Nov. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3047

(M.) In the case of circus or other performing animals
of the several kinds permitted to be imported, the declarations, certificates, notices, permits shall be those required in
respect of the same kind of animal generally.

57. Every imported animal shall be examined by a
    Government Veterinary Surgeon, who shall certify to its general health.

58. After such examination and certification, the Chief
    Quarantine Officer shall order the animal to be removed to quarantine, to be destroyed, or to be otherwise dealt with.

The order into quarantine shall be in accordance with
the form prescribed for goods, and shall be printed on yellow paper.

59. The animal shall, unless otherwise disposed of, be isolated in quarantine at some place appointed under the Quarantine Act to be a quarantine station. The period of isolation shall date from the time of removal from the vessel by which the animal has arrived in Australia, and shall be as follows. In the case of--

Swine from New Zealand ... 28 days.
Wild and undomesticated animals for menagerie purposes, or for the purposes of a zoological collection, from any country ... 90 "

60. While in quarantine, animals shall be subjected to such examination and treatment as prescribed and as the Chief Quarantine Officer directs. Such examination and treatment may include any of the diagnostic methods or means of treatment used in veterinary practice.

61. In the case of wild or undomesticated animals (for scientific or exhibition purposes) and in the case of circus and performing animals of any kind, the period shall be passed at a Government Quarantine Station, or, in special cases (on the recommendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, approved by the Minister) at such place and under such conditions as may be specified by the Chief Quarantine Officer from time to time.

62. During the period of quarantine, wild or undomesticated animals, and menagerie, circus, and performing animals shall, prior to release, be subject to such treatment and conditions as the Chief Quarantine Officer deems necessary or as are provided in respect of the same class of animal generally.

63. Wherever practicable, any animals ordered to a quarantine station shall be conveyed to the quarantine station by water.

64. All animals on board any vessel other than an Australian vessel shall be deemed subject to such restrictions as are imposed upon oversea animals of the same class,
    excepting inter-State animals granted permission to be conveyed by such vessel by the Chief Quarantine Officer of the port of destination, under such restrictions as may be prescribed or as he imposes.

[NOTE.--“An Australian vessel” for the purposes of the Quarantine Act of 1908, means “a vessel which does not ply to or from any place outside Australia.'']

65. The animal, on completion of the period of quarantine, shall be examined by a Government Veterinary Officer, who shall certify as to its general health, upon which the Chief Quarantine Officer shall, if he is satisfied that the animal is free from disease, issue a permit for its release from quarantine.

66. Any loss occasioned during the removal, handling, or treatment of any imported animals under the direction of an officer, or occurring during the period of detention in quarantine, shall be borne by the owner of such animals, and he shall have no claim whatever against the Commonwealth or its officers for compensation for any such loss.

Sustenance Charges.

67. The rates for sustenance of animals while in a quarantine station shall be fixed from time to time by the Chief Quarantine Officer.

Combined Upkeep and Sustenance Charges.

68. The Chief Quarantine Officer may make a combined upkeep and sustenance charge in respect of each animal, as follows :—

Pigs ... ls. each per night.
Pigs (under 2 months) .. 6d.

Death or Escape of Animals on or from Ships.

69. In the event of any animal on a foreign ship dying while the ship is in port, or escaping therefrom, immediate notice of such death or escape shall be forwarded by the master to the Chief Quarantine Officer.

70. Immediately on arrival at the first port of entry, the master shall report to the Chief Quarantine Officer the occurrence of any death or loss of any animal during the voyage and shall in the report state particulars.

Expenses and Charges for Quarantine of Animals.

71. (1.) The owner or consignee of any animal shall, on demand, deposit with the Chief Quarantine Officer such sums of money as shall be prescribed to defray all the expenses and charges that may be incurred in respect of such animal.

(2.) The amount, as the deposit, to be lodged in respect of each animal placed in quarantine shall be—

Swine ... not less than £5
Wild or undomesticated animals ... £5
subject to special dispensation by the Minister, in the event of the aggregate amount exceeding £100.

Ship's Dogs and other Ship's Animals.

72. Ship's dogs and other ship's animals shall be detained on board during the time the ship is in port, and shall be muzzled and held during such time in such secure manner as to prevent contact with other dogs or animals, and as shall be approved by the Chief Quarantine Officer, under a bond of £50 by the captain of the ship.

Permits to land Hay, Straw, Fodder, or Litter.

74. No permit shall be issued by any Quarantine Officer in respect of any hay, straw, fodder, or litter used in any vessel in connection with any imported animal until such animal has been examined and certified by a Government Veterinary Officer to be free from disease.

75. Any fodder (arriving with any animal) that has been taken on board any vessel at any port in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, or Australia may, on the issue of a permit by the Chief Quarantine Officer, be removed to a quarantine station for the use of such animal during its detention in quarantine.

76. Clothing, fittings, utensils, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or other appliances which have been used on any vessel in connection with any imported animal may be—

(a.) Destroyed,
(b.) Refused admission, or
(c.) Admitted under conditions as to treatment and disinfection as prescribed or as directed by the Chief Quarantine Officer.

The Officer prescribed to issue Certificates of Condemnation—Section 57.

77. The Chief Quarantine Officer, and any other Quarantine Officer who is a veterinary surgeon, and whom the Chief Quarantine Officer may depute, shall examine animals, and, where necessary for the protection of other animals, shall issue a certificate of condemnation.

78. When any animal is to be destroyed, two days' notice of intention to so destroy shall be given to the importer, and on destruction a post-mortem examination shall be made by an approved Government Veterinary Surgeon, who shall report to the Chief Veterinary Quarantine Officer.

79. The compensation to be paid to the owner of any animal which has been destroyed as diseased, and found on post-mortem examination to be free from disease, and certified to this effect by the Chief Quarantine Officer, shall be such as the Minister may approve, but not in any case more than the original selling-price to the importer of the animal in the country whence imported, together with all charges for freight, keep, &c., up to the time of destruction. Evidence of the matters shall be such documents, statutory declarations, and other evidence as the Minister may require.

80. All animals to be removed from a quarantine station shall, prior to removal, be subject to such treatment as prescribed, or as the Chief Quarantine Officer requires.

81. Any animals carried, conveyed, or brought from any quarantine station without compliance with these regulations may be seized and placed in quarantine by any quarantine or police officer or officer of Customs, or otherwise dealt with as the Minister directs.

82. All animals landed without compliance with these regulations may be seized by any officer, and dealt with in such a manner as the Minister directs.

Hides and Skins.

97. The importation of hides and skins shall be subject to the following conditions :—

(1.) The owner or consignor shall forward with any hide or skin a certified declaration stating that such hide or skin has not been derived from any animal which has suffered from or died from anthrax or similar disease, and that it has been effectively dry-salted, wet-salted, or arsenically dressed.

Such declaration shall be certified to by a Government officer of the country of origin to the effect that to the best of his knowledge the declaration is true and correct.