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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 115

for introduction into the Dominion shall be landed in the Dominion without the written permit of an Inspector in the form or to the effect of the Seventeenth Schedule hereto.

84. If any hides, skins, or wool are introduced or attempted to be introduced into the Dominion without the prescribed declarations or certificates, or otherwise contrary to these regulations, such hides, skins, or wool may be seized by any Inspector, officer of the Customs, or member of the Police Force, and shall thereupon be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister directs.

85. All expenses of every description incurred in connection with the introduction, treatment, or disinfection of hides, skins, or wool shall be borne by the importer of such hides, skins, or wool, and any expenses incurred in this connection on behalf of the importer shall be refunded by him to the Inspector within forty-eight hours after demand.

INTRODUCTION OF ANIMAL MANURES.

Animal Manures from Australia and India.

86. Subject to the provisions of these regulations, animal manure may be introduced into the Dominion from the Commonwealth of Australia and from India, provided that such animal manure has been manufactured or prepared for export in works duly licensed as hereinafter provided, and that every consignment of such animal manure is accompanied by the declarations hereinafter prescribed.

Licensing of Animal-manure Works.

87. (1.) The owner or person in charge of works in India or Australia at which it is proposed to manufacture or prepare animal manure in any form for export to New Zealand shall, not less than twenty-one days before commencing operations, apply to the New Zealand Inspector of Manure-sterilizing in the country in which the works are situated for a license to manufacture or prepare at the said works such manure for export to New Zealand.

(2.) The application shall be in the form in the Twenty-first Schedule hereto, or to the effect thereof.

88. (1.) On receipt of the application the Inspector shall make such inquiries as he thinks fit, and may, on payment by the applicant of the prescribed fee, issue a license in the form in the Twenty-second Schedule hereto, if he is satisfied—

(a.) That a separate building and plant suitable for the purpose are set apart solely for the grinding, conveying, screening, storage, &c., of animal manure after sterilization.

(b.) That the buildings, appliances, and surroundings generally are satisfactory.

(2.) All licenses issued pursuant to this regulation shall be numbered, and no two licenses shall bear the same number. The number of the license shall be deemed to be the registered number of the works in respect of which it is issued.

89. Such license shall, unless renewed as hereinafter provided, remain in force until the 31st day of March next following the date of issue, but no longer: Provided that the Inspector may cancel such license at any time if satisfied that the requirements of the last preceding regulation are not properly complied with, or that the owner or person in charge of the works has in any way failed to faithfully comply with these regulations in any respect.

90. (1.) If a renewal of the license is desired, the owner or person in charge of the works in respect of which the license is issued shall, not less than twenty-one days before the expiry of the license, make application for a renewal in the form in the Twenty-third Schedule hereto, or to the effect thereof, to the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing at the office from which the existing license was issued. The existing license must accompany the application.

(2.) On the receipt of such application the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing may, if satisfied that the requirements of these regulations have been complied with, and if the fee hereinafter prescribed has been paid, renew the said license (by endorsement thereon) for a further period not exceeding twelve months, or may issue a fresh license to the applicant in lieu of the existing license. The license so issued shall bear the same number as the existing license.

91. There shall be payable in respect of a license under these regulations, and in respect of each renewal thereof, a fee of £12 10s. in Australia and 200 rupees in India, such fee to be payable before the issue or renewal of the license, as the case may be.

92. There shall be payable to the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing, on demand, for each ton or part of a ton by weight of each consignment of animal manure manufactured or prepared at any licensed works and exported to the Dominion in compliance with these regulations, a fee of 2s. 6d. if in Australia and of 2 rupees if in India: Provided that no fees shall be payable in respect of the first 100 tons of animal manure exported to the Dominion from any licensed works during the currency of the license in each year.

93. Before commencing or resuming the manufacture or preparation of animal manure for export to the Dominion seven clear days’ notice must be given to the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing by the licensee.

94. The Inspector of Manure-sterilizing, or any person authorized by him, shall at all times be allowed access to any works in respect of which a license is in force, and during the manufacture or preparation of any animal manure for export to the Dominion such Inspector or person authorized by him shall be allowed to be present in order to satisfy himself that the provisions of these regulations are being complied with.

Shipment of Animal Manure to the Dominion.

95. When any consignment of animal manure is to be made to the Dominion the owner or person in charge of the licensed works where such animal manure was manufactured or prepared must make a statutory declaration (to accompany such animal manure to the Dominion) in the form in the Twenty-fourth Schedule hereto, stating, inter alia, that the requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (i) of this regulation have been faithfully complied with, viz. :—

(a.) That all bones contained in the said consignment have been subjected to a temperature of at least 281° Fahr. (equal to an indicated steam-pressure of 50 lb. per square inch) for not less than three hours, or have been crushed and afterwards subjected to a temperature of at least 267° Fahr. (equal to an indicated steam-pressure of 40 lb. per square inch) for not less than two hours.

(b.) That all animal ingredients other than bones contained in the said consignment have been subjected to a temperature of at least 267° Fahr. (equal to an indicated steam-pressure of 40 lb. per square inch) for not less than two hours, or otherwise treated as the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing may direct.

(c.) That the licensed building and machinery used in the manufacture and treatment of the said consignment have not, since the issue of the license, been used in the manufacture or treatment of any animal manure that has not been sterilized as aforesaid.

(d.) That the said consignment has not been in contact after sterilization with any animal manure which has not been sterilized as aforesaid, or with any other substance or matter likely to convey disease.

(e.) That during its manufacture or treatment the said consignment and the works were at all times open to inspection by the Inspector or any officer authorized in that behalf by the Inspector.

(f.) That the bags in which the said consignment is contained have never previously been used for any purpose whatsoever.

(g.) That each bag is branded with the number of the works where it was filled, in figures not less than 4 in. in length, and also with the name and description of the manure with which it is filled.

(h.) That all carts, trucks, barges, or other conveyances have been properly cleansed, to the satisfaction of the Inspector, before the said consignment was loaded therein.

(i.) That no animal manure which has not been sterilized as aforesaid has been conveyed to the port of shipment or to the ship on the same cart, truck, barge, or other conveyance with the said consignment.

96. The above-mentioned declaration shall be delivered to the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing, or some officer authorized in that behalf by the Inspector, in time to allow him to satisfy himself as to its accuracy.

97. The Inspector of Manure-sterilizing or his officer, upon being satisfied that the foregoing requirements of these regulations have been complied with, and that the fee prescribed by Regulation 92 hereof has been paid, shall countersign the declaration, and forthwith return it to the owner or person in charge of the works, to be by him forwarded to New Zealand with the consignment to which it relates.

Landing of Animal Manure from India or Australia in the Dominion.

98. Any person intending to introduce animal manure into the Dominion from India or Australia shall give to the Inspector at the port of landing not less than forty-eight hours’ notice of his intention. The notice shall be in the form in the Twenty-fifth Schedule hereto, or to the effect thereof.

99. On the arrival of a vessel conveying animal manure from India or Australia to the Dominion at the port where any of such animal manure is to be landed there shall be handed to the Inspector the above-mentioned declaration by the owner or person in charge of the licensed works where such animal manure was manufactured or prepared, duly countersigned by the Inspector of Manure-sterilizing.