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scavenging work formerly performed by the contractor it further includes the cleansing of nullahs and the watering of the streets in Kowloon. The average cost of the Scavenging and Conservancy Contracts for 9 years, i.e., from 1902 to 1910 when the contract was cancelled, was $7,280.00 or $606.67 per mensem. During 1911 the cost of scavenging was $17,002.00 or $1,416.67 per mensem and a revenue of $3,400.00 per annum or $283.33 per mensem was derived from the Conservancy Contract which was let separately. The nett cost of the Kowloon scavenging work performed departmentally in 1911 was therefore $13,602.00 or $1,133.50 per mensem as compared with $7,280.00 per annum or $606.67 per mensem, the cost of the work under contract. At an additional cost of $6,322.00 per annum or $526.83 per mensem the scavenging work in Kowloon is now being done in a thoroughly efficient manner, provision is made for dealing with larger amounts of refuse as the districts expand and additional items, already enumerated above, are also included in the work. The abolition of contract scavenging work and the institution of a departmental scavenging scheme for Kowloon would thus appear to have been completely justified.
STREET WATERING.
As a result of the successful experiments made with bullock traction both in Kowloon and Victoria in 1910 it was possible to improve the arrangements for watering the streets in Victoria in 1911. During the year additional carts and bullocks were purchased and by the end of the year there were 10 water carts with 26 bullocks in use in the City of Victoria and two carts with four bullocks were ready for use in Kowloon. Hand watering was given up entirely except on the roads on the higher levels which are too steep for animal traction. The attached statement gives the valuation and the cost of maintenance of all bullocks in use in the Department both in Kowloon and in Victoria. Accurate figures have only been available for 6 months. It will be seen, however, that bullock traction especially for water carts compares very favourably with the contract prices for this work. The contract price for street watering with the water carts was $75.00 per cart per mensem. This sum included one foreman and ten coolies per cart. The same carts are now drawn by bullocks and the total cost including a driver and all accessories such as shoeing, etc., averages $30.00 per mensem. Allowing 20% for depreciation of the stock $36.00 per mensem per cart still compares very favourably with the contract price of $75.00 per mensem.
COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
The report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon deals in detail with markets, slaughter houses and cattle depots, also with cattle disease. It shows a decrease of $1,707.00, due to the stoppage of the cattle export trade, in the revenue derived from slaughter houses, and an increase of $11,446.00, chiefly due to the triennial revision of the market rents from the markets.
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scavenging work formerly performed by the contractor it further includes the cleansing of nullahs and the watering of the streets in Kowloon. The average cost of the Scavenging and Conser- vancy Contracts for 9 years, i.e., from 1902 to 1910 when the con- tract was cancelled, was $7,280.00 or $606.67 per mensem. During 1911 the cost of scavenging was $17,002.00 or $1,416.67 per men- sem and a revenue of $3,400.00 per annum or $450.00 per mensem was derived from the Conservancy Contract which was let separately. The nett cost of the Kowloon scavenging work performed depart- mentally in 1911 was therefore $11,602.00 or $966.83 per mensem as compared with $7,280.00 per annum or $606.67 per mensem, the cost of the work under contract. At an additional cost of $4,322.00 per annum or $360.17 per mensem the scavenging work in Kow- loon is now being done in a thoroughly efficient manner, provision is made for dealing with larger amounts of refuse as the districts expand and additional items, already enumerated above, are also in- cluded in the work. The abolition of contract scavenging work and the institution of a departmental scavenging scheme for Kow- loon would thus appear to have been. completely justified.
STREET WATERING.
As a result of the successful experiments made with bullock traction both in Kowloon and Victoria in 1910 it was possible to improve the arrangements for watering the streets in Victoria in 1911. During the year additional carts and bullocks were pur- chased and by the end of the year there were 10 water carts with 26 bullocks in use in the City of Victoria and two carts with four bullocks were ready for use in Kowloon. Hand watering was given up entirely except on the roads on the higher levels which are too steep for animal traction. The attached statement gives the valuation and the cost of maintenance of all bullocks in use in the Department both in Kowloon and in Victoria. Accurate figures have only been available for 6 months. It will be seen, however, that bullock traction especially for water carts compares very favourably with the contract prices for this work. The contract price for street watering with the water carts was $75.00 per cart per mensem. This sum included one foreman and ten coolies per cart. The same carts are now drawn by bullocks and the total cost including a driver and all accessories such as shoeing, etc, averages $30.00 per mensem. Allowing 20% for depreciation of the stock $36.00 per mensem per cart still compares very favourably with the contract price of $75.00 per mensem.
.COLONIAL VETERINARY SURGEON'S REPORT.
The report of the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon deals in detail with markets, slaughter houses and cattle depots, also with cattle disease. It shows a decrease of $1,707.00, due to the stoppage of the cattle export trade, in the revenue derived from slaughter houses, and an increase of $11,446.00, chiefly due to the triennial revision of the market rents from the markets.
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