THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES ACT.

Manawatu Herald, 30 August 1878, Page 4

THE SLAUGHTER-HOUSES ACT.

We understand that the County Council, at its next meeting, intend to consider the necessity of framing bye-laws, and the fixing of licensing fee 3, as required by "' The Slaughter Houses Act, 1877," and as the Act affects the whole of the butchers within the County, and those who on their own farms slaughter more than two head of large catfcla, per week* and sell any portion of' the meat, a brief resume of the Act will be acceptable. We may mention that the County Council, a ail the Borough Council, are the k<>lo s lv can issue licenses^ an«.l Jsgrro Borough exists in the District, except P ilmei'ston, application must be miitlo to the county. Ail prospufc slauglr* tering places will come under tV.o supervision of the Council, and licenses must be obtained for them. Applications are required to be made by an advertisement inserted once in each week for one month immediately preceding the time when such appli. cation can be heard, stating their intention to apply for such licenses, and describing where their slaughterhouses are, or are to be erected. Every keeper of a slaughter-house, and those who kill two head of large cattle a week on their own farms, are Required to keep a book, in which a of all cattle (which in descriptions of cattle and and pigs) slaughtered, specifying color, sex» and apparent age if purchased, the whom purchased, slaughter. This to inspection by of the Peace other person one shilling. sent to the de-

Baa gi SW CTi«»auaaMM^J&'»'-'***w | n m *■■ ■ ■ '" '.'Jig favorite utterance tliat "we must not follow in the wake of others, but lead them on " remain an empty speech, but give it substantiality. The formal opening, with vice-regal honors, took place oiv Saturday, when 3 procession of five cars started from? Government House at 2.30, and reached the Adelaide^road terminus a little before 3. After His Excellency had spoken a few words declaring the Tramway open, the party adjourned to the banquet, provided in honor of the occasion. On the return trip two cars managed to get off tne line ; but this is not by any means a serious catas* trophe, as there is no fear of a cap* size resulting, and but one or two minutes are required to get all right again. Everybody was delighted with the performance of the engines, and everything .connected with the affair, the running of the tram being pronounced easier and more comfortable than our more expensive railway. PARLIAMENTARY. The political atmosphere is very serene just now, the " disturbing influences" being almost entirely absent. A debate will probably occur on Mr. Curlis' resolutions for reforming the constitution of the Legislative Council. The debate will doubtless end in their being \ witiid'wvn. ■ POSTAGE RATE*. i I)i\ Hodgkinson'r : motion in favor ! of reducing the 1 otter postage rate to ; one penny, ;u:>i post cards to a half ; penny, is a stop in the right direction ; but -the Pest OfiWe is a losing ooncern now, on account of the heavy subsidies paid to ocean steamers, so I am afraid the Postmaster<»General, notwithstanding the Government's strong desire to "benefit humanity generally," will be of opinion that the time for thi3 benevolence has not yet arrived. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT. The Public Works Statement is to be delivered to-night, and from what I can hear from usually well informed persons, the Foxton people will have no cause to complain. Gossips will gossip, you know, and I hear that notwithstanding Mr. Travers' _ state* ment to the contrary, you will find Mr. Macandrew entirely favorable to the construction of the diveot Wellington - Foxton line out of the Colonial chest. How to be Happy.— if you wish to be happy, have a small house and a large balanc^^M|^bankers ; if you wishtoJ|^H^^BMMi^>ps^ta I^^^^^^^^^J^^^^^^^^BtiL t ne