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1905. 



Twelve local authorities promoted Bills containing clauses 

 dealing with milk supply. Of these, the Bristol, Ealing and 

 London County Council Bills were opposed because they 

 proposed to vary the Model Clauses. The promoters of the 

 first two were induced to withdraw their variations, while 

 in the case of the London County Council Bill, Sir Edward 

 Strachey moved an Instruction in the House of Commons 

 to omit the Clause, and this Instruction was agreed to by 

 the House. The retention of the Model Clauses was objected 

 to by the Local Government Board on other grounds in some 

 of the other Bills, and only five private Acts this session 

 retained them, viz., Bristol, Ealing, Morley, Otley and 

 Rhondda. 



The Board issued a new Sheep Scab Order in January, 

 which the Council carefully considered on 28th February 

 and 4th April. They pointed out several weak features, and 

 again urged the Board to issue a general Order for compulsory 

 dipping. 



The President of the Board appointed a Departmental 

 Committee on Epizootic Abortion, and nominated Sir Edward 

 Strachey a member of the Committee as a representative 

 of the Central Chamber. The Council sent Professor Pen- 

 berthy, Mr. Thomas Davies (Cheshire) and Mr. Christopher 

 Middleton (Cleveland) as witnesses to give evidence before 

 the Committee. 



19O6. 



The general election which took place in January resulted 

 in the return of a Radical Government, and Lord Carrington 

 was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture. 



The principal event of the year in connection with Cattle 

 Diseases was the attempt to repeal the Diseases of Animals 

 Act. 1896. That Act, which was one of the most beneficient 

 measures ever passed by Parliament for British agriculture, 

 and which it had taken the Chambers nearly thirty years 

 to obtain, was always opposed by a certain group of interested 

 parties. Thus, the feeders of stock in Norfolk and parts of 



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