SEPT. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1515

Inspection of Cattle in Dairies.

12. The Inspector shall from time to time visit the cowshed, and as far as possible the whole of the dairy premises, of each registered dairyman, for the purpose of inspecting the cattle milked, stalled, or kept there.

13. The Inspector shall, so far as possible, inspect each and every one of the cattle usually milked or stalled in such cowshed, or kept on such dairy premises, with a view to discovering whether or not any one of them is diseased, or is in an unhealthy condition, and for this purpose may appoint any person to act on his behalf with all the powers of the Inspector.

14. If the Inspector, or the person appointed by him for the purpose, shall be of opinion that any one or more of the said cattle is or are diseased, or is or are in an unhealthy condition, the Inspector shall serve upon such dairyman a notice in writing, specifying or describing the cow or cows which is or are diseased or is or are in such unhealthy condition, and shall also, if in his opinion the state of the cattle or any of them is such as to warrant the course, certify in such notice that the sale of the milk from the dairy premises of such dairyman or from the specified cow or cows is likely to endanger the public health. Such notice shall be in the Form C in the Schedule hereto. A copy thereof shall be immediately transmitted to the Clerk.

15. After service of such notice upon the dairyman, and thenceforth until notification to him of the cancellation of the Inspector's certificate as hereinafter mentioned, the said dairyman—

(a.) Shall not mix any milk from the said dairy premises or from the said cow or cows, as the case may be, with other milk.

(b.) Shall not sell or use for human food any such milk.

(c.) Shall not sell or use for the food of swine or other animals any such milk unless and until it shall have been boiled.

16. At any time after receipt of such notice as last mentioned, such dairyman may serve a notice on the Inspector—

(a.) Stating that all the cattle on the said dairyman's dairy premises are free from disease or are in a healthy condition; or

(b.) Stating (if such be the case) that the said cattle have been inspected by a veterinary surgeon (whose name and address shall be set out in such notice), and that such veterinary surgeon is of opinion that the specified cattle are not diseased, or are not in an unhealthy condition, or as the case may be.

17. Upon receipt of such notice the Inspector shall, with the least possible delay, make a fresh inspection.

18. In case the dairyman's notice shall be to the effect stated in Regulation 16, (b), the Inspector shall be accompanied by some person who, in the opinion of such Inspector, shall be a veterinary surgeon, to be selected by him, and they shall jointly inspect such cattle. The dairyman shall be notified by the Inspector of such proposed inspection at least twenty-four hours prior thereto, and he shall be entitled to attend such inspection with a veterinary surgeon, and confer as to the health and condition of the cattle. Within twenty-four hours after making such inspection the veterinary surgeon accompanying the Inspector shall notify him in writing whether any, and, if so, which, of the said cattle are suffering from any, and, if so, what, disease.

19. The decision of the veterinary surgeon appointed by the Inspector shall be final, and, if his notice shall render it necessary, the Inspector shall serve upon the dairyman an amended notice in pursuance thereof.

20. At any time after receipt of such last-mentioned notice such dairyman may notify the Inspector that the requisitions thereof have been complied with, and the Inspector shall thereupon make a further inspection: Provided always that no Inspector shall be compellable to inspect any dairy premises more than three times in any one month or four times in any two months.

21. If and so soon as it shall be made to appear to the Inspector from any inspection, or from any such notice of the veterinary surgeon accompanying him, that the requisitions (if any) which shall have been made have been complied with, or have from any cause whatever become undesirable or unnecessary, and that the danger to the public health has ceased to exist, he shall thereupon cancel his certificate, and shall immediately transmit to the said dairyman a notice in writing to that effect signed by him. Such notice shall be in the Form D in the Schedule hereto.

Construction, &c., and Water-supply of Dairies, Cowsheds, &c.

22. It shall not be lawful for any person following the trade of dairyman to begin to occupy as a dairy or cowshed any building not so occupied at the commencement of these regulations, except in compliance with the following provisions.

23. Every such person shall, either before or after the completion of such new building, notify to the Inspector in writing—

(a.) His intention to occupy such building as a cowshed or as a dairy.

(b.) The dimensions of such building, and the provisions made for lighting, ventilating, cleansing, and draining the same.

(c.) In the case of cowsheds, the number of cattle proposed to be daily milked in such building, and whether once or twice a day.

In the case of dairies, the number and dimensions of shelves, tables, and other conveniences where it is proposed to store milk, and the quantity of milk proposed to be from time to time stored there.

24. The Inspector shall as soon as possible, but within one month after receipt of such notice, and either after or without inspecting the said building, if in his opinion the circumstances so require, notify such person that the construction or the use proposed to be made, or the contemplated occupation of the building so constructed or proposed to be constructed, is objectionable, as being contrary in some respect to some or one of these regulations, or conducive to an unsanitary condition, or likely to endanger the public health. And the Inspector shall in such notice specify by what means the objection or objections to such building or such proposed use or occupation thereof may be removed or done away with.

25. If the Inspector shall notify the applicant in writing that the construction, or the use proposed to be made, or the contemplated occupation of the building so constructed, does not appear to be objectionable; or if the Inspector shall for one month fail or omit to give any notice under Regulation 24, the applicant shall be entitled to be registered in accordance with these regulations in respect of such building.

26. It shall not be lawful for any person to use or occupy such building unless and until he shall have complied with such notice (if any) and received a certificate under Regulation 6. Neither the failure or omission by the Inspector to give any notice, nor the giving of any such notice as is mentioned in Regulation 25, shall be deemed to preclude any proceedings being taken against any such person under these regulations or otherwise in respect of such buildings or the use or occupation thereof.

27. It shall not be lawful for any person following the trade of dairyman to occupy or use as a dairy or cowshed any building, whether so occupied or used at the commencement of these regulations or not, if and so long as the construction, lighting, and ventilation, including air-space, and the cleansing, drainage, and water-supply thereof, are not in conformity with the requirements of these regulations.

(a.) In every cowshed the available air-space for each cow milked, or ox, bull, or calf stalled there, as the case may be, shall be not less than 500 cubic feet.

(b.) The ground-space of every such cowshed, including the stalls, shall be floored or coated with a good and substantial flooring or coating of proper cement or bricks, and shall be constructed with open drains or gutters running the whole length thereof along and immediately behind the stalls.

(c.) No such cowshed shall be constructed with more than two parallel rows of stalls.

(d.) Every cowshed and dairy shall be lighted, ventilated, and cleansed to the satisfaction of the Inspector.

(e.) Every such cowshed and dairy, and all the internal fittings of every such cowshed and dairy other than the floor, shall be coated in a good, proper, and workmanlike manner with a sufficient coating of lime whitewash, and shall be recoated in a similar manner at intervals not exceeding twelve months.

(f.) All droppings, manure, excrement, filth, and other impurities or offensive matter shall be scraped, swept, or otherwise collected together and removed, otherwise than by the use of water, from all cowsheds, in the case of cowsheds used merely for the daily milking of cattle, directly after every such milking, and, in the case of all other cowsheds, at intervals throughout the day.

(g.) The entire ground-space of every such cowshed (including the stalls), and also of every such dairy, shall also whenever so required by the Inspector be thoroughly washed over and cleansed with water.

(h.) Every such cowshed and dairy shall be well and properly drained, to the satisfaction of the Inspector.