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Cattle which are certified to be suffering from tuberculosis,
as defined by the Order, are slaughtered, and post mortem examinations
are performed to ascertain the degrees of infection, and
upon this is based the amount of compensation payable to the
owner.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries refund to the
local authority 75 per cent, of the amounts paid by way of compensation,
and since the hides and carcases are sold to be used,
under supervision, for commercial purposes, the actual cost to
the Borough is negligible.
The fact that all cattle in the Borough are subjected to regular
inspection under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, tends to
limit the possibilities of animals becoming badly affected, and
hence the necessity to slaughter animals under this Order is much
less than in districts where routine inspection is not adopted.
During the year under review, 128 animals were examined
under the above Order and, where necessary, samples of milk
were taken for examination, but in no case was it found necessary
to cause the slaughter of an animal.
In the early part of the current year (1929), however, two
cows have been slaughtered under this Order.
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