§ Mr. P. Freemanasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of trainers, trainer exhibitors and exhibitors of performing animals in this country, together with a list of their names and stage names, and the number of animals in respect of which each is registered.
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§ Mr. EdeThe following statement shows the number of trainers, trainer-exhibitors and exhibitors of performing animals registered by local authorities in
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PERFORMING ANIMALS (REGULATION) ACT, 1925. Registrations by local authorities. Local Authority Trainers. Trainer Exhibitors Exhibitors. TOTAL. London County Council — 213 235 448 Other Counties:— Bedford … … … … — 1 — 1 Brecon … … … … — 1 — 1 Bucks … … … … — 1 — 1 Cheshire … … … — — 2 2 Cornwall … … … — 1 — 1 Denbigh … … … — 1 — 1 Derby … … … … — 2 — 2 Durham … … … … — 3 1 4 Essex … … … … 1 5 — 6 Flint … … … … — 1 — 1 Gloucester … … … — 1 2 3 Hants … … … … — — 2 2 Kent … … … … — 4 2 6 Lanark … … … … — 2 — 2 Lancaster … … … 1 2 3 6 Leicester … … … — 1 — 1 Middlesex … … … — 8 3 11 Norfolk … … … … — 1 1 2 Northants … … … 1 3 3 7 Northumberland … … — — 1 1 Salop … … … … — 1 — 1 Somerset … … … — 2 — 2 Stafford … … … … — 1 — 1 Suffolk (East) … … … — 2 1 3 Surrey … … … … — 29 2 31 Warwick … … … — 3 3 6 Sussex (West) … … … — 3 — 3 Wiltshire … … … — 1 2 3 Yorks, East Riding … … — 1 — 1 Yorks, North Riding … … — 1 — 1 Yorks, West Riding … … — 6 2 8 TOTAL, Counties … … … 3 88 30 121 county Boroughs and City on London: Birmingham ‥ ‥ … — 18 32 50 Blackpool … … … — 3 4 7 Bolton … … … … — — 1 1 Bournemouth … … … — 2 — 2 Bradford … … … — 2 3 5 Brighton … … … — 1 1 2 Bristo … … … — — 2 2 Burnley … … … — — 1 1 Cardiff ‥ … … … — — 1 1 Croydon … … … — 7 3 10 Dundee … … … … — 1 — 1 Edinburgh … … … — 1 13 14 Exeter … … … … — 1 — 1 Glasgow … … … — 17 3 20 Great Yarmouth … … — 1 4 5 England, Scotland and Wales under the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act. 1925.
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Local Authority. Trainers. Trainer Exhibitors. Exhibitors. Total. Hastings … … … — — l 1 Huddersfield … … … — 1 — 1 Hull … … … … — 3 2 5 Kingston-on-Thames … … — 1 — 1 Leeds … … … … 4 4 6 14 Leicester … … … — — 1 1 Liverpool … … … — 4 7 11 London, City of … … — 1 1 2 Manchester … … … — 1 28 29 Oldham … … … … — 1 3 4 Plymouth … … … — 1 — 1 Preston … … … — 1 — 1 Salford … … … … — — 1 1 Southampton … … … — — 2 2 South Shields … … … — 2 — 2 Stockport … … … — 1 1 2 West Hartlepool … … — — 1 1 Wolverhampton … … — 6 2 8 Worcester … … … — 1 — 1 Total (County Boroughs and City of London) … … 4 82 124 210 Grand Total … … … 7 383 389 779 The preparation of a list of the names and stage names of these persons and the numbers of animals registered by each, would involve an examination of all the certificates of registration issued by the local authorities and this is a task which I should not feel justified in undertaking at the present time. Copies of the certificates are, however, available for inspection at the Home Office in accordance with Section 1 (7) of the Act.