CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12] — Page 81

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The Attorney General on dais↑

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Attorney General's Office,

10th December, 1895,

I have camined the accompany.

ing Ordinance entitied In ärdinance to further awand The Cattle Diseases, Slaughter House and Markets Ordinance "1887," and I'am of opinion that the Ardinance is one which is not avkary to the Governors Instructions.

The

winned Memorandum suf-

adjoined

ficiently explains the ordinanes,

Objects and Reasons.

This Ordinance is hrought forward at the request of the

Sanitary Board.

It was hoped that Ordinance 12 of 1894 would suffice to prevent the fraudulent jutroduction into the slaughter- houses of the Colony of animals which bad not been passed by the Inspector. In a case, however, where the Inspector's mark had been forged it was found impossible to bring home to any particular person the guilt of having thus unlawfully applied the mark and thus the offender escaped. It has, therefore, been found necessary to make both the owner and the driver of the animal liable in cases of con- travention of the Ordinance.

The forfeiture will prevents rejected or unfit animal from being surreptitiously disposed of for human food.

12 W. Meigh Goodman,

Attorney General

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