Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1863.

The following sub-sections of section four of the “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861,” also section eight of the same Act, are published for general information.

ROBERT GRAHAM,
Superintendent.

(a.) When any ship or vessel having cattle on board shall arrive within any such port or place in the Colony the Inspector shall forthwith or as soon as conveniently can be go on board such ship or vessel and by inspecting such Cattle or otherwise satisfy himself whether such Cattle or any of them are or may be reasonably suspected to be infected with any infectious disease or whether the same are free from infectious disease.

(b.) If such Inspector shall be satisfied that such Cattle are free from infectious disease and were not imported from any District where infectious disease shall be known to prevail he shall give to the Master of such ship or vessel a certificate to the effect after which certificate so obtained but not before such Cattle may be landed.

(c.) If such Inspector shall be satisfied that such Cattle or any of them are actually infected with such disease he shall forthwith give notice to that effect to the Master of such ship or vessel and it shall be the duty of such Master within 24 hours after such notice to destroy the same without suffering the same to be landed.

(d.) If such Cattle shall have been imported from any District where infectious disease shall be known to prevail or if such Inspector shall have reasonable ground to suspect that the same Cattle or any of them are infected with such disease he may give such Master a certificate to that effect (to be termed a Quarantine Certificate) and shall therein specify some place at which the same Cattle may be landed and some place to which the same may be driven to be appointed by the Governor for a Quarantine ground at or near the said port or place after which certificate so obtained the said Master may land such cattle or cause the same to be landed at such place so named in such Quarantine Certificate but at no other place and may drive such Cattle or cause the same to be driven to the said place so appointed as aforesaid Quarantine ground but to no other place, and no Master of such ship or vessel shall permit or suffer such Cattle to be so landed or driven otherwise than in accordance with such Quarantine Certificate.

(e.) The Inspector shall make a report from time to time of all things done by him under this Act which report shall be made in the first instance to the Superintendent of such Province and shall by him be transmitted to the Governor.

8. Every Master of a ship or vessel who shall land or suffer to be landed any Cattle without having obtained such Certificate as aforesaid or shall refuse or neglect to destroy Cattle according to any such notice as aforesaid or shall otherwise offend against the provisions of this Act hereinbefore contained shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding £500.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1863.

I HEREBY notify that the Chairman of the first meeting of the electors of the “Pakuranga District” has, in accordance with the provisions of the “Highways’ Act, 1862,” presented to me, in writing, the names of the undermentioned Gentlemen elected Highway Trustees for that District.

GEORGE KELLS,
F. H. CARPENTER,
JOSEPH KING,
CHARLES ROBERTS,
EVERY MACLEAN, (Chairman.)

ROBERT GRAHAM,
Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 28th May, 1863.

I HEREBY notify that the Chairman of the first meeting of the electors of the “Wangarei District” has, in accordance with the provisions of the “Highways’ Act, 1862,” presented to me, in writing, the names of the undermentioned Gentlemen elected Highway Trustees for that District.

THOMAS BRODERICK,
GEORGE BURNETT,
WILLIAM CARRUTH,
SIR S. OSBORN GRUBES,
HENRY CHARLES HOLMAN.

ROBERT GRAHAM,
Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland May 28th, 1863.

NOTICE is hereby given that on and after Monday, the eighth day of June next, the Standing Crane on the Queen-street Wharf will be reserved for discharging boats with imported goods only--unless special permission is first obtained from the Wharfinger.

ROBERT GRAHAM,
Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By his Honor ROBERT GRAHAM, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.

UNDER and in pursuance of the powers vested in me in that behalf, by “The