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Weighing of Cattle Acts. 



are taken, in respect of cattle, sheep or swine, by " the Market 

 Authority," that is, the company, corporation, or person who 

 takes such tolls, the Market Authority shall provide and main- 

 tain to the satisfaction of the Board of Agriculture sufficient 

 and proper accommodation for weighing animals, unless ex- 

 empted by the Board from the provisions of these Acts. 



2. These Acts also provide that auctioneers shall not, unless 

 exempted from the provisions of the Acts by the Board, sell 

 cattle, sheep or swine at any mart where such stock are 

 habitually or periodically sold, unless similar weighing facilities 

 are provided thereat. 



3. When accommodation for weighing animals is being pro- 

 vided at a market, fair, or mart, the following considerations 

 should be kept in view, namely : — 



(a.) the convenience to buyers and sellers of the proposed 



situation of the weighing machine ; 

 (J?.) the supply of proper pens for keeping the animals 



together both on entering and on leaving the 



machine ; and 



(c.) The size of the proposed machine and its capacity for 

 weighing at the same time, if required, a sufficient 

 number of store or fat animals so as not to delay 

 unduly the business of the market, fair, or mart. 

 In cases where it is proposed to provide weighing machines, 

 it is desirable to communicate beforehand with the Board as to 

 the sufficiency of the proposed accommodation. 



4. The accuracy of the weighing machine and weights must 

 be tested at least twice in every year by the local Inspector of 

 Weights and Measures. 



5. Exemption from the requirements of the Acts may be 

 granted by the Board on the ground that the sale of cattle, 

 sheep and swine at the market, fair, or mart is, or is likely to be, 

 so small as to render it inexpedient to enforce the provision of 

 weighing accommodation. Application for such exemption 

 should be made in the form provided by the Board for the 

 purpose. 



(Signed.) T. H. Elliott, 



Board of Agriculture, Q 



4, Whitehall Place, London, S. IV. secretary. 

 February, 1903. 



