§ MR. RIDSDALE (Brighton)To ask the President of the Local Government Board if he can state the cost of installation and of working and the receipts of any municipal milk depots for which figures may be available, and in particular the figures for Liverpool and for St. Helens since the year 1900, and those of Battersea.
(Answered by Mr. John Burns.) The following table shows the particulars which I have obtained on this subject:—
| Name of Borough. | Cost of Installation. | Year ended March (except where otherwise stated). | Receipts. | Expenditure. | Remarks. |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Battersea | 659 | 1903 | 736 | 1,124 | The figures for 1907 are estimated. |
| 1904 | 1,536 | 2,113 | |||
| 1905 | 1,204 | 1,779 | |||
| 1906 | 879 | 1,381 | |||
| 1907 | 796 | 1,259 | |||
| Lambeth | 881 | 1905 | — | 41 | Depot opened in February, 1906. Column 2 shows cost of adapting premises and of fittings and utensils. |
| 1906 | 16 | 170 | |||
| 1907 | 286 | 480 | |||
| Woolwich | 663 | 1907 | 189 | 498 | Depot opened in November, 1906. The particulars relate to the half-year ended 18th May, 1907. Column 2 shows cost of adapting premises, of furniture, fittings, and apparatus, and of milk delivery plant. |
| Bradford | 444 | 1904 | 659 | 803 | Column 2 shows cost of machinery, fixtures, and fittings. |
| 1905 | 1,383 | 1,453 | |||
| 1906 | 1,555 | 1,690 | |||
| 1907 | 1,974 | 1,868 | |||
| Burnley | 390 | 1906 | 458 | 733 | Depot opened in 1905. The particulars relate to the two years ended March, 1906 and 1907. |
| 1907 | 425 | 640 | |||
| Liverpool | (Not distinguished. Expenditure on furniture and fittings, machinery, repairs, and alterations to buildings, &c., is included in Column 5.) | 1901 | 518 | 2,000 | The particulars relate to the years ended 31st December. |
| 1902 | 1,535 | 4,335 | |||
| 1903 | 2,231 | 4,259 | |||
| 1904 | 1,676 | 3,634 | |||
| 1905 | 1,644 | 3,632 | |||
| 1906 | 1,250 | 3,206 |
| Name of Borough. | Cost of Installation. | Year ended March (except where otherwise stated). | Receipts. | Expenditure. | Remarks. |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| St. Helens | 391 | 1900 | 187 | 265 | The figures as to 1900 are for eight months only. |
| 1901 | 328 | 471 | |||
| 1902 | 246 | 403 | |||
| 1903 | 209 | 440 | |||
| 1904 | 140 | 326 | |||
| 1905 | 123 | 300 | |||
| 1906 | 87 | 272 | |||
| 1907 | 78 | 256 | |||
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 444 | 1902 | 266 | 353 | |
| 1903 | 314 | 449 | |||
| 1904 | 350 | 479 | |||
| 1905 | 431 | 547 | |||
| 1906 | 414 | 603 | |||
| 1907 | 449 | 559 | |||
| Dukinfield | 220 | 1901–3 | 124 | 351 | Depot closed after two years. Column 5 shows the cost on the rates. |