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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Exhibits, although entered in any class, may compete for
special prizes, notice of which shall be given on the certificate
of entry.
Exhibits entered in the wrong class by the exhibitor will be
excluded from competition for prizes, except where permitted
by the Executive Committee.
Any exhibit having taken the first prize in a class for two
consecutive years shall not receive any prize in such class, but
may be exhibited, and if considered superior to all other exhibits
in that class, it shall receive a certificate from the Judges to
that effect. Such exhibit shall, however, be eligible to compete
for any special prize.

IV.—Certificates of Entry.

The certificate of entry is a printed form, to be obtained from
the Secretary, and from the Secretaries of the principal local
Societies, and is available for one exhibit only, except in the
case of stock entered for sale, when one certificate is sufficient.
The exhibitor, therefore, must apply for as many certificates as
he has exhibits, except as specified above, and must fill them in
according to the forms prescribed. And as it is from these
documents that the catalogue will be compiled, it is absolutely
necessary that the whole of the questions contained in them
should be answered as far as possible.

The certificate will not be valid unless signed by the exhibitor
or his agent.

No exhibit will be admitted without a certificate of entry
correctly filled in, signed, and delivered by post or otherwise to
the Secretary, at the office of the Society, on or before the dates
for the closing of entries specified on the certificate of entry or
advertised; and the Secretary will acknowledge the delivery of
the certificate by returning to the exhibitor a receipt for the
same, upon the production of which the exhibit will be admitted
into the Society's ground.

No entrances will be received after the dates specified for the
closing of the same.

All owners competing in Sections 1 and 2 shall be restricted
to three entires of pure pedigree (as admissible in the Stud and
Herd Book) in each class, but no branch establishment of one
partnership shall entitle owners to more than the three afore-
said entries in each class, but they may enter ten others, not
necessarily of pure pedigree, for exhibition and sale on the
grounds upon payment of a fee of 10s. for each head, these
latter to be placed in yards or covered stalls. In case of pro-
test, based on difference of age, animals to be submitted to the
Society's Veterinary Surgeon.

Exhibitors or their agents, when called upon by the Stewards
or Committee, shall prove the correctness of their certificates
of entry.

No charge will be made to members upon the certificate of
entry for any of the Society's prizes, but a fee of 2s. 6d. will be
levied on certificates of entry for non-members.

Such charge as the Committee may determine shall be made
for ground or wall space, and the Stewards shall use discre-
tionary power as to the space to be allotted to each exhibitor.

V.—Arrival and Arrangement of Exhibits.

All exhibits must bear a distinctive mark corresponding with
that entered upon the certificate of entry, and be delivered to
and removed from the Society's ground free of charge.

Exhibitors or their agents must, if requested, point out to the
Stewards their respective exhibits, in order that they may be
identified, classified, and numbered according to the catalogue
before being submitted to the Judges.

No exhibit will be admitted into the Society's ground unless
the attendant is in possession of the Secretary's receipt; and
each exhibit when it enters the ground must be at once put
into its proper place.

Exhibits must be brought to the grounds on the days to be
hereafter specified.

VI.—Disease or Danger.

Should there be any reason to suspect that any exhibit is
either diseased or dangerous, the Society reserves the right of
removing the same from, or refusing its admittance to, the
Exhibition. No stock will be admitted into the Society's
Exhibition without first being passed by Inspectors appointed
by the Society.

VII.—Control of Exhibits.

Exhibitors shall, under direction of the Stewards, arrange
their exhibits; and no exhibit shall afterwards be moved with-
out the sanction of the Stewards, under a penalty not exceeding
£5.

The Committee shall have power to retain the exhibit of any
exhibitor so fined, until such fine is paid.

The members of the Executive Committee, and the Stewards
in the section, shall at any time have power to enter any space
allotted to any exhibitor, and give such directions as regards
the exhibits as they may think fit.

Exhibitors will render themselves liable to a penalty of £5
by removing any official placard, ticket, or ribbon, affixed or
posted by the Stewards, or by affixing any other placard, ticket,
or ribbon, in lieu thereof, or by refusing in any way to carry
out the instructions of the Stewards, who shall incur no respon-
sibility by putting these regulations in force.

No exhibitor shall be permitted to be with the Stewards or
Judges during the time of judging the exhibits, unless by special
request of the Stewards. And the exhibit or exhibits of any
person infringing this rule shall be at once disqualified.

Live-stock attendants will be supplied by the Stewards with
distinguishing badges, and required to wear the same, and shall
be regarded, during the time of the Exhibition, as servants of
the Society, and shall be under the entire control and direction
of the Stewards. They shall be in attendance each day of the
Exhibition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the purpose of exhibiting
and parading stock.

VIII.—Care and Feeding of Stock.

The Society undertakes to find the necessary accommodation
and attendance, if required, for the animals and birds during
the Exhibition; but no provision will be made for the feeding
of the same (except in the case of Section VI.—Dogs) beyond
establishing a store at which fodder may be purchased by
exhibitors; nor will the Society provide for the nightly accom-
modation of entire horses.

IX.—Departure of Exhibits.

The Society reserves the right to retain any exhibit for such
time as the Executive Committee may consider necessary; and
no exhibit shall be removed from the Exhibition without a for-
mal permit from the Stewards or the Secretary.

The dates on which exhibits will be allowed to be removed
will be hereafter specified.

X.—Responsibility.

DAMAGE THROUGH EXHIBITS.—The Society will not be
responsible for any accident that may be caused through or by
any exhibit, and it shall be a condition of entry that each ex-
hibitor shall hold the Society harmless, and indemnify it against
any legal proceedings arising from any such accident.

DAMAGE TO EXHIBITS.—The Society will not, under any
circumstances, hold itself responsible for any loss or misdelivery
of live stock, or other exhibits, at the Society's Exhibition, or
for any damage thereto.

LOSS BY DISEASE.—The signing of the certificate of entry of
any animal will be taken as a guarantee that the animal speci-
fied is free from all disease, as far as is known to the owner. In
case of infectious disease being spread through or by an exhibit,
the exhibitor shall be held responsible.

FIRE.—Means will be taken to guard against fire and protect
the property at the Exhibition.

XI.—Trials, Parade of Stock, &c.

Due notice will be given by advertisement to exhibitors of
the arrangements made by the Stewards for carrying out field
trials of implements, machinery, parade of stock, &c.

MOVEMENT AND WORKING.—The conveyance to the trial
ground and working of the implements and machinery will be
directed by the Stewards, and they will be carried out at the
exhibitors' expense.

WORKING IMPLEMENTS.—No implement shall be worked on
the ground unless by express order of the Stewards.

GRAIN IN SHEAF, ETC.—Grain in sheaf, hay, corn, straw,
roots, wool, or any material required for testing the machines,
and if wanted horse-power, must be provided by exhibitors.

STEAM.—No exhibitor shall light a fire under or supply the
boiler of any steam-engine, until he has the authority of the
Stewards to do so; this authority will be given after the
engineer appointed by the Society has examined the engine,
and has certified that it is perfectly safe.

The Stewards shall have power to order the removal of any
exhibit worked in contravention of this rule.

XII.—Infringement of Regulations.

In the event of a wilful infringement by an Exhibitor of any
of the foregoing regulations and by-laws, it shall be in the
power of the Council, upon proof of the same, to prohibit such
exhibitor from exhibiting and competing at any of the Society's
Exhibitions in future.

XIII.—Prize Awards.

The prize awards affixed to all exhibits shall be distinguished
by the following colours, viz. :—

Blue for first.
Red for second.
Yellow for highly commended.
Black for commended.
Red, white, and blue for champion.

Ribbons will only be affixed in Sections 1, 2, 3, and 6.

XIV.—Protests.

All protests must be lodged with the Secretary, or left at the
office of the Society, addressed to him, within forty-eight hours
from the notification of the Judges' awards.

XV.—Non-Competitive.

The Committee may receive for exhibition only, and not for
competition, if space admits, any exhibit not specified in the
schedule.