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Slaughter Houses.
There are six registered slaughter houses in
the district, and these throughout the year have
been kept in a clean and satisfactory condition.
The quarterly limewashing, as required by the
Bye-laws, has on all occasions been carried out by
the occupiers on receipt of verbal notice.
One slaughter house has been re-drained, and
the floor, which was paved with bricks, has been relaid
with Portland cement concrete.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
There are now 20 persons registered under the
Act, as follows:—Cowkeepers, 2; Cowkeepers and
Purveyors of Milk, 2; Dairymen and Purveyors of
Milk, 9; Purveyors of Milk, 7.
The average number of cows kept by the
persons registered is 251, all of which are under
periodical inspection by the Council's Veterinary
Inspector.
Regular and frequent inspections have been
made of all the cowsheds, dairies and milkshops in
the district, special attention being given to the
cleanliness of the premises, vessels and appliances.
In one instance the owner refused to carry out the
requisite limewashing of his cowsheds, and the
matter was reported to the Sanitary Committee, who
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