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Total weight of Carcase Meat condemned:-
Bovine 6774 lbs.
Porcine 765 lbs.
Total 7539 lbs.
Total weight of Heads and Offals condemned 4590 lbs.
The Council agreed to act as agents for the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food in the matter of Deadweight Certification of Pigs.
This system enables producers to obtain the. Government subsidy on a deadlight
basis whore pigs arc sold by private treaty and do not go through a
market where they would be graded by a Ministry Grader on a liveweight basis.
Since the scheme came into operation locally at the end of July, your
Inspectors have issued 74 certificates covering 401 pigs.
For this service the Council receives from the Ministry 6d pur pig
certified, with a minimum of 3/- per certificate.
There are eleven persons licensed by the Council as fit persons to
slaughter animals. Although licensed by this authority most of the men are
employed outside the districts No complaint has been received from the
districts in which they work concerning the conduct of any of these men, nor
was there any need for adverse report on the men locally employed.,
DRAINAGE,
In addition to the normal cleansing and repair works required to house
drains, the construction of domestic sewage plants to three new properties was
approved and supervised by the department.
After investigation notices were served in respect of two properties where
the- existing sewage disposal plants were considered inadequate to deal with the
existing flow through them, but the works had not been commenced during the year
Alterations and additions to one plant were required and effected, and one plant
was dispensed with by connecting the draimge of the property to the Council's
sewer.
The relaying of a "combined drain" was in progress at the end of the year
the work being carried out by a contractor under supervision of the department.
The expenses of this are recoverable from the owners concerned.