Jan. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 29

Regulations for Examination of Inspectors under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900.”—Notice No. 748.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations for the examination of persons (other than duly qualified veterinary surgeons) applying for appointments as Inspectors under the said Act.

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REGULATIONS.

1. A CANDIDATE shall not be examined by the Government Veterinarian appointed for the purpose until he has been offered, subject to his passing such examination, an appointment as an Inspector under the Act.

2. Upon such offer being made, the Minister for Agriculture shall arrange the time and place for the examination, and notify the candidate thereof.

3. Every candidate shall be examined in the following subjects:—

(1.) The provisions of “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900,” and of such amendments thereof and regulations thereunder as are in force at the time of the examination.

(2.) The provisions of “The Stock Act, 1893,” and of such amendments thereof and regulations thereunder as are in force at the time of the examination, in so far as such provisions have any bearing upon the working or management of slaughter-houses.

(3.) The standard market values (as ruling at the time of the examination) of cattle, sheep, and pigs.

(4.) The general principles of hygiene and sanitation as applied to slaughtering-premises, including the proper methods and conditions under which stock intended for human consumption should be handled and treated before and after slaughter.

(5.) The nomenclature and situation of the various organs in the animal body, and their appearance in health and disease.

(6.) The diseases and conditions prevalent in the colony which would render the flesh of stock affected thereby unfit for human consumption.

4. The examiner shall as soon as possible notify the Minister for Agriculture whether the candidate has successfully passed such examination or not.

5. A certificate of competency granted by the examiner under these regulations shall be in the form or to the effect set forth in the Schedule hereto.

6. Any such certificate shall be surrendered to the Minister for Agriculture for cancellation when the holder thereof ceases to be an Inspector under the Act, and any holder refusing or neglecting to surrender his certificate within twenty-one days after being called upon to do so by the said Secretary shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

7. These regulations shall take effect from the date of the gazetting thereof.

Schedule.

“The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900” (Section 28).

Inspector’s Certificate of Competency.

This is to certify that __, of __, has passed an examination as prescribed by regulations, and has satisfied me that he is competent to perform the duties of an Inspector under “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900.”

Dated at __, this __ day of __, 190____.

__, Government Veterinarian.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and three.

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Minister for Agriculture.

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Warrant apportioning the Cost of constructing a Bridge over the Opuha River, on the Clayton Road, between the Geraldine and Mackenzie County Councils and Mount Peel Road Board.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and thirteen of “The Public Works Act, 1894” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that in any case where the local authority of any district desires to construct a bridge in any position that will, in its opinion, be of advantage and benefit to the whole or any considerable portion of the inhabitants of an adjacent district or districts, as well as to the inhabitants of its own district, and where it is, in the opinion of such local authority, reasonable that the local authority of such adjacent district or districts should contribute to the cost of constructing or establishing the said bridge, the provisions of the said section mentioned shall have effect:

And whereas the Geraldine County Council has made application to the Governor to apportion the cost of constructing the bridge over the Opuha River on the Clayton Road (hereinafter termed “the said bridge”) between the said county and the Mackenzie County:

And whereas, with the view of determining what proportion of the cost of any such work should be borne by any local authority, it is provided by the said Act that the Governor may direct any person to be a Commissioner to inquire into and report to him on the matter:

And whereas a Commissioner was appointed and did report upon the proportion which it would be fair and reasonable to fix as the amount to be provided and paid by the several local authorities whose districts will benefit by the said bridge:

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby authorise the Council of the County of Geraldine to construct the said bridge; and I do hereby declare that the cost of the said bridge, less the sum of two hundred pounds contributed by Government, and less the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds contributed by certain ratepayers in Mount Peel Road District, shall be borne by the Council of the County of Mackenzie, the Mount Peel Road Board, and the Council of the County of Geraldine in the following proportions, viz.: The Council of the County of Mackenzie to contribute 50/456 of such cost, the Mount Peel Road Board to contribute 150/456 of such cost, and the Council of the County of Geraldine to contribute 256/456 of such cost; and such proportions shall be paid by the said local authorities accordingly.

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SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge over the Opuha River on the Clayton Road known as the Opuha Bridge; as the site of the said bridge is delineated on the plan marked R. 1476, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this second day of January, one thousand nine hundred and three.

C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Lands.

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Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District open for Sale or Selection.

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RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the fourth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and three; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease in perpetuity, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as described in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

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SCHEDULE.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—HOKIANGA COUNTY.

Unsurveyed Second-class Land.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, situate in Blocks I., II., III., IV., VII., VIII., XI., and XII., Tutamoe Survey District, containing by admeasurement 29,500 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north generally by part of the northern boundary of Blocks I. and II., Tutamoe Survey District, by the Wai-o-Kumurau Stream, by a public road, by Section No. 1 of Block II., Tutamoe Survey District, again by a public road, by the Waiwakeke Stream, and by the Mangakahia River; towards the east generally by Section No. 1 of Block IV., Tutamoe Survey District, by unadjudicated Native land, by Section No. 2 of Block VIII., Tutamoe Survey District, by the Opouteke No. 2B Block, by Section No. 2 of Block XII. of the