The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1891.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4, 9 July 1891, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1891.

Infected Sheep In the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, after giving his evidence in a case brought against an owner of sheep infected with lice, Mr Munro, the luspector, said that in all future cases he would press for the highest penalty to be inflicted on all persons who neglected, under any circuin J stances whatever, to comply strictly iwith the conditions of the iSheep Act Ik^this respect. Hs made this statewith the permission of the order that the /Press might publicity to the inof which As it woulu of sheep or "therper-

liable to ; paiuH and penalties, Jvc quote the following, which rdfers more particularly to them, from the " Sheep Act," 1890 clause 51. „ "If any sheep infected with lice shall be found iv any pound, or in any public yard or yards/ or on any run or other public, place at which sheep are offered for sale, the owner of the sheep* so infected shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pouuda, uor less than oue pouud. The Inspector may give such person noiice in writing to dip such sheep forthwith to the satisfaction of the said luspector, and every such owner who refuses, neglects, or fails to comply with the aforesaid notice within fourteen days from the giving thereof is liable to a penalty not exceeding tea pounds, nor leas than oue pound. But, if the Inspector is satisfied that such sheep are intended for immediate slaughter he may withhold such notice to dip." The requirements of this Act are perfectly plain, and are clearly put, bo that there can exist no valid excuse for non compliance with the letter aud spirit of the law.