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SHOPS ACT
The Council gave consideration to the operation of various
Local Orders made under the Shops Act, 1912, and being satisfied
that there were reasonable grounds for supposing that the Orders had
ceased to serve any useful purpose gave instruction for the necessary
statutory procedure to be followed to ascertain whether a majority of
the occupiers of the shops concerned were in agreement with revocation
of the Orders.
The procedure is similar to that laid down for the making of
an Order and includes the preparation of a full register of the
traders who may be affected and the collection of views, in support
or otherwise, of the revocation.
If the review shows a majority in support of revocation application
is made to the Secretary of State to revoke the Orders.
RODENT CONTROL
The general picture with regard to rodent infestation within the
Borough appears satisfactory in that there are very few cases of
infestations found on the surface and the number of "takes" from
pre-baiting in the sewers continues to be very low.
The procedure of three treatments per annum with Sodium
Fluoroacetate and one treatment with Warfarin has been continued; and
with the object of securing even a greater extermination of rats a
special search has been made throughout the Borough to uncover
access points to little used sewers.
It appears that the reservoir of rodent infestations may arise
from nesting by the rodents in short top ends of sewers within the
curtilage of private premises. Where these have been found the
occupiers have been most co-operative in facilitating the work of the
staff in carrying out investigations and treatment.
Comparative figures relating to surface infestations for 1960
and 1961 are as follows:-
1960 1961
January - March 21
April - June 25 40
July - September 37 41
October - December 27 20
110 121
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