Jan. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 67

regulations for the purpose of the registration and inspection
of dairies, and otherwise: And whereas it is expedient to
make and prescribe the regulations hereinafter set forth :
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers
and authorities contained in the above-recited Act, and of
all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling him in
this behalf, and acting by and with the consent of the Exe-
cutive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the
regulations set forth hereunder, and doth hereby declare
that such regulations shall, on and after the first day of
January, one thousand nine hundred and one, apply to and
be in force throughout the colony.

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REGULATIONS.

In these regulations the following words and expressions
shall have the meaning hereby assigned to them, unless there
be something in the subject or context repugnant to such
construction :—

INTERPRETATION.

1. “ Dairy ” means—
   (a.) A milk-house, milk-shop, dairy factory, and any other
   place where dairy produce is collected, deposited,
   treated, separated, prepared, or manufactured, or
   is sold or offered or exposed for sale, and in-
   cludes—
   (b.) A farm, stock-yard, milking-yard, paddock, shed,
   stable, stall, and any other place where cows from
   which the milk-supply of a dairy is obtained are
   depastured or kept.

“ Owner ” means the owner, whether jointly or severally,
and includes the owner’s agent or manager ; it includes also,
in the case of a company, the manager, secretary, or other
principal officer thereof.

REGISTRATION OF DAIRIES.

2. Every owner of a cowshed or other building or place
   where cows are stalled or kept for the purpose of milking
   (whether now in existence or hereafter to be constructed),
   the milk or cream from which is disposed of by sale solely
   or partly for consumption in the colony, shall register such
   building as a dairy with the Inspector of Stock for the dis-
   trict in which the building is situated.
3. The application for registration shall be in the Form
   No. 1 set forth in the Schedule of these regulations. Such
   form may be obtained at the office of any Inspector of Stock.
4. Every application for registration in respect of buildings
   now existing shall be lodged annually with the Inspector of
   Stock for the district not later than the 1st day of March in
   each year, but no certificate shall be issued in respect of
   such buildings prior to the 1st April following the date of
   such application ; and in the case of new buildings erected
   or dairying operations commenced after the 1st March in
   any year, then at least one month prior to the completion
   of such building or the commencement of such operations,
   as the case may be.
5. Every certificate of registration shall be in the form set
   forth in No. 2 of the forms contained in the Schedule hereto,
   and the certificate of registration may be withheld pending
   the completion in accordance with these regulations of the
   premises sought to be registered.
6. The fee to be paid on the grant of every certificate of
   registration shall be the sum of 5s. annually. Every regis-
   tration shall continue in force until the 31st March follow-
   ing the date of registration.
7. In any case where an owner or occupier, having
   obtained a certificate of registration, fails to comply
   with the requirements of these regulations, or commits
   a breach thereof, any Inspector may, by writing under
   his hand, call upon such person to show cause why his
   certificate should not be cancelled. If upon inquiry
   the Inspector is satisfied that the certificate of regis-
   tration should be cancelled, he shall call upon the owner
   thereof to deliver up the same, and, upon receipt, cancel
   such certificate by writing across the face thereof the word
   “ Cancelled,” and adding the name of the Inspector and
   date. It shall be the duty of the Inspector to retain every cer-
   tificate so cancelled, and to make entry in the register of the
   fact of such cancellation. Any person refusing so to deliver
   up such certificate shall be guilty of an offence against these
   regulations. Any owner or occupier whose certificate has
   been cancelled may subsequently apply again for a fresh
   certificate, on proof of compliance with these regulations in
   all respects. The cancellation of a certificate shall in no
   way control the right to proceed for a breach of these regula-
   tions, if the Inspector so elects.

CONSTRUCTION, ETC., AND WATER-SUPPLY OF DAIRIES.

8. It shall not be lawful for any person to occupy or use
   any premises as a dairy, whether so occupied or used at the
   commencement of these regulations or not, except in con-
   formity with the following provisions :—

(a.) In every building where cattle are stalled over the
night the available air-space for each animal shall
not be less than 500 cubic feet.
(b.) The ground-space of every such building, including
the stalls, shall be floored to the satisfaction of
the Inspector, and shall be constructed with open
drains or gutters running the whole length thereof
along and immediately behind the stalls, and ex-
tending beyond the cowshed.
(c.) Every shed or stable where cows are kept shall be
lighted, ventilated, and cleansed to the satisfac-
tion of the Inspector.
(d.) Every shed or stable where cows are kept shall have
the walls and roof thoroughly coated with a suffi-
cient coating of lime whitewash, and shall be re-
coated in a similar manner at least every three
months, or oftener if directed by the Inspector.
(e.) All droppings, manure, excrement, filth, and other
impurities or offensive matter shall be scraped,
swept, or otherwise collected together and re-
moved immediately after each milking from cow-
sheds used merely for the daily milking of cattle,
and in the case of all other cowsheds at intervals
throughout the day, and always immediately be-
fore milking is commenced. Every stock-yard or
milking-yard shall at all times be kept drained,
cleaned, and in a sanitary condition to the satis-
faction of the Inspector.
(f.) Every cowshed and every milk-house or building
where milk is kept or stored shall be well and
properly drained to the satisfaction of the Inspec-
tor. No such shed, house, or building shall drain
into any place into which any offensive matter
shall be discharged, or directly into any sewer,
unless such sewer be properly trapped to the satis-
faction of the Inspector.
(g.) Every farm shall be provided with a supply of pure
water, to the satisfaction of the Inspector, for the
purposes of watering the stock kept thereon, and
for the cleansing of the milk-vessels and dairy
utensils.
(h.) If the Inspector shall at any time consider that the
water used in or upon any dairy for any purpose,
or that the food supplied to the cattle in or upon
any dairy, is unfit for use, he may, by notice in
writing to that effect, signed by him, call upon
the owner or occupier to remedy the defect within
the time specified, or to abstain from using such
water in or upon such dairy for all or any of the
purposes connected therewith, and also to abstain
from using such food.
(i.) Immediately on the receipt of such notice the owner
or occupier, as the case may be, shall proceed to
comply with the requisitions thereof.
9. No person shall allow to remain within any milk-
house or building used for milking purposes any article of a
character likely to endanger the purity of the milk deposited
or stored therein.
10. All cans or other vessels whatsoever used in or about
any dairy, whether for receiving or storing or in the distri-
bution of milk, shall be thoroughly cleansed within four
hours of having been used for any purpose whatsoever, by
first being rinsed with cold water, then scalded with hot
water (or steamed), scoured, and afterwards rinsed with clean
water and carefully dried.
11. All conveyances used in or about any dairy for the con-
veyance of milk shall from time to time be thoroughly
cleansed to the satisfaction of the Inspector.
12. Every conveyance used for the conveyance of milk for
sale shall have the name of the owner legibly printed there-
on.
13. No person shall take milk from any cow whose milk is
intended to be sold or used for human food, nor permit any
such milk to be taken, until the udder and teats of such cow
have been thoroughly cleansed.
14. Before commencing to milk any cow the hands of the
person milking must be thoroughly washed and kept cleansed
until the milking and handling of milk is finished for the
time being.
15. Every owner or occupier of a dairy shall provide in,
upon, or about his dairy premises, and shall upon demand
show to the Inspector, sufficient facilities for boiling the water
required for all the purposes mentioned in these regulations.
16. All milk intended for human food shall, immediately
after milking, be removed from the milking-shed or stock-
yard, and once at least carefully strained through some
apparatus sufficient for the purpose, and then cooled to a
temperature of not more than 65°.

MISCELLANEOUS.

17. It shall not be lawful for any owner or occupier of a
    dairy—
    (a.) To allow any person suffering from an infectious dis-
    order, or having recently been in contact with a