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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

The Schedule above referred to.

SCHEDULE B.

DECLARATION OF HEALTH BY VETERINARY SURGEON AT PORT OF SHIPMENT.

I, the undersigned, duly-qualified veterinary surgeon, and a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, having made a thorough inquiry respecting, and a careful examination of, the animals about to be shipped from the port of
by the
, of which
is the master, for the Province of South Australia, which animals are more particularly described in the Schedule below, and having made a like inquiry in regard to, and examination of, the animals about to be put on board the said vessel, as well for export as for the use of the passengers and crew thereof (particulars of which are also given below), do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, none of such animals are now or are likely to be infected with any infectious or contagious disease. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Vet. Surgeon.

Declared at
, the
day
of
, 188
, before me,
J.P.

The Schedule above referred to.

Particulars of Ship's Stock for Use on the Voyage.

SCHEDULE C.

DECLARATION OF HEALTH BY CAPTAIN OR MASTER OF VESSEL.

I,
, of the
, from the port of
, do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the statements contained in the Schedule hereunder written, with regard to the animals therein mentioned, are true; and I further solemnly and sincerely declare that no disease of any kind has shown itself on any animal on board the said vessel during the voyage from
to South Australia, and that no animal on the said vessel is now infected, or likely to be infected, with infectious or contagious disease. [If any disease should have shown itself during the voyage the declaration must state the nature of such disease, its effect on the animal or animals affected, and the time during which any such animal was affected.]
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true.

Captain [or Master].

Declared at
, the
day
of
, 188
, before me,
J.P.

The Schedule above referred to.

Captain [or Master].

And the Hon. the Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

E. P. LEMPRIERE,
Clerk of the Council.

Bonus for Canned and Cured Fish for Export.

Treasury Department,
Wellington, 10th November, 1885.

IT is hereby notified that bonuses under “The Fisheries Encouragement Act, 1885,” as set forth in the following sections (Nos. 8, 9, and 10) of that Act, will be paid subject to the conditions named therein, and in the regulations contained in the Order in Council of even date herewith.

JULIUS VOGEL.

8. In order to encourage the production and curing of fish for export, the Colonial Treasurer shall during the next seven years after the passing of this Act, without further appropriation by Parliament, pay out of the Consolidated Fund to any person who shall prepare canned and cured fish for export, and actually export the same from the colony, a bonus or bonuses upon the quantity of canned and cured fish prepared and exported by such person as hereinafter mentioned, that is to say,—
   (1.) In respect of the first 200 tons avoirdupois of fish canned with or without oil, the sum of 1d. per pound, the weight of the cans not to be included in the tonnage upon which such bonus is paid;
   (2.) In respect of every ton avoirdupois of fish canned as aforesaid beyond the first 200 tons, the sum of ½d. per pound, the weight of the cans not to be included in the tonnage upon which such bonus is paid;
   (3.) In respect to cured fish the bonus to be paid shall be respectively ¼d. and ⅛d. a pound under similar conditions, as far as the same are applicable to those contained in the two last subsections.

9. The total tonnage upon which the Treasurer may grant bonuses as aforesaid under this Act shall not exceed 6,000 tons.

10. Every person intending to apply for the grant of a bonus shall register a special trade-mark under the laws for the time being in force in New Zealand providing for the registration of trade-marks, such trade-mark to be used for all cured and canned fish to be prepared for export by such person, and shall, within six years after the passing of this Act, give notice to the Treasurer of his intention to export canned and cured fish with a view to applying for a bonus, and shall append to such notice a copy of such trade-mark; and all cases, barrels, or cans containing fish cured and canned for export by any such person shall, before exportation, be marked with the trade-mark so registered by him, and no part of any such bonus shall be payable except in respect of cases, barrels, or cans so marked.

Progress-payments for Exported Fish.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 24th September, 1886.

WITH reference to the notification in the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th November, 1885, respecting the payment of bonuses to persons who prepare canned and cured fish for export under regulations published on the same date, it is hereby notified that progress-payments on account of such bonuses, claimed in accordance with those regulations, will now be made by this department. Claims to be for quantities not less than one ton net weight, and to be sent through the Collector of Customs at the port from which the fish was exported.

JULIUS VOGEL.