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quarter; and for each and every head of
Sheep, the sum of one penny per quarter,
payable quarterly, in advance; and that
Cattle for any portion of time within any
quarter, shall be chargeable, and paid for as
if running the entire quarter.
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That the assessment hereby made shall
be paid to the Ranger, or any other person
duly authorised by the Wardens of the said
Hundred, quarterly, in advance. -
That all pers ons depasturing Cattle as
aforesaid, in the first week of January, April,
July, and October, give notice in writing,
duly signed by him or her, to the Ranger for
the time being of the said Hundred, or
other authorised person, of the number of
Cattle then running, and bearing his or her
brand, and being bonâ fide his or her pro-
perty, as also of the number of Cattle, if any,
hired of or from any other person, and whom,
and particulars of the brand any such hired
Cattle may bear, the said Return to be left at
the residence of either of the Wardens for the
aforesaid Hundred under a penalty of ten
shillings for the first omission, and (£1) one
pound for every further omission. -
That no person shall run any Cattle
upon the said Waste Lands but such as shall
be his or her own property, or bonâ fide
hired by him or her. -
That each and every person depasturing
Cattle as aforesaid, shall at all times, when
required by the Ranger, or any other person
duly authorised by the Wardens of the afore-
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said Hundred, give, in writing or otherwise
as the Ranger or such person authorised may
require, full and correct information of the
number of Cattle running on his or her ac-
count; and any person refusing to give such
information, or giving false or evasive infor-
mation, shall forfeit and pay the sum of (£1)
one pound for each and every such offence. -
That no entire male Cattle, great or
small, shall be allowed to run upon any part
of the said Waste Lands without the consent,
in writing, of two of the Wardens at least,
under a penalty of twenty shillings for each
and every offence; and any entire male Cat-
tle found upon the said Waste lands, without
consent as aforesaid, shall be deemed and
treated as Cattle trespassing. -
That any person worrying Cattle by
driving them with dogs, or otherwise, off the
said Waste Lands, or other unenclosed Lande,
not in the lawful occupation of the person so
driving off such Cattle, shall forfeit and pay
the sum of (£2) two pounds for the first
offence, and (£3) three pounds for the second
offence, and (£5) five pounds for the third
and every further offence.
HENRY HAYR,
PATRICK DONOVAN,
Wardens.
N.B. The Wardens of the Onehunga
Hundred deem it a duty to call the attention
of the Licence Holders to By-Law No. 4, as
they intend to enforce the penalty in all
cases.
Printed and Published by WILLIAMSON & WILSON, fer the New Zealand Government.
NZ Gazette 1854, No 7
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Continuation of By-Laws for the Hundred of Onehunga regarding stock assessment and conduct
(continued from previous page)
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government27 March 1854
Stock assessment, cattle fees, penalties, reporting requirements, male cattle restrictions, driving cattle
- Henry Hayr
- Patrick Donovan