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SLAUGHTER HOUSES.

Kennedy Town. The mode of collecting fees for the removal or slaughtering of pigs was changed twice during the year.

From 21st January to 22nd March the system remained as it was before the Slaughter House was taken over by Government, ie, the fees were paid once a week by the pig dealers to the shroff. From 23rd March to 18th August fees were paid by the butcher as each in- dividual pig was removed and all in subsidiary coinage. From 19th August till the present time tickets have been sold to the butchers in books of 100 tickets each for $30 and a ticket was collected for each pig for slaughter or removal. On the night of the 31st December tickets unpresented to the value of $513 were outstanding being paid for an! in the possession of the butchers.

The total amount paid into the bank up till 31st December was $82,181,05, an increase ou last year of $6,588.05.

Slaughtering Fees,

Removal Fees,

Ticket Books, 30 cents tickets,

10

:)

Duplicate Orders, 7 at 25 cents each, Segregation Fee for 100 cattle.

$45,418.70

17,851,60

18,339.00

480.00

1.75

90.00

$82,181.95

Hung Hom.-The total amount collected was $428.25. of $30.13.

This is a decrease on last year

Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.—These places are leased to a Contractor as in former years.

The total revenue for 1907 from Slaughter Houses and Depôts was $100,530.20. This is an increase over last year of $7,211.32. ~ The amount is made up as follows :

Kennedy Town, Fees Collected

Hung Hom,

17

19

Blood and Hair Contract at Kennedy Town

.$81,547.35

428.25

6.888.00

12,066.60

$100,930.20

Slaughtering Contract for Hung Hom, Aberdeen and

Shaukiwan,

The estimated population of the Colony for the year 1997 is 392,367. payment of 30.6 cents per head per annum.

The total numbers of animals slaughtered in the Colony were:

Kennedy Town,

Hung Hom,

Aberdeen,.

Shaukiwan,

This gives a

Cattle.

22,645

4.986

Sheep and Goats.

Swine.

16,637

169,476

1,642

27.756

2.850

6,042

27.631

18,279

206,124

Grand total of all animals,.

..252,034

The figures given for Shaukiwan and Aberdeen are got from the Contractor and his statement is the only guarantee of their accuracy.

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