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specially summoned for the purpose, and in Scotland to 

 the authority exercising similar functions. 



6. That the definition contained in section 22 of the Customs 



and Inland Revenue Act of 1878, of farmers' and shep- 

 herds' dogs for which exemption from duty may be 

 obtained, should be amended, so as to make the intention 

 of the Legislature less ambiguous. 



7. That in Ireland the law be so altered that licence duty shall 



be payable for each dog that has attained the age of six 

 months, and in this respect that the law be assimilated 

 to that of Great Britain. 



That failure to comply with the provisions of the law 

 should subject the offender in each case to the payment 

 of a double licence duty in addition to the penalty 

 provided by section 20 of the Dogs Regulation Act. 



8. That in Great Britain the powers which county councils 



possess under section J 6 of the Local Government Act, 1888, 

 and section 57 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act of 

 1889, to make byelaws for the prevention and suppression 

 of nuisances, should be extended so as to enable byelaws 

 to be made for enforcing the keeping of dogs under 

 control, and preventing the straying of dogs, or otherwise 

 with a view to the protection of cattle and sheep from 

 injury. 



That legislation of a similar character, and with the 

 same object, should be applied to Ireland. 



9. That in order to secure greater uniformity and simplicity 



in the laws relating to dogs in the United Kingdom, a 

 consolidating and amending Act be passed framed on the 

 lines of the Bills introduced for this purpose in the House 

 of Commons in 1894 and the House of Lords in 1895. 



10. That as regards Ireland, in addition to provision being 



made in such Act for the payment out of dog-licence duties 

 or otherwise of expenses arising from the seizure of stray 

 dogs, that moneys out of the same: fund should be allocated 

 for the purpose of providing suitable accommodation for 

 their detention. 



Agricultural Statistics, Ireland. — Tables shewing the Extent in 

 Statute Acres and the Produce of the Crops for the Year 

 1896. [C— 8192.] Price id. 



The preliminary statistics of the acreage under different crops 

 in Ireland were noticed in the last number of the Journal, and 

 the corrected figures of acreage, together with the produce, are 

 now given in the returns under notice. 



