SEPT. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2939

Regulations under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, amended.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 19th day of September, 1927.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by section twenty-five of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, I, General Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet, Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto as shown therein.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Article 36.—In reference to King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions delete figures “1446” and substitute figures “1603.”
Article 44.—In reference to King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions delete from “1682 to (J)” inclusive, and substitute “1833, paragraph 3.”
In Regulation No. 47, cancel paragraph 1 and substitute— “A free kit will be issued on entry and an allowance for its upkeep paid at the rates applicable in the Royal Navy as fixed from time to time by the Admiralty. Revised rates shall take effect from the dates promulgated in Navy Orders.”
Appendix III.—Miscellaneous Special Duty.
Diver.—Cancel present instructions and substitute— Diver, 2nd class..............3d. Diver, lst class...............6d.
Payable under the conditions laid down in the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.
Artificer Diver.—Cancel present instructions and substitute— Artificer diver, 2nd class........6d. Artificer diver, lst class.........9d.
Payable under the conditions laid down in the King's Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.
F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under the Stock Act, 1908, governing the Importation of Sausage-casings into New Zealand.—Notice No. Ag. 2674.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 26th day of September, 1927.
Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
In pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by the Stock Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby absolutely prohibit the introduction into New Zealand of any sausage-casings except where such introduction takes place in accordance with the following regulations governing the importation of sausage-casings into the Dominion, and doth declare that these regulations shall come into force on the thirtieth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

REGULATIONS.

1. Subject to these regulations, sheep, lamb, or hog sausage-casings may be imported into the Dominion at the ports of Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, or Bluff.
2. Every shipment of casings must be accompanied by a declaration in the Form No. 1 in the First Schedule hereto, signed by the owner, secretary, or manager of the slaughtering premises where such casings were produced, declaring that such casings were derived from animals which were slaughtered on the said premises and which received ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter and were found to be free from disease and suitable in every way for human consumption; that the casings were sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise fit for human consumption and

have not been treated with chemical preservatives or other foreign substances injurious to health, and that the said casings have been handled only in a sanitary manner.
3. On every such declaration there shall be inscribed a certificate in the Form No. 2 in the First Schedule hereto, signed by a Government veterinarian, certifying that he has no reason to doubt the correctness of the above-mentioned declaration in any particular.
4. Notwithstanding that the other provisions of these regulations have been complied with, no sausage-casings 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 Second Schedule hereto.
5. If any sausage-casings are introduced or attempted to be introduced into the Dominion without the prescribed declaration or certificate, or otherwise contrary to these regulations, such casings may be seized by any Inspector, officer of Customs, or a member of the Police Force, and shall thereupon be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Minister of Agriculture directs.

FIRST SCHEDULE.
FORM No. 1.
I [Give name and status] of the [Give name of slaughtering premises where casings produced] situated at or near [Give name of town] in the county or district of , in the country or State of , do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the sausage-casings more particularly described below to be shipped by , of , to , of , were derived from animals which were slaughtered at the above-named slaughtering premises and received ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter and were found to be free from disease and in every way suitable for human consumption; that the casings were sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise fit for human consumption, and have not been treated with chemical preservatives or other foreign substances injurious to health, and that the said casings have been handled only in a sanitary manner.
DESCRIPTION OF CASINGS.
No. and Description of | Description of Casings. | Brands and
Packages. | | Marks.

Signed: Place: Date:

FORM No. 2.
Government Veterinarian's Certificate to accompany Sausage-casings to New Zealand.
I [Insert name] a duly qualified veterinarian now employed by the Government of , hereby certify that I have no reason to doubt the correctness of the above declaration in any particular.
Dated at , this day of , 19 .
Signed:

SECOND SCHEDULE.
PERMIT TO LAND SAUSAGE-CASINGS IN NEW ZEALAND.
I [Insert name] Inspector of Stock at the Port of , hereby authorize the sausage-casings more particularly described below to be landed.
Particulars of Sausage-casings.
No. and | Description | Brands | Name | Name and | Name and
Description | of | and | Address | Address
of | Casings. | Marks. | of | of
Packages. | | Vessel. | Consignee. | Consignor.

Signed:

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.