Aug. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2535

The Te Puke Agricultural and Pastoral Association incorporated.—Notice No. 1134.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of August, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby incorporate the members of the Te Puke Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and such persons as shall hereafter be admitted members of the said association agreeably to the rules of the said association and the provisions of the said Act, into a body corporate under the style and title of “The Te Puke Agricultural and Pastoral Association.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under “The Products Export Act, 1903,” governing the Grading and Export of New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 1135.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of August, 1907.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Products Export Act, 1903” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the Order in Council made under the said Act on the eleventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and, as from the date on which the regulations hereby made come into force, doth hereby revoke the regulations made under “The Flax Grading and Export Act, 1901,” on the seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two, and doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth also declare that the said regulations shall come into force and take effect on and after the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and seven:—

REGULATIONS.

1. For the purposes of these regulations,—
   “Grader” means any grader of New Zealand hemp appointed under the said Act.
   “Mill” means any premises in which New Zealand hemp is baled for export.
   “Miller” means the occupier of a mill, and includes the occupier’s agent or manager, and also includes in the case of a company the managing director, manager, secretary, or other principal officer of the company in New Zealand.
   “New Zealand hemp” or “hemp” means the dressed fibre of the plant Phormium tenax, but does not include tow.
   “Owner” means any owner, shipper, or consignor of New Zealand hemp, and includes the agent of any such owner, shipper, or consignor, and also includes in the case of a company the managing director, manager, secretary, or other principal officer of the company in New Zealand.

2. (1.) All New Zealand hemp for export shall be packed in bales of the following dimensions, or thereabouts:—
   Length after leaving press .. .. 4 feet.
   Width after leaving press .. .. 2 feet.
   (2.) No bale shall weigh more than 4 cwt., or contain any hank exceeding 5 lb. in weight.
   (3.) Each bale shall be securely bound with five bands made of hemp of a quality equal to the average of that contained in the bale.

3. (1.) Every miller shall cause to be placed in each bale of hemp baled by him for export, before it leaves his mill, a piece of wire about two feet long, bearing a tin tag at one end and a stout leather tag at the other; the tin tag to be in the middle of the bale, and the leather tag to hang from the end of the bale, as shown in diagram No. 1 in the Second Schedule hereto:
   Provided that where it is necessary for transit purposes from his mill any miller may, with the consent of the grader, forward his hemp for grading in bales or pockets of less dimensions or weight than prescribed in clause two of these regulations, but the bales or pockets so forwarded must have the registered brand attached to them in a manner approved by the grader, and must be dumped into bales at the grading-store to the satisfaction of the grader, who may in such cases authorise the placing of the tags in the bales at the grading-store.
   (2.) The tin tag shall be of the shape shown in diagram No. 2 in the said Second Schedule, and shall be four and a quarter inches long by two and a quarter inches wide, and shall have impressed into it, in letters three-quarters of an inch in height, the registered brand of the mill where the hemp was baled, and a consecutive number, which shall be deemed the number of the bale; such numbers shall run consecutively to the end of each milling season, but in no case shall the consecutive number exceed 500, unless an extension of the numbers beyond that limit is approved by the grader.
   (3.) The leather tag shall be of the shape shown in diagram No. 3 in the said Second Schedule, and shall be five inches long by two and a quarter inches wide. It shall have impressed into it, in letters three-quarters of an inch in height, the registered brand of the mill where the hemp was baled and the said consecutive number of the bale. A space measuring two and a half inches by one and a quarter inches shall be left on the leather tag to enable the grader to affix the grade-mark in the position indicated in diagram No. 3 aforesaid.

4. (1.) Every miller shall, in respect of each mill of which he is the occupier, apply to the Secretary for Agriculture, Wellington, for registration of the brand intended to be used by him in compliance with clause three of these regulations, and no miller shall use any such brand until he has been advised by the said Secretary that it has been registered. Every such application for registration shall be in or to the effect of the form numbered 1 set out in the First Schedule hereto. Forms can be obtained free of charge from the said Secretary. No brand shall be registered which in the opinion of the said Secretary is likely to lead to mistakes or confusion.
   (2.) Brands used by millers of which particulars have been forwarded to the said Secretary in accordance with the regulations made on the seventh day of May, 1902, shall not be used on and after the date on which these regulations come into force, unless the said brands have been registered by the said Secretary as herein provided.
   (3.) Any miller disposing of the mill in respect of which any brand has been registered as provided in this clause may, by writing addressed to the said Secretary, transfer his right to such brand to the person to whom he has disposed of the mill, and the said Secretary shall thereupon alter the register accordingly.
   (4.) No fee will be charged for the registration or transfer of millers’ brands.
   (5.) The said Secretary may at any time, after giving him one month’s notice in writing, cancel any miller’s brand if satisfied that it has not been used during the preceding three years.

5. The stores (hereinafter called “appointed grading-stores”) occupied by the undermentioned companies or bodies at the respective ports indicated are hereby appointed the only stores in New Zealand for the examination and grading therein of New Zealand hemp:—

At Auckland—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).
At Napier—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
At Foxton—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).
At Wellington—
The Wellington Harbour Board.
At Picton—
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited).
At Blenheim—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).
At Lyttelton—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).
At Port Chalmers—
John Mill and Co.
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).
At Bluff—
The New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited).
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company (Limited).