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of Allotment No. 55, also of Section No. 1 of the Parish of Takapuna aforesaid; towards the West generally by the western boundary of Allotment No. 55, the crossing of a road-line 100 links wide, part of the southern, the western, and the northern boundaries of Allotment No. 7, the eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 8 and 9, the crossing of another road of width aforesaid, and the south-western boundary of Allotment No. 96 to its western angle; and towards the North-west by the north-western boundaries of Allotments Nos. 96, 95, and 94, to the place of commencement;

And that the Board of the said district shall consist of five members.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Assistant Surveyor-General.
OLIVER MAYS, Chairman.
JNO. JAMES, Clerk.

I certify that all the forms of law in respect of the above special order have been duly complied with.

JNO. JAMES,
Clerk.

2nd December, 1883.

SPECIAL ORDER No. 5.

THAT a new road district, to be called the Mairetahi Road District, be constituted under “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” with the following boundaries, and that the Board of the said district shall consist of five members:—

The Mairetahi District.

All that area in the Provincial District of Auckland bounded towards the North-west by the waters of the Kaipara Estuary from the South Head at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour; towards the North-east and East generally by the Kaipara Harbour aforesaid, the Kaipara River, and the Waipatukahu Stream to the place of intersection of the latter by the south-eastern boundary of the Ongarahu Block; towards the South-east by the south-eastern boundary of the Ongarahu Block aforesaid to its southernmost angle, and by that boundary produced in a right line to the sea; and towards the South-west by the sea to the place of commencement.

S. PERCY SMITH,
Assistant Surveyor-General.
OLIVER MAYS, Chairman.
JNO. JAMES, Clerk.

I hereby certify that all the forms of law in respect of the above special order have been duly complied with.

JNO. JAMES,
Clerk.

22nd December, 1883.

By-law No. 1, Slaughtering of Cattle, made by the Waitemata County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1884.

THE following by-law, made by the Waitemata County Council, is published in accordance with “The Counties Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1882.”

THOMAS DICK.

SPECIAL ORDER No. 4, made by the Waitemata County Council at a duly convened and constituted Meeting of the Council held on Friday, the 21st December, 1883.

RESOLVED, That By-law No. 1, to prohibit the slaughtering of cattle, sheep, goats, or swine in such places within the county as the Council may think proper, and to grant licenses for slaughter houses, fix fees to be paid to the County Fund for such licenses, and regulate the slaughtering of animals therein in such manner as the Council may think fit, be passed and come into operation on the first day of February, 1884.

JNO. JAMES, Clerk.

I hereby certify that all the forms of law in respect of the above special order have been duly complied with.

JNO. JAMES,
County Clerk.

BY-LAW No. 1.

Cattle may not be slaughtered in the County of Waitemata without License.

1. On and after the 1st day of January, 1884, no person shall keep a slaughterhouse, or place for slaughtering cattle intended for sale, barter, or exportation, except such house or place be duly licensed for that purpose in the manner hereinafter provided.

Penalty.

2. Every person who shall slaughter, or cause to be slaughtered, any cattle, sheep, or pigs, as aforesaid, in any house or place within the County of Waitemata, not being a duly-licensed slaughterhouse or place, contrary to the provisions of these by-laws, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding £5 for every such offence.

Blood or Offal. Proof of Illegal Slaughtering.

3. If any blood or offal of any cattle shall be found in any place, other than a public or private slaughterhouse, and its presence in such place shall not be satisfactorily accounted for by the occupier of such place, such occupier shall be deemed guilty of having slaughtered cattle contrary to the provisions of this by-law, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

Power to grant Licenses.

4. Every person desirous of obtaining a license for a slaughterhouse, or place for slaughtering cattle, shall, before any ordinary meeting of the Council, give to the County Clerk a notice in writing of his intention to apply for a license, and shall describe in said notice the house or place intended to be licensed: and the Council (a quorum being present) shall consider such application, and if they find the applicant to be a person of good character, and the place proposed to be licensed in a convenient and desirable situation, they shall grant to such person a license, under the hand of the County Clerk, in the form of Schedule A.

Licenses to be in force from Date to 31st December following.

5. Every license shall be in force from the date thereof until the 31st day of December next following, or such other date as the Council may from time to time determine, and payment shall be made therefor according to the following scale:—

(a.) For a license to kill not more than one head of great cattle and ten head of small cattle per week, the sum of £2 per annum:

(b.) For a license to kill more than two head of great cattle and any quantity of small cattle per week, the sum of £5 per annum:

(c.) For a license to kill not more than two head of great cattle and ten head of small cattle per month, the sum of £1 per annum.

Power of Councillors to enter and direct the Cleansing of Slaughterhouses.

6. For the purpose of preserving cleanliness in licensed slaughterhouses, or places for slaughtering cattle, it shall be lawful for any Inspector or constable, authorized by writing under the hand of a Councillor or under the hand of the County Clerk, to visit and inspect any slaughterhouse or place for slaughtering cattle within the county, and to give such directions concerning the cleansing of such slaughterhouse or place both within and without as to him shall seem needful.

Penalty for Neglect.

7. If any butcher, or the owner or occupier of any such slaughterhouse or place for slaughtering of cattle, shall obstruct or molest such Inspector or constable in the inspection thereof, or shall refuse or neglect to comply with such directions within a reasonable time, every such person shall, upon conviction upon the information of such Inspector or constable, forfeit and pay for every such offence or neglect any sum not exceeding £5.

Power of Justice, &c., to enter and search.

8. It shall be lawful for any Justice of the Peace, Inspector of the Police, County Clerk, Inspector of Slaughterhouses, or constable duly authorized in writing by a Councillor to enter at any time any slaughterhouse or place so licensed as aforesaid within the county where there shall be cause to suspect that stolen cattle have been or are about to be slaughtered, and to make such search and inquiry as may seem necessary for the discovery of the offence and the offender.

Butchers to keep a Register of Cattle slaughtered.

9. Every person licensed to slaughter cattle within the county shall keep a book in the form of Schedule B, wherein he shall enter all cattle slaughtered in his licensed house or place, showing the date of slaughter, the name of the person from whom purchased, the sex, apparent age, colour, and brands; and every person who shall slaughter cattle without making such entries shall forfeit and pay for such omission a sum not exceeding £5.

Monthly Return to be furnished.

10. Every keeper of a licensed slaughterhouse shall transmit monthly to the County Clerk a report in writing containing the particulars above stated, and shall produce such book for the information of any Justice or duly-authorized constable whenever he shall be required. And if any such keeper of a licensed slaughterhouse or place for slaughtering cattle shall neglect or fail to keep such book or record or shall refuse to produce such book or record to any Justice or duly-authorized constable, he shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding £5.