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BUILDINGS.
New Western Market:-This Market was opened and cccupied during the year. Dogs Quarantine Station --The old station at Hung Hom was handed over to the Kowloon-Canton Railway as a stable. A new one is being erected at Kennedy Town.
CATTLE CREMATORIUM.
The Crematorium was closed from the 17th of March to the 17th of June for repairs. During this period the old practice of burying the dead cattle on the hillside was reverted to.
The work done for the year was as follows:-
Carcasses cremated :--
Cattle including _calves,
Sheep and goats,
Swine,
Miscellaneous cremated :—
Beef (injured and diseased),
Mutton
(do.)
Condemned Police Uniforms,
Hams (unwholesome),
Coal used,....
899
219
495
4,739 lb.
60 lb.
22
480
....57,706 lb.
The average cost for fuel per head for cremating works out at 35.5 cents. This figure is arrived at by reckoning the condemned beef, 4,739 lb., as equivalent to seven bullocks and 22 hams as equal to four pigs. This gives a total of 824 animals cremated. Coal cost $13 per ton.
Calculated in the same way the cost per head since the place opened has been, in 1904, 47 cents, in 1905, 46 cents, in 1906, 35.5 cents.
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SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
Kennedy Town.The total revenue collected was $78,565.50. This is an increase on year of $6,120.15, and is made up as follows:-
Slaughtering fees:-
22,478 @ 40 cents each,
15,275 20
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163,974,, 30
Export fees:-
28,503 50
11,222,
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10
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19,739
10
..$.5,998.20
3,055.00
49,192.20
14,251.50
1,122.20
1,973.90
Total,...
.$75,593.00
Two duplicate removal receipts @ 25 cents,
.50
Gross total,
.$75,593.50
Less fees written off to Kowloon-Canton Railway,
21.00
Nett total,
..$75,572.50
Hung Hom.-The amount collected was $458.58. This is a decrease on last year of $53.60.
Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.-The collection of fees in these villages is leased to a con- tractor as formerly,
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