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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

22. No stock shall be transhipped in the waters of this colony without the permission, in writing, of the Inspector; and no stock other than stock from any Australian Colony, brought by any vessel into the waters of this colony, shall be transhipped from such vessel to any of the vessels usually or occasionally trading between any of the Australian Colonies until such stock, if allowed to be landed, shall have performed the quarantine, and otherwise complied with the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts and regulations.

23. When any stock shall have been destroyed under the above-named Acts or regulations thereunder, notice thereof shall be given to the owner of such stock to the effect of Form 12 hereto.

24. Notices under the above-named Acts or regulations may be either served personally on the person to whom such notice is required to be given, or left at his residence or place of business, or sent to him by registered letter through the post.

25. No compensation shall be paid to the owner of any stock destroyed or otherwise dealt with or disposed of under the provisions of above-named Acts or any regulations issued thereunder, nor for any loss or injury sustained by any such owner through the carrying-out or enforcement of any of the provisions of the said Acts or regulations.

VIII.—PENALTIES.

26. Stock may under all or any of the following circumstances be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister shall direct:—
    (1.) If they are infected with any infectious or contagious disease, whether such stock be on land or on board any vessel within the territorial limits of this colony:
    (2.) If their owners shall have committed or attempted to commit or be concerned in committing any breach of the above-named Acts or of any regulations thereunder:
    (3.) If stock be removed or stray from the vessel by which they arrive, or from quarantine, or if they be not removed on the termination of their quarantine:
    Provided that, in all cases which the Inspector or Veterinary Surgeon considers urgent, dogs found to be infected shall be forthwith destroyed by their order.

28. Any person wilfully or negligently introducing or importing any stock infected with any infectious or contagious disease, or attempting to introduce or import any such stock, shall, on conviction, for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

29. If any person enter upon any quarantine-ground or premises without the written permission of the Inspector, or approach, examine, handle, or in any way interfere with any stock in quarantine without such permission, he shall, on conviction, for every such offence incur a penalty not exceeding £20.

30. Any person convicted of any breach of or non-compliance with any of the Acts aforesaid or any regulations made thereunder for which a penalty is not specially provided shall incur a penalty not exceeding £20.

Form 1.
IMPORTED STOCK ACT OF 1871 AND THE IMPORTED STOCK ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1884.
Notice of Arrival of Stock.
188 .

To , Inspector of Stock.
TAKE notice that the , belonging to , of , more particularly described in the Schedule below, are expected to arrive by the vessel named, and at or about the time therein stated [or have arrived].
Owner or his Agent.

SCHEDULE.

N.B.—A separate notice must be given for each owner's stock.

Form 2.
IMPORTED STOCK ACT OF 1871 AND THE IMPORTED STOCK ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1884.
Declaration and Certificate of Health.
I [name and address], do solemnly and sincerely declare that the under-mentioned stock are, to the best of my know-

ledge and belief, free from all infectious and contagious diseases, and are the produce of . [Here state particulars of numbers, sexes, kinds, and brands of the stock.] And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and in virtue of the provisions of an Act made and passed in the ninth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled “An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the Government of New South Wales, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the Suppression of Voluntary and Extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits.”

(Signed.)

Made and signed before me at ,
this day of , 188 .
J.P.

I have examined the stock referred to, and have no reason to doubt the correctness of this declaration in any particular.

Inspector of Stock.

Form 7.
IMPORTED STOCK ACT OF 1871 AND THE IMPORTED STOCK ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1884.
Certificate by Inspector of District from which Stock start.
I, THE undersigned, , being Inspector of Stock for the District of , in , having carefully examined the , more particularly described in the Schedule below, which are about to be shipped from the Port of for the Port of Sydney, New South Wales, and having made due inquiry with respect to such , do hereby certify (1) that such have been in the said district for a period of not less than sixty days; (2) that they are free from all infectious or contagious diseases; and (3) that they have not within the next preceding sixty days been in direct or indirect contact with any such disease.
Dated at , the day of , 188 .
Inspector of Stock.

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO ABOVE.

Form 8.
IMPORTED STOCK ACT OF 1871 AND THE IMPORTED STOCK ACT AMENDMENT ACT OF 1884.
Certificate by Veterinary Surgeon at Port of Shipment.
I, , of , a duly-qualified veterinary surgeon, appointed in that behalf for the Colony of New South Wales, having made a thorough inquiry respecting and a careful examination of the live stock about to be shipped from the Port of , by the , of which is the master, for the Port of Sydney, which are more particularly described in the Schedule below, and having made the like inquiry respecting and examination of all live stock on board or about to be put on board such vessel for the use of the passengers or crew (particulars of which are also given below), do hereby certify that none of the said stock are infected with any infectious or contagious disease.
V. S.

Dated at , this day of , 188 .

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO ABOVE.