Stock Depasturing Regulations & Schedules




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

and registration certificates issued, with the date of
issue, and the names of the licensees and certificate
holders, the qualification under which any cattle are
to be run free of assessment fees, and the quantity
and description of stock which each person is
authorized to depasture; and such register shall be
kept in the Council offices, and may be inspected at
any time by the public.

  1. Brands previously registered.
    If the brand described in any application has pre-
    viously been registered by any other person, the
    applicant shall amend his application by inserting
    therein some other brand not previously registered.

  2. Diseased Cattle, Pigs, and Goats prohibited.
    No diseased cattle shall be depastured upon, nor
    shall any pigs or goats be allowed at large within, any
    district; and any person or persons who shall turn
    out or depasture any diseased cattle, or suffer any
    pig or goat to be at large within any district, shall
    be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds for
    the first offence, and twenty pounds for any second
    or subsequent offence.

  3. Licenses not to be issued to Minors, &c.
    Depasturing licenses shall not be issued to minors
    under the age of eighteen years.

  4. Penalty for Non-registration, &c.
    No person shall depasture cattle, great or small, in
    a district unless the same be registered and branded
    in the manner provided by these regulations; and all
    cattle depastured under these regulations shall be
    and be kept branded with the registered brand of the
    person authorized to depasture the same, in the
    manner herein provided; and all cattle found in a
    district unregistered, or without such brand, shall be
    deemed to be illegally depastured in such district in
    contravention of these regulations; and the owner or
    owners thereof shall, upon conviction, be liable to a
    penalty not exceeding 40s. per head for every offence
    for every head of cattle so depastured.

  5. Unregistered Cattle may be impounded.
    All pigs, goats, or unregistered cattle found in or
    upon a district may be impounded by any officer of
    the Council duly authorized in that behalf; and the
    owner or owners thereof shall, in addition to the
    penalties provided by these regulations, and to the
    impounding fees chargeable under any by-law of the
    County Council for the time being in force, be liable
    to a charge of 5s. per head for the costs incurred in
    the collecting and recovering of the same.

  6. Penalty for illegally Depasturing.
    Any person depasturing cattle in or upon a district
    without a license authorizing the holder thereof in
    that behalf, and any person depasturing thereon a
    greater number of cattle than he is entitled to depas-
    ture by virtue of such license, or more than by these
    regulations he is entitled to depasture by virtue of a
    miner's right, business license, or of a mining, mineral,
    or agricultural lease, shall, upon conviction, be liable
    to a penalty not exceeding ten shillings per head for
    each offence for every head of cattle so depastured.

  7. Depasturing of Bulls prohibited.
    No bull shall be depastured upon or allowed at
    large within any district without the approval of the
    Council or their authorized officer; and any person
    or persons offending against this regulation shall be
    liable to a penalty not exceeding £50.

  8. Depasturing of Entire Horses prohibited.
    No entire horse, over the age of twelve months,
    shall be depastured upon or allowed at large within
    any district without the approval of the Council or
    their authorized officer; and any person offending

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against this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding £50.

  1. The Burning of Grass punishable.
    Any person burning grass, unless expressly autho-
    rized by the Council, shall be liable to a penalty not
    exceeding £50.

  2. Cattle not to be removed without Permission
    of Owner.
    No person shall be allowed to remove cattle
    (excepting such as are his bona fide property) from
    any commonage within any district under a penalty
    of £5, unless with the written sanction of the owner
    or owners of such cattle as may be removed, and
    unless also such cattle are liberated at the nearest
    stockyard, and returned forthwith to the commonage
    or commonages from which they have been so re-
    moved.

  3. Removal of Cattle on Sundays prohibited.
    No person or persons shall be allowed to remove
    or muster cattle on Sunday from any reserve or
    commonage under a penalty of £5.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

MOUNT BENGER DEPASTURING DISTRICT.
BOUNDED towards the North and East by Vincent County and
Maniototo County to Lammerlaw; towards the South-east and
South and South-west by Beaumont Riding and the southern
boundary of the gold fields; and towards the West by South-
land County. - Whole of Teviot and part of James Ridings.

GABRIEL'S DEPASTURING DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east by Taieri County; towards
the East by Waipori and Waitahuna Ridings; towards the
South and East by Clark's Riding to the source of the Crook-
burn; towards the South by the Crookburn; towards the
South-west by Bruce County; towards the West by the boun-
dary of gold fields; and towards the North-west by James and
Teviot Ridings. - Whole of Gabriel's and parts of Brown's and
Beaumont Ridings.

WAITAHUNA DEPASTURING DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east by the Waipori Riding;
towards the South-east by Bruce County; towards the South-
west by the boundary of the gold fields to the source of the
Crookburn; and towards the West and North by Brown's and
Gabriel's Ridings. - Whole of Waitahuna and part of Clark's
Ridings.

WAIPORI DEPASTURING DISTRICT.
Bounded towards the North-east and East by Taieri County;
towards the south-west by Bruce County to the Waitahuna
Hill; thence due West to the Waitahuna River; thence to-
wards the West in a north-westerly direction along the said
river and boundary of Run 52c to boundary of Gabriel's Riding
and thence by eastern boundary of said riding. - Whole of
Waipori Riding.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

To the Chairman, Tuapeka County Council.
PURSUANT to the provisions of "The Mines Act, 1877," and
regulations made thereunder, I hereby apply for a license to
depasture head of in the Depasturing
District, Tuapeka County, such cattle being [or to be forthwith]
branded as follows, namely [Here insert description of stock,
and the colour, sex, and brand of each].
Dated the day of , 18 (Name in full.)
(Address.)

THIRD SCHEDULE.
No. , of , Tuapeka County Council Offices, 18 .
, having applied for a license to depas-
ture stock upon the Depasturing District, and having
paid the sum of head of , is hereby authorized to depasture
, branded as herein described, within
the said district, until the 31st day of March, 18 .
Description of brands: Chairman.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.
No. , of , Tuapeka County Council Offices, 18 .
, being entitled to run head of
on the Depasturing District, as the holder of
, has this day registered a description of the said stock



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