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Intercolonial Conference held at Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, during the months of January and February last past, it was resolved, " That the Conference having taken into consideration the great danger to which Australian live stock are exposed from the importation of animals from countries in which infectious diseases' prevail, it was resolved that it is expedient to prohibit, for the period of two years, the landing of cattle, sheep, and pigs from any places beyond the limits of the Australasian Colonies, and that such prohibition should take effect from and after the publication of a notice in the London Times :" And whereas a notification to the above effect, signed by the AgentGeneral of the Colony of Queensland, on behalf of and by the authority of the Government of Queensland, was published in the London Times newspaper of the fifteenth of May last: Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor aforesaid, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the provisions of the Act above recited, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, do, by this my Proclamation, absolutely prohibit and forbid the introduction or importation of cattle, sheep, and pigs into the Colony of Queensland, or any district thereof, from all places beyond the limits of the Australasian Colonies, for the term of two years from the date of the publication of the notification hereinbefore referred to in the London Times newspaper, namely, for the term of two years from the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. Given under my hand and seal, at Government House, Brisbane, the seventeenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and in the thirtyseventh year of Her Majesty's reign. (1.5.) By command. A. H. Palmee. God save the Queen! [Extract from Government Gazette of Queensland No. 77, of 16th August, 1873.] Peoclamation. [Prohibiting the Introduction, into Queensland, of Gattle, fyc, from New Zealand.'] Queensland, | Proclamation by the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of to wit. j Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; and Baron Mulgrave of New Eoss, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Queensland and its Dependencies. Nobhanby, Governor. Wheeeas by the Diseased Animals Act it is, amongst other things, enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, from time to time, by proclamation, to prohibit or put restrictions on the introduction or importation of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, and other animals, or of any one or more kind of animals, into tho Colony of Queensland, or into any district thereof, from such places and during such times as might appear necessary: And whereas, at an Intercolonial Conference held at Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, during the months of January and February last past, it was resolved, " That the Conference having taken into consideration the great danger to which Australian live stock are exposed from the importation of animals from countries in which infectious diseases prevail, it was resolved, that it is expedient to prohibit, for the period of two years, the landing of cattle, sheep, and pigs from any places beyond the limits of the Australasian Colonies, and that such prohibition should take effect from and after the publication of a notice in the London Times:" And whereas a notification to the above effect, signed by the AgentGeneral of the Colony of Queensland, on behalf of and by the authority of the Government of Queensland, was published in the London Times newspaper of the fifteenth of May last: And whereas the Government of the Colony of New Zealand have not, in the present state of the law of that Colony, the power to prohibit the importation of stock other than diseased cattle, but propose, as soon as practicable, to obtain authority from the Legislature of that Colony for such purpose : Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor aforesaid, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, in pursuance of the provisions of the Act above recited, and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, do, by this my proclamation, absolutely prohibit and forbid the introduction or importation of cattle, sheep, and pigs into the Colony of Queensland, or any district thereof, from the Colony of New Zealand, until such time as the Government of that Colony shall hare issued a proclamation, and published the same in the Times, London, prohibiting the introduction of cattle, sheep, and pigs into that Colony, in pursuance of the resolution of the Conference hereinbefore referred to. Given under my hand and seal, at Government House, Brisbane, the fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and in the thirtyseventh year of Her Majesty's reign. (1.5.) By command. A. H. Palmee. God save the Queen!

♦ WESTEBN AUSTRALIA. The Hon. the Colonial Secbetaby, Western Australia, to the Hon. the Colonial Seceetabt, New Zealand. (Circular.) Sib,— Colonial Secretary's Office, Perth, 11th July, 1873. I have the honor, by direction of His Excellency Governor Weld, to state that, in accordance with a resolution passed at the Intercolonial Conference held at Sydney in January last, a Bill has been introduced into the Legislative Council of this Colony, giving power to the Governor to prohibit

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