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and upon which cattle shall be found tres-
passing, may drive them to the nearest
pound, giving a written notice of their
number and description to the pound-
keeper; and of the amount of damage
claimed for the trespass.

If impounded cattle be not claimed within
24 hours, pound-keeper to give notice to
their owner that they will be sold, if not
released before a given day.

If not released in due time, cattle to be sold
by pound-keeper under the order of a Jus-
tice of the Peace.

Place of sale-the Pound. Mode of sale-
Public auction.

Proceeds of sale to be applied in payment of
fees and charges, -damages, &c., and re-
sidue to owner of cattle.

Instead of impounding the cattle, owner, &c.,
of land may drive them to their owner,
and demand the fixed rate of damage; and
if he refuses to pay the amount claimed,
the owner, &c., of the land may make com-
plaint to Resident Magistrate, or any two
Justices who may hear and determine the
same in a summary way.

All pound-keepers are to keep a pound book,
and to produce it for inspection. To erect
painted tables of fees, and to be respon-
sible for safe keeping of cattle, and are to
post upon the pound a written notice de-
scribing the cattle impounded.

An Ordinance for regulating the Slaughtering
of Cattle in certain cases.

This Ordinance empowers the Governor to
proclaim districts

Within any such district no person to keep a
Slaughter house, except he be duly li-
censed.

The Governor may by proclamation appoint
that one or more, slaughter-houses within
any town shall be a public slaughter-house,
and that all cattle slaughtered in any such
town, or within three miles thereof, shall
be slaughtered in the public slaughter-
house. All cattle to be slaughtered within
certain hours.

The Justices of the district are empowered to
grant licenses, and to inspect slaughter-
houses, and to cause them to be cleansed,
and enter and search them for stolen catile

An Ordinance to prohibit the sale, &c., of
Spirits, and to regulate the sale, &c., of
other intoxicating Liquors to persons of
the Native race.

This Ordinance prohibits the supply of Spi-
rit in any quantity to persons of the na-
tive race.

And prohibits the supply of Wine, and Fer-
mented Liquors in any quantity which shall
produce intoxication.

An Ordinance to provide for the Government
and Discipline of the Natize Troops to be
raised in the Colony of New Zealand.

This Ordinance enacts that the Act of Par-
liament for punishing Mutiny and Deser-
tion, and for the better payment of the
Army, and their Quarters; and that the
Articles of War; shall be in force with
respect to the body of Troops to be raised
in the colony from amongst Her Majesty's
subjects of the native race.

An Ordinance to prohibit the keeping of Gun-
powder, exceeding a certain quantity.

This Ordinance provides that no person being
a dealer, shall keep more than lbs. of
Gunpowder at any one time, and not being
a dealer more than lbs. weight of
Gunpowder.

And authorises Justices of the Peace to issue
a warrant for searching houses or places in
which Gunpowder is suspected to be kept,
contrary to the provisions of the ordinance.

And provides that all Gunpowder so found
shall be seized and forfeited.

And authorises the Governor to award a por-
tion of the penalty to any person who
shall have been active in procuring a con-
viction.

An Ordinance to provide for the Management
of Savings' Banks.

This Ordinance provides that the Governor
shall be the President of every Savings'
Bank, proclaimed to be within the operation
of this ordinance.

That the management of such banks shall
be vested in Trustees, of whom one shall
be Vice-President, and to be assisted by
accountants, clerks, &c.

That the liability of the Trustees be limited
to their own acts respectively.

That no deposit be of less value than (One
Shilling), and that the aggregate deposits
of any depositor shall not exceed (£200).

That notice be given of intended with-
drawal of deposits. That interest, be paid
on deposits according to rate to be fixed
by the ordinance, but that such rate be
liable to reduction by Trustees with the ap-
probation of the Governor.

That the Governor be empowered to guaran-
tee the repayment of any loan (not exceed-
ing £ ), which may have been
required by the Trustees, to meet demands
upon the Bank.

That Infants, and Friendly and other Socie-
ties, may become depositors. And that in
case of death of the depositor, the amount
to his credit be in certain cases, paid to next
kin, &c.

That Trustees may invest deposits in Govern-
ment, real or other Securities.

That a memorial of the name of the Vice-