A meeting of wardens for the New River Hun- dred, held at Wallacetown, on the 14th of May, the following by-laws were passed:—

1. That no cattle of any description be depastured on the New River Hundred without a licence, pro- vided always that cattle and horses of bona-fide travellers on their journey, when turned out, be not considered trespassers if not longer than three nights in the same neighbourhood.

2. That no sheep or small cattle be depastured on the New River Hundred.

3. That no entire horse over twelve months old be depastured on the New River Hundred.

4. That no bull or bull-stag shall be allowed to run on the New River Hundred after one month’s notice to that effect being given in writing to the owner thereof by the wardens.

5. Every license-holder shall make a return to the warden living nearest to him showing the numbers and brands of all stock depastured by him on the New River Hundred, within one month after notice to that effect being given in a local paper.

6. That the wardens will not be responsible for any cattle they may impound not bearing brands according to the “Cattle Branding Ordinance.”

7. That all stray cattle be impounded.

8. That no person shall be allowed to depasture more than twenty-five head of cattle for every section of land of one hundred acres in his occupation, and proportionately for sections of larger or smaller size.

9. All cattle depastured by any license-holder on the New River Hundred must be branded with his registered brand.

10. Any cattle depastured in contravention of any of the foregoing bye-laws may be impounded.

11. That the penalty for any breach of the fore- going bye-laws be any sum not exceeding five pounds sterling, to be recovered in a summary way accord- ing to the 45th clause of the Land Regulations.

12. Provided always that nothing contained in the above bye-laws shall be held or construed to authorise the impounding of any sheep or cattle which are being depastured on any land, whether fenced or not, which is the property of, or is lawfully occupied by, the owner of such sheep or cattle.

(Signed) ALFRED BEAVEN, Secretary.

Assented to on behalf of the Waste Land Board, 31st May, 1870.

WALTER H. PEARSON, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

BYE LAWS PASSED BY THE WARDENS OF THE JACOB’S RIVER 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 de- pasturing 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 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 or bull stag 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 with- draw such permission at any time upon giving the owner of such bull or entire horse, or bull stag notice in writing; and any person or persons who shall turn out or depasture any bull or entire horse or bull stag over the specified age without having pre- viously 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 ex- ceeding five pounds for every such offence.

VI. No sheep or pigs shall be allowed to be depastured on the unenclosed land in the Hundred. Any one depasturing such shall be liable to have them impounded, and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

VII. All persons depasturing stock on the Hundred, shall furnish to the Wardens on or before the 20th June, 1870, a return showing 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 more 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 eight days 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.

VIII. The Wardens may at any time call upon any license-holder to make a return, showing the number, description, and brands of all stock de- pasturing on the Hundred belonging to him or her, or in his or her custody; and any license-holder neglecting or refusing to make such return within ten days 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.

IX. 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 de- pasturing 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.