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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT (SUMMONSES AND CONVICTIONS UNDER) SINCE THE 1st JANUARY, 1899.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 21st August, 1903. Ordered, " That there be laid before this House a return showing (1) the number of persons summoned under the provisions of ' The Dairy Industry Act, 1898,' since the Ist January, 1899 ; (2) the number of convictions obtained ; and (3) the provincial districts in which such convictions were obtained."—(Mr. Platman.)

Department of Agriculture. Return of Prosecutions under "The Dairy Industry Act, 1898," since the 1st January, 1899.

Three cases withdrawn. John D. Eitchie, Department of Agriculture (Head Office), Secretary for Agriculture. Wellington, 22nd October, 1903. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,250 copies), 17s.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o3. Price 3d. ]

umber of Persons summoned under " The Dairy Industry Act, 1898," since the 1-t January, 1899. Number of Convictions obtained. Provincial Districts in which such Convictions were obtained. 52 44 i Auckland i Taranaki J Wellington " Canterbury Otago ... 1 ... 1 ... 4 ... 28 ... 8 ... 2