[TRANSCRIPTION OF BY-LAWS AND NOTICES]

3rd. That no person shall run any cattle upon the said waste lands but such as shall be his or her property, or bona fide hired by him or her.

4th. That any person worrying cattle with dogs on the said waste lands, or other unenclosed lands not in the lawful occupation of the person so driving off such cattle, shall forfeit and pay for the first offence the sum of £1; for the second £2; and for the third offence the sum of £5.

5th. That any person allowing cattle not bona fide his or her property, or bona fide hired as aforesaid to run in his or her name, or making any collusive agreement of any kind with a view to impose upon the Wardens, or the Ranger (if any), to defeat the fair and just provisions of the Ordinance above referred to, shall for the first and every future offence forfeit and pay the sum of £5.

6th. That any person or persons driving any cattle running on the waste lands as aforesaid, and desirous to slaughter the same for Auckland market, or for shipping, or for any other purpose, shall first give due notice in writing to the Wardens, or any one of them, whom the Wardens may hereafter appoint for the purpose of inspecting the brands of the said cattle; and if the person or owner of the cattle neglect to do so, he shall for the first and every offence forfeit and pay the sum of £5.

7th. That as there is a number of bad bred bulls running on the aforesaid waste lands to the injury of stock, therefore it shall not be lawful after the publication of these By Laws for any person to have a bull running on the said waste lands, unless licensed to do so.

8th. That any person or persons running any bull or bulls on the waste lands aforesaid, without being licensed by the Wardens so to do, shall forfeit and pay the sum of £2 for the first offence, £3 for the second offence, and the sum of £5 for the third and every future offence.

9th. Provided that no male horned cattle will or shall be held accountable or as coming within or liable to the aforesaid penalty, unless the said cattle be from twelve to fourteen months old.

10th. That any person setting fire to or causing any part of the said waste lands to be set on fire, without the consent in writing of the Wardens, shall forfeit and pay the sum of 10s. for the first offence, 20s. for the second offence, and 40s. for the third and every future offence.

11th. That any person destroying or impairing in any way any wall, embankment, fence, or bridge, on the said waste lands within the said Hundred, shall forfeit and pay the sum of £5 for each and every offence.

12th. That all cattle trespassing on the Crown waste lands within the Hundred, impounded in a public pound, shall be charged 10s. per head in addition to the poundage fees fixed by the Impounding Ordinance.

13th. That the words hired cattle shall be construed to mean working cattle and no other.

Thos. POYNTON,
P. MELVILLE, } Wardens.

Dated this 22nd day of September, 1851.

COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

Total amount of Notes in circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at Auckland, on the 13th day of December, 1851, being the close of the preceding four weeks:

£5 and upwards .......... £1,940
Under £5 .......... £1,027

Total .......... £2,967

Total amount of Coin held by the same Office on the same day:

Gold .......... £3,156
Silver .......... 71

Total .......... £3,227

I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session 8.

A. SHEPHERD,
Colonial Treasurer.

Dated this 15th day of December, 1851.

NOTICE

At the request of the Wardens of the Hundred of Auckland, I hereby give Notice that a Special Meeting of the Justices of the Peace for the Borough and District of Auckland, will be holden at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, 1852, at twelve o’clock, noon, for the purpose of estimating and assessing reasonable rates for the general or ordinary damages, which shall and may be demanded in a summary way, by the owner of any Lands, without proof of special damage for the trespass of any Cattle thereon, and to frame a table of such rates, in accordance with the Provisions of the Impounding Ordinance, Sess. 8, No. 6.

Thos. Beckham,
Resident Magistrate.

Resident Magistrate’s Court,
Auckland, December 16th, 1851.

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