Nov. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1939

between the ship and the manure-works or tannery. The Inspector may also detain for a reasonable time any bones, manures, or hides so imported, pending inquiry, and the report of an analyst if necessary.

4. Every importer to New Zealand of animal manures, bones, or hides shall, prior to the landing of same, make and subscribe a statutory declaration in the form or to the effect set forth in Form B in such Schedule, modified as may be required in each case.

5. In the event of any person landing any bones, manures, hides, articles, or things at any place in the colony contrary to these regulations, then and in such case any Inspector shall have and may exercise such powers of seizure and disposal as are contained in Regulation No. 53 of the General Regulations hereinafter referred to.

6. Any person committing a breach of these regulations shall on conviction be liable to a penalty of not less than five pounds nor more than five hundred pounds.

7. So much of the General Regulations, dated the thirtieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, made under "The Stock Act, 1893," and published in No. 3 of the New Zealand Gazette of one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, as is inconsistent with the regulations hereby made, is hereby revoked.

And it is hereby declared that this Order in Council shall come into force on the day of the gazetting hereof.

SCHEDULE.

FORM A.

In the matter of a consignment of , shipped from to , in the Colony of New Zealand, per " ."

I, [Name, address, and occupation], of , , do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That the under-mentioned have been subjected to the treatment prescribed in New Zealand with respect to landed or intended to be landed in such colony.

2. That such are wholly the produce of being the from which they are now being shipped to New Zealand.

Particulars.

No. Description. Brands Address Vessel, Consignee's and Marks. of Owner and where Name and Person in from or to. Address. Charge, if any.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland entitled "The Statutory Declarations Act, 1835."

(Signature.) Declared before me, at , in the Colony of this day of , 189

FORM B.

I, , do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief the under-mentioned have been subjected to the treatment prescribed in New Zealand with respect to landed or intended to be landed in such colony from .

2. That such are wholly the produce of being from which they were shipped to New Zealand.

Particulars.

No. Description. Brands Address Vessel, Consignee's and Marks. of Owner and where Name and Person in from or to. Address. Charge, if any.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

Declared before me, at , this day of 189 , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking certain Regulations under "The Stock Act, 1893," and substituting Others.—Notice No. 466.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of November, 1896.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by "The Stock Act, 1893" (hereinafter termed "the said Act"), His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council, Notice No. 440, made under the provisions of the said Act, dated the twentieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, regulating the introduction of artificial manures, &c., and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations, namely:

1. The introduction into the Colony of New Zealand from any country or colony, other than the Australasian Colonies and South Africa, of animal manures, bones, and hides is hereby allowed, subject to the following conditions, namely:—

(a.) Animal manures may be landed, but those containing blood or bones, or bones digested but uncrushed, must be accompanied by a declaration from the owner, secretary, or manager of the works where such blood or bones were treated that they have been subjected for at least two hours to a heat of at least thirty pounds indicated steam-pressure, equal to two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit, in the form or to the effect of Form A in the Schedule hereto.

All animal manures and bones to be put up in new bags.

(b.) Bones in a raw or green state, whether cracked, broken, or uncrushed, may be landed and taken direct from the ship's side to the manure-works, and there subjected for at least two hours to a heat of at least thirty pounds indicated steam-pressure, equal to two hundred and fifty degrees Fahrenheit.

The bags in which such raw or green bones are received must be either immediately burned or thoroughly steamed or boiled before again being used.

(c.) Hides may be landed, if from cattle slaughtered for human consumption or boiling-down, and not from animals which have died from disease, such hides to be thoroughly salted or otherwise chemically preserved.

2. No animal manures shall be landed in New Zealand unless accompanied by a statutory declaration from the owner of such substances, or the secretary or manager of the works where such manures were treated, made in the form or to the effect contained in Form A of the said Schedule.

The term "owner" shall for the purposes of these regulations have the meaning assigned to that term by "The Stock Act, 1893."

3. Any person importing bones or hides under this regulation may be required by an Inspector to thoroughly disinfect any vehicle in which such bones or hides have been conveyed