STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS, 1925, No. 696. ANIMAL. Diseases of Animals. THE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE (AMENDMENT) ORDER OF 1925. DATED JUNE 29, 1925. The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in him under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1925, and of every other power enabling him in this behalf, hereby orders as follows: Provisions as to Regulations and Notices of Local Authority. 1.-(1) Article 30 (provisions as to Regulations of Local Authority) of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Order of 1895, (a) hereinafter referred to as the principal Order, is hereby revoked. (2) Regulations made after the commencement of this Order under Articles 12, 13, or 17 of the principal Order shall not take effect unless and until they have been submitted to the Minister for confirmation and been confirmed by him. (3) Drafts of the proposed Regulations should be submitted before the Regulations are made by the Local Authority. (4) For the purposes of confirmation the Regulations as made by the Local Authority, or two certified copies thereof, should be sent to the Minister. (5) A copy of any Regulations made by a Local Authority under the principal Order, signed and certified by the Clerk of that Local Authority to be a true copy and to have been duly confirmed, shall be evidence, until the contrary is proved, in all legal proceedings, of the due making, confirmation, and existence of the Regulations, without further or other proof. (6) If the Minister, with respect to any Notice served or Regulation made by a Local Authority under the principal Order, is satisfied after consultation with the Local Authority that the revocation thereof is necessary or expedient the Minister may by notice to the Local Authority direct the revocation thereof and the same shall thereupon cease to operate as directed in the Notice. (a) S.R. & O. 1895, No. 100 (printed in Lond. Gaz., February 26, 1895, not in S.R. & O. series). Confirmation required for existing Regulations. 2. Any Regulations made in pursuance of Articles 12, 13 or 17, of the principal Order before the commencement of this Order shall cease to operate as from the thirty-first day of August, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, unless they have after the commencement of this Order been submitted to the Minister for confirmation and been confirmed by him. Commencement. 3. This Order shall come into operation on the fifth day of July, nineteen hundred and twenty-five. Short Title and Construction. 4. This Order may be cited as the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Amendment) Order of 1925, and shall be read as one with the principal Order. In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries is hereunto affixed this twenty-ninth day of June, nineteen hundred and twenty-five. (L.S.) F. L. C. Floud, Secretary. Circular 611. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, Whitehall, S.W. 1. 17th July, 1925. EMPIRE SETTLEMENT ACT, 1922. Migration of Poor Persons at the Cost of the Poor Rates. SIR, I am directed by the Minister of Health to refer to the Circular Letter (No. 529) addressed to Boards of Guardians on the 29th September, 1924, covering a memorandum prepared by the Oversea Settlement Committee of the Colonial Office, and to the further Circular Letter (No. 592) issued on the 4th May, 1925, regarding arrangements for the migration of poor persons at the cost of the Poor Rates. Further modifications of the schemes relating to passages to Australia and Canada, and especially to the migration of unaccompanied children to the latter Dominion, have been made and I am directed to forward for the consideration of the Guardians the enclosed copy of a revised memorandum. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, HWs Promis Assistant Secretary. The Clerk to the Guardians. MIGRATION OF POOR PERSONS AT THE COST OF THE POOR RATES. (Note. It may be necessary to revise these arrangements at a later date.) I. Assisted Passages to Australia. (a) When persons of 17 years of age and over whom the Guardians are willing to assist desire to proceed to Australia, they should, in the first instance, apply to the Local Employment Exchange or to the Director of Migration and Settlement for the Commonwealth of Australia, Australia House, Strand, W.C.2, for particulars in regard to the scheme. (b) The cost of passage at the present time is £33 in respect of persons of 12 years of age and over, and £16 10s. Od. in respect of children under 12 years of age. Under an Agreement between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia the two Governments contribute towards the cost of passage. Except in the case of unaccompanied children referred to in paragraph (c) below, the following contributions remain to he provided otherwise : (i) Married couples (including widows or (ii) Household workers (iii) Other adults... ... (iv) Juveniles of 17 and 18 years of age widowers) with at (v) Boys and girls from 12 years of age up to their 17th birth- ... (vi) Children who have not reached their 12th birthday at the ... £11 0 0 £11 0 0 £16 10 0 £11 0 0 £5 10 0 Free In addition there will remain to be provided landing money as required by the Australian Authorities, generally £3 for each adult and £2 for juveniles. It is possible that the Australian Authorities would be prepared in some cases to lend the whole or a portion of the sums above referred to in respect of approved migrants. If, however, the approved applicants, as will frequently be the case, are asked to provide a portion of the passage money, it is recommended that where necessary the Guardians should make the contribution on their behalf, and in addition that they should provide where necessary the cost of outfit, medical examination and transit to the port of embarkation (Tilbury). (c) Unaccompanied juveniles and children under 17 years of age who are maintained by the Guardians in Institutions, etc.-In certain cases unaccompanied boys of 14, 15 and 16 years of age may be accepted under special Farm Schemes arranged by Governments in Australia, and boys and girls of these ages may be accepted under special schemes arranged by such bodies as the Salvation Army or Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Children up to 12 years of age may be accepted under a special scheme arranged by the Child Emigration Society (Savoy House, Strand, London, W.C.2). In such cases it is recommended that the Guardians should, in addition to the usual miscellaneous expenses, provide a contribution of £5 10s. Od. towards the cost of passage. 2.-Assisted Passages to Canada. (a) Adults.-A scheme has been arranged with the Government of the Dominion of Canada for a loan to be made in respect of the cost of passages to men approved by the Dominion Government who are willing to proceed to Canada as farm workers. Where the Guardians are in a position to recommend a man who desires to proceed to farm work in Canada as suitable, both in regard to general character and physique, they should communicate with the Director of European Emigration for Canada, Canadian House, Trafalgar Square, S.W.1., or in the case of the Provinces, with one of the Canadian Government Agents, in order to enquire whether the man concerned can be accepted under the Nomination Agreement for Farm Workers concluded between the British and Canadian Governments. contribution will be asked from the Guardians in respect of the cost of passages in such cases, but it is anticipated that in many cases the men concerned will require outfits and assistance towards the cost of medical examination and railway fare in the United Kingdom. It is suggested that in approved cases the Guardians might contribute towards such supplementary expenses. No (b) Families-Married men accompanied by their families may receive assistance under the scheme referred to in section (a). A loan will be made in respect of the cost of the passages of adults over 17 years of age. Children who are under 17 years of age (on the 1st April in the financial year of sailing) and who are accompanying their parents will be eligible for a free grant of the cost of the journey. No contribution will be asked from the Guardians towards the cost of such passages, and it is suggested that in approved cases the Guardians might contribute towards the supplementary expenses indicated above. Where the husband is already engaged in farm work in Canada, his wife and children may be nominated under this scheme. (c) Women-A scheme has also been arranged with the Canadian Government for advancing the cost of the passages of women who are in all respects suitable to undertake household service in Canada. Should the Guardians be able to recommend such women who desire to go to Canada as suitable for this scheme, in respect of character, ability and physique, they should similarly communicate with the Director of European Emigration for Canada. As in the case of men, no contribution will be asked from the Guardians in respect of the cost of passages, but it may be necessary for the Guardians to consider the provision of the same items of additional expenditure as are indicated above in the case of men. (d) Children.—A scheme has been arranged with the Canadian Government for assistance in respect of children proceeding through recognised Voluntary Child Migration Societies who have reached their 14th birthday before the date of sailing and who have not reached their 17th birthday on the 1st April in the financial year of sailing (1st April to 31st March). Under this scheme the Canadian Government will make a free grant of 40 dollars per child (approximately £8), and the inspection fees payable prior to the 1st January, 1923, will not be payable. The contribution of the Secretary of State for the Colonies takes the form of a free grant towards the cost to the Societies of providing an after-care organisation for the children in Canada. Permission for the migration of children under the age of 14 may be granted in very exceptional circumstances. Each application will be considered on its merits, but if the application is approved, the whole of the cost of migration must be borne by the Guardians |