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had been received and although an official warning had been given
the offence was repeated. The defendant was fined 20s.
Destructive Insects and Pests Acts.
No infringements of the Orders under these Acts were reported
during the year. Market Gardeners and Allotment Holders have
been circularised in the past upon the necessity of reporting the
existence of disease known as the American Gooseberry Mildew
on their fruit bushes or " Wart Disease " in the potato crops.
Non-notification of these diseases or pests renders the g???
liable to a penalty.
In December at the request of the Board of Agriculture owners
of plum trees were notified by letter that under the Silver Lea
Ol der of 1919 growers must grub up and burn all dead plum trees
and cart away and burn all dead wood from plum trees before 1st
April of each year under a penalty for neglect.
Similarly a circular letter was forwarded to all persons in the
Borough registered for the sale of Seed Potatoes as to the declaration
necessary under the Wart Disease of Potatoes (Imported
Scottish Seed Potatoes Order of 1920), in respect of all consignments
of potatoes from Scotland into this country.
George Laws,
Chief Sanitary Inspector.
Camps.
A large camp was held in the Old Deer Park at the end of
July and the beginning of August. When the holding of further
camps is contemplated, I would recommend that the sanction of
the Corporation should only be given on the condition that the
sanitary accommodation to be provided shall be provided before
the rest of the camp is erected and that a penalty clause be inserted
in the agreement between the responsible persons and the
sanitary contractors embodying this condition.