Oct. 18.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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danger exists through the introduction of dogs into this
colony, in consequence of the prevalence of the disease
known as "rabies" or "hydrophobia" in Great Britain and
other countries:

Now, therefore, I, Lord Augustus William Frederick Spencer
Loftus, the Governor aforesaid, with the advice of the Execu-
tive Council, do, by this my Proclamation, hereby prohibit
the importation of all dogs from any country or colony other
than the Colonies of Victoria, South Australia, Queensland,
Western Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, from this
date.

Given under my hand and seal, at Government House,
Sydney, this eighteenth day of September, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three, and in the forty-seventh year of Her
Majesty's reign.

By His Excellency's command.
GEORGE R. DIBBS.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Importation of Dogs into Victoria.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 15th October, 1883.

THE following Order in Council respecting the importa-
tion of dogs into Victoria is published for general
information.
THOMAS DICK.

(From the Victoria Government Gazette, of 14th September,
1883.)

REGULATIONS UNDER "THE DISEASES IN STOCK ACT, 1872."
INTRODUCTION OF DOGS.

At the Executive Council Chamber, Melbourne, the tenth
day of September, 1883.

Present: His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Service, Mr.
Berry, Mr. Kerferd, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Langridge, Mr.
Tucker, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Levien, and Mr. Sargood.

WHEREAS by "The Diseases in Stock Act, 1872,"
among other things, the Governor in Council is
empowered from time to time to make orders and regula-
tions for the purposes therein mentioned, and to rescind the
same: And whereas from time to time the Governor in
Council has made divers orders and regulations under the
powers conferred by the said Act: And whereas it is de-
sirable to make the following additional orders and regula-
tions: Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by
and with the advice of the Executive Council, doth hereby,
in exercise of the powers conferred by the above recited Act,
and of every other power enabling him in that behalf, order
as follows, that is to say,-

1. Rabies to be deemed an Infectious or Contagious Diseases,
   and Dogs suffering from it Diseased Stock. The disease
   known as rabies is hereby declared to be a contagious or
   infectious disease, and all dogs affected with such disease,
   and all dogs arriving by sea from any place other than the
   Australasian Colonies or New Zealand, until such last-
   mentioned dogs have passed through and been released from
   quarantine, are hereby proclaimed to be diseased stock.

2. All the sections of "The Diseases in Stock Act, 1872,"
   shall extend to dogs.

3. The introduction of any dog into the colony, either by
   sea or land, found to be suffering from rabies is prohibited.

4. Place and Authority for the Introduction of Dogs. No
   dog from any place other than one of the Australasian
   Colonies or New Zealand, brought by sea to the colony,
   shall be introduced at any place other than the port of
   Melbourne, or without the authority, in writing, of an
   Inspector of Stock, and except in accordance with the condi-
   tions of such authority; and no Inspector of Stock shall
   grant any such authority until he is satisfied that all the
   provisions of every law, and of every regulation or order of
   the Governor in Council, for the time being in force with
   respect to the introduction of dogs, have been complied with.

5. Introduction of Dogs. When any vessel arrives at any
   port or place in Victoria from any place other than any of
   the Australasian Colonies or New Zealand, having on board
   any dog-

(1.) Dogs to be secured on the Arrival of Ship in Vic-
torian Waters. The master of the vessel, and every
owner or person in charge of any dog on board any
such vessel, shall cause every such dog to be securely
chained up, or otherwise confined, so soon as the vessel
enters Victorian waters, and to be kept so securely
chained up, or otherwise confined, so as to be unable
to bite any person or dog coming on board, until an
Inspector of Stock, by writing under his hand, other-
wise order.

(2.) Master to support Inspector. The master shall,
with the least possible delay, furnish the Inspector of
Stock stationed at or near such port or place with a
list in writing of every such dog, stating where the
same respectively were shipped, the name of the
owner or person in charge of every such dog (if any)
on board the vessel, and the name of every consignee
(if any) of every such dog, stating also with respect to
every such dog whether he desires to introduce the
same into Victoria or not; and at the time such list
is furnished a sum of £50 shall be paid to such In-
spector for every dog desired to be introduced into
Victoria, and the person by whom the said sum is
paid shall give the Inspector a statement in writing of
the name and address of the person to whom any
balance of the said sum is to be returned.

(3.) Destruction of Dogs in Default of Notice and Pay-
ment of Deposit. If the Inspector of Stock stationed
at or near such port or place do not receive such notice
as aforesaid in respect of any such dog that it is
desired to introduce such dog into Victoria, or if the
sum of £50 be not paid to such Inspector in respect of
any such dog, such inspector shall forthwith cause
such dog to be destroyed.

(4.) Inspection and Quarantine of Dogs to be introduced.-
If such Inspector of Stock receive such notice as
aforesaid in respect of any dog that it is desired to
introduce such dog into Victoria, and the sum of £50
be paid to such Inspector in respect of such dog, he
shall inspect such dog and cause such dog to be
inspected by a veterinary surgeon, and, if the same be
found to be to all appearance free from rabies, shall
order the same to be removed to some quarantine
ground determined by the Governor in Council.

(5.) Removal of Dogs to Quarantine Ground. - Every
dog so ordered to be removed to a quarantine ground
shall be removed in such manner as the Inspector of
Stock may direct.

(6.) Duration of Quarantine. - Every dog removed to a
quarantine ground shall be detained there for six
months, or for such further period as the Minister
may by writing under his hand direct, and until, after
the expiration of the said period of six months or such
further period, the same have been examined by an
Inspector of Stock and a veterinary surgeon, and such
Inspector and surgeon certify by writing under their
hands that such dog is free from rabies; and the
Inspector of Stock shall thereupon give the owner of
such dog notice in writing to remove it within a time
fixed by such notice, not less than three days, or such
further time as an Inspector of Stock may allow; and
every owner of such dog shall within such time remove
or cause to be removed such dog.

(7.) Mad Dogs to be destroyed. - If at any time any such
dog be found to be suffering from rabies the Inspector of
Stock shall forthwith cause such dog to be destroyed.

(8.) Notice of Destruction of Dog. When any Inspector
of Stock causes any dog to be destroyed he shall give
notice in writing to the owner thereof.

(9.) Notice may be by Registered Letter. - Any notice
required to be given to the owner of any dog may be
given by a registered letter to such owner at any
address which such owner may have forwarded in
writing to the Inspector of Stock, or, if such owner has
not so forwarded any address, by advertisement in a
daily newspaper published in Melbourne.

(10.) Application of Deposit. - The sum of £50 paid as
aforesaid on account of every such dog shall be applied
in or towards payment of all the expenses connected
with such dog from the time such dog is first inspected
until such dog dies or is destroyed or is delivered up to
its owner, including the expense of the examination
from time to time of such dog by a veterinary surgeon
or surgeons, whose fees shall be determined by the
Minister, and the balance (if any) shall be returned to
the person named in that behalf as aforesaid, his
executors or administrators.

(11.) Dog not to be transhipped, removed, or allowed to
stray from Shipboard without the Authority of an In-
spector. - No one shall, in any river, port, or harbour
in Victoria, or elsewhere in Victorian waters, transfer
any such dog from any one vessel to any other vessel,
without the written authority of an Inspector of Stock,
and except in accordance with the conditions of such
authority. Neither shall the master of any vessel
allow any such dog to stray from his vessel or to be
removed therefrom without the written authority of
an inspector of stock.

6. The regulations of the Governor in Council under "The
   Diseases in Stock Act, 1872," numbered 47, 52, 55, and 58,
   shall be read as if dogs were stock within the meaning of
   such regulations.

7. If at any time any dog in Victoria, or on board any
   vessel in Victorian waters, be suffering from rabies [any per-
   son may and] any Inspector of Stock, upon being notified of
   the fact, shall forthwith destroy, or cause to be destroyed,
   such dog.

8. No compensation shall be payable in respect of any dog
   destroyed under these provisions of these regulations.