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Pleuro-Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance 1861 (Disallowed)

Session XVI. 1861

1. The Pleuro Pneumonia Prevention Ordinance 1861.

Title. Preamble.

1. All cattle brought into the Province of Canterbury to be destroyed.

2. Superintendent to have power to proclaim “disease district.” Cattle passing over such “disease district” to be destroyed without compensation.

3. Penalty on bringing in or removing cattle from “disease district.” Destruction of all diseased cattle.

5. Superintendent to appoint Officers and make Rules; such Rules to be published in the “Gazette.”

6. Superintendent in certain cases may grant Licenses for the introduction of ttle.

7. Declaration to be made. Penalty for false Declaration.

8. lnterpretation Clause.

9. Penalties: how to be recovered.

10. Ordinance: when and how to be in force.

11. Title.

Notes.

This Ordinance was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council and assented to by the Superintendent on 24th July 1861. It was disallowed by the Governor. See Proclamation in New Zealand Gazette, No. 40, 7th September 1861, 233p.

The full text of this Ordinance was not included in the Volume of Ordinances published by Charles Lucas, the Official Printer of the Canterbury Provincial Government.