THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



troublesome list season, has not put in an 

 appearance so far, but the commoner kinds of 

 moth are at work. 



P. W. SiiEi'STON'E, Magistrate. 



WEENEN, 27th Dacember.— After the lapse 

 of more than two months, another case of lu'ig- 

 sickness, in a previou'*ly affected herd on the 

 farm Bushman's River Poort, has been reported. 

 This emphasizes the necessity for a longer 

 period than that of sis weeks specified in the 

 Act, for no less than three instances hive lately 

 occurred in this Division where this limit has 

 proved insufficient. Nocturnal dep edations 

 am jng kafir goats near the Tugela have been 



frequent during the past fortnight, due, it is 

 believed, to a leoptrd. Permission was given to 

 orgmise a hunt m the hope of destroying the 

 o? ndor, but he is unfortunately still at large. 

 A hailstorm, forming a narrow belt, passed over 

 part of the village and agricultural S3t!lement 

 last week. It is a matter for congratulation to 

 to'oacco planters that their fields did not lie 

 within the zone, or heavy loss would have 

 ensued. The first pickinors of this leaf have 

 com nenced, and it is probable that this year's 

 output will more than treble that of any pre- 

 vious season. (Jrops in general look excellent, 

 an 1 stock of all kinds is thriving as it seldom 

 fails to thrive in The Thorns, 



C. G. .Iackson, Acting Magistrate. 



Pound Notices. 



THE stock impounded as hereunder 

 will be sold, unless previously re- 

 leased, on the 5th February next ; — 



Moss Dale.— Red cow, branded on right 

 hip. LIFE & SO, indistinct. 



New Germany. —Bay mare, about 14 

 hands, branded on left hind quarter PR. 

 Poor in comlition. 



Nqutu. — Chestnut mare, white stripe 

 down face, li hands 3 inches, mangy. 



Bulwer. — One h.\mel undipped, clip on 

 lower side of left ear, no visible brands. 



Acton Homes. — Black heifer, little 

 white under belly, piece cut out of right 

 ear, branded on right hip with Iroad 

 arrow. 



Pomeroy. — Mouse - coloured mule, 

 branded PEC on left hip. Dark-brown 

 mule, rather small, no brands. 



Jiadysmith.— Bay mare, tail and mane 

 medium length, about 14 hands high, no 

 brands visible. 



Colenso.— Three kafirgo its, one a black 

 ewe, right ear slit, with a black-and- 

 white kid, and one black ewe. 



Howick.— Black ox, slit in ear. Black 

 ox, white under belly. Black ox. Brown 

 ox, long horns. Brown-and-white ox, 

 long horns, slit in ear. Black and-white 

 cow, slit in loft ear, branded P in dia- 

 mond. 



Estcourt.— Brown mare, nearly black, 

 two white hind feet, stripe down face. 

 Brown mule, age two years. Bay mare, 

 black points, branded J B right buttock. 



important to Empioyers. 



IDENTIFICATION OF NATIVE SERVANTS ACT. 



Act to Facilitate the Identification of Native Set' ants. 



BE it enacted by the King's Most Excel- 

 lent Majesty, by and with the advice 

 and. consent of the Legislative Council 

 and Legislative Assembly of Natal, as 

 follows : — 



1. Ibis Act shall not come into force 

 unless and until the Governor shall, by 

 Proclamation in the A'at'd Gouernnient 

 Oazbtt , notify that it is His Majesty's 

 pleasure not to disallow the same, and 

 thereafter it shall come into operation by 

 the same or any other Picclamation. 



2. In this Act :— 



" Servant " shall mean any native 

 employed for hire, wages, or other re- 

 muneration to perform any handicraft or 

 engage in any bodily labour in agricul- 

 ture or manufactures or otherwise, or in 

 domestic service, or as a boatman, porter, 

 minor, driver, herd, or other occupation 

 of a like nature. 



"Master" shall mean any person em- 

 ploying for hire, wages, or other re- 

 muneration any native servant. For the 



