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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 67

GISBORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

In the matter of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, and the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, and the Acts amending the same respectively.

I HEREBY give notice that on the 31st day of July, 1912, a proposal was submitted by the Gisborne Borough Council to the ratepayers of the Borough of Gisborne for raising a special loan of £15,750 for the purpose of road construction and metalling, and that the number of votes recorded respectively for and against the proposal was as follows: For, 423; against, 331; majority in favour, 92.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be carried.

Dated this 1st day of August, 1912.

W. PETTIE,
Mayor, Borough of Gisborne.

GISBORNE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

In the matter of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1908, and the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1908, and the Acts amending the same respectively.

I HEREBY give notice that on the 31st day of July, 1912, a proposal was submitted by the Gisborne Borough Council to the ratepayers of the Borough of Gisborne for raising a special loan of £15,000 for the purposes of extending the electric light and power scheme, and that the number of votes recorded respectively for and against the proposal was as follows: For, 420; against, 329; majority in favour, 91.

I therefore declare the said proposal to be carried.

Dated this 1st day of August, 1912.

W. PETTIE,
Mayor, Borough of Gisborne.

Regulations relating to the Introduction into the Commonwealth of Australia of Animals, Hides and Skins, Wool and Hair, Bones, Animal Manures, &c., from New Zealand.—Notice No. 1631.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 31st July, 1912.

THE following particulars of the provisions of the Act and regulations relating to the introduction into the Commonwealth of Australia of animals, hides and skins, wool and hair, bones, animal manure, &c., from New Zealand have been received from the Commonwealth authorities, and are published for general information.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.

DEFINITIONS.

“DISEASE,” in relation to animals, means glanders, farcy, pleuro-pneumonia contagiosa, foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, anthrax, Texas or tick fever, hog cholera, swine plague, mange, scab, surra, dourine, rabies, tuberculosis, actinomycosis, variola ovina, cattle tick, camel tick, horse tick, sheep tick, sheep lice, epizootic lymphangitis, influenza, mal de caderas, nagana (tsetse fly disease), warbles, swine erysipelas, trichinosis, fowl cholera, fowl diphtheria (roup), trypanosomiasis, or any other disease declared by the Governor-General by Proclamation to be a disease affecting animals.

“Quarantine Officer” means an officer dealing with the quarantine of imported animals.

“Chief Quarantine Officer” means the chief officer dealing with the quarantine of animals in any State.

“Importer” includes owner or consignee, or the agent for the owner or consignee.

PROVISIONS.

The following are the only ports in Australia at which imported animals from New Zealand may be landed: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Port Adelaide, Fremantle, Hobart. Penalty, £100.

No imported animals or plants, and no hay, straw, fodder, litter, fittings, clothing, utensils, appliances, or packages used on any vessel in connection with imported animals or plants shall, until released from quarantine, be moved, dealt with, or interfered with except by authority and in accordance with this Act and the regulations. Penalty, £100.

No imported animals or plants, and no hay, straw, fodder, litter, fittings, clothing, utensils, appliances, or packages used on any vessel in connection with imported animals or plants shall be landed or removed from the vessel until a permit for their landing or removal from the vessel has been granted by a Quarantine Officer.

Importation of Animals.

Not less than seven days’ notice of the arrival of any animal from any country except New Zealand shall be given by the importer to the Chief Quarantine Officer of the State.

In the case of any animal from New Zealand, not less than three days’ notice shall be given by the importer.

The owner or consignor of any imported animal or animal to be imported shall forward with any such animal, to be delivered to the Chief Quarantine Officer prior to the landing of the animal, declarations, certificates, notices, and permits as follows:—

(A.) In the case of any horse, ass, or mule from New Zealand,—

1. A declaration from the owner, certifying—
   (a.) That the animal has been free from disease during the six months next preceding shipment;
   (b.) That it has not been in contact with any animal suffering from disease during the six months next preceding shipment.

2. A certificate of freedom from disease by a Government Veterinary Surgeon.

(E.) In the case of cattle from New Zealand,—

1. A declaration from a Government Veterinary Surgeon, certifying that the animal is free from disease, and that it has been located in New Zealand for not less than sixty days next preceding shipment.

(H.) In the case of any sheep or goat from New Zealand, a certificate of freedom from disease from a Government Veterinary Surgeon.

(J.) In the case of swine from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or Canada,—

1. A declaration from the owner, certifying—
   (a.) That the animal has been free from disease during the six months next preceding shipment;
   (b.) That it has not been in contact with any animal suffering from disease during the six months next preceding shipment.

2. A certificate of general health from an approved veterinary surgeon at the port of shipment.

(K.) In the case of any dog from any country from which dogs are admissible (N.B.—Dogs are admissible from New Zealand),—

1. A declaration from the owner, certifying—
   (a.) That the animal has been located in the country named for the six months next preceding shipment, and that during that period it has been free from disease;
   (b.) That it has not been in contact with any animal suffering from disease during the six months next preceding shipment.

2. A certificate of freedom from disease from an approved veterinary surgeon at the port of shipment, who shall also indorse the owner’s declaration to the effect that after due inquiry he has no reason to doubt its correctness.

(L.) In the case of any wild or undomesticated animal for scientific or exhibition purposes,—

1. Notice of intention to introduce any such animal into a State shall be given to the Chief Quarantine Officer of the State, and a permit to introduce must be obtained. The permit shall be handed to the master of the ship prior to the embarkation of the animal and delivered by him to the Quarantine Officer at the port of entry.

The notice and permit may be given by cablegram.

2. A declaration from the owner—
   (a.) Setting forth the location and environment of the animal during the six months next preceding shipment;
   (b.) Certifying that the animal has been free from disease during the six months next preceding shipment; and
   (c.) Certifying that it has not been in contact with any animal suffering from disease during the six months next preceding shipment.

3. A certificate from an approved veterinary surgeon at the port of shipment.

(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.