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BEE SWARMS
A problem which confronts the department as well as ratepayers
at certain times of the year is the swarming of bees. An
arrangement has been made with the Secretary of the Essex
Beekeepers Association for local members of his Association
to visit the site in question and take the swarms away. Names
and addresses of these beekeepers are kept in the department.
DUSTBINS
The Council run a scheme for the provision of dustbins to
householders, for which they make an annual charge of 7/6d
payable with the rate demand each April.
With the amount of new property which is being built in the
district an increasing variety of dustbin sizes appear as a result
of new residents moving into the Borough. The Council have,
therefore, resolved that dustbins should be of British Standard
Specification with a capacity of either 2½ cubic feet or
cubic feet.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
Routine inspections of our two-registered premises were
made during the year and four samples of filling material were
taken for examination by the prescribed analyst. In each case
a satisfactory report was received.
ANIMAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1963
This Act, which came into operation on 1st January, 1964
prohibits the keeping of a boarding establishment for animals
(defined by the Act as cats and dogs) except under licence
granted by the local authority.
Licences are granted subject to conditions attaching
thereto. During the year, eight such licences were issued, authorising
a total boarding capacity for 478 dogs and 194 cats.
In accordance with the power conferred upon them by the
Miscellaneous Fees (Variation) Order, 1968, the Council decided
to increase the annual licence fee for these establishments from
10/- to £2.
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