290 CAKRYIISG HORSES. 



Steamboat Section 32 of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 



aud Railway 1878 (41 & 42 Yict. c. 74), empowers tlie Privy Council 

 &c!X^dism- from time to time to make such orders as tliey think fit, 

 feet Carriages, subject to the provisions of the Act, for prescribing and 

 Boats, &c. regulating the cleansing and disinfecting of vessels, vehicles 

 and pens, and other places used for the carrying of animals 

 for hire or purposes connected therewith. Accordingly, 

 by Order in Council of August 16th, 1878 (the Cleansing 

 and Disinfecting Order of 1878), provisions are made for the 

 cleansing ancj, disinfecting in the mode therein ordered — 

 of every vessel used for carrying animals by sea, or on a 

 canal, navigation, or river, after the landing of animals 

 therefrom and before the taking on board of any fresh 

 animals or other cargo — of every loading pen, either on 

 each day on which it is used and after the using thereof, 

 or at some time not later than twelve o'clock at noon of 

 the next following day, unless the following day is 

 Sunday, and then on the following Monday, and before 

 the using thereof — of every truck and every van on every 

 occasion after an animal is taken out of the same, and 

 before any other animal is placed therein — of every move- 

 able gangway or other apparatus used for transit of 

 animals on or from a truck or vessel as soon as practicable. 

 For any contravention of these provisions the owner and 

 master of the vessel in which ; and the Railway Company 

 carrying animals on or owning or working the Railway 

 on which ; and the owner of the apparatus, in respect of 

 which the same is done, shall each be deemed to be guilty 

 of an offence against the Act. 

 "Reasonable A Carrier of goods or cattle is only bound to carry in a 

 time. reasonable time under ordinary circumstances, and is not 



bound to use extraordinary efforts, or incur extra expense 

 in order to surmount obstructions caused by the act of God, 

 such as a fall of snow {ii). Nor is he responsible for delay 

 arising from causes beyond his control ; e.g., a Railway 

 Company was prevented from unavoidable obstruction on 

 its line from carrying goods within the usual time. The 

 obstruction was occasioned by an accident resulting solely 

 from the negligence of another Company, having parlia- 

 mentary running powers over their line ; and it was held 

 that the Railway Company was not liable to the owner of 

 the goods for damage caused to them by the delay (o). 



(«) Uriddo)!. V. Great JS'ortltcni («) Taylor \. Great NortJicrn Ra'd- 



Railwatj Co., 28 L. J., Ex. 51. vay C'o.,"L. R., 1 C. P. 385 ; 35 L. 



J., C. P. 210. 



