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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 106

the special roll, and his reasons for objecting to the valuation.

(5.) Such list, or a certified copy thereof, together with the said roll, shall be submitted to the Stipendiary Magistrate for the said district, and if there shall be more than one Stipendiary Magistrate for such district, then to the senior Stipendiary Magistrate for the same. The said Stipendiary Magistrate shall give at least seven days notice of the time and place appointed by him to hear such objections, and he shall have jurisdiction to hear and finally determine the same and all matters directly connected with such objections, and also to make all such alterations in the said roll as he may think proper, and shall initial all alterations, additions, or erasures so made by him, and shall sign the said roll.

(6.) The roll when so signed and initialled shall be the special roll for the portion of the district specified therein, and shall be delivered by the said Stipendiary Magistrate to the local authority as the complete special roll for the particular rating district or area to which the same relates.

(7.) Where no objections have been made to the said special roll, the Chairman of the local authority shall sign the said roll, and affix the seal of the local authority to the same, and such roll shall thereupon be deemed to be duly authenticated.

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SCHEDULE.

FORM OF SPECIAL ROLL TO BE PREPARED WHERE THE PART OF THE DISTRICT IS NOT A LEGAL SUBDIVISION.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Regulations under “The Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908,” regarding the Importation into New Zealand of Pine-apples, Passion-fruit, or Bananas.—Notice No. 1259.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of December, 1908.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by “The Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth also declare that the said regulations shall come into force and take effect on the day of the publication hereof in the Gazette :—

REGULATIONS.

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the regulations under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903” (hereinafter called “the general regulations”), made by Order in Council on the 20th day of February, 1908, and published in the Gazette of the 27th day of February, 1908, it shall be lawful for any person to import into the Dominion from the Australian Commonwealth or the islands in the Pacific Ocean—

(a.) Pine-apples, passion-fruit, or bananas shipped in a green and thoroughly unripe condition, if accompanied by a certificate as set out in the First Schedule hereto, signed by the shipper setting forth the shipping-marks, the number of cases of each class of fruit shipped under each mark, the name of the grower of such fruit, the locality and the country or place where such fruit was grown, and certifying that such fruit was shipped in a green and thoroughly unripe condition :

Provided that if the Inspector at the port of entry on examination is of opinion that such fruit was not shipped in the condition as aforesaid, he may direct that such fruit, together with any packages, wrappings, &c., containing it, shall either be reshipped at once to a port or place beyond New Zealand by the person introducing it, or attempting to introduce it, or be disinfected or destroyed at the port of entry, as provided for in section 9 of the said Act :

Provided further, however, that no such fruit, packages, or wrappings, &c., shall be reshipped without the consent of an Inspector under the said Act first had and obtained.

(b.) Pine-apples or passion-fruit, other than green and thoroughly unripe pine-apples or passion-fruit as hereinbefore mentioned, if accompanied by a certificate as set out in Form No. 1 of the Second Schedule hereto, signed by the shipper, setting forth the shipping-marks, the number of cases of each class of fruit shipped under each mark, the name of the grower of such fruit, and the locality and the country or place where such fruit was grown ; also by a certificate as set out in Form No. 2 of the said Second Schedule, signed by an officer of the Department of Agriculture, or other Department performing the functions or duties relating to horticulture, in the country or place where such fruit was grown, certifying that such fruit is clean and free from disease :

Provided that in the event of any pine-apples, passion-fruit, or bananas infected with any of the diseases named in the Tenth Schedule, or with any of the fruit-flies named in the Eleventh Schedule, of the general regulations being introduced or attempted to be introduced from the Australian Commonwealth or the islands in the Pacific Ocean, they shall, together with any packages, wrappings, &c., containing the same, be dealt with as hereinafter provided, namely,—

(i.) In the case of pine-apples, passion-fruit, or bananas infected with any of the diseases named in the said Tenth Schedule, such fruit or things shall be held and fumigated under the direction of the Inspector or other officer authorised by him in this behalf at the port of entry before being handed over to the owner or person in charge thereof.

(ii.) In the case of pine-apples, passion-fruit, or bananas infected with any of the fruit-flies named in the said Eleventh Schedule, such fruit or things shall be seized and destroyed by the Inspector or other officer authorised by him in this behalf at the port of entry, as provided for in section 9 of the said Act.

2. In the event of the fumigation or destruction of such fruit, packages, wrappings, &c., as aforesaid, the fee for such fumigation or destruction as provided for in the general regulations shall be paid by the owner or person in charge thereof on demand.

3. So much of the general regulations as is inconsistent with these regulations is hereby revoked or modified in so far as such inconsistency exists, but not further or otherwise.

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SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

“The Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908” (New Zealand).

Shipper’s Certificate to accompany Green Pine-apples, Passion-fruit, or Bananas to New Zealand.

I, [Full name and address of shipper], hereby certify that the undermentioned packages, consigned by [Name and address of consignor] to [Name and address of consignee], per [Name of vessel], contain fruit which was grown by [State name of grower] at [State locality and country], and that such fruit was shipped in a green and thoroughly unripe condition :—

Signature :

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

[Form No. 1.

“The Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908” (New Zealand).

Shipper’s Certificate to accompany Pine-apples or Passion-fruit (not green) to New Zealand.

I, [Full name and address of shipper], hereby certify that the undermentioned packages, consigned by [Name and address of consignor] to [Name and address of consignee], per [Name of vessel], contain fruit which was grown by [State name of grower] at [State locality and country] :—