1372
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, under the hand and seal of His Excellency Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, then Governor of the said colony, the introduction and importation of cattle, sheep, and pigs into the Colony of Queensland from all places beyond the Australian Colonies was absolutely prohibited: And whereas by my Proclamation bearing date the seventeenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, I directed that all dogs introduced or imported from places beyond the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand should be placed and remain in quarantine at the port of arrival for a period of six months from the date on which such dogs were placed on board ship at the port of shipment: And whereas it is now deemed expedient to rescind both the above-recited Proclamations, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, I, the Governor aforesaid, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance and execution of the power and authority vested in me by the said recited Act, do, by this my Proclamation, rescind the said Proclamations of the fourteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and the seventeenth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, respectively.

Given under my hand and seal, at Government House, Brisbane, this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and in the fifty-first year of Her Majesty’s reign.

By command.
B. B. MORETON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(L.S.)
A. MUSGRAVE,
Governor.

PROCLAMATION by His Excellency Sir ANTHONY MUSGRAVE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Queensland and its Dependencies.

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the thirtieth year of Her Majesty’s reign, intituled “An Act to prevent the Introduction of Diseased Animals into the Colony of Queensland, and to check the Progress of Malignant Diseases in Animals,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, may from time to time, by Proclamation, prohibit or put restrictions on the introduction or importation of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, and other animals into the Colony of Queensland, or into any district thereof, from such places and during such times as may appear necessary: And whereas it is deemed expedient to prohibit the introduction or importation of pigs:

Now, therefore, I, the Governor aforesaid, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance and execution of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said recited Act, do, by this my Proclamation, absolutely prohibit the importation of pigs from all places except the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Given under my hand and seal, at Government House, Brisbane, this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and in the fifty-first year of Her Majesty’s reign.

By command.
B. B. MORETON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

(L.S.)
A. MUSGRAVE,
Governor.

PROCLAMATION by His Excellency Sir ANTHONY MUSGRAVE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Queensland and its Dependencies.

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the thirtieth year of Her Majesty’s reign, intituled “An Act to prevent the Introduction of Diseased Animals into the Colony of Queensland, and to check the Progress of Malignant Diseases in Animals,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, may from time to time, by Proclamation, prohibit or put restrictions on the introduction or importation of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, and other animals into the Colony of Queensland, or into any district thereof, from such places and during such times as may appear necessary: And whereas it is deemed expedient to put restrictions on the introduction or importation of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, and camels from all places except the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand:

Now, therefore, I, the Governor aforesaid, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance and execution of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said recited Act, do, by this my Proclamation, prohibit the introduction or importation of any horses, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, or camels from all places except the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand, except under and subject to the conditions and restrictions hereinafter set forth; and I declare that cattle, horses, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, and camels may be imported from countries or places other than the Australian Colonies, Tasmania, and New Zealand, under and subject to the following conditions and restrictions, and not otherwise, that is to say,—

1. No goats or deer shall be imported except for zoological collections, and subject to the regulations in force for the time being under the above-recited Act.

2. No cattle, horses, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, or camels shall be imported except under the following conditions and restrictions, namely,—

(a.) They must be accompanied by a declaration made at the time of shipment, by their owner or breeder, that they are free from infection:

(b.) They must have been taken direct from the place from which they start to the port of shipment, and if they do not travel on foot they must have been conveyed in a goods-wagon, and not placed in any conveyance, stable, or other place where animals liable to the same diseases have been within the next preceding sixty days:

(c.) Except in the case of horses, they must have been shipped at the Port of London:

(d.) They must be certified to be free from infection at the time of shipment, by a veterinary surgeon appointed by the Agent-General in London for that purpose:

(e.) They must be landed only at the Port of Brisbane:

(f.) The captain or master of the importing ship must make a declaration as to the health of all animals on board during the voyage:

(g.) Before leaving the ship they must be examined by a veterinary surgeon and an Inspector; and, if they and all other animals on board the ship are found to be free from disease or infection, they may, after being washed and disinfected in such manner as the Commissioners and Inspector direct, be landed, and shall, except in the case of horses, be forthwith conveyed by water to quarantine.

3. Dogs shall be detained in quarantine at the port of arrival for a period of six months.

4. Camels and cattle shall be detained in quarantine at the port of arrival for a period of one hundred and twenty days.

5. Sheep shall remain in quarantine for a period of ninety days.

6. All animals shall be disinfected while in quarantine, in accordance with the regulations, or in such manner as the Commissioners and Inspector may direct.

7. All animals, after being duly examined by a veterinary surgeon and certified to be free from infection, may, on the expiration of their term of quarantine, if any, be released on the order of the Commissioners and Inspector.

8. The skins of all animals which have died or been slaughtered on board the importing ship during the voyage shall, if they have not been destroyed or thrown overboard, be salted and securely packed in cases or casks, and shall not be landed in Queensland.

9. No cattle, horses, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, or camels, or other animals, suffering from or infected with rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax, glanders, farcy, rabies, cancer, scrofula, or tuberculosis, or any other infectious or contagious disease, shall be landed from any ship; and any animals on board of any ship arriving in Queensland that are found to be suffering from or infected with any infectious or contagious disease shall be destroyed or disposed of in such manner as the Colonial Secretary may direct.

10. Any cattle or sheep arriving at a Queensland port, but not intended to be landed, shall, if found on examination to be not infected, be removed to quarantine, and there detained at the expense of the owner until the sailing of the ship; and, if the owner refuses to send such cattle or sheep to quarantine, they shall be forthwith destroyed on board on the order of a Commissioner and Inspector.

11. No fodder or litter used on board any ship, arriving from parts beyond the seas, with or for the use of any cattle, sheep, horses, goats, deer, camels, or pigs, shall be landed; and all fittings used on board with or about any animals, and all effects belonging to their attendants, shall, before landing, be disinfected as the Commissioners and Inspector may direct.

12. All cattle, sheep, horses, goats, deer, or camels, landed at any port other than the Port of Brisbane, shall be forthwith destroyed on the order of a Commissioner or an Inspector.

And I do, by this my Proclamation, further notify that all animals imported into the colony contrary to this Proclamation, or any regulations made under the authority of the said recited Act, may be seized by order of the Colonial Secretary or of any Commissioner or Inspector, and shall, upon seizure, be forfeited and disposed of as the Colonial Secretary may direct; and that every person concerned in importing or introducing, or attempting to import or introduce, any animals