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Open Spaces Act, 1906. 



[march, 



the case of a special cake which had been sold by the Society 

 for some twenty years. This cake was made for the Society 

 under a guaranteed analysis from linseed and other materials of 

 a high feeding value. A lot delivered last year proved on 

 analysis to comply chemically with the guarantee, but when 

 examined microscopically showed an admixture of other seeds, 

 with the result that an allowance of 15s. a ton was obtained 

 from the contractor. 



It is claimed that apart from the advantages obtained by 

 members, the farming community in general has benefited by 

 the influence of the Society, owing to the fact that private 

 dealers competing with it have been compelled to regulate their 

 prices to the Society's standard. 



In a circular addressed to Local Authorities in England and 



Wales, dated 24th January, 1907, the Board of Agriculture and 



Fisheries call attention to the Open Spaces 

 Open Spaces Act, , ^ 1 • 1 



1906 1906, which came mto operation on 



the 1st January last, and consolidates the 



previous enactments relating to open spaces. The statutes 



dealing with the subject were in a confused condition, and the 



difficulty of interpreting and applying them had been increased 



by the changes made since the passing of the Metropolitan 



Open Spaces Act, 1877, in the local authorities affected by them. 



The Board entertain the hope that the present Act, by setting 



out the powers of the local authorities to whom the Act applies 



in a clear and intelligible form, may facilitate and encourage 



the acquisition and preservation of open spaces for the use of 



the community. 



The open spaces (as defined in Sec. 20) to which the Act 



applies are : — 



1. Gardens or open spaces placed under the care and 

 management of trustees or other persons by a local or 

 private Act (Sec. 2;. 



2. Open spaces held by trustees (not being trustees under 

 a local or private Act) for the purposes of public recreation 

 (Sec. 3). 



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