Contemporary  Agricultural  Law. 
123 
the  master  of  the  vessel  shall  forthwith  cause  the  animal  to  be 
slaughtered,  and  every  vessel  on  which  a horse  is  so  shipped 
must  carry  a proper  killing  instrument  to  be  approved  by  the 
Board  of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries.  Under  Section  7 the 
provisions  of  the  Act  do  not  apply  in  the  case  of  shipment  of 
any  thoroughbred  horse  certified  by  a steward  or  secretary 
of  the  Jockey  Club  to  have  arrived  in  Great  Britain  not  more 
than  one  month  before  the  date  of  shipment  for  the  purpose 
of  being  run  in  a race,  or  to  be  shipped  in  order  to  be  used  for 
breeding  purposes.  An  order  has  been  made  by  the  Board 
of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries,  dated  September  13,  1910,  under 
the  Act,  that  Section  1 shall  not  apply  to  (a)  any  horse, 
ass,  or  mule  shipped  to  any  port  which  is  not  in  Europe  ; or 
(6)  any  horse,  ass,  or  mule  intended  for  breeding,  racing,  or 
exhibition,  and  of  which  the  Board  are  satisfied,  regard  being 
had  to  its  value  and  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  imported,  that 
a veterinary  examination  is  not  necessary,  but  in  the  latter  case 
a permit  signed  by  an  inspector  or  other  officer  of  the  Board 
must  be  obtained. 
The  Small  Holdings  Act,  1910  (10  Ed.  7 and  1 Geo.  5 c.  34), 
provides  that  where  a Council  or  a landlord  at  the  request  of 
a Council  terminates  a tenancy  of  land  by  notice  to  quit,  with 
a view  to  the  use  of  the  land  or  any  part  thereof  for  small 
holdings,  the  tenant  shall  be  entitled  to  compensation  for  dis- 
turbance as  under  the  Agricultural  Holdings  Act,  1908,  Section 
11,  in  cases  where  a landlord  terminates  a tenancy  without  good 
and  sufficient  cause  and  for  reasons  inconsistent  with  good 
estate  management.  The  compensation  is  limited  to  the  loss  or 
expense  directly  attributable  to  the  quitting  which  the  tenant 
may  unavoidably  incur  upon  or  in  connection  with  the  sale  or 
removal  of  his  household  goods  or  his  instruments  of  husbandry, 
produce,  or  farm  stock  on  or  used  in  connection  with  the  land. 
The. tenant  must  give  the  Council  a reasonable  opportunity 
of  making  a valuation  of  the  goods,  implements,  produce,  and 
stock,  and  must  make  the  claim  within  three  months  after  the 
time  at  which  he  quits.  Any  difference  arising  is  to  be  settled 
by  arbitration,  and  any  compensation  paid  by  a Council  under 
an  award  or  with  the  consent  or  approval  of  the  Board  of 
Agriculture  and  Fisheries  will  be  repaid  by  the  Board  out  of 
the  Small  Holdings  Account.  The  operation  of  the  Act 
is  limited,  for  it  only  appears  to  apply  where  a tenancy  as 
a whole  is  terminated  by  notice  to  quit,  and  not  where  part 
of  a farm  is  taken  and  the  tenancy  extinguished  by  a compul- 
sory purchase  or  hiring  order  made  under  the  Small  Holdings 
and  Allotments  Act,  1908.  Further,  the  Act  has  no  application 
to  a case  where  land  is  taken  not  for  small  holdings  but  for 
allotments. 
