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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 82, 8 July 1867, Page 160

Provincial Bills.

SHEEP & SCAB AMENDMENT to wake further Provisions

in respect

IftCTXES it is expedient to make further provisions to prevent the spread of the disease ‘amongst Sheep called Scab, and for other matters :

§e it t\mtm tacUfc by the Superintendent of the Province of Hawke’s Bay, by and with the con sent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows:

I. The Return directed to be furnished by Owners of Sheep by Clause No. 4 of an Act of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Hawke’s Bay, No. 2 oi Session No. 6, 'shall, in addition to other particulars* contain tbe : sex of each Sheep included in such Return, and every owner of Sheep neglecting to give such further particulars shall be liable to the Penalty inflicted by the said clause.

11. Every person driving Slieep into the Province of Hawke’s'Bay by land from any other Province, shall, previous to so driving brand the said Sheep with a legible Tar Brand, and any person driving Sheep without such Tar Brand shall be liable to a penalty of <£ TTT- Any person intending to drive Sheep into the Province of Hawke’s Bay from any other Province shall give 21 days’ notice in writing of his., in-, tentipn so to do, to the Inspector of the District through; which he may propose, to drive any . such Sheep, and such .notice , shall* state from ; what place such: Sheep have been, originally driven,- and .on ,what day and at * what place adjacent to the boundary of the said , Province,. such Sh eep will be mustered for the inspection ofthe said said Inspector, and .such notice shall also state the particulars of the Tar Brand with-which, sucti Sheep shall tie branded. ,j Every sucti notice ; shallbe served personally on the. said Inspector, or left at tiis; usual .place pf, abode., , -

- IV. Any person driving Sheep into the, j said "Province of * Bay without 'servmg or / delivering the Notice provided fdr by the/last Clause shall be liable to the Penalty of iSI; (One 'Pouiid)‘ per 'head' for every Sheep so drive&iato the gaid Province. 1

i Sleep driven into :the‘said jProvince of HawkeVßay Trontany District in any and which^‘Disfijfcl^’ reputed to be. infecteLwiththe Disease caUpd' ’ jthe; J Sciti; shall 1 ' bh; :;.deemed to be infected with- the*said Disease and the owners. Of. the said .Sheep shall forthwith be liable to all Penalties now imposed by Law on persons owning infected; Sheep and to the provisions and penalties contained in and imposed by Clauses 18 and 19 of an Act, ,of : the Superintendent and Provincial Council; of Hawke’s Bay No 2 of Session No 6.

YL All Penalties imposed by this Act wtiicti are within the jurisdiction of Resident ‘Magistrates’ Courts shall be recoveratile by summary proceedings. VII. The Short Title of this Act shall be “ The