Slaughter-house Regulations and Legal Writ




Slaughter-house Regulations

  1. No person shall, in any Slaughter-house, "blow" any veal, lamb, or mutton.

  2. All persons working in any slaughter-house, shall be subject to the orders of any Inspector of slaughter-houses, and in the event of any person refusing, or delaying to obey the orders of any such Inspector, he shall be deemed guilty of an offence against these rules.

  3. No person whatever—without special permission from the Provincial Treasurer—shall work in any Slaughter-house unless licensed to do so in manner hereinafter mentioned.

  4. A Licence to work in Slaughter-houses shall be issued by the Provincial Treasurer on his being satisfied as to the character of the person to be licensed and on payment of a fee of One Pound. Such license shall be held to run for one year from 1st January, but may be revoked by the Superintendent at any time, and the license fee returned in the event of the person licensed being guilty of any misconduct or any breach of the Slaughter-house Regulations or of disobeying the orders of any Inspector of Slaughter-houses.

  5. The word "Cattle" as herein used, shall be taken to include horned or neat Cattle, sheep, goats, and swine.

  6. Every Inspector of Slaughter-houses is hereby authorised to proceed against all persons who shall, within his District offend against any of the Rules and Regulations herein contained.


F. D. Whitaker,
Superintendent.


No. 3,059.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith:

To
John Springall of Auckland, in New Zealand, Settler; John Watmough, of the same place, Accountant; and William Ings, of the same place, Settler,

GREETING:

WHEREAS an action is now pending in our Supreme Court of New Zealand, Northern District, Province of Auckland, between Peter Mason of Auckland aforesaid, Plaintiff, and H. Kemp, late of Auckland aforesaid, Settler, Defendant, and in order that the Plaintiff may proceed to the said action—We command you that you and each of you do retain and keep all and singular lands and other property of whatsoever nature, in the custody or under the control of you or either of you at the time of service of this writ, belonging to the above-named Defendant, or to or in which such Defendant shall at that time be legally or equitably entitled, or otherwise beneficially interested, and whether solely or jointly with any other person or persons, and all debts of every kind then due by you or either of you to such Defendant, although the same or part thereof may be payable only at a future day.

Witness His Honor Joseph Schröder Moore, Esquire, Judge of our said Supreme Court of New Zealand, at Auckland, this sixteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

L.S.

This writ was issued out by Edmund James Cox, of Queen Street, Auckland, attorney for the above-named Plaintiff.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by W. C. Wilson, Wyndham-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1866, No 38





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🏥 Rules and Regulations for Public Slaughter-Houses (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
26 November 1860
Rules, Regulations, Slaughter-Houses, Public Health
  • F. D. Whitaker, Superintendent

⚖️ Writ of Retention in Legal Action

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
16 November 1866
Legal Writ, Retention Order, Supreme Court, Auckland
  • John Springall, Recipient of legal writ
  • John Watmough, Recipient of legal writ
  • William Ings, Recipient of legal writ
  • Peter Mason, Plaintiff in legal action
  • H. Kemp, Defendant in legal action

  • Joseph Schröder Moore, Esquire, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
  • Edmund James Cox, Attorney for the Plaintiff