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Movement of Swine. 



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all, its immediate neighbours, and where markets are concerned 

 there is a legitimate desire to see any restrictions removed which 

 affect the area from which supplies of swine are normally drawn. 

 Neither of these objects could, however, be fully complied with 

 throughout the country without destroying the foundations upon 

 which the scheme is based. It is inevitable, therefore, that as 

 regards certain localities the inconvenience which restrictions 

 upon the movement of swine entail cannot at present be 

 removed. 



It is apparent that the carrying out of a project of this char- 

 acter must in the long run devolve upon the Central Authority, 

 and that its development will be seriously impeded unless the 

 principles laid down above are adhered to. It is, therefore, 

 highly desirable that individual Local Authorities should re- 

 frain from pressing upon the Board proposals which are not in 

 accordance with their publicly announced policy, and also from 

 adopting, in agreement with adjoining Local Authorities, any 

 modification of Local Regulations until they have ascertained 

 that such action would not conflict with the schemes of the 

 .Central Authority. It is also important that Local Authorities 

 should clearly understand that it will not be possible for the 

 Board to acquiesce in the revocation of existing Local Regu- 

 lations until the time is ripe for the formation of a group of 

 counties. 



On the other hand, where it is so desired, the Board will be 

 prepared, on the application of the Local Authority, to substi- 

 tute the provisions of the Swine Fever (Regulation of Move- 

 ment) Order of 1903 for any existing Local Regulations (with 

 or without restrictions regulating the movement of swine within 

 the district as may seem desirable), thus assuming direct 

 responsibility for the continuance of restrictions. 



It has been found necessary, when applying the Swine Fever 

 (Regulation of Movement) Order of 1903 to the districts of 

 more than one Local Authority, to suspend the operation of all 

 Regulations which may have been made by Local Authorities, 

 under the Swine Fever Order of 1894, inasmuch as incon- 

 venience might arise if any one Local Authority within the 

 combined district were to put in force Regulations relating to 

 the movement, exposure or sale of swine within their own area. 



