Refuse Disposal and Sewage Furificafton. 3 1 



spoke of 6,000,000 gallons of sewage having to be dealt with 

 every day in Belfast, but the usual amount was about 12,000,000 

 gallons daily, and very often it was much more, so that Mr. 

 Chamber's estimate of the cost fell far short of the mark. 



Mr. Chambers, in replying to the various speakers, said that 

 in estimating ^^4,500 a year as the cost of precipitating the 

 sewage he only meant the cost of the materials to be employed, 

 without reference to labour, but the latter was a small item. 

 The cost of precipitation depended upon the quantity of 

 materials used and the degree of excellence of the resulting 

 effluent. As to the sludge, it could be used for reclaimhig land, 

 or it could be used on sewage farms, or dumped into the sea. 

 Paris did not come within the scope of his paper, but, as they 

 all knew, it was a model sewage farm that was in the village 

 outside the French capital. With regard to the destructor, he 

 believed the mere work of burning could be done for the 

 amount he had stated, but the wages bill and other charges 

 would increase it. He was surprised at the figures given by 

 Mr. Munce as to the quantity of sewage m.atter daily. He (Mr. 

 Chambers) took the population of Belfast at 300,000, including 

 the added area, and, allowing 30 gallons per head, which was 

 the general estimate, that would give 9,000,000 gallons per day. 

 But, as the whole of the area was not included in the main 

 drainage scheme, he deducted one-third, and that gave his 

 figures 6,000,000 gallons. 



