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in a letter addressed on October 12th, 1899, by the* Railway
Companies'Association to the assistant secretary of
the Railway Department of the Board of Trade:—
' Senders have for a long time been allowed to send milk
in sealed cans ; the companies accept the declaration of
the senders as to the quantity conveyed, no extra charge
being made. The only condition the companies require
to be fulfilled is that the tare weight of the can shall be
stamped upon the outside of the can, so that in case of
doubt the quantity of milk within the churn can be approximately
ascertained by allowing l0¼1b. for each gallon
of milk declared. It does not appear to the companies
that there is any difficulty in the senders protecting
themselves against alleged loss of milk in transit by
sealing, padlocking, or otherwise fastening their cans.' "
Sanitaky Legislation of 1900.
The following list includes the principal Acts of the year
1900, which either wholly or in part relate to local government
and sanitary administration :—
Housing of the Working Classes Act.
Census (Great Britain) Act.
Census (Ireland) Act.
County Councils (Elections) Amendment Act.
District Councillors and Guardians (Term of Office) Act.
Members of Local Authorities Relief Act.
Ancient Monuments Protection Act.
Military Lands Act.
Elementary Education Act.
Housing of the Wokking Classes Act.
Amendment of Part III.
[63 & 64 Vict., Ch. 59.]
This Act is one to amend Part III. of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act, 1890, that is, the Part which deals with
the provision of working-class lodging-houses.
Previously to the passing of this new Act a local authority
in the exercise of their powers under Part III. of the Act
of 1890 were not, as it was considered, enabled to provide
lodging-houses for the working-classes outside their district.
This difficulty has been removed by Section 1 of the present
measure, which provides that where any council, other than
a rural district council, have adopted Part III. they may, for
supplying the needs of their district, establish or acquire
lodging-houses for the working classes under that Part outside
their district,