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The New Zealand Gazette.
Published by Authority.
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1862..
ORDER IN COUNCIL
Prohibiting importation of diseased Cattle into
Stewart's Island, Ruapuke, &c.
At the Government House at Wellington
the 16th day of July, 1862.
PRESENT.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by the "Diseased Cattle Act
1861" it is enacted that it shall be
lawful for the Governor by Order in Council
to make such Regulations as to him shall seem
fit for prohibiting the importation of Cattle
into the Colony from Districts infected with
disease within the meaning of the said Act,
Now therefore His Excellency the Governor,
with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council, Doth hereby order that from and after
the date of this Order the several Colonies of
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria,
South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania,
and the Cape of Good Hope, so far as relates
to the importation of Diseased Cattle into the
Southern or Stewart's Island and the Island of
Ruapuke and other Islands in, near to, and to
the South of Foveaux Straits, be deemed to be
infected Districts within the meaning of the
said Act, and the Governor with such advice
and consent as aforesaid doth hereby make the
following Regulations, that is to say,
No Cattle after the date hereof until further
notice shall be imported from any such Dis-
tricts into the said Stewart's Island, Ruapuke
and the other Islands in, near to, and to the
South of Foveaux Straits under a Penalty for
each offence not exceeding five hundred
Pounds (£500).
E. L. LAYARD,
For the Clerk of the Executive Council.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th July, 1862..
HIS Excellency the Governor directs the
publication of the following Despatch.
and its Enclosure for general information.
WILLIAM Fox.
Downing Street,
31st March, 1862.
SIR,—With reference to my Despatch,
separate, I transmit to you herewith additional
instructions, under the Royal Sign Manual, to
the Governor of New Zealand, revoking so
much of the Royal Instructions of 12th August,
1861, as limits the number of Members to be
summoned to the Legislative Council of that
Colony to twenty.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
NEWCASTLE..
Governor
Sir George Grey, K.C.B.,
&c., &c., &c.
VICTORIA R..
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS to Our
Trusty and Well-beloved Sir George Grey,
Knight Commander of Our Most Honor-
able Order of the Bath, Our Governor
and Commander in Chief in and over
Our Colony of New Zealand and its De-
pendencies. Given at Our Court at
Windsor, this twenty eighth day of March
1862, in the twenty fifth Year of Our
Reign.
WHEREAS We did by Our Commission
under the Great Seal of Our United
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🏛️ Order in Council Prohibiting Cattle Importation to Stewart's Island
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration16 July 1862
Cattle disease, Import prohibition, Stewart's Island, Ruapuke, Foveaux Straits, Executive Council
- E. L. LAYARD, For the Clerk of the Executive Council
🏛️ Publication of Despatch and Additional Royal Instructions to Governor Grey
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration12 July 1862
Royal Instructions, Legislative Council, Governor, Newcastle, Victoria R.
- George Grey (Sir, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath), Governor and recipient of instructions
- WILLIAM Fox
- NEWCASTLE
- VICTORIA R.