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been extinguished, the owners thereof shall
forfeit and pay, by way of Penalty, for
every head of Cattle so wandering or de-
pasturing in any road, street, or public
place within the limits for the time being
of the Town of New Plymouth, any sum
not exceeding five shillings, and not less
than two shillings and sixpence, and for
every head of cattle so wandering or depas-
turing in any road, street, or public place
in any other part of the districts last afore-
said, any sum not exceeding two shillings
and sixpence, and not less than sixpence.
And the said cattle may by any person be
impounded for the said Penalty, and the
like notices shall be given by the person
impounding the same, and by the Pound-
keeper, as in the case of cattle impounded
for trespass upon private lands. Or such
penalties may be proceeded for in a sum-
mary way." And whereas by the 29th
section of the said Ordinance it is enacted
"that the keeper of every such Pound shall
erect and maintain, in some conspicuous
part of the said Pound, a board having
painted thereon, in legible black characters,
on a white ground, a Table of all such law-
ful fees and charges as he may by the said
Ordinance authorised to demand, have, and re-
ceive, together with all fixed rates of damage."
And whereas by the 30th section of the
said Ordinance it is enacted "that every
such keeper, as aforesaid, who shall fail to
erect the said Board, and to keep and main-
tain the same in proper repair after it has
been erected, or to make any lawful altera-
tion therein which may afterwards become
necessary within a reasonable time after the
said alteration ought to be made, or shall
knowingly paint, or cause to be painted any
false statement thereon, shall forfeit and pay
for every day that such board shall not be
erected, (except during such reasonable
time as the same shall be taken down for
alteration or repair,) and for every day that
such board shall not be maintained in pro-
per repair, or lawful alterations be not made
after a reasonable time for making the same
respectively shall have elapsed as aforesaid,
the sum of two shillings and sixpence, and
for every day he shall knowingly suffer any
false statement to remain on the board, the
sum of five shillings." And whereas by
the 39th section of the said Ordinance it is
enacted that "Every person who after the
first day of June, one thousand eight hun-
dred and fifty-four, shall turn out or depas-
ture any cattle upon any land within the
present or future limits of the Town of
New Plymouth, not enclosed by a substan-
tial and sufficient fence, whether such land
be or be not in his lawful occupation, shall
day by day, and for every day on which
such cattle shall be so turned out or de-
pastured, forfeit and pay the sum of 1s. for
every head of cattle so turned out or de-
pastured. Provided that such Penalty
shall not be incurred by any person law-
fully depasturing cattle upon Crown Lands
within the aforesaid limits,"

Be it enacted by the Superintendent of
the Province of New Plymouth, with the
Advice and Consent of the Provincial Coun-
cil thereof, as follows—

1. The 10th, 29th, and 30th sections of
   the said Ordinance shall be and the same
   are hereby repealed.

2. If any Cattle shall be found wander-
   ing at large, or depasturing without license,
   (whether loose or tethered,) in any Road,
   street, or Public place within any District
   of the Province in which the Native Title
   shall have been extinguished, the owners or
   persons having charge thereof shall forfeit
   and pay, by way of penalty, for every head
   of Great Cattle so found wandering or depas-
   turing any sum not exceeding five shillings
   and not less than two shillings and sixpence,
   and for every head of Small Cattle so found
   wandering or depasturing, any sum not ex-
   ceeding two shillings and sixpence and not
   less than sixpence—so that the total amount
   of the penalty for each offence do in no case
   exceed the sum of Fifty Shillings.

3. Cattle so found wandering or depas-
   turing may by any person be impounded;
   and the like notices in such case be
   given by the person impounding the same,
   and by the Poundkeeper, as in the case of