2926
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

Ay Lyttelton—
The New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd.
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., Ltd.

At Port Chalmers—
John Mill and Co.
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., Ltd.

At Bluff—
John Mill and Co.
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., Ltd.

Provided that any substantial additions which may be made to such stores, after the publication of these regulations in the New Zealand Gazette shall not, unless the use of such additions has been first approved in writing by the Chief Hemp Grader, be deemed to be part of the appointed grading-stores.

5. Clause 12 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked and the following clause substituted in lieu thereof :—

6. (1) The following shall be the standards on which the grades of stripper-slips shall be determined :—

No. 1 grade : 75 to 100 points, both inclusive.
No. 2 ,, 50 to 74 ,, ,,
No. 3 ,, 25 to 49 ,, ,,

(2) No grader’s certificate, as provided for in clause 16 of the principal regulations, shall be issued in respect of any stripper-slips scoring less than 25 points.

6. Clause 15 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked and the following clause substituted in lieu thereof :—

7. The charge for grading hemp shall be 6d. per bale; for tow, 4d. per bale; and for stripper-tow and stripper-slips, 3d. per bale; and shall be payable by the owner on demand. Any phormium products resubmitted for grading in accordance with any of the provisions of these regulations shall be treated as a separate parcel.

8. Diagram No. 4 of the First Schedule of the principal regulations is hereby amended by inserting after the words :—

“For No. 2 grade stripper-slips .. { N.Z. GOV.
STRIPPER-SLIPS
NO. 2 GRADE.

the following words :—

“For No. 3 grade stripper-slips .. { N.Z. GOV.
STRIPPER-SLIPS
NO. 3 GRADE.”

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

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Regulations under the Stock Act, 1908, governing the Importation of Sausage-casings into New Zealand.—Notice No. Ag. 2746.

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CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 1st day of October, 1928.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and published in the Gazette on the twenty-ninth day of the same month, at page 2939, regulations were made under the Stock Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), absolutely prohibiting the introduction into New Zealand of any sausage-casings, save in accordance with the said regulations :

And whereas it is deemed expedient to revoke the said regulations and to make other provisions in lieu thereof :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act, and of all other powers in that behalf enabling him, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the said regulations and doth hereby make the following regulations in lieu thereof, and doth hereby absolutely prohibit the introduction into New Zealand of any sausage-casings save in accordance with the provisions of the regulations hereby made, and doth declare that such revocation shall take effect and the regulations hereby made shall come into force in the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the Gazette :

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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, or to the like effect, signed by the owner, secretary, or manager of the premises where such casings were produced or prepared, declaring that such casings were derived from animals which received ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter, and were found to be healthy and suitable in every way for human consumption; that such casings are 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 and were not subjected to contagion prior to exportation.

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

4. Notwithstanding that the foregoing 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 an 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.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

[Form No. 1.

I [Give name and status] of the [Give name of premises where casings produced or prepared] 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 received ante-mortem and post-mortem veterinary inspection at the time of slaughter, and were found to be healthy and in every way suitable for human consumption; that such casings are 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, and were not subject to contagion prior to exportation.

DESCRIPTION OF CASINGS.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of [State here under what statutory provisions the declaration is made].

Signed :

Declared at , this day of , 19 , before me—

Signed :

(N.B.—In any British country the declaration is to be made before a Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, or other person authorized to take it. In any country outside the British Empire the declaration is to be made before a British Consul or Vice-Consul or before any other authorized person.)

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[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 :