Aug. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1637

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.—No. 257.

Agricultural Department,
Hobart, 3rd August, 1900.

THE Governor in Council has been pleased to issue the following Proclamation under “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898.”

By His Excellency’s command.

GEO. COLLINS,
Minister for Agriculture.

“THE VEGETATION DISEASES ACT, 1898.”—A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas I, the Right Honourable Jenico William Joseph, Viscount Gormanston, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of Tasmania and its Dependencies, in Council, did, by a Proclamation dated the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine hundred, made in pursuance of the provisions of “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898” (62 Vict., No. 21), permit the importation, introduction, or bringing into Tasmania of the trees and plants therein named, subject to the performance of such conditions as were prescribed by certain regulations therein referred to: And whereas it is expedient that such Proclamation as aforesaid should be revoked, and that other provision should be made in lieu thereof: Now, therefore, I, the Right Honourable Jenico William Joseph, Viscount Gormanston, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief as aforesaid, in Council, in pursuance of the provisions of the said Act, do by this my Proclamation permit the importation, introduction, or bringing into Tasmania of any plant or plants (other than fruit-trees, cuttings, scions, buds, and grafts of fruit-trees, and the barberry, linden, euonymus, grape-vine, maple, acacias, rose, strawberry, raspberry, hawthorn, ash, gooseberry, currants, honeysuckle, lilac, privet, bignonia, elm, oak, birch, alder, chestnut, willow, and poplar, or cuttings, scions, buds, and grafts of any of the same, the importation of which is absolutely prohibited), subject to the performance of such conditions as are prescribed by regulations made under the said Act bearing even date herewith, or by any regulations under the said Act which may from time to time be made by me in Council: And I do hereby declare that, unless such conditions prescribed as aforesaid by regulations made or to be made under the said Act, or any of them, are performed, I do hereby prohibit the importation, introduction, or bringing into Tasmania of any plant or plants so as aforesaid permitted by this my Proclamation to be imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania.

Given under my hand, at Hobart, in Tasmania aforesaid, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred.

GORMANSTON, Governor.

By His Excellency’s command.

GEO. COLLINS,
Minister for Agriculture.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE.—No. 258.

Agricultural Department,
Hobart, 3rd August, 1900.

THE Governor in Council has been pleased to revoke the regulations made under “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898” (62 Vict., No. 21), dated the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine hundred, and to make the following regulations under the said Act in lieu thereof.

By His Excellency’s command.

GEO. COLLINS,
Minister for Agriculture.

REGULATIONS.

1. The regulations made by the Governor in Council under “The Vegetation Diseases Act, 1898” (62 Vict., No. 21), and published by Government Notice (No. 213) dated the twenty-second day of June, one thousand nine hundred, are hereby revoked, and replaced by the following regulations:—

2. Any plant or plants (other than fruit-trees, cuttings, scions, buds, and grafts of fruit-trees, and the barberry, linden, euonymus, grapevine, maple, acacias, rose, strawberry, raspberry, hawthorn, ash, gooseberry, currants, honeysuckle, lilac, privet, bignonia, elm, oak, birch, alder, chestnut, willow, and poplar, or cuttings, scions, buds, and grafts of any of the same, the importation of which is by Proclamation dated the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred, absolutely prohibited) shall, if imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania from any of the Australian Colonies or New Zealand, or from Europe, be unpacked for examination by an inspector duly appointed for that purpose, at the port of entry, in a properly constructed fumigating-chamber, and the packing destroyed, and such plant or plants shall be fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas for not less than one hour before delivery, under the supervision of such inspector.

3. Such plants shall, if imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania from any of the Australian Colonies or New Zealand, be accompanied with a copy of a certificate signed by the Government Entomologist of the exporting country that the nursery in which such plants are grown for export is free from San José scale; but this Regulation No. 3 shall not be deemed to apply to bulbs.

4. Such plants, before shipment to Tasmania from any of the Australian Colonies or New Zealand, shall be fumigated with hydrocyanic-acid gas in a properly constructed fumigating-chamber for at least one hour, under the supervision of an inspector duly appointed for that purpose, and a certificate shall be issued by such inspector and forwarded to the Secretary for Agriculture in Tasmania that such fumigation has been properly carried out; but this Regulation No. 4 shall not be deemed to apply to bulbs, or to the importation, introduction, or bringing into Tasmania of same.

5. Any such plants, imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania from any place whatever, shall be landed at the Ports of Hobart or Launceston, and at no other port in Tasmania.

6. If any such plants, imported, introduced, or brought into Tasmania from any place whatever, are found to contain any pest injurious to fruit-trees, such plants shall be destroyed forthwith.

7. All costs and charges of inspection, fumigation, and destruction shall be borne by the consignee: Provided that, if such consignee be an agent only, all costs and charges as aforesaid shall be borne by the person for whom he is acting, and all costs and charges of inspection and fumigation as aforesaid shall be paid before the delivery of any such plants.

Officiating Ministers for 1900.—Notice No. 24.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1900.

NOTICE has been received from the recognised head of the Free Methodist Churches that

The Rev. C. T. MACFARLANE

has ceased to be an Officiating Minister in connection with that religious body. His name has therefore been withdrawn from the List of Officiating Ministers under “The Marriage Act, 1880,” for the year 1900.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1900.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Andrew Bailey Tait, late of Ashburton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, contractor. Filed on the 17th day of August, 1900.

Ellen Morrison, late of Caversham, in the Provincial District of Otago, domestic servant. Filed on the 20th day of August, 1900.

Ann Finlayson, late of Waikiwi, in the Provincial District of Otago, widow. Filed on the 21st day of August, 1900.

Michael Godinagh, otherwise called Michel Godenak, late of Alfredton, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 21st day of August, 1900.

James Watt, late of Waipori, in the Provincial District of Otago, gold-miner. Filed on the 22nd day of August, 1900.

Denis Riordan, late of Frankton, in the Provincial District of Otago, rabbiter. Filed on the 24th day of August, 1900.

Michael McNulty, otherwise known as Michael Nulty, late of Oamaru, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 28th day of August, 1900.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Civil Service Senior Examination.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th July, 1899.

IN pursuance of regulations under “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1901, the period of literature will be from 1800 to 1850, and the special books will be Carlyle’s “Sartor Resartus” and Milton’s “Samson Agonistes.”

W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.