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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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[The treatment prescribed in clause 3 is as follows : The bones shall be subjected for at least two hours to a moist heat at a temperature of not less than 250° Fahr., equal to an indicated steam-pressure of 30 lb. per square inch, or shall be converted into superphosphate by chemical process under the direction and supervision of a Quarantine Officer.]

Importation of Animal Manures other than Bones or Guano.

The importation of animal manure (other than bones or guano) shall be subject to the following conditions :—

(1.) The importer shall, prior to shipment—
(a.) Give notice of intention to import to the Chief Quarantine Officer of the State to which it is proposed to import such animal manure ;
(b.) Obtain from the Minister, on the recommendation of the Chief Quarantine Officer, a permit to import such animal manure.

(2.) Any such animal manure, together with the containing package, shall on arrival be removed forthwith to a quarantine station or other approved place for treatment or disinfection as prescribed or as directed by the Chief Quarantine Officer.

Importation of Horns and Hoofs.

Horns and hoofs from New Zealand may be imported if they are accompanied by a certificate from a responsible Government officer to the effect that they are derived from animals slaughtered in New Zealand.

Importation of Second-hand Harness, Saddlery, &c.

The importation into Australia of used or second-hand harness, saddlery, or horse effects is prohibited unless such harness, saddlery, or horse effects—

(a.) Are accompanied by a declaration by the owner or exporter to the effect that they have not been in contact with any animal suffering from anthrax, glanders, tetanus, dourine, surra, epizootic lymphangitis or other epizootic disease, and that they are the product of and have not been out of the country from which they are exported ; and

(b.) Are on arrival disinfected, as prescribed in the quarantine regulations, at the expense of the importer.

Importation into Hawaii and the United States of America of Butter containing Preservatives prohibited.—Notice No. 1633.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1912.

THE attention of exporters of dairy-produce is drawn to the fact that the Governments of the United States of America and of Hawaii prohibit the sale of dairy-produce containing any substance or ingredients poisonous or injurious to health. This prohibition is strictly applied to butter containing boric acid as a preservative.

The British Consul at Honolulu has notified the Government that one or two shipments of butter from Australia and New Zealand have been refused admission into Hawaii owing to the presence of boric acid or other such preservative.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.

Introduction of Foreign Hay and Straw into Great Britain and Ireland.—Notice No. 1634.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1912.

THE following regulations of the British Board of Agriculture relating to the introduction of foreign hay and straw into Great Britain are published for general information.

Regulations, similarly worded, have been issued by the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland in respect to the introduction of foreign hay and straw into Ireland, with the exception that clause (c) of Article No. 2 is deleted, and the words “Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland” are substituted for the words “Board of Agriculture and Fisheries” in clause (d) of the aforesaid article.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.

FOREIGN HAY AND STRAW ORDER OF 1912.

THE Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in them under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1911, and of every other power enabling them in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows :—

Prohibition of Landing of Hay and Straw.

1. The landing in Great Britain of hay or straw brought from any country out of the United Kingdom which is not mentioned in the Schedule to this Order, is hereby prohibited, except as hereinafter expressly provided.

Exceptions.

2. (1.) This Order shall not apply to—
   (a.) Hay or straw which at the time of importation is being used for packing merchandise ; or
   (b.) Manufactured straw not intended for use as fodder or litter for animals ; or
   (c.) Hay or straw which is landed at a Foreign Animals Wharf for the purpose of being there destroyed or otherwise disposed of in accordance with any instructions given by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries ; or
   (d.) Hay or straw which is authorized to be landed for use otherwise than as fodder or litter for animals by a license granted by an Inspector or other Officer of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, which license shall contain such conditions as in the opinion of the Board are necessary to prevent the introduction of disease by the hay or straw.

(2.) The expression “animals” means horses, asses, and mules ; cattle, sheep, goats, and all other ruminating animals ; and swine.

Offences.

3. (1.) If any hay or straw shall be landed in contravention of this Order, the owner thereof, and the owner and the lessee and the occupier of the place of landing, and the person causing, directing, or permitting the landing, and the owner and the charterer and the master of the vessel from which the same is landed, shall, each according to and in respect of his own acts or defaults, be deemed guilty of an offence against the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894.

(2.) If any person does any act in contravention of a condition imposed by a license under this Order he shall be deemed guilty of an offence under the said Act.

Revocation of Orders.

4. The Foreign Hay and Straw Order of 1908 and any Order amending that Order are hereby revoked, and any license under any Order hereby revoked shall have effect as a license under this Order.

Commencement.

5. This Order shall come into operation on the first day of April, nineteen hundred and twelve.

Short Title.

6. This Order may be cited as the FOREIGN HAY AND STRAW ORDER OF 1912.

In witness whereof the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have hereunto set their Official Seal (L.S.) this twenty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and twelve.

T. H. ELLIOTT,
Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

Countries from which Importation is not Prohibited.

United States of America.
Dominion of Canada.
Union of South Africa.
Norway.
Channel Islands.
Isle of Man.

Introduction of Horses into Great Britain.—Notice No. 1635.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1912.

THE following regulations of the British Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, relating to the introduction of horses into Great Britain, are published for general information.

W. F. MASSEY,
Minister of Agriculture.