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person so suffering, to milk any cow or to handle any vessel used for or containing milk for sale, or allow such person in any way to take part or assist in the conduct of the trade or business of the dairyman or milk-vendor so far as regards the production and distribution of milk; or,

(b.) If himself so suffering, or having recently been in contact as aforesaid, to milk any cow or handle any vessel used for containing milk for sale, or in any way to take part in the conduct of his trade or business so far as regards the production, distribution, or storage of milk, until in each case all danger of the communication of infection to the milk, or of its contamination, has ceased.

18. It shall be the duty of every owner or occupier of a dairy forthwith to notify the Inspector if any member of his family or any person employed about a farm is attacked by or is suffering from any contagious disease; and similarly if any of the cows of such owner or occupier appear to be suffering from any disease or disorder of any nature tending to contaminate or injuriously affect milk.

19. If the Inspector considers it advisable in the interests of the public health, he shall notify the owner or occupier of such dairy, as the case may be, that the dairy produce of such dairy shall not be removed therefrom; or may give such other notification as the Inspector thinks necessary in the interests of public health. Such notification shall remain in force until cancelled by the Inspector.

20. No dairyman or purveyor of milk shall purchase, supply for sale to others, sell, or expose in or about any dairy premises for sale, or mix with milk produced for sale on any dairy premises occupied by him, any milk from any cow which is or is suspected to be diseased or in an unhealthy condition, or from any cow which has calved less than four clear days.

21. No person or company shall sell or offer for sale any milk or cream other than that obtained from a registered dairy, and in any proceeding for breach of this regulation the onus of proof shall be upon the person or company charged.

22. It shall not be lawful for any person following the trade of a dairyman or purveyor of milk to use any milk-store, or permit the same to be used, as a sleeping-apartment, or for any purpose incompatible with the preservation of the cleanliness of the milk-store and of the milk-vessels and the milk therein, or in any manner likely to cause contamination of the milk therein.

23. It shall not be lawful for any owner or occupier to keep or permit to remain any swine in any cowshed or milk-house, or any other place where dairy produce is collected, deposited, treated, separated, prepared, or manufactured, or sold or offered or exposed for sale, or within a distance of 50 yards from any part thereof.

24. It shall not be lawful for any owner or occupier to erect, construct, or permit to remain any fowlhouse, manure, cesspool, closet, or urinal in or about or within a distance of 30 ft. from any part of any cowshed or milk-house. Nor shall it be lawful for such person to construct or permit to remain any sewage-drain or gully or other drain trap in or about any such cowshed or milk-house.

25. No conveyance used for or in connection with the transport, carrying, or distribution of milk from or about dairy premises shall be used for the purpose of carrying any manure, excrement, or filth, pig’s wash, pig’s food, or other animal or decaying vegetable matter, or for the purpose of carrying brewers’ grains; and, in case any such cart shall be so used contrary to these regulations, the owner or occupier of such dairy premises, and also the owner of such cart, shall be guilty of an offence for each occasion on which such cart shall be so used.

26. No owner or occupier shall purchase, supply for sale to others, sell, or expose in or about any dairy premises, milk-shop, or store for sale, or mix with milk produced for sale on any dairy premises occupied by him, any milk produced at, in, upon, or about any dairy premises, cowshed, or dairy which is not registered in accordance with these regulations.

27. Any notice or other document required to be served upon any owner, occupier of premises, or purveyor of milk under these regulations shall be deemed to be sufficiently served either by giving the same to him personally or by leaving the same at his usual or last known place of abode with any person there appearing to be over the age of fourteen years.

28. Any person who commits a breach of any of the foregoing regulations, or in anywise obstructs any Inspector, shall be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding £50, and the certificate, if any, held by such person shall, ipso facto, be cancelled.

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SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A DAIRY.

No. .] (Form 1. Regulation 3.)
I, , of , do hereby apply to register the under-

mentioned premises as a dairy under “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898.” The particulars of such premises are as follows:—

Premises to be registered.

Situated on Section , Block , Borough [or County] of

Building at present used as:
Material of roof and walls:
Material of floor:
Length: ft.
Width: ft.
Height of front wall: ft.
Height of back wall: ft.
Height of centre of roof from floor: ft.
Whether closed or partly open:
Number of stalls:
Approximate number of cows milked:
Particulars of stock-yard—
Size of enclosure:
Nature and materials of fence:

Milk-house—
Material of building:
Distance from cowshed: ft.
Distance from stock-yard: ft.
Distance from other buildings: ft.
If being part of another building, state full particulars:

With this application the following particulars are forwarded, viz.:—
Calf-pens, whether under same roof as cowshed or detached:
Fodder-shed, whether under same roof as cowshed or detached:
Water-supply, how obtained:
Food-supply, how obtained:
How manure disposed of:
Drainage—
How constructed:
Where discharged:
Water-closet, &c.—
Distance from cowshed: ft.
Distance from stock-yard: ft.
Distance from milk-house: ft.
Whether flushed with water or otherwise:

Piggery—
Distance from cowshed: ft.
Distance from stock-yard: ft.
Distance from milk-house: ft.

Dated this day of , 19 .
[Signature of Applicant.]

[Countersignature of Inspector after inspection.]

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CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.

Application No. .]
(Form 2. Regulation 5.)

I HEREBY certify that [Full names], of [Abode and occupation], is hereby authorised to use certain premises described in application dated , 19 , and numbered , situated on Section , Block , in the County [or Borough] of , and consisting of a , feet long, feet wide, and a , feet long, feet wide, as a dairy, subject to the provisions of “The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,” and the regulations for the time being in force thereunder.

Dated this day of , 19 .
, Inspector,
District.

[NOTE.—Attention is directed to the accompanying regulations, subject to the provisions of which this certificate is issued.]

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Powers delegated to the Coalgate Domain Board under “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

RANFURLY, Governor.
By his Deputy,
JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1901.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Public Domains Act, 1881,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council