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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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the words "great cattle" shall mean horned or neat cattle;
and the words "small cattle" shall mean and include sheep,
goats, and swine.

Buildings or Premises to be licensed.

2. No building or premises within the Waihemo County shall
   be used as a place for the slaughtering of cattle not the property
   of the owner or occupier of the buildings or premises unless
   the same be licensed as hereinafter mentioned; nor shall any
   building or premises unless so licensed be used for the
   slaughtering of cattle the property of the owner or occupier
   after notice has been served upon such owner or occupier, or
   left for him on such premises, requiring such owner to discon-
   tinue such uses, or to take out a license under this by-law for
   such building and premises.

Application for License.

3. The owner or occupier of any premises may apply to the
   Waihemo County Council for a license to use the same as a
   slaughterhouse, and such application shall be in writing in the
   form set forth in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be made
   to the Clerk of the County Council.

Form of License.

4. Every license granted under this by-law shall be in the
   form set forth in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall be
   signed by the Chairman of the County Council for the time
   being.

License Fees.

5. Licenses may be granted hereunder for the slaughtering of
   great cattle only, or for the slaughtering of small cattle only, or
   for both; and the annual fees payable in respect thereof shall
   be as follows:-

But if any license be issued after the 30th day of June in
any year one-half only of the said fees shall be payable.

Duration of License.

6. Every such license shall remain in force from the date
   thereof until the 31st day of December then next ensuing and
   no longer.

Notice of Intention to slaughter Cattle to be given.

7. Every licensed person intending to slaughter within the
   Waihemo County shall first give six hours' notice in writing to
   the officer appointed by the Council as Inspector of Abattoirs
   and Slaughterhouses and of Cattle intended to be slaughtered,
   (hereinafter called "the Inspector"), specifying the time and place
   of slaughter, and shall set forth in such notice the true and
   correct brands on, and the sex of, such cattle intended to be
   slaughtered.

Where no Notice can be given, Skins to be kept and produced.

8. If the notice mentioned in the preceding clause of this by-
   law cannot be given owing to some unforeseen accident, or if it
   is necessary that such cattle shall be immediately slaughtered,
   the person so slaughtering such cattle shall give notice thereof
   immediately thereafter to the Inspector aforesaid, and the
   skins of such cattle shall be kept or preserved for seven days,
   and shall be produced on demand to the said Inspector at the
   place of slaughter.

Slaughterhouses to be kept clean.

9. Every licensed slaughterhouse shall be kept clean, and
   the buildings shall be scraped, whitewashed, and purified, to
   the satisfaction of the Inspector aforesaid.

Offensive Matter to be removed.

10. All blood, offal, or other offensive matter shall be removed
    from such licensed premises at least once in every twenty-four
    hours.

Only Licensee or his Servant to slaughter.

11. No person except the licensee or his servant bond fide
    shall slaughter any animal in such licensed premises, and any
    person not complying with, or permitting or suffering any breach
    of, this by-law, shall be held to be unlicensed, notwithstanding
    that he may be possessed of a license.

Cattle not to be kept longer than Three Days.

12. It shall not be lawful to keep within or upon any licensed
    premises for a period longer than three days any cattle intended
    for slaughter.

Licensee to keep a Register.

13. Every licensee shall keep a register of all cattle slaughtered
    at his licensed premises, in the manner prescribed by section
    26 of "The Slaughterhouses Act, 1877."

Animals unfit for Human Food.

14. There shall not be admitted into any licensed premises
    any animal which, from injury or other cause, would not be
    deemed fit for human food, nor shall there be so admitted the
    carcase of any animal unfit for human food.

Licensee to give Notice of any Diseased Animal.

15. Every licensee shall give immediate notice in writing to
    the County Clerk and to the Inspector of any diseased animal
    being brought to such licensed slaughterhouse for slaughter.

Cattle to be properly watered and fed.

16. All cattle received into pens, stalls, or yards belonging to
    any licensed slaughterhouse shall be properly watered and fed
    once at least in every twenty-four hours.

Certain Persons to be admitted to Licensed Premises.

17. Every licensee shall admit to his licensed premises, at
    any hour of the day or night, any Justice of the Peace, Con-
    stable, Inspector, or other officer of the Council.

Power to revoke License.

18. The County Council may at any time revoke a slaughter-
    house license for any breach of this by-law, or of any by-law to
    be made for the keeping of slaughterhouses.

19. No slaughterhouses erected after the date at which this
    by-law shall have come into force shall be licensed if within
    half a mile of any borough or within five chains of any main
    road.

Penalties.

20. Any person guilty of any offence of omission or com-
    mission against this by-law shall forfeit and pay a sum not ex-
    ceeding £5, to be recovered in a summary way before any two
    or more Justices of the Peace, in the manner provided by "The
    Justices of the Peace Act, 1882," and any Acts amending
    the same.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

To the Waihemo County Council.

I, , of , in the Waihemo County, being the
owner or occupier of premises situated within the
Waihemo County, do hereby apply for a license to use such
premises as a slaughterhouse for the slaughter of
Dated this day of , 188 .

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I hereby certify that I have examined the premises described
in the above application of , and that they are suitable
for the purpose for which they are asked to be licensed.

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Inspector.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
LICENSE FOR SLAUGHTERING.

I HEREBY certify that , of , is licensed to
slaughter cattle in his slaughterhouse situated and
being in the Riding of Waihemo County, and this
license shall remain in force until the 31st day of December,
188 .
Given under my hand at , this day of
188 .

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Chairman of the Waihemo County Council.

Registered by
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Clerk of the County Council.

The common seal of the Waihemo County Council was affixed
hereto, this 29th day of March, 1883, in the presence of
JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.
C. S. HAY,
ALEX. MCLAREN,
Councillors.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-law
No. 5 of the Waihemo County Council, as passed and duly made
at a special meeting of the said Council held on the 7th day of
March, 1883.

JOHN MCKENZIE, Chairman.

SPECIAL ORDER OF THE WAIHEMO COUNTY COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the Waihemo County Council did, at a special meet-
ing held on the seventh day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three, pass the following resolutions, viz.:--

That By-law No. 1 of the Waihemo County Council regu-
lating the proceedings, debates, and general conduct of
the business of the Council;

That By-law No. 2 of the Waihemo County Council, regu-
lating the duties, duration, and condition of service of
officers and servants of the Council;

That By-law No. 3 of the Waihemo County Council, regu-
lating the issue of licenses to pedlars and hawkers;

That By-law No. 4 of the Waihemo County Council,
regulating the management of pounds and conduct of
poundkeepers;

That By-law No. 5 of the Waihemo County Council,
regulating the use of slaughterhouses;

as agreed to in Committee of the whole Council, and now
reported, be passed and duly made; and did direct that an
order in conformity with the said resolutions be drawn up and