The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-10-23 00:00:00

CATTLI ?Wit:lUL SATZ.

The Cumin/Air said the °Attie Plague Committee bod
Investigated the accounts, and found it was necessary to
order • rate to be made of one farthing and half •
fat-thing; or, in more intelligible tonna, three-eighth, of
• penny in the pound, to be paid at the Epiphany
fresions. The committee had gone through the accounts,
and so far as they weld gaiety themselves, but pre-
pared a atetement for the 'gemination of the Finance
Committee at the root Quarter Soriano, and the Finance
Committee would report to the Quirt whether mach bills
ought to be paid or not. Upon that some re on behalf
of the °little Plague Committee, or perhaps one of the
Finanes Committee would move that the sum recom-
mended he paid out of the Cattle Plague Rate, The Acts
of Parliament referring tothe cattle plague authorised the
payment of the guar incurred by ordet of the court as
the local authority and also of the justices of the Mei-
itons when they oonotinitel the several local authori-
ties in their respective districts. He was happy to say
that unions another outbreak should occur a rate of
three-eighths of • penny would gin, • stnaß surplus.
The rate would have to be kept as • 'operate account,
and ultimately half of the mount would have to be
paid by thll landlord and half by the tenant. It might
appear rather difficult to apportion thaw payments, but
he supposed in practice if a rate amounted to 84, the
sharers would be adjusted by nutting 2s. 6d. upon the
landlord and la gd. upon the tenant. Ho thought it
best for them, according to the rules of the
court, to order the rate be levied in the =terra
quarter, and when they had got tAe money it
would be ordered to be disbursed by motion,
of which be formally Love notice. It might be
interesting to the Court to know that • rate of three-
eighths of • penny would produce 111462 Bt. and
their bills amounted to £1462. It was necessary to
tusks the rate such se could .neet as near as posaible
the amount to be paid, as it would be difficult to return ,
say lua
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Mr. 8111111 DAN suggested the case of Mr. Layer, or
Fordington, as • very suitable one for disposing of the 1
surplus the Chairman was so concerned about—
(loughter). He thought it very hard that on a Wein
'deal point Mr. Layer should be not compen-
sated for the loss he had moralised. It earned that on
the 9th April the l'rivy Council Growler, with one from
the Clerk of the Peace, asking the decision of the Town
Council of Dorchester as to joining the county for the
purpose of the Cattle Plague regulations, were oonaidered
and assented toby the Council at • special meeting. On the
12th April, the Clerk of the Peace conveyed the assent
of the runty to the borough being joined. On Wed-
nesday, the 2nd May, especial insisting was called, and
a notice of the formal annexation was approved and
sealed by the common borough seal. On the 3rd May
the notice was advertised. It was intended that this
notice should have been sealed at the ordinary monthly
meeting of the council on 7th May, and wag so delayed
for some good and sufficient reason. In the interval
between the 12th April and Saturday, the 28th April,
the cattle plague broke out &owner the ones of
Mr. Laver ci Foniington, and between the 28th of April
and the 3rd of May, when the nurse was advertised,
and more bad died or were slaughtered. Subsequently
to the :ird others died or were slaughtered by order of
the county inspectors, and these had been compensated
for, but the other* were refused on the techniesl ground
that the advertiaement had not appeared before the
28th April, the day when the plague commenced.
The CHAIRMAN said in oars where any cattle were
ordered to be slaughtered by the authority of the
county investors and the cattle plague committee they
were to be paid for; but three killed under other
circumstances the county bad nothing to do with—
(hear, hear).
Mr. GOODDRI said there were two other cuss which
he thought were harder than that of Mr. Lacer's—Mr.
Eli Rose, of Chlakerell, and Mr. Gard, of Weymouth—
both had cattle slaughtered by order of the Inspectors,
but as the committee bud not met to order their
slaughter, iminpenati?n could not be snored._

M. FLOYira Cited the case of Mr. Ward, of Wyke, as
being as hard as the others mentioned. His cattle were
killed by order of inspectors sent by the cattle plague
committee, but that having taken place before the Act
was passed he had no claim. But them came were
now under the consideration of Goverement, and he
hoped something might be done to moist such persons.
As to the came mentioned by Mr. Sheridan, it was not
a legal claim, and the Coati could only take notice
of leiral.eleims.

Ste.SellIRID•lll am Ito imsdwretand that the Court
consider Mr. Laver tau so legal claim?
The caaimun •sia um cattle plague eommitte•
looked into the matter, and felt it was impossible to
rusk, any clam for him on the eounty rate of Dorset.
Mr. Sirsainas : I think it • hard cue.
'rho CHAIIKAN Hard enough, but law Le law.
The Committee reported the circumstances attending
the outbreak el the plisse at Winterborne Herringstone
and Winterborne St.Bartica, which have before appeared
in our columns. The value of the animals slaughtered
sines the last report was estimated at £975; and the
committee reeetomended Lily to be allowed to the
respective owners. The, expressed thankfulness for
the lightness of the visitation during the past quarter,
and they trusted it was now almost at an end. Favourable
mention wee made of the *induct of the police, and the
eommittee recommend that gratuities be gives to them
as follows :—iroo to the inspectorgenersl, £lO each to
the imperietendents, and £.5 each to the sergeants.
The Chief Constable reported that once the last
adiourned sessions there has been no further spread of
the cattle plague at Winterborne St. Martin, which
wish was declared free from disease on the 2nd October
last by the Cattle Plage* Committee, and it is with
much setisfaetion that he was able to report that there
Is no sure of rinderport within the county.
REPORT.

POLICII

The committee asked the permismion of the Court to
appeal spinet any rat* that might be made, as
the potion stations were not liable to be rated. The
water supply to the Dorchester Police Station was
satisfactory. The committee recommend • better water
supply at Shaftesbury, sad also that an inspector of
nuiaancee be appointed. They have accepted the tender
of Maim Herbert and Co. for clothing for two Teals;
Messrs. Low and Rill for *slap, at 6a. 64. per pair;
111 r. Jacobs, of Dorchester, for helmets, at IN. 64.,
superintendent.' do, 14e. It also recommends that the
duties of javelin men be discharged by the county
pollee, and that £l5 be allowed for that duty. The
Treasures's diatomite for the quarter are :—Receipts for
the quarter £3,706 14e. id, with an expenditure of
£2,627 10. ltd. leaving • balance in hand of
£1,079 3c. 24. The expenditure for the ensuing
imierter has been estimated at £3,331 18a. 10d. The
supemnuation fund amounts to £4,078 6.. ltd. in dock,
to which will be added £153 16e. 94. received during
the quarter. It also recommended • rate at id. in
the .C., amounting to 11,753 19e. M. to be paid
one week before the next semions, to be applied to
the general purposes of the police force. The inspection
of weights and mesdames were £2l 14s. 6d. The amount
received for stamping £l5 65. 9d. For condemned
weight. 45., and moiety for penalties ES 12.; being •
cost to the county of £l3 lla 3d. The number of
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persons coavieted galore jastieee lase hese 8, the amount;
received for oonvictiocs beine f 4a., a moiety of which
soca to the Superenuatioa Fund, and another to the
Clerk of Divisions.—ddopted.
CATTLE PLAGI:I7I.

The CHAIRMAN maid it was only right that he should
mention how much this (aunty was Waked to Colonel
Cox, the Chief Constoble—(applatuie). lie felt it his
duty, ax Chairman of the Court an well as of the Cattle
Mamie Committee, to say, in the hoe of the county, that
they owed Colonel Cox a great debt of gratitude—
(applause). He thought It mast be a source of great
satisfaction to the Court to rcoolleet that whem they
elected him Chief Constable they elected a Dorset man
whose interest and whole feeling was entirely in unison
with every ratepayer in the county. Therefore, they
had not only the assiatance of an excellent man, but
the ratepayers might feel with ctoofidence that not one
single sixpence of the money coder his control had
boon expended beyond what he, us ratepayer, had felt
himself jestified in spanding—(loud applans,).