals from time to time the saving is considerable.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
7. The report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon deals in detail with markets, slaughter-houses and cattle depôts, also with cattle disease. It shows an increase in the revenue derived from slaughter-houses of $5,292 and of $4,093 from the markets.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
8. The total revenue collected during the year amounted to $224,700. The estimated revenue for the year was $213,100. The total expenditure during the year was $337,745 compared with $352,827 in 1909. The estimated expenditure in 1910 was $358,018.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Head of Sanitary Department.
1st March, 1911.
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to sea from one new dust-boat station, situated in Yaumati, which replaced the 5 old ones situated at intervals along the sea-front. 'The novel feature of the undertaking was the introduction of bullock traction which replaced the cart coolies formerly employed by the contractor. The old carts were converted and made suitable for bullock traction within the short period of nine days an 1 30 bullocks were purchased at a cost of $900 from the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way. The introduction of bullocks made it possible to do
away with the numerous boat stations scattered over Kowloon and to bring the refuse to one point from which it could be easily removed to sea. A steam barge was hired as an experiment for 2 months manned by a crew of 3 and a staff of 1 foreman and 8 refuse coolics. The barge proved suitable and was purchased by the Department in May. The new system especially the bullock traction which is eminently suit- able in a flat country such as Kowloon has proved a great improve- ment on the old contract system while entailing only a small increase in the work of the Department. The capital outlay, i.e.. the purchase of bullocks and the steam-barge amounted to roughly $12,000 and the working expenses for the 10 months during which the new system has been in existence were $1,669 per mensem.
STREET WATERING,
6. The success which attended the introduction of bullocks for scavenging purposes in Kowloon led to some experiments in con- nection with the street watering in Victoria. Bullocks were tried in place of the coolies by whom the water carts were formerly manned and with such good results that by the end of the year all the coolie labour for the water carts, 8 in number, had been replaced by bullock traction. Approximately $800 were expended on the purchase of bullocks. Accurate figures are hardly possible for the present but there is no doubt that even including the capital outlay on the pur- chase of new animals from time to time the saving is considerable.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
7. The report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon deals in detail with markets, slaughter-houses and cattle depôts, also with cattle disease. It shews an increase in the revenue derived from slaughter- houses of $5,292 and of $4,093 from the markets.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
8. The total revenue collected during the year amounted to $224,700. The estimated revenue for the year was 213,100. The total expenditure during the year was 337,745 compared with $352,827 in 1909. The estimated expenditure in 1910 was $358,018.
E. D. C. WOLFE, Head of Sanitary Department.
lat March, 1911.
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