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The Minister has no power to authorise a payment of money 

 for equality of exchange. The only provision for compensating 

 a dehciency is by the creation of a perpetual rentcharge, to be 

 charged on the land of greater value, or a sufficient part of it, 

 in favour of that of less value, but such a rentcharge can only 

 be created where the deficiency which requires to be compen- 

 sated does not exceed one-eighth of the value of the lands 

 which are deficient. 



The ]\linister is also empowered to efi'ect exchanges under 

 the Tithe Acts of glebe for other lands, and also of annual 

 payments belonging to an incumbent in right of his benefice, 

 and charged on lands or tithe rentcharge for lands or for tithe 

 rentcharge. Application for such an exchange may be made 

 by the spiritual person to whom such glebe lands or heredita- 

 ments belong in right of his benefice. 



The objects and the results of exchanges under the Tithe 

 Acts are similar to those under the Inclosure Acts. There is, 

 however, no provision in the Tithe Acts under which equality 

 of exchange can be effected by the creation of a perpetual 

 rentcharge. 'Jlie procedure under the Inclosure Acts is some- 

 what more elaborate than that under the Tithe Acts, and is 

 more suitable for exchanges of large properties, even in cases 

 where the exchange provisions of the Tithe Acts would be 

 applicable. 



Forms of apph cation and instructions for exchanges, under 



either the inclosure Acts or the Tithe Acts, may be obtained 



free of charge and post free on application to the General 



Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fislieries, 3, St. James's 



Square, S.\\'. i. 



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The case for the vigorous destruction of rats rests on several 



considerations. They consume food, they spread infection 



o 4. -r» ^ J.. which is carried by ficcLS from the rat to 

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human bemgs, ana they are very destruc- 

 tive to buildings, where they gnav/ floors and wood-work 

 generally. Both from an economic and a sanitary point of 

 view, therefore, it is highly desirable that these pests should be 

 ruthlessly exterminated. 



The destruction of rats is primarily a matter for local 

 effort, and already many County and Borough Authorities, as 

 well as private individuals, have shown praiseworthy energy. 

 Of the 225 Local Authorities which, under the Rats and ^lice 

 Destruction) Act, 1919, became responsible for the execution 



