Oct. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3425

Fodder used for Australasian Live-stock.

66. Fodder on a vessel for use in connection with Australasian live-stock that may be lawfully introduced into the Dominion without quarantine may be introduced with such live-stock, provided such fodder is the product of an Australian State from which the introduction of live-stock into the Dominion is not prohibited.

67. Fodder on a vessel for use in connection with Australasian live-stock that may be lawfully introduced into the Dominion, but which are subject to a period of quarantine, may, on the issue of a permit by the Inspector, be removed from the vessel to the quarantine-ground for the use of such Australasian live-stock.

Things used in Connection with Australasian Live-stock.

68. Clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or any other appliances or things used on any vessel in connection with any Australasian live-stock that may lawfully be introduced into the Dominion without quarantine may be introduced with such live-stock.

69. Clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or any other appliances or things used on any vessel in connection with any Australasian live-stock that may be lawfully introduced into the Dominion, but which are subject to a period of quarantine, may, on the issue of a permit by the Inspector, be introduced into the Dominion: Provided, however, that such clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or any other appliances or things shall be subject to similar treatment and disinfection, at the importer’s expense, to that prescribed for clothing, fittings, utensils, crates or boxes, kennels, harness, saddlery, implements, or any other appliances or things used in connection with foreign live-stock and introduced into the Dominion.

GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF LIVE-STOCK.

70. The importer of live-stock introduced into the Dominion shall pay all charges and expenses connected with the inspection, transporting, quarantining, housing, sustenance, disinfecting, dipping, dressing, and the veterinary or other treatment of any such live-stock from the time of their arrival in the waters of the Dominion until they are released from detention or quarantine, or transhipped, or otherwise disposed of.

71. All loss sustained with respect to any imported live-stock while being conveyed to or from or whilst in quarantine (whether by accident, or by sickness arising from natural causes or contracted from other live-stock, or by the destruction, or detention, or quarantine, or dipping, or dressing of such live-stock to prevent the spread of disease) shall be borne by the importer of such live-stock, and no Inspector shall be liable for any loss or damage occasioned to any importer of live-stock by any act of such Inspector, unless such loss or damage has been occasioned by his wilful neglect or default.

72. Notwithstanding that the other provisions of these regulations relating to the introduction of live-stock have been complied with, no person shall land, or attempt to land, or permit to be landed any imported live-stock, or any fodder, fittings, or things which have been or which are reasonably believed to have been in contact with such live-stock, without the written permission of an Inspector in the form or to the effect of the Seventeenth Schedule hereto; and any Inspector, officer of Customs, or member of the Police Force may prevent the landing of such live-stock, or any fodder, fittings, or things which have been in contact with such live-stock, or may detain any such live-stock, fodder, fittings, or things which may have been newly introduced by sea into the Dominion until these regulations have been complied with.

INTRODUCTION OF HIDES, SKINS, WOOL, ETC., INTO THE DOMINION.

Foreign Hides and Skins.

73. (1.) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, hides or skins of stock may be introduced into the Dominion at the ports of Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, or Bluff from any foreign country.

(2.) Every shipment of such foreign hides or skins must be accompanied by a statutory declaration, made by the shipper, in or to the effect of the form set out in the Eighteenth Schedule hereto, declaring the country of origin of such hides or skins, that the said hides or skins have been salted for at least seven days or otherwise chemically treated, that they are from animals slaughtered for human consumption or for sport, and that they are free from disease.

74. Any person intending to introduce foreign hides or skins into the Dominion must give the Inspector at the port of landing not less than forty-eight hours’ notice in writing or by cable of his intention.

75. All foreign hides or skins imported into the Dominion shall, on being landed from a vessel, be forthwith removed, under the direct supervision of an Inspector, to a tannery approved by the Director, and there manufactured into leather, or to some other place approved by the Director, for treatment as the latter shall direct.

Hides or Skins from Australia.

76. (1.) Subject to the provisions of these regulations hides or skins of stock may be introduced from the Commonwealth of Australia into the Dominion at the ports of Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, or Bluff.

(2.) Every shipment of such hides or skins must be accompanied by a declaration in the form No. 1 in the Nineteenth Schedule hereto, made by the owner, secretary, or manager of the works where such hides or skins were treated, setting forth the State where such hides or skins were produced, the number, brands, marks, description, and shipping particulars, and declaring that such hides or skins are from animals free from disease and slaughtered for human consumption or for boiling-down, and that they have been thoroughly salted for not less than seven days, or have been otherwise chemically preserved.

(3.) On every such declaration there shall be inscribed a certificate in the form No. 2 in the Nineteenth Schedule hereto, signed by a Government veterinarian or Inspector of Stock, certifying that he has no reason to doubt the correctness of the above-mentioned declaration in any particular.

77. Any person intending to introduce hides or skins from Australia into the Dominion must give to the Inspector at the port of landing not less than forty-eight hours’ notice in writing or by cable of his intention.

78. If satisfied that the declaration and certificate accompanying Australian hides or skins imported into the Dominion are in order, and that the hides or skins are free from disease, and that the requirements of these regulations have been complied with, the Inspector may issue a permit in the form in the Seventeenth Schedule hereto, authorizing the landing of such hides or skins: Provided that hides or skins imported into the Dominion from Queensland or Western Australia shall, on being landed from a vessel, be forthwith removed, under the direct supervision of an Inspector, to a tannery approved by the Director, and there manufactured into leather, or shall forthwith be removed to some other place approved by the Director, for treatment as the latter shall direct.

Wool from Australia.

79. (1.) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, wool may be introduced into the Dominion at the ports of Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, or Bluff from the States of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania.

(2.) Every shipment of such wool must be accompanied by a declaration in the form No. 1 in the Twentieth Schedule hereto, made by the grower of such wool, or by the owner, secretary, or manager of the works where such wool was treated, setting forth the State where such wool was produced, and declaring that such wool is from animals free from disease, and which either were alive or had been slaughtered for human consumption or for boiling-down when the wool was obtained from them.

(3.) On every such declaration there shall be inscribed a certificate in the form No. 2 in the Twentieth Schedule hereto, signed by a Government veterinarian or Inspector of Stock, certifying that he has no reason to doubt the correctness of the above-mentioned declaration in any particular.

80. Any person desiring to introduce wool from Australia into the Dominion must first obtain by application in writing a permit from the Director. This permit must be shown to the Inspector at the port at which the wool is to be landed.

81. All wool imported from Australia shall, on being landed from a vessel, be forthwith removed to a place approved by the Director, for such treatment or disinfection as the latter may direct.

General Provisions relating to the Introduction of Hides, Skins, or Wool.

82. No hides, skins, or wool brought to the Dominion in any vessel shall, while the vessel is in New Zealand waters, be transferred to any other vessel except with the written authority of an Inspector, and under the supervision of an Inspector or some one acting for him.

83. Notwithstanding that the other provisions of these regulations have been complied with, no hides, skins, or wool