THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 193

Stream, and the Rangitaiki River; and towards the
North-west by the said river: as delineated on a plan
deposited in the Native Land Court Office, Auckland.
This block has passed the Native Land Court.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twelfth day of February,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Despatch from the Secretary of State.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th February, 1878.
THE following despatch, from Her Majesty's Prin-
cipal Secretary of State for the Colonies, with
its enclosure, is published for general information.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Downing Street, 15th November, 1877.
SIR,—A correspondence has recently arisen be-
tween this department, the Secretary of State for
War, and the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty, relative to the salute due to an Officer Admin-
istering the Government of a colony in the absence
of the Governor.

2. It has been decided that the existing rule, as
   laid down in section 3, paragraph 8, of the Queen's
   Regulations for the Army should be followed in both
   naval and military salutes, and this rule will be
   inserted in the "Revised Edition of the Admiralty
   Instructions."

3. The rule provides that officers temporarily
   acting in any higher command or civil office are
   entitled, during their temporary tenure, to all the
   honors and salutes that may appertain to such com-
   mand or office.

4. This decision will not render necessary any
   alteration in Article 159 of the Colonial Regulations,
   but I have to request that you will cause to be can-
   celled in any volumes of the Colonial Regulations
   which may be in use in the colony under your govern-
   ment, pages 144 to the end of the book, containing
   extracts from the Queen's Regulations and Admiralty
   Instructions on the subject of salutes, portions of
   which are now superseded by more recent instruc-
   tions, which should be referred to in case of necessity.

5. I enclose, for convenience of reference, copies
   of the Regulations at present in force.

I have, &c.,
CARNARVON.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

Letter from the Chief Secretary of Victoria relative
to the Importation of Stock from New Zealand.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 6th February, 1878.
THE following letter from the Chief Secretary of
Victoria, relative to the removal of the prohibi-
tion against the importation of stock from New
Zealand, is published for general information.
G. S. WHITMORE.

(No. 132.)
VICTORIA.
Chief Secretary's Office,
Melbourne, 17th January, 1878.
SIR,—With reference to your letters of the 25th
October and 10th ult, expressing a hope that the
free importation of cattle, sheep, and swine from New
Zealand may be permitted now and in future, as the
introduction of stock from Europe has been absolutely
prohibited for some months by an order of the Govern-
ment of New Zealand, I have the honor to inform
you that all special restrictions are removed.

I may point out that the importation of stock from
New Zealand was not prohibited by Proclamation,
but was practically prohibited by the operation of
the regulation under the Stock Act (copy herewith),
sec. No. 6, which requires that an Inspector should
be satisfied that stock proposed to be introduced is
free from certain diseases.
The Inspectors have been informed that they are
free to exercise their judgment in that regard, whether
applied to stock from New Zealand or any other
colony.

I have, &c.,
GRAHAM BERRY.

CHARGE ON INSPECTION OF NEWLY INTRODUCED
STOCK.

Stock newly introduced either by sea or land shall
not travel until it has been inspected by an Inspector
appointed for that purpose, the cost of such inspection
and of carrying out the several provisions of this Act
shall be defrayed by a charge to be imposed of one
shilling per head for every head of cattle and horses,
sixpence per head for every head of calves and foals,
and one penny per head for every head of sheep and
pigs so inspected; and such charge may be recovered
in a summary way before any two Justices.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY INSPECTORS BEFORE
AUTHORIZING STOCK TO TRAVEL.

No Inspector shall authorize any of the said stock
to be introduced or to travel until he has inspected
such stock, and is satisfied that it is free from any of
the diseases mentioned in the First Schedule hereto,
and has received a statutory declaration made by the
owner or person in charge, stating the number and
description of stock which he is desirous to import,
and that the same have been free from disease and
from contact with any diseased stock for the space of
not less than thirty days, and has counted the same, or
been otherwise satisfied in regard to the number of
stock to be so imported, and received the charge
imposed by the 7th section of the said Act in respect
thereof, for which charge a receipt shall be given in
the form of the Third Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
Catarrh. Small-pox in Sheep.
Cumberland Disease. Pleuro-pneumonia.
Foot and Mouth Disease. Rinderpest.
Glanders. Murrain.

THIRD SCHEDULE.
"Diseases in Stock Act, 1872."—Authority to travel
Stock.

No.
THIS is to authorize the stock particularized below,
the property of Mr. , now in
charge of Mr. , which has been inspected, to
travel from to , viz, —

PARTICULARS OF STOCK.

(Signed) Inspector of Stock.

Stationed at ,