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 to be laid in private property at the back of the houses, instead of under the street.

The refuse of the City is collected by the Council's own staff, and conveyed in its own plant to the Destructor or to tips.

In the business portion of the City, the collection is made three times per week; in the inner residential districts twice weekly, and in the outer suburbs once weekly.

The refuse from the outer districts is deposited on tips, and that from the business portion and near residential districts is taken to the Refuse Destructor, which is situated between Patteson Street and Drake Street, and there burned. Drake Street being at a level 25 feet above Patteson Street, the refuse is tipped into bins and thence into a four-grate Meldrum Patent Simplex Regenerator Destructor.

The Destructor is able to burn, at a maximum capacity, 40 tons of refuse per day of 24 hours, the normal quantity destroyed being approximately 200 tons per week.

The hot gases from the Destructor, before reaching the main flue and chimney, pass through a combustion chamber, and thence to a Babcock and Wilcox Boiler, having 1,966 square feet of heating surface. The steam from this source is utilised in connection