JUNE 29.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 907

of Tuapeka, and by and with the consent of the
County Council of the said County of Tuapeka: And
whereas the County Council of the County of Tuapeka
have determined to make the regulations hereinafter
mentioned:

Now, therefore, I James Buchanan, Chairman of
the Council of the Tuapeka County, by and with the
consent of the County Council of the said county,
and by virtue and in exercise of the power delegated
to the Chairman for the time being of the County
Council of the County of Tuapeka, do hereby make
the regulations following, in the stead and place of
the regulations previously made and published in the
New Zealand Gazette of the 27th February, 1879, for
the depasturing of stock on any lands within the said
County of Tuapeka for which a lease or license for
depasturing purposes has not been granted, or has
been cancelled or suspended (that is say), —

REGULATIONS.

Interpretation.

1. In these regulations the words "great cattle"
   shall be construed to mean and include horned cattle,
   horses, mules, and asses (male and female), and the
   offspring thereof above six months of age; and the
   words "small cattle" shall be construed to mean
   sheep (male and female), and the weaned offspring
   thereof; and the word "cattle" shall include great
   cattle and small cattle, or either or both of them; the
   word "county" shall mean the County of Tuapeka;
   the word "Council" shall mean the County Council
   of the County of Tuapeka; the word "district" shall
   mean one of the depasturing districts described in
   the First Schedule hereto, or some part of any one
   of such districts; the words "lands subject to these
   regulations" shall mean any lands within the County
   of Tuapeka for which a lease or license for depasturing
   purposes has not been granted or has been cancelled
   or suspended; words importing the singular shall
   include the plural, and words importing the plural
   shall include the singular; and words importing the
   masculine gender shall include females; and the
   word "person" shall include a corporation.

Miner's Right and Business License Holders may run Cattle.
2. Every holder of a miner's right issued within
the county or any borough therein, and every holder
of a business license occupying land by virtue of such
license within the county, shall be entitled, without
obtaining a depasturing license under these regula-
tions, to run two head of great cattle free of assess-
ment fees upon any lands subject to these regula-
tions, provided that such cattle are his own property.

Lands subject to Regulations divided into Districts.
3. The lands subject to these regulations shall be
and the same are hereby divided into four districts
for the purposes of these regulations, and the names
of such districts and the boundaries thereof shall be
as described in the First Schedule hereto.

Depasturing Licenses.
4. Every such holder of a miner's right or business
license may run cattle upon any lands subject to these
regulations in excess of the number which he is
entitled to run free of assessment fees, on obtaining
a depasturing license under these regulations; and
any other person resident in such county, not being
the holder of a miner's right or of a business license,
may run cattle within any district on obtaining a
depasturing license under these regulations authoriz-
ing him in that behalf.

Application to be made.
5. Any person desirous of obtaining a depasturing
license must lodge with the Clerk of the County
Council an application in writing, in the form con-
tained in the Second Schedule hereto, and deposit

therewith the assessment and registration fees pay-
able under these regulations. If such application is
refused, the assessment and registration fees will be
repaid to the applicant, but not otherwise. No
depasturing license will in any case be granted to any
applicant under the age of eighteen years.

Application, how dealt with.
6. If the application shall be to depasture not
more than five head of great cattle, the Clerk of the
County Council may, with the consent and approval
of the Chairman, forthwith issue a depasturing license
to the applicant; but if such application shall be for
depasturing any larger number of great cattle, or for
depasturing small cattle, the Clerk shall submit the
same to the County Council at the next ordinary
meeting thereof, and the County Council shall deter-
mine whether such application shall be granted or
refused.

Duration and Form of License.
7. Depasturing licenses granted under these regu-
lations shall bear date of the day on which they shall
be granted; they shall be signed by the Chairman of
the County Council, and shall remain in force until
the 31st March next following the date thereof; and
such licenses shall be in the form contained in the
Third Schedule hereto, and shall authorize the holder
thereof to run cattle of the description named therein
upon any lands subject to these regulations com-
prised within the district named therein, upon the
terms and conditions herein expressed.

Assessment Fees.
8. The assessment fees payable annually under
these regulations shall be—
For every head of great cattle ... 4s. Od.
For every head of small cattle ... 1s. 1d.
But only one-half of the above fees shall be charged
in any case where the period from the date of such
license to the 31st March then next ensuing will be
less than six calendar months.

Existing Licenses.
9. Every depasturing license in force at the time
when these regulations shall come into operation
shall continue in force until the 31st March, 1883,
and shall be deemed to be a license issued under
these regulations, and shall entitle the holder thereof
to all the privileges to which the holder of a depas-
turing license issued under these regulations is
entitled, and shall render him liable to all penalties
to which the holder of such a license as last aforesaid
is made subject for any breach of these regulations.

Registration.
10. All cattle depastured upon any lands subject
to these regulations, whether running free of assess-
ment or by virtue of a depasturing license, must be
branded, and the brands and a description of the
cattle must be registered with the Clerk of the
County Council. The fee for every such registration
shall be 1s. A certificate of registration in the form
of the Fourth Schedule hereto shall be given to all
persons entitled to run cattle free of assessment as
hereinbefore provided.

Register to be kept.
11. The Clerk of the County Council shall keep a
register of brands, and a list of depasturing licenses
and registration certificates issued, with the date of
issue, and the names of the licensees and certificate-
holders, the qualification under which cattle are to
be run free of assessment fees, the quantity and
description of cattle which each person is authorized
to depasture, and the name of the district within
which such cattle are to be depastured; and such
register shall be kept in the Council offices, and may
be inspected at any time by the public.