Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1861 – No. 24

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✨ Provincial Council Prorogation and Cattle Inspector Appointments

NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor's command,
THOMAS WILLIAM MAUDE,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. VIII.] TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1861. [No. XXIV.

ADDRESS OF HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT
On Proroguing the Provincial Council, on Wednesday, July 24, 1861.

MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN,

I ASSENT, on behalf of His Excellency the Governor, to the "Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance, Session XVI, No. 1."

I have to thank you for the attention which you have given to the subject which has been the occasion of the present session, and I sincerely trust that the measure which you have passed will tend to avert the calamity now threatening the Province.

I have now to declare this Council prorogued until the 3rd day of September next.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
August 3, 1861.

IN accordance with the provisions of the "Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance, Session XVI, No. 1," His Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Inspectors of Cattle :—

JAMES DODDS, Culverden.
GEORGE RUTHERFORD, Addington.
WILLIAM J. MOFFATT, Manager for Dr. Monro, Montrose.
JOHN HASTIE, Hurunui.
JAMES MELDRUM, Balmoral Downs.

P. B. BOULTON, Christchurch.
G. L. LEE, Cheviot District.
DR. DONALD, Lyttelton.
CAPTAIN SPROUL, Lyttelton.

And directs the following Instructions to be published for general information :—

INSTRUCTIONS

For the guidance of Inspectors of Cattle and other persons appointed to act under the provisions of the "Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance," Session XVI, No. 1.

It will be your duty strictly to watch the boundaries of the district under your supervision, and on no pretence whatever to suffer cattle which are within the interpretation of the 9th clause of the Ordinance to cross such boundaries.
In case you shall find any cattle introduced either by land or sea, except under license as provided by the said Ordinance, you will at once cause them to be destroyed, and their carcases burned or buried as you may think fit to direct, and it will be your duty at once to proceed against the person or persons so transgressing the said Ordinance.
You will have the goodness to furnish a report to the Provincial Government, Christchurch, as soon as possible after the end of each month, in which you will inform the Provincial Government of the existence, if any, of the Pleuro-pneumonia, and any other information relative to this subject which it may be in your power to impart.

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🏘️ Address of the Superintendent on proroguing the Provincial Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated24 July 1861
KeywordsProvincial Council, Prorogation, Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance, Legislation
👩‍💼 Officials

W. S. Moorhouse, Superintendent

🌾 Appointment of Inspectors of Cattle under the Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated3 August 1861
KeywordsInspectors of Cattle, Pleuro-Pneumonia, Livestock, Canterbury, Ordinance
👱🏽 Names

9 names identified

James Dodds, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
George Rutherford, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
William J. Moffatt, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
John Hastie, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
James Meldrum, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
P. B. Boulton, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
G. L. Lee, Appointed Inspector of Cattle
Donald (Dr.), Appointed Inspector of Cattle
Sproul (Captain), Appointed Inspector of Cattle

👩‍💼 Officials

W. S. Moorhouse, Superintendent

🌾 Instructions for Inspectors of Cattle

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsInstructions, Inspectors of Cattle, Pleuro-Pneumonia, Livestock regulations

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