Grain inspection in Canada . o legislation. From time to time Parlia-ment passed measures regulating the business of handling grain. This legisla-tion has been codified in The Canada Grain Act, and it includes provisionsabout the construction of platforms, the operation of elevators, the distributionof cars, and the trading between the farmers and the track-buyers and commis-sion merchants. It may be summarized as follows:— (1) Platforms.—The Act provides for both the construction of new andthe improvement of existing platforms. ITpon an application from ten residentfarmers, the Board of Grain
Grain inspection in Canada . o legislation. From time to time Parlia-ment passed measures regulating the business of handling grain. This legisla-tion has been codified in The Canada Grain Act, and it includes provisionsabout the construction of platforms, the operation of elevators, the distributionof cars, and the trading between the farmers and the track-buyers and commis-sion merchants. It may be summarized as follows:— (1) Platforms.—The Act provides for both the construction of new andthe improvement of existing platforms. ITpon an application from ten residentfarmers, the Board of Grain Commissioners investigates the need, and it haspower to order the railwaj company concerned to build or enlarge the platform. (2) Elevators.—Every person or company operating a country elevatormust take out an annual license from, and file a bond with, the board. Theboard can suspend or dismiss the operator, and withdraw the license, for provenviolation of the Act. The elevator charges and tariffs are regulated by the. be 16 board, and the storage and purchase tickets to be given the farmer are prescribedin the Act. The elevator scales must be inspected by the Inland Revenue Depart-ment, and there are paragraphs governing the receiving, cleaning, weighing,grading, storing, special binning and shipping of the grain. The plant, opera-tions, books and Tecords of the elevator are all subject to the inspection of theboard, which can investigate complaints, subpoena witnesses and books, andadminister the oath. (3) Cars.—In regard to the distribution of cars, the Act is based ou theprinciple that every shipper of grain is to count for one and nobody for morethan one. The elevator company and the individual farmer are treated is entitled to a car in turn and nobody is entitled to more than a car. Themachinery for the application of this principle is prescribed, the car order book,and the method of using it. Provision is made for special cases, such as ele-vators t
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