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ment so that local authorities under the Disease's of Animals Acts, 1894 to 

 1903, may be notified of the occurrence of any cases in which an inquiry 

 under those Acts might with advantage be instituted. 



As a result of this correspondence the Local Government Boards for 

 England and Scotland have now issued circulars to the public health 

 authorities suggesting that medical officers of health should be invited to 

 communicate particulars of any cases or suspected cases of the kind which 

 may come to their knowledge to the clerk of the local authority under the 

 Diseases of Animals Acts of the district concerned. Notification in the 

 opposite direction, i.e., from the local authority under the Diseases of Animals 

 Acts to the medical officer of health, is already required under Article 1 (3) 

 of the Anthrax Order of 1899 and under Article 3 (3) of the Glanders or 

 Farcy Order of 1907. 



In proposing this arrangement, the Board had in view the necessity 

 for discovering by every possible means cases of disease in animals which 

 might otherwise remain undetected, and they would be glad if your local 

 authority would cause inquiry to be made forthwith and take any necessary 

 action under either of the two Orders of the Board above-mentioned, or under 

 the Rabies Order of 1897 a s amended by the Dogs Order of 1906, cr under 

 the Importation of Dogs Order of 1901, whenever information supplied by a 

 medical officer of health suggests that cases of disease have not been reported 

 and dealt with as those Orders require. 



The Board trust that in this manner future cases of any of the three 

 diseases in question, either in man or in animals, will be reduced in number 

 and their evil effects mitigated. 



I am, &c, 



T. H. Elliott, Secretary. 



The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have addressed the 

 following circular, dated 6th March, 1908, to County Councils 

 and Councils of County Boroughs in 

 Model Rules as to England and Wales :— 

 Small Holdings for sir, 



Adoption by Local I. I am directed by the Board of Agriculture and 



Authorities Fisheries to remind you that under section 7 of the 



Small Holdings Act, 1892, and section 10 of the Small 

 Holdings and Allotments Act, 1907, County Councils 

 and the Councils of County Boroughs are required to make Rules for carrying these 

 Acts into effect. The Rules must provide in particular : — 



{a) as to the manner in which holdings are to be sold or let or offered for sale or 

 letting ; 



(b) as to the notice to be given of the offer for sale or letting ; 



(c) for guarding against any small holding being let or sold to a person who is 



unable to cultivate it properly, and otherwise for securing the proper 

 cultivation of a holding, and 



(d) for prescribing the terms and conditions on or subject to which small 

 holdings are to be sold or let by the Council. 



In view of the fact that the Rules to be made are subject to confirmation by the 

 Board, they have prepared Model Rules for the guidance of Councils, twelve copies 

 of which are enclosed herewith.* 



* Not printed. 



