1906.] Live Stock Import Regulations. 



permit from the Department of Agriculture, Pretoria. This 

 permit must be presented to the Stock Inspector with the 

 animals at the port of entry specified in the permit. ■ 



When applying for a permit the following particulars must be 

 furnished : — Name of owners ; the locality from which the cattle 

 •come ; the purpose for which they are being introduced ; the 

 number of animals to be introduced ; the stations at which they, 

 are to be trucked and derailed ; the name of the consignee and 

 ultimate destination of the animals. 



Horses. — h\\ persons introducing horses into the Transvaal 

 must produce certificates, signed by a duly qualified veterinary 

 surgeon, stating that the animals are free from disease, and that 

 they have been tested with mallein and have reacted in a normal 

 manner. If any horse is presented for admission without a 

 ■certificate it will either be tested with mallein by the Stock 

 Inspector and allowed to enter after the Inspector is satisfied 

 that the animal is free from disease, or it may be allowed to pro- 

 ceed to its destination and be tested there, whichever course is 

 most convenient to the Department. 



Sheep. — Sheep are subject to examination at the port of entry, 

 and are liable to detention if found affected with scab. 



Pigs. — The regulations for the importation of pigs into the 

 Colony appear to be those given in Government Notice No. 741 

 of 1903, these regulations being as follows : — (i) The pigs must 

 be accompanied by a certificate, signed by a veterinary surgeon, 

 stating that the pigs have not come from an area infected with 

 swine fever. (2) A certificate must be obtained from the 

 veterinary officer stationed at the seaport at which they arrived 

 in Cape Colony, stating that the pigs are healthy and have not 

 been exposed to infection at the seaport. (3) The pigs must be 

 taken direct from the ship to an approved kraal, entrained.with- 

 out delay, aud despatched direct to any proclaimed port of entry 

 in the Transvaal, where they will be examined by a veterinary 

 officer before being allowed to proceed. 



