772 Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 



NOTES FROM THE "GAZETTE. 



Attention is drawn to tiie following matters of interest which appeared in 

 the Union Government Gazette :-- 



(Abbreviations: •■ Proc."' — Proclamation; '-G.N."' — Government Notice.) 



Gazette. 



No. Date. Items. 



IOQ3 io/q/20 Professor E. Anderson (Transvaal University College); G. A. 

 Kolbe, Esq. (Orange Free State) ; and Colonel W. Arnott 

 (Natal) are appointed (among others) as members of the 

 Advisory Board of Industry and Science to advise on 

 Agriculture. (G.N. No. 1651.) 



loyj io/Q/20 By Parliamentary resolution (Session 1Q20), and in terms of the 

 provisions of Forest Act, No. 16 of 1913, the piece of land 

 known as the Umnxesha Forest Reserve, Division of King- 

 williamston, has been withdrawn from the demarcated 

 for-sts area. (G.N. No. 161 8.) 



1093 io/g/20 Mr. J. D. Borthwick, Assistant Principal Veterinary Surgeon, 

 has been appointed Acting Principal Veterinary Surgeon, 

 vice Mr. C. E. Gray, Principal Veterinary Surgeon, on 

 leave, as from 30th August, 1920. (G.N. No. 1619.) 



To<)3 10/9/20 The area of Harkerville Forest, as described in G.N. No. 343 

 of 20/2/20, has, in terms of the Forest Act, No. 16 of 1913, 

 been declared a demarcated forest. (G.N. No. 1629.) 



loyj io/() 20 Owing to partial prevalence of scab therein, the Minister has 

 ordenad that the District of Williston, as well as the area 

 mentioned in G.N. No. 1594 of 1920, and portion of Kenhardt 

 District be semi-protected areas, as provided for in G.N. 

 No. 1703 of 1919. (G.N. No. 1617.) 



1093 10 9/20 All cattle in the District of Queenstown have to be dipped every 

 fourteen days (in the fourteen day dip), commencing three 

 months after 8th September, 1920, in manner prescribed b>' 

 G.N. No. 638 of 191 5. Cattle in the Gwatju Ward, how- 

 ever, shall continue to be dipped as provided for in G.N. 

 No. 551 of i()i6. (G.N. No. 1643.) 



1093 10 () 20 In terms of ]3aragraph {a)^ Section 16. of the Stock Diseases 

 .\ct, the Minister has ordered that, after the expiry of three 

 months from 8th September, 1920, no cattle other than pure- 

 bred and grade cattle bearing the owner's distinctive mark, 

 shall be allowed to be moved within the District of Rusten- 

 burg unless thev bear the registered brand of the owner. 

 (G.N. 1644.) 



1093 10 9 20 The compulsory dipping of cattle (1) ever\ five days (in the 



1094 17 9'2o five-day dip) has been ordered for the Bizana Dis- 



trict; portions of the Alfred, Entonjaneni and 

 Umfolozi Districts; for the areas specified in 



io(j5 24 () 20 paragraph (c) of G.N. 1698; ard for portions of Umzimkulu 



(Transkei), Umvoti, Babanango [paragraphs [a] and {h) of 

 G.X. No. 1799], and Willowmore [paragraph (r), G.N. No. 



loijO i/io 20 -'799]; (2) every fourteen days (in the fourteen-day dip) for 



the Mount Fletcher District, and for portions of Maclear: (3) 

 every seven days (in the seven-day dip) for the areas speci- 

 fied in paragraph [d), G.N. No. 1698, and Lydenburg [para- 

 graph (i), G. N. No. 1799]; (4) every ten days (in the 

 ten-day dip) for the areas specified in paragraph (e), G.N. 

 No. 1698; (5) every three days (in the three-day dip) for 

 portions of the B'arlDerton District. [G.N. Nos. 1647, 1698 

 (amended), 1756, 1799.] 



