Sum paid to contractors for the removal
of dust from the 176 metropolitan
parishes, at 200_l._ each parish £35,200
Sum obtained for 900,000 loads of
dust, at 2_s._ 6_d._ per load 112,500
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£147,700
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Thus it would appear that the total income of the dust trade may be
taken at between 145,000_l._ and 150,000_l._ per annum.
Against this we have to set the yearly out-goings of the business,
which may be roughly estimated as follows:--