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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Disposal Of Refuse

Disposal Of Refuse.

The refuse of the City is collected in carts and conveyed to the Corporation yards on the Te Aro foreshore, where it is emptied into the “destructor” and burnt. The system is satisfactory, except in the less populous parts, where the days of removal are necessarily further apart, leaving the possibility of harmful results through the rubbish lying too long awaiting removal. The “destructor” is of the kind known as Fryer's Patent, and cost the Council some £4500. Its fires are never extinguished, and it does its work well. Provision was made for the addition of a “Fume Cremator,” but it has not been considered necessary to incur the expense of fitting it up.