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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 77

Chapman, John Gladstone McGregor, and James Graham, purchasers, of the other part, for the purchase of the land therein described, and the said purchasers therein agreed to become incorporated as the Owersby Land Settlement Association: And whereas application has been made in the prescribed form for the issue of an Order in Council confirming the said agreement: And whereas the said application, together with the said agreement, was referred to the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for its report, and the Board has reported that no roading is required in respect of the said land, and that the said agreement is fit and proper to be so confirmed:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by 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 confirm the said agreement dated the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

J F ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Introduction of Fruit or Plants infected with Root-knot, Hairy-root, or Crown-gall (Bacterium tumefaciens) prohibited.—Notice No. 1658.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of September, 1912.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers 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 New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. THESE regulations shall be read together with and deemed part of 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.

2. The introduction into New Zealand of fruit or plants infected with root-knot, hairy-root, or crown-gall (Bacterium tumefaciens), or in or on which the said disease is or has been present in any form or stage of development, is absolutely prohibited.

3. If any fruit, plant, or thing hereby prohibited be introduced or attempted to be introduced it shall, together with any packages, wrappings, &c., containing the same, be either reshipped at once to a port or place beyond New Zealand by the person introducing or attempting to introduce it, or destroyed, as provided in section 9 of the said Act, at the port of entry:

Provided, however, that no such fruit, plant, or thing shall be reshipped without the consent of an Inspector under the said Act first had and obtained; and provided further that, in the event of the destruction of such fruit, plant, or thing, the fee for such destruction as provided in the general regulations shall be paid by the owner or person in charge thereof on demand.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Making Regulations under the Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of October, 1912.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section thirty-nine of the Reformatory Institutions Act, 1909 (hereinafter referred to as 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 with respect to certified Inebriates’ Homes under the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

1. IN these regulations,—

“Institution” means a certified Inebriates’ Home under the said Act:

“Inmate” means a person in respect of whom an order is in force for his detention in a certified Inebriates’ Home.

“Minister” means the Minister of Justice.

“Superintendent” means the person for the time being in charge of an institution.

2. (1.) The Superintendent shall keep a Register of Admissions and Discharges, in which shall be entered in respect of each inmate the following particulars: (a) Name in full; (b) place where the order for detention was made; (c) name of Judge or Magistrate making such order; (d) date of order; (e) date of admission; (f) particulars as to transfer, or release on probation; (g) date of discharge; (h) any other particulars from time to time directed to be entered by the Minister.

(2.) Upon the release on probation, transfer, discharge, or death of an inmate the Superintendent shall forthwith send notice thereof to the Minister.

3. (1.) The Minister may from time to time appoint suitable persons to be Inspectors of Institutions under these regulations. Such appointments may be either general in respect of all such institutions, or special in respect of any specified institution or institutions. The Inspector of Prisons for the time being and every Stipendiary Magistrate shall by virtue of their office be Inspectors under these regulations.

(2.) Such Inspectors shall at all times have free access to all parts of the institution, and to all persons for the time being detained therein, and shall so far as possible ascertain whether these regulations are being satisfactorily carried out and observed in the institution.

(3.) If in the opinion of an Inspector these regulations are not being so carried out or observed, he shall forthwith report the matter to the Minister, and may also from time to time report on any other matters concerning the institution, or make such recommendations concerning the equipment, maintenance, or discipline thereof as he thinks fit.

(4.) Except as provided in this regulation or so far as is necessary to enable him to exercise the powers conferred thereby, an Inspector shall not interfere with the management or discipline of any institution.

4. (1.) Every inmate may upon admission be searched by the Superintendent, or by an officer of the institution authorized by him in that behalf, and the Superintendent or officer aforesaid shall have power to take from every inmate any firearms or other weapons, or any ammunition, intoxicants, drugs, or other thing which in his discretion he considers it necessary or expedient to remove from the custody of the inmate.

(2.) The Superintendent may also, if he has reason to believe that any inmate is at any time after his or her admission in possession of any such thing, search or cause that inmate to be searched, and may remove any such thing found in his custody from any inmate.

(3.) The Superintendent shall cause to be entered in a book kept for the purpose a list of all articles so taken from an inmate, together with the name of the inmate and the date of search.

(4.) Every entry in the book to be kept in pursuance of the last preceding paragraph shall be signed by the Superintendent on the day of entry.

5. (1.) Every inmate shall promptly carry out the duties required of him from time to time by the Superintendent.

(2.) The Superintendent shall from time to time, in his discretion, fix the hours of commencing and finishing work, and the intervals to be allowed for meals or leisure.

6. (1.) All letters written by inmates and addressed to the Minister, or to a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Stipendiary Magistrate, shall be immediately forwarded unopened.

(2.) All other letters written by inmates, or postal packets of any description, shall be submitted in the first place for the perusal or inspection of the Superintendent, who may in his discretion refuse to permit the same to be forwarded, provided that any such refusal shall be forthwith reported to the Minister by the Superintendent.

7. All letters or other postal packages addressed to any inmate may be opened by the Superintendent, who may, if he thinks fit, refuse to deliver such letters or packets to the person to whom they are addressed, provided that any such refusal shall be forthwith reported to the Minister by the Superintendent.