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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.

De hAoine, 4adh Iul, 1924.

Friday, 4th July, 1924.

1. The Committee met at 10.30 a.m.

2. The following members were present:—

Deputy O’Sullivan (Chairman), the Minister for Lands and Agriculture, Deputies Egan, P. K. Hogan (Limerick), Baxter, Duffy, J. Cosgrave, Donovan, D’Alton, Johnson, Heffernan, Milroy, and Beamish.

3 July, 1924.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(x.) Section 19.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Milroy):

“To add at the end of sub-section (3) the words ‘if such fresh application is refused the applicant shall have the right of appeal to the arbitrator appointed under Part I of this Act’.”

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Section agreed to.

(xi.) Sections 20 and 21 agreed to.

(xii.) New Section.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“To insert before section 22 a new section as follows:—

‘(2) Prima facie evidence of any entry in any register kept in pursuance of this Act may be given in any court or any legal proceeding by the production of a copy of such entry purporting to be certified to be a true copy by any officer of the Minister authorised in that behalf, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such officer or that he was in fact such officer or was in fact so authorised.

‘(3) A certificate, purporting to be under the hand of an officer of the Minister authorised in that behalf by the Minister, that any premises specified in such certificate are not entered in the register specified in such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the matter so certified, and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of such officer, or that he was in fact such officer, or was in fact so authorised.

‘(4) Any person may—

4 July, 1924.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(iv.) New Section.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“Before section 26 to insert a new section as follows:—

‘(1) The Minister may be order make regulations requiring that all or any premises registered in the register of creameries or all or any premises registered in the register of cream separating stations, or all or any premises registered in either of those registers shall be equipped with plant for pasteurising milk or cream or both milk and cream, and may by such regulations prescribe the mode and manner in all respects of pasteurising milk and cream.

‘(2) Where regulations have been made under this section in respect of premises registered in the register of creameries, all milk and all cream required by those regulations to be pasteurised on those premises shall be pasteurised in accordance with such regulations.

‘(3) where regulations have been made under this section in respect of premises registered in the register of cream separating stations, all milk and all cream required by those regulations to be pasteurised on those premises shall be pasteurised in accordance with such regulations’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(v.) Section 26.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“In sub-section (1) line 8, after the word ‘packed’ to insert the words ‘or examined and classified (as the case may require)’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(vi.) Section 27.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“In sub-section (4), line 40, to delete the words ‘on or’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

3. The Committee resumed consideration of the Bill.

(i.) Section 24.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“To delete sub-section (1) and substitute therefor a new sub-section as follows:—

‘(1) The Minister may by order make regulations in regard to all or any of the following matters:—

Question put, and agreed to.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“In sub-section (3), line 15, to insert after the word ‘packed’ the words ‘and marked and the packages and wrappers in which such butter is packed shall also be marked’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(ii.) New Section.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“To insert before Section 25 a new section as follows:—

‘The Minister may by order make regulations in regard to the examination and classification of butter on premises registered in the register of non-manufacturing exporters, and where such regulations have been made all butter examined or classified on such premises shall be examined and classified in all respects in accordance with such regulations’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(iii.) Section 25.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“In sub-section (5), line 50, after the word ‘examined’ to insert the words ‘and classified’ and in lines 53 and 56 after the word ‘packed’ wherever it occurs in those lines to insert the words ‘or examined and classified’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

5 July, 1924.

(ii.) Section 28.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Heffernan):

“To add to sub-section (2) the words: ‘Provided that the national mark shall not be applied to any butter not made from pasteurised cream’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Johnson):

“In sub-section (3) lines 41-42, to delete the words ‘of any particular nature’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Johnson):

“In sub-section (4) line 45 to delete the words ‘and such other premises’.”

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Milroy):

“In sub-section (5), line 54, to delete the words ‘and marketing’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Question put, and agreed to.

(iii.) Section 29.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Milroy):

“To add at the end of the Section four new subsections as follow:—

‘(3) The use of the national mark shall not be granted to any registered manufacturing exporter, until it has been ascertained by regular examination at specified ports for a period of not less than six months of sample packages of all consignments exported by that manufacturer that he is manufacturing consistently butter of the quality required, and there shall be provided by the Minister at such specified ports the necessary facilities for the examination.”

‘(4) The whole or any portion of every consignment of butter bearing the national mark exported from the Free State shall be examined at the ports, and if the examination shows that any consignment has not reached the approved standard steps shall be taken to have the national mark removed or obliterated.

4-5 July, 1924.

Amendment proposed (Deputy Egan):

“In sub-section (7) to delete the words ‘on or’ in line 4; in line 5 to delete the word ‘on’ and substitute in lieu thereof the words ‘in the year in respect of’; and in line 7 after the word ‘as’ to insert the words ‘on and’.”

Question put, and agreed to.

Motion made (Minister for Lands and Agriculture):

“That the Section, as amended, stand part of the Bill.”

Debate ensued.

The Minister for Lands and Agriculture moved:

“That the Committee do now adjourn until 10.30 a.m. to-morrow.”

Question put, and agreed to.

The Committee adjourned, accordingly, at 12.5 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. to-morrow.