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sheep belonging to the flock which he
is inspecting are presented to him for
examination; third, that every such
sheep comes under his eye during the
inspection; fourth, that he stops and
examines every sheep showing the
slightest symptom of the disease, and
examines carefully every portion of
such sheep on which the disease is
likely to show itself.

10. The first and most important duty of
    the Inspectors after that of preventing
    the spread of the disease, is to detect its
    existence immediately on its outbreak;
    and should for this purpose not only
    endeavor to gain the earliest possible
    information of its doing so from third
    parties, which, as well as the names of
    such parties must be kept strictly pri-
    vate, but he must keep up such a sys-
    tematic round of inspection of the
    flocks in his district as would render
    it impossible for the disease to exist
    for any length of time without his
    detecting it.

Information of Disease.

11. Inspectors shall likewise obtain reliable
    information as to the state of the flocks
    not only in the province, but in the
    adjoining provinces; and he shall con-
    vey any information of importance he
    may obtain in this respect to the neigh-
    boring Inspectors.

License and Supervision of Cleansing.

12. On an application being made to the
    Inspector by the owner of infected
    sheep, the Inspector shall grant such
    owner a license or renewal of license,
    as per Schedule D for the period of
    three months, and it will be his duty
    not only to see that the process of
    cleansing such sheep is properly car-
    ried out, but also to visit the sheep
    thus under such license at intervals,
    whenever practicable, of not more
    than three weeks, and whenever else
    the weather is such as would cause the
    disease when present to show itself.

Avoidance of License.

13. The Inspector in serving any owner
    with notice of the avoidance of his
    license or renewed license, shall do so
    in the form of Schedule E.

Travelling Sheep.

14. It will be the duty of the Inspector to
    examine all sheep on their entrance
    into his district, and to cause such
    sheep to be dipped if he shall consider
    it desirable.

15. Before any sheep shall be permitted to
    pass through the district where the
    9th and 10th clauses of the Nelson
    Scab Act are in force, the Inspector
    shall, on their arrival at the boundary
    of such district, make every inquiry in
    his power, as to their state of health,
    and the condition of the country from
    which they have come, and that
    travelled through; and on receiving
    from their owner or driver a certifi-
    cate, under the hand of the Inspector
    residing in the province or district
    from which such sheep are about to be
    introduced, that they are free from
    scab and have been thoroughly dipped,
    the Inspector may, if satisfied that
    they are free from infection, after a
    careful consideration of the informa-
    tion thus obtained, and a thorough
    inspection of such sheep, but not
    otherwise, grant a certificate in the
    form of Schedule A hereof.

16. Sheep coming from any district where
    the 9th and 10th clauses of the Nelson
    Scab Act are not in force, shall, on
    their arrival at the boundary of such
    district where the said 9th and 10th
    clauses are in full operation, be dipped
    as often as the Inspector shall consider
    desirable. The Inspector shall after
    such sheep have been dipped to
    his satisfaction, but not otherwise,
    grant a certificate in the form of
    Schedule A hereof.

17. The owner or driver as the case may
    be to give to the nearest Inspector
    three clear days\' notice of his intention
    to introduce sheep into the province or
    into any district where the 9th and
    10th clauses of the Act are in opera-
    tion.

Special instructions for the Inspector in the
Marlborough Province.

18. Whenever any sheepowner or manager
    of a run in the Province of Marl-
    borough shall require the services of the
    Inspector to inspect sheep at his
    station for the purpose of introducing
    them into the Province of Nelson, the
    Inspector residing in that province
    will attend to such request according
    to priority of application, excepting
    where a considerable saving of mile-
    age can be effected, when the Inspector
    may at his discretion depart from the
    rule.