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Resident Magistrate's Office,
Nelson, July 29th, 1867.

I HEREBY certify that JOHN STEELE PARK has this day produced before me his Diploma, from the Apothecaries' Hall, London; and has thereby qualified himself as a Medical Practitioner, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, Session I No. 2 of the Legislative Council of New Munster, intituled "An Ordinance to define the qualifications and provide for the remuneration in certain cases of Medical Practitioners."

JOHN POYNTER,
Resident Magistrate.

Resident Magistrate's Office.
Nelson, 31st July, 1867.

I HEREBY certify that JOSEPH GILES has this day produced before me his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, England, and also from the Apothecaries' Hall London, and has thereby qualified himself as a Medical Practitioner in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, Session I, No. 2, of the Legislative Council of New Munster, intituled, "An Ordinance to define the qualifications, and provide for the remuneration in certain cases of Medical Practitioners."

JOHN POYNTER,
Resident Magistrate.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 29th July, 1867.

THE Superintendent directs it to be notified that the following By-laws and Regulations made in accordance with the provisions of the 26th Section of "the Nelson Scab Act, 1865," shall come into operation, on and after the First day of September next, and the By-laws and Regulations now in force, published under the authority of the said Act, shall, on and after the said first day of September next, be null and void, and cease to have any force or effect.

ALFRED GREENFIELD
Provincial Secretary.

1. Each inspector shall keep up such a systematic inspection of the flocks in his district as to render it impossible for the disease to exist any length of time in any flock without his detecting it.

2. Each Inspector shall keep copies of the Nelson Scab Act, and of all regulations in force, which he shall produce at any time when required so to do by the owner of the sheep he may be inspecting.

3. Licenses issued in accordance with section 9 of the Nelson Scab Act, shall be in the form set forth in Schedule D hereunto annexed; and in the event of any such license becoming void, the Inspector shall give notice to the holder thereof in the form set forth in Schedule E.

4. All fees received by Inspectors must be paid to the Provincial Treasurer, at the termination of every quarter.

5. Quarterly returns, in the form set forth in Schedule C hereunto annexed, must be regularly forwarded to the Superintendent's office, by each Inspector.

6. Sheep may be introduced into the Province of Nelson from Marlborough, subject to the provisions of the "Nelson Scab Act, 1865," and these regulations being strictly complied with, and not otherwise.

7. The Inspector in the Province of Marlborough shall attend to inspect sheep in that province, when called upon-so to do, according to priority of application, excepting where a consideration of mileage can be effected, when the Inspector may, at his discretion, depart from the rule.

8. The Inspector shall be entitled to a mileage fee of one shilling per mile one, for the distance travelled for the purpose of inspecting sheep in the province of Marlborough, or in any district where the 9th and 10th sections of the "Nelson Scab Act," are not in operation: Provided always, that if, whilst so travelling, the Inspector can attend to more than one application, a proportionate mileage only shall be charged to each flockowner.

9. Previous to granting any certificate for the introduction of sheep into the Province of Nelson other than the District of Amuri, the Inspector shall see that such sheep be thoroughly dipped, and branded with the Inspector's brand, and the Inspector's fees and mileage paid. Provided that such sheep shall leave the run for Nelson within forty-eight hours of the dipping, or the Inspector may cancel such certificate, and any person receiving notice in writing that any certificate granted to him for the introduction of any inspection shall be found to be badly infected introduced into the Province of Nelson until another certificate shall have been granted. Provided also that if any sheep draughted for inspection shall be found to be badly infected previous to dipping, no certificate for this introduction shall be granted.

10. When all the above conditions have been complied with, a certificate, in the form of Schedule F, may be issued for the introduction of such sheep into the province of Nelson as far as the Government Dip at Toxhill, Waimea South, where they must be thoroughly dipped to the satisfaction of the Inspector for that district (to whom the certificate F must be given), before they can be allowed to proceed to any district where the 9th and 10th sections of the "Nelson Scab Act" are in operation.

11. Before any sheep shall be admitted into the district of Amuri, the owner thereof shall make a declaration in the form of Schedule B. The provisions of the Scab Act, and the sheep shall then be inspected by the Amuri Inspector, and if passed by him asclean they shall be dipped to the satisfaction of the Inspector in a proper preparation for the cure of the Scab. The Inspector shall then grant a certificate in the form of Schedule A. of the Scab Act, 1865.

The dip shall be a decoction of tobacco and sulphur, viz.:—
25lbs. of the best tobacco,
10lbs. of sulphur.
To every 100 gallons of water.
Clause 10 of these regulations shall not apply to sheep entering the province by sea.