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otherwise with goods imported from Great Britain, Ireland,
and the Continent of Europe, shall be revoked as from the
expiration of the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-seven, after which the following regula-
tions shall apply :—

REGULATIONS.

1. THE importation into New Zealand, either direct or by way
   of any other country, from Great Britain, Ireland, any part of
   the Continent of Europe, Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay,
   Brazil, and Chili, of hay, straw, or chaff is hereby prohibited,
   save with the consent of the Minister of Agriculture, except
   where such introduction takes place in accordance with these
   regulations : Provided that these regulations shall not apply
   to any articles of millinery or other articles constructed wholly
   or partly of braided, interwoven, or plaited straw.

2. Hay, straw, or chaff used as packing-material for goods
   manufactured and packed in Great Britain may be imported
   upon production to the Collector of Customs at the port of
   entry of a certificate or declaration, either on or with the invoice
   from the exporter or packer, countersigned as correct by a
   responsible officer appointed by the High Commissioner for
   New Zealand for the purpose, to the effect that the hay,
   straw, or chaff, used has been either—

(a.) Subjected to the action of live steam, maintaining in
all parts of the compartment a temperature of not less
than 185 degrees fahrenheit, for a period of at least
ten minutes :

(b.) Placed loosely in a tight compartment having a tem-
perature of not less than 65 degrees fahrenheit, and
thoroughly sprayed with 10 fluid ounces of formaldehyde
solution (containing not less than 37 per centum of
formaldehyde by weight) for each 1,000 cubic feet of
space in the compartment, which was immediately
closed in a manner to prevent the escape of the formal-
dehyde vapour, and kept closed for not less than 8 hours ;
or

(c.) Placed loosely in a tight compartment and subjected
to the action of heat in the presence of moisture at a
temperature of not less than 260 degrees fahrenheit,
maintaining this temperature throughout the whole of
the chamber for a period of not less than two hours.

3. Where material of any kind other than hay, straw, or
   chaff, disinfected and certified in accordance with clause 2
   hereof, is used for the packing of any goods imported from the
   countries hereinbefore mentioned, a certificate or declaration
   as to the nature of such material shall be endorsed on the
   invoice accompanying such goods, and be signed by the ex-
   porter or packer.

4. Straw envelopes intended for use in packing bottles may
   be imported from Great Britain upon production to the Col-
   lector of Customs at the port of entry of a certificate or declara-
   tion similar to that prescribed in clause 2 hereof.

5. Every person who commits a breach of these regulations
   shall be liable to a penalty of not less than £2 nor more than
   £100.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the
Masterton County Council in respect of a Loan of £1,000,
authorized to be raised for metalling Ngaumu Road.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 21st day of
February, 1927.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of the
Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, it is provided that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or
in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has
been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is
thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to
a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate
of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not
specified or determined, and such money, or any part thereof
has not been borrowed, the local authority or public body
may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance,
borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been
borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be
prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Masterton County Council has been
authorized to borrow the sum of one thousand pounds for
metalling Ngaumu Road :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent
consent as required by the above-recited section one hundred
and fourteen, and it is desired that the rate of interest at
which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per
centum per annum :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the
rate of interest that may be paid by the Masterton County
Council in respect of the said sum of one thousand pounds
shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and
the said Masterton County Council is hereby authorized to
borrow the said sum of one thousand pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Masterton
County Council in respect of a Loan of £800, authorized to
be raised for forming and metalling Wairere Road.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 21st day of
February, 1927.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of the
Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, it is provided that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or
in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has
been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is
thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to
a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate
of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not
specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof
has not been borrowed, the local authority or public body
may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance,
borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been
borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be
prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council :

And whereas the Masterton County Council has been
authorized to borrow the sum of eight hundred pounds for
forming and metalling Wairere Road :

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his pre-
cedent consent as required by the above-recited section one
hundred and fourteen, and it is desired that the rate of
interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding
six per centum per annum :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of
the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that
the rate of interest that may be paid by the Masterton County
Council in respect of the said sum of eight hundred pounds
shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and
the said Masterton County Council is hereby authorized to
borrow the said sum of eight hundred pounds accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Ingle-
wood County Council in respect of a Loan of £800, authorized
to be raised for the Purpose of forming and metalling York
Road.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Auckland, this 21st day of
February, 1927.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section one hundred and fourteen of the
Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, it is provided that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or in any
rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been
authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter
authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of
ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest
or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or
determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been
borrowed, the local authority or public body may, with the
precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such