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Miscellaneous Notes. 



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Importation of Horses into Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the 

 Isle of Man.— -Under an Order of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, entitled the 

 Glanders or Farcy Order of 1907, which came into force on the 1st January, 1908, 

 no horse, ass or mule brought to Great Britain from any other country, except Ireland, 

 the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, is to be landed in Great Britain unless it is 

 accompanied by a certificate of a veterinary surgeon to the effect that he examined 

 the animal immediately before it was embarked or whilst it was on board the vessel, 

 as the case maybe, and that he found that the animal did not show symptoms of 

 glanders or farcy. 



As regards importation into Ireland or the Channel Islands, intending exporters 

 of animals from Great Britain should communicate in the first instance with (1) the 

 Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Upper 

 Merrion Street, Dublin ; (2) the Piers and Harbours Committee of the States of 

 Jersey, Greffe Office, Royal Square, St. Heliers, Jersey ; or (3) the Supervisor, 

 Guernsey, as the case may be, with a view to ascertain the steps to be taken to 

 comply with the regulations of the Government concerned. 



Visitors to Keiv Gardens during 1907. — The number of persons who visited the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, during the year 1907 was 2,962,714. These figures 

 represent an increase of 623,222. visitors over the year 1906, when the numbers were 

 2,339,492 which up to that time was the largest number recorded. The total number on 

 Sundays was 1,268,501, and on week-days 1,694,213. The corresponding numbers 

 for 1906 were 867,148 and 1,472,344 respectively. 



The increased popularity of Kew Gardens during recent years is shown by the 

 steady annual growth in the number of visitors. The average for the ten years 1893- 

 1902 was 1,352,425, whereas in 1907 that number was more than doubled. The 

 average for the five years 1903-7 was 2,011,748. 



Year. 



Sundays. 



Week-days. 



Total. 



1903 





568,726 



783,822 



1,352,548 



1904 





675,225 



904,441 



1,579,666 



1905 





853,631 



970,688 



1,824,319 



1906 





867,148 



1,472,344 



2,339,492 



1907 





1,268,501 



1,694,213 



2,962,714 



Sales of Glebe Lands. — A Return has been prepared by the Board of Agriculture 

 and Fisheries showing for each county the sales of glebe land effected under the Glebe 

 Lands Act, 1888, giving in each case the benefice or parish, the situation of the land 

 sold, the acreage, the purchase money, and the number of purchasers. [H.C. 335. 

 Price 3*/.] The total extent of glebe land sold under the Acr is 26,273 acres, and the 

 total amount realised was ^"1.399,880. In addition, a further sum of ^7,675. was 

 paid for other property sold. 



School of Forestry in the Forest of Dean — The School of Forestry, which has been 

 established by the Commissioner of Woods and Forests in the Forest of Dean, is 

 reported to have made satisfactory progress. There are now 14 men at the school, of 

 whom six came from private estates and eight were crown labourers in Dean Forest. Up 

 to the present 13 men have passed through the school, and of these three have obtained 

 situations as assistant woodmen in the Royal Forests, one as assistant pole inspector 

 in the Post Office, and two as head woodmen on private estates. Sir E. Stafford 

 Howard, in his Report for 1906-7, observes that there appears to be a satisfactory 

 demand for the education given, though the school is still unknown in many parts of 

 the country. The applications received for trained men show that there is a demand 

 for the services of qualified woodmen. 



Mannfacttire of Nitrate of Lime in Norway. — The method of manufacturing 

 nitrate of lime by the Birkeland-Eyde process has been briefly described in this 



