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 —— Agriculture.

276 Sect.

3.

Disclaimer, EffecTof disclaimer.

Jn the absence of any order of the Court deahng with such matter, when the trustee in bankruptcy of a tenant disclaims the lease entitled to be paid for fallows etc. or to the benefit of any of ^® the provisions in the lease which were to come into effect upon the expiration or sooner determination of the lease (li). Nor can he in such case claim compensation for improvements under the Agricultural Holdings Acts (i). If a trustee in bankruptcy of a tenant disclaim the lease the Court may make such orders with respect to fixtures, tenant's improvements and other matters arising out of the tenancy, as the Court thinks just {k). Sect.

Reputed ownership.

Reputed Ownership.

4.

gQl. Where a farmer becomes bankrupt, the doctrine of reputed ownership Q) does not apply to fixtures, tillages, grass and crops, included in a bill of sale given by him, of which he is in possession at the date of his bankruptcy {m). The custom for purchasers of cattle and stock on a farm to leave the same with the vendor for their own convenience for a reasonable time is notorious, and the reputed ownership doctrine does not apply to such cattle or stock on the bankruptcy of the vendor within such time {n). The custom of agistment is also notorious, and no reputation of ownership arises in respect of agisted stock (o).

Part VIII. Sect. Conditions of

empioyment.

1.

— Miscellaneous.

Agricultural

Gangs

etc.

602. No child under such age as may be fixed by the Educaand bye-laws made thereunder for the employment of children {p), may be employed in an agricultural gang; no females may be employed in the same agricultural gang with males and no female may be employed in any gang under a male gangmaster unless a female licensed (q) to act as a gangmaster is also present with that gang. The penalty for contravention of these provisions tion Acts



Penalties.

Be Morrish, Ex parte Hart-Dyke (1882), 22 Ch. D. 410. Schofield V. Hincks (1888). 60 L. T. 573. s. 55 (3). (7c) Bankruptcy Act, 1883 (46 & 47 Vict. c. 52), see generally, title Bankruptcy and Insolvency. l) I hid., s. 44 (m) Re Ginger, Ex parte London and Universal Bank, [1897] 2 Q. B. 461. Priestley v. Pratt (1867), (n. s.) 370; 7 L. T. {n) Be Terry (1862), (h) {i)



L. K. 2 Ex. 101. (o)

Be Woodward,

pp. 386-388, post.

Ex

parte Huggins (1886), 54 L. T. 683.

See

title

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Animals, ,

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The Agricultural Gangs Act, 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 130), s. 4 (1), fixed the age The age of eight was altered to ten by the Agricultural Children at eight years. Act, 1873 (36 & '37 Vict. c. 67), s. 16, which was repealed by the Elementary Education Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 79). The age at which children may be employed is now regulated by the Elementary Education Acts and the bye-laws made thereunder see title Education. Encyclopaedia of Eorms, Vol. XI., p. 119. (q) For form of licence, see (p)