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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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(3.) Cattle, sheep, and swine from Great Britain or Ireland, or such as have been fourteen days therein;

(4.) Goats, deer, and any other ruminants from any colony or country, if intended for a zoological or acclimatisation society;

(5.) Dogs from any colony or country.

REGULATIONS.

Ports at which foreign stock can be landed.

24. Foreign stock shall only be landed at the ports of Wellington and Lyttelton: Provided that horses from San Francisco may be landed at Auckland.

V. FOREIGN STOCK PRIOR TO STARTING AND AT PORT OF SHIPMENT.

Notice to Inspector of intention to import foreign stock.

25. Any person intending to introduce foreign stock into this colony shall give the Inspector of Stock not less than fourteen days' notice in writing of his intention, to the effect of Schedule VII. hereto.

Declaration by owners, and certificate by district veterinary surgeon, prior to starting foreign stock for port of shipment.

26. The exporter of any foreign stock intended to be introduced into this colony shall take the following steps:—
    (1.) He shall make a declaration before a Justice of the Peace, solicitor, or notary public, to the effect of Schedule VIII. hereto:
    (2.) He shall upon the declaration so made obtain the indorsement of a certificate by a veterinary surgeon in the district in which such stock are or from which they start for the port of shipment, to the effect of the certificate in the said Schedule VIII.:
    (3.) He shall deliver such declaration and certificate, as hereinafter provided, to the veterinary surgeon inspecting such stock (at the port of shipment).

If any foreign stock intended to be landed arrive unaccompanied by a declaration and certificate, or either of them, as required by this regulation, the owner shall pay a fine of 20s. per head, and the term of quarantine shall be extended for such further period as the Minister may direct.

Foreign cattle, sheep, and swine to be shipped from London or Glasgow.

27. All foreign cattle, sheep, and swine intended to be imported into this colony shall be shipped at the ports of London or Glasgow, and shall have been fourteen days at least in Great Britain or Ireland.

All stock to be examined at port of shipment by approved veterinary surgeon.

28. All stock, prior to their being put on board any vessel to be shipped for this colony, as well as all stock put or to be put on board the same vessel for the use of the passengers or crew, shall be carefully inspected at the owner's expense by a veterinary surgeon duly approved of in that behalf. (See Regulation 26 (3).)

The veterinary surgeon to obtain declaration, &c., and examine stock and certify to health or otherwise.

29. If the veterinary surgeon aforesaid shall have obtained the declaration and certificate hereinbefore mentioned, and shall be satisfied that the whole of the stock put on board or to be put on board such vessel are free from infection, and that all the other requirements of the regulations in force have up to that time been duly complied with, he shall, but not otherwise, make and deliver a declaration to the effect of Schedule IX. hereto to the master of the vessel, together with the declaration and certificate hereinbefore mentioned.

VI. FOREIGN STOCK AT SEA, AND WHILE IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS.

Skins of stock slaughtered or dying on board not to be landed.

30. The skins of all stock which have died or been slaughtered on board any foreign vessel during the voyage shall, if not thrown overboard while at sea, be salted and securely packed in cases or casks, and shall not be landed except for transhipment under the supervision of an Inspector.

Duty of master of vessel while in New Zealand waters re foreign stock and their treatment by Inspector.

31. It shall be the duty of the master of the vessel on board of which there are any foreign stock, as well as the actual owner thereof,—
    (1.) To cause all such stock to be kept securely confined while such vessel is in the waters of this colony, and until such stock are removed to quarantine or otherwise disposed of:
    (2.) To prevent any person except the attendant on such stock touching or handling the same without the permission of an Inspector:
    (3.) To see, while his vessel remains therein, that all such stock are cleansed, disinfected, and treated as the Inspector shall direct;

(4.) To see that no carcase nor any portion of a carcase of any stock, nor any fodder, fittings, nor litter, shall be allowed to fall or be thrown overboard without the permission of an Inspector, but shall be burned or otherwise disposed of as the Inspector in writing shall direct:
(5.) Not to allow any Australasian stock to be taken on board such vessel.

The master and attendant on the stock on arrival to make a joint declaration to Customs officer first boarding vessel.

32. The master of the vessel on which there are any foreign stock, and the attendant on such stock, shall on arrival in this colony make a statutory declaration to the effect of Schedule X. hereto, and the master shall forthwith deliver such declaration, together with the declaration and certificate to the effect of Schedule IX. hereto, at the office of the Inspector of Stock.

Stock on board a foreign vessel to be examined by the Inspector and veterinary surgeon.

33. All stock on board any foreign vessel shall on arrival in this colony be forthwith examined by an Inspector, and, if any of them are intended to be landed, then the whole of such stock shall be examined by a veterinary surgeon and an Inspector in company, who shall ascertain whether or not such stock are infected with any disease, whether mentioned in Schedule I. or not, and shall make their joint report to the effect of Schedule XI. hereto.

How ships' stock and ships' dogs are to be dealt with.

34. All stock intended for ship's use, and all dogs arriving by any foreign vessel, shall within forty-eight hours of their arrival in port be either removed to quarantine (see Regulation 24), killed, or otherwise disposed of as the Minister shall direct. The carcases of any cattle, sheep, or swine so killed may, by instructions from an Inspector and under his supervision, be sold and delivered ashore: Provided that ship's stock, after examination by a veterinary surgeon as required by Regulation 33, may be released from quarantine and returned to the vessel at any time by order of an Inspector without further examination on payment of inspection fees and charges as per Schedule XIII. Before removal to quarantine Regulation 36 must be complied with.

How foreign stock found to be infected are to be dealt with.

35. If any foreign stock on board ship, whether they are intended to be landed or not, are found to be infected, they shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister or Chief Inspector of Stock shall direct.

Payment of charges on foreign stock.

36. If foreign stock are not prohibited from being landed, and are reported by the Inspector to be free from infection, and if the Inspector is satisfied that all the requirements of these regulations have been fully complied with up to date, he shall take either of the following courses:—
    (1.) He will either take a bond and guarantee to the effect of Schedule XII. hereto, duly executed by the owner or consignee of such stock, and two approved sureties, for insuring that such owner or consignee will, as regards such stock, faithfully carry out the conditions contained in these regulations, and pay all the charges and expenses specified in Schedule XIII. hereto, in so far as they may be incurred with respect to such stock, as well as any other charges and expenses payable by him under these regulations:
    (2.) Or, if such a course be deemed necessary, the owner or consignee of such stock may be required by the Inspector to deposit with him such sum of money as he shall deem sufficient to defray all such charges and expenses;

And upon such bond and guarantee being obtained, or, as the case may be, such sum of money being deposited, such stock shall be removed to quarantine.

VII. QUARANTINE OF FOREIGN STOCK.

Stock to be taken by water to quarantine, and kept at owner's risk and expense.

37. All such foreign stock, including dogs, found on inspection to be free from infection shall, when necessary, before leaving the vessel, be washed and disinfected as the Inspector shall direct, and shall, within forty-eight hours after inspection, be conveyed by water at the owner's risk and expense to the quarantine-ground, and shall remain in quarantine for the terms respectively prescribed in the next succeeding regulation for the different kinds of such stock, during which they shall be kept at their owner's risk and expense, and shall be washed, dipped, and disinfected as prescribed by these regulations, and as the Inspector shall direct.

Duration of quarantine for foreign stock.

38. The several kinds of foreign stock herein mentioned admitted to quarantine shall remain therein for the respective periods herein specified, dating from the day of removal from the vessel, namely:—