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BYE LAWS PASSED BY THE WARDENS OF THE WINTON HUNDREDS, AND ASSENTED TO BY THE WASTE LAND BOARD.

I. That any person depasturing any stock on the Hundred who shall not have taken out a depasturing license, shall forfeit and pay for any such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds; and the cattle may be impounded.

II. That no person shall be allowed to depasture more than one head of cattle over the age of six months to every five acres of land which he or she occupies in the Hundred; and any person so depasturing more than one head of cattle over the age of six months to every five acres, shall forfeit and pay for any such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds.

III. All stock over the age of six months depastured on the Hundred shall be branded with the registered brand of the owners thereof, and unbranded stock above the age of six months found on the Hundred may be impounded, to be dealt with according to law.

IV. No diseased cattle shall be depastured on the Hundred, and any one who shall turn out or depasture any diseased beast shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

V. No bull over the age of nine months, or entire horse over the age of twelve months, shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred without the permission in writing of the Wardens, or a majority of them, who may also withdraw such permission at any time upon giving the owner of such bull or entire horse, notice in writing; and any person or persons who shall turn out or depasture any bull or entire horse over the specified age without having previously obtained the permission in writing of the Wardens, or a majority of them, or who shall neglect to remove within one week after receiving notice of the withdrawal of permission to depasture any bull or entire horse, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence; provided always that this bye-law shall not be applicable to entire bona fide travelling through the Hundred, if the same be under the control of the parties in charge of such Entire.

VI. All persons depasturing stock on the Hundred, shall furnish to the Wardens on or before a day to be fixed or named by them, by advertisement in one of the local papers, a return, shewing the numbers, brands, and description of all stock above the age of six months depasturing on the Hundred by each of them; and in the event of any person or persons bringing mare stock on the Hundreds, or taking out a license for depasturing stock thereon after that date, he or she shall make a like return, within a fortnight from the time of taking out such license, or bringing on said stock; and whosoever shall make a false return or shall fail to make such return as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds, and the said cattle will be liable to be impounded.

VII. The Wardens may at any time call upon any license-holder to make a return, shewing the number, description, and brands of all stock depasturing on the Hundreds belonging to him or her, or in his or her custody; and any license-holder neglecting or refusing to make such return within one month after having been requested by notice in writing to make such return, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

VIII. Any person disturbing or harassing stock depasturing on the Hundred, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds; provided always that a holder of a depasturing license within the Hundred, or any person duly authorised in his or her behalf, may drive such stock for the purpose of collecting such as belong to him or her, and for the free and legitimate use of his or her right of pasturage within the Hundred, but in the event of its being necessary for such purpose to drive any stock belonging to any other person a greater distance than half a mile, the person so driving such stock must take them to the nearest available stockyard, and there separate his own from those of any other persons, and return the latter to the place from which they were driven, and failing to do so shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, any sum not exceeding five pounds.

IX. Any person removing stock beyond the boundary of the Hundred, other than