Aug. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2291

Infected Areas declared.

2. The areas described in the First Schedule hereto are hereby declared infected areas, and are hereinafter termed respectively infected area A and infected area B.

Vaccination of Cattle on certain Lands.

3. With respect to cattle depasturing on any land within infected area A, and in any case where an Inspector is satisfied that blackleg exists on any land wherever situate, or that any land is likely to become infected with blackleg, the following provisions shall apply:—

(a.) Upon being notified in writing by the Inspector to do so, the owner shall muster all his cattle, or such portion thereof as is specified in the notice, in order that the same may be inspected.

(b.) The cattle shall be mustered at such time and place as the Inspector directs.

(c.) The Inspector may cause the cattle or any of them to be vaccinated in such manner as he thinks fit in order to prevent the spread of blackleg.

(d.) All cattle so vaccinated shall at the same time be branded by the Inspector with the letter S on the neck.

Removal of Young Cattle from Infected Area A.

4. No young cattle shall be removed from infected area A, unless they have within the preceding twenty-one days been vaccinated and branded in the manner prescribed in clause five hereof, and unless their removal has been authorised as hereinafter provided.

Cattle not already vaccinated, or vaccinated more than Twenty-one Days prior to Proposed Removal.

5. In the case of young cattle that have not already been vaccinated and branded in the manner prescribed in clause three hereof, or of young cattle that have been vaccinated on a date more than twenty-one days prior to the date of their proposed removal from infected area A, the following provisions shall apply:—

(a.) Not less than fourteen and not more than twenty-one days before such removal the owner of such cattle shall deliver or post to the Inspector of Stock for the district a written application in the form in the Second Schedule hereto for a permit to so remove the said cattle. Forms of application will be obtainable free of cost from any Inspector.

(b.) Within seven days after receipt of an application as aforesaid the Inspector shall proceed to the farm or place specified, and shall vaccinate the young cattle described in the application, and brand them on the neck with the letter S.

(c.) If at the end of seven days after being vaccinated such young cattle are, in the opinion of the Inspector, not affected and not liable to convey blackleg, he shall give the owner a permit in the form in the Third Schedule hereto, authorising him to remove the said cattle from the said infected area at any time within twenty-one days of their being last vaccinated.

Cattle vaccinated within Twenty-one Days preceding the Proposed Removal.

6. In the case of young cattle that have been vaccinated within twenty-one days next preceding the date of their proposed removal from infected area A, the owner thereof shall give reasonable notice to the Inspector, who, if in his opinion the said cattle are not affected and not liable to convey blackleg, shall, as soon as possible after the receipt of an application for a permit to remove such cattle, issue to the owner a permit in the form in the Third Schedule hereto, authorising him to remove the said cattle from the aforesaid infected area at any time within twenty-one days from the date of their being last vaccinated.

Removal of Young Cattle from Infected Area B.

7. Any young cattle in infected area B that have not since their birth been outside such area, and any young cattle that have been introduced into such area either from infected area A in accordance with the preceding provisions of these regulations or from any other district, may be removed subject to the following provisions:—

(a.) The owner thereof shall, not less than seven and not more than fourteen days before removing the said cattle, deliver or post to the Inspector of Stock for the district a written application in the form in the Fourth Schedule hereto. These forms will be obtainable free of cost from any Inspector.

(b.) Within seven days after receipt of such application, if in the opinion of the Inspector the said cattle are not affected and not liable to convey blackleg, he shall issue to the owner a permit in the form in the Fifth Schedule hereto, authorising him to remove the said cattle within fourteen days from the date of such permit, whether they have been vaccinated or not.

Permits.

8. At any time between the issue of a permit and the removal of the young cattle to which it applies from infected area A or infected area B, as the case may be, the owners shall, on demand by any Inspector or other officer appointed in that behalf, produce the permit for perusal, and immediately before the said cattle are so removed shall give the permit up to the person indicated therein. In the case of such removal being by rail, the permit shall be handed with the consignment note to the railway officer appointed to receive the latter.

General.

9. If any young cattle that have not, at least seven days previously, been vaccinated and branded as provided in clause three or five hereof are found in any yard, or on any land or other place, at which stock are offered for sale within infected area A, or if such young cattle are taken or allowed to pass out of the said area, the owner of such cattle shall be deemed to have committed a breach of these regulations.

10. In every case where any stock has died within either of the said infected areas the owner shall, unless otherwise directed by an Inspector, at once cause the carcase of such stock to be destroyed by burning; or, in cases where burning would be unreasonably costly, or fire would be likely to cause damage by spreading, the proof of which shall in either case be upon the owner, the latter may cause the carcase to be buried to a depth of not less than three feet under ground. Such burning or burying shall be done at, or as near as is practicable to, the spot where the stock died.

11. Every person who commits any breach of these regulations, or who neglects to faithfully comply with these regulations, commits an offence, and shall be liable for each such offence to a fine of not less than two nor more than two hundred pounds.

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SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Infected Area A.

ALL that area of land in the Auckland and Taranaki Land Districts, and bounded towards the north by the left bank of the Mokau River from the sea to where the said river is intersected by the western side of the North Island Main Trunk Railway; thence towards the east by the said west-rn side of the said railway to the Wanganui River, and by the right bank of the said Wanganui River to the point where it meets the south-eastern boundary-line of the Taranaki Land District; thence towards the south by a right line to the intersection of the Patea River with the south-eastern boundary-line of the Hawera County; thence towards the south-east by the said south-eastern boundary-line of the Hawera County to the sea; and thence towards the south-west, west, and north-west by the sea to the Mokau River aforesaid.

Infected Area B.

All that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded towards the north-west generally by the south-eastern boundary of the Hawera County from the mouth of the Manawapou River to where the confiscation-line intersects the Patea River; thence towards the east generally by the said Patea River to the ocean; and thence towards the south-west by the ocean to the place of commencement.

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

Application for Permit to remove Young Cattle from Infected Area A.

To the Inspector of Stock at

IN accordance with the regulations for the prevention of blackleg among cattle, I hereby apply for a permit to remove the undermentioned cattle, which are over fourteen days and under eighteen months old, from infected area A described in the First Schedule to the said regulations:—

Number of cattle:

Farm or place where it is proposed to have cattle for vaccination:—

(a.) Occupier’s name:

(b.) Locality:

(c.) Facilities for vaccination and branding:

Whether previously vaccinated:

Date of such vaccination: