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ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1887 . 2149


Cattle Diseases, Slaughter- Houses, and Markets.


Conditions of Cattle Depôt Farm or contract approved by the Governor in Council the
16th and gazetted the 21st December, 1889. (Ordinance No. 17 of 1887.)


1. The lessee or contractor shall be entitled to the use and occupation of the whole
of the present cattle depôt including the coolie quarters attached to it .

2. The lessee or contractor shall be entitled to a fee not exceeding 2 cents for
each head of cattle that enters the depôt , and a fee not exceeding 2 cents for every
day that such animal shall remain in the depôt not including the day of entry.

3. Except in cases of emergency and with written permission from the Sanitary
Board, no more cattle shall be admitted into the depôt than can be accommodated in
the stalls set apart for their reception .
4. The lessee or contractor shall have at all times a responsible person in charge
of the depôt and of the animals housed therein .

5. The lessee or contractor shall cause the depôt to be thoroughly cleansed twice
a day in such manner and at such times as the Sanitary Board may direct.
6. The lessee or contractor shall cause all animal manure and other refuse matters
to be deposited in the bins set apart for the purpose.

7. All the manure collected in the depôt shall be the property of and will be
removed daily by the Government.

8. The lessee or contractor shall at once report to the inspector of live stock
and markets any breach of the law regulating the importation of cattle and also any
case of cattle disease which may come to his knowledge.

9. The lessee or contractor shall keep the depôt including the coolie quarters
attached to it at all times in a cleanly condition.




Conditions and manner ofletting of market buildings under section 18 of Ordinance
No. 17 of 1887, approved by the Governor in Council, the 21st May,
and gazetted 7th June, 1890.


1. All market buildings shall be let without fine or premium either from month
to month or for a term of years for such reut as shall appear to the Registrar General
just and reasonable. Appeals from the Registrar General's decision shall be decided
by the Governor in Council.

2. If the letting is from month to month, a month's notice of its discontinuance
shall be given either by the Registrar General or the lessee as the case may be.

3. If the letting is for a year or more, no notice of the expiration of the term shall
be necessary .