758 



Agricultural Show at Madrid. [march, 



6. Exercise, in respect of open spaces or burial grounds 

 vested in the local authority otherwise than under the Act, 

 all the powers conferred by the Act (Sec. 12). 

 A County Council is empowered to acquire, layout and main- 

 tain any lands to be used as public walks or pleasure grounds, 

 and may support or help to support public walks or pleasure 

 grounds provided by any person (Sec. 14). 



Two or more local authorities may jointly carry out the 

 provisions of the Act (Sec. 16). 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have received from^ 

 the Foreign Office a memorandum by Mr. S. P. Cockerell, 



Agricultural Show British exhibitors at the Madrid Cattle 



of live stock from Great Britain into Spain, the principal items 

 in 1904 being 29 horses and 102 sheep. Mr. Cockerell thinks 

 that pigs and sheep, especially the latter, might with advantage 

 be shewn by English exhibitors, as on account of the great 

 droughts up to last year many large flocks were decimated or 

 sold to persons who were fortunate enough to have pasturage. 

 This will necessitate the replacing of flocks by those who had 

 to sell. One English firm (whose name can be ascertained on 

 application) has a representative in Madrid, and intending 

 exhibitors might communicate with them on the subject. 



It would no doubt be much appreciated if some good English 

 horses could be exhibited, and there would be a fair opportunity 

 of selling the exhibits to the wealthy landowners who are likely 

 to visit the show. Exhibits will certainly be granted temporary 

 admission duty free, and also facilities on railways. 



In addition to live stock there are classes for all kinds of 

 machinery : — 



I. Reaping machinery. The business in combined binders 

 and reapers is largely in the hands of the American makers, 

 but there are two Canadian and one English machine in the 



Commercial Attache, on the prospects for 



of Exhibitors, to 26th next. 



There is at present very little importation 



