1906.] 



Rating of Orchards. 



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from quarantine if, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector of Stock, 

 such test is necessary. 



By regulations dated 19th July, 1905, the vessel carrying stock 

 for importation into Western Australia shall not, for a period of 

 six weeks preceding the embarkation of such stock, have carried 

 any stock otherwise than from the United Kingdom. 



The following correspondence on the subject of the rating of 

 orchards has taken place between this Department and the 

 Local Government Board : — 



Of Ol^SbfdS Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 



4, Whitehall Place, London, S.W., 



4th December, 1903. 

 Sir, — -I am directed by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 

 to call the attention of the Local Government Board to the 

 following recommendation of the committee appointed by Lord 

 Onslow to inquire into the position of fruit culture in Great 

 Britain, viz., " that in the assessing of agricultural holdings for 

 local rates the assessment should not be raised by reason of the 

 planting of fruit for a period of five years after the planting in 

 the case of small fruit, of seven years in the case of mixed 

 plantations, and twelve years in the case of orchards " (Report, 

 Cd. 2589 — Recommendation (15), p. 38). 



The Board would be glad to be favoured with the observa- 

 tions of the Local Government Board thereon. 



I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 



A. W. Anstruther, 



Assistant Secretary. 



The Secretary, 



Local Government Board, 

 Whitehall, S.W. 



Local Government Board, 

 Whitehall, S.W., 



29th December, 1905. 

 Sir, — I am directed by the Local Government Board to advert 

 to Mr. Anstruther's letter of the 4th instant with reference to a 

 recommendation made by the Departmental Committee upon 



