The Vermin Act.-1914.

PART VIII.

DIVISION III.

cost from other

272. Any amount which any occupier is liable to pay to any Recovery of share of other occupier under the provisions of Part VI. may be recovered in occupier. any Court of competent jurisdiction.

Ibid., s. 259.

Justices.

Ibid., s. 260.

273. All the proceedings before Justices shall be regulated Proceedings before by the Ordinance No. 6 of 1850, "The Justices Procedure Amendment Act, 1883-4," and any other Act that may be law for the time being in that behalf.

penalties, &c., Justice

274. (1) In every case of the imposition of a fine or pecuniary On non-payment of penalty or the award of amends under this Act, and of the non- may imprison. payment of such fine or pecuniary penalty or amends, any Justice Ibid., s. 261. may commit the person making default in payment to any gaol in the State, for any time not exceeding three months, the imprisonment to cease on payment of the sum due and the costs of any proceedings which have been taken for the recovery thereof.

(2) This section shall not affect any remedy under the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1850 or "The Justices Procedure Amendment No. 298 of 1883-4. Act, 1883-4," for the recovery of any fine or any pecuniary penalty or amends.

Justices.

275. (1) There shall be an appeal from an order of Justices made Appeal to Local Court under the provisions of this Act, and from a conviction by Justices from order made by for an offence against this Act, and from an order dismissing an Ibid., s. 262. information or complaint under this Act.

(2) Such appeal shall be to the Local Court of Adelaide in its Full Jurisdiction.

(3) The proceedings in such appeal shall be conducted in manner provided by the said Ordinance No. 6 of 1850, and "The Justices No. 298 of 1883-4 Procedure Amendment Act, 1883-4," for appeals to Local Courts.

(4) The Local Court of Adelaide aforesaid may make such order as to payment of the costs of such appeal as the Court thinks fit, and the amount of costs so ordered may exceed Ten Pounds.

276. (1) The Local Court upon the hearing of any such appeal may state one or more special case or cases for the opinion of the Supreme Court.

(2) The Supreme Court shall hear and decide such special case or cases according to the practice of the Supreme Court on special

cases.

(3) The Supreme Court shall make such order as to the costs of any such special case as to the said Court appears just.

(4) Any Justice or Justices or the said Local Court shall make an order in respect of the matters referred to the Supreme Court in conformity with the certificate of the Supreme Court, or a Judge.

(5) Such

Local Court may state
Supreme Court.

a case for opinion of

Ibid., s. 263, except (6).

PART VIII.

DIVISION III.

No appeal or removal

of proceedings except as herein provided. Ibid., s. 263 (6).

All fines and
penalties under this
Act to be paid to
Board.

Ibid., s. 264.

The Vermin Act.-1914.

(5) Such order of the Justice or Justices or of the said Local Court shall be enforced in manner provided by this Act or otherwise for the enforcement of orders of Justices.

277. Save as provided in this Act, no order or proceeding of Justices, or of any Local Court made or taken under the authority of this Act, shall be appealed against or removed by certiorari or otherwise into the Supreme Court.

278. All fines, penalties, and forfeitures recovered before Justices for offences against this Act committed within the District of a Vermin Board, District Council, or Associated Board, shall, except where otherwise provided, be paid to such Vermin Board, District Council, or Associated Board (as the case may be), save such portion of any such fine, penalty, or forfeiture as may by law be appropriated to any informer other than such Vermin Board, District Council, or Associated Board, or an officer thereof.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to
this Bill.
H. L. GALWAY, Governor.

SCHEDULES.

Strainers not less than about five inches in thickness at smaller end, one hundred and fifty yards apart, two feet six inches in the ground, three feet six inches out of ground.

Posts of approved timber not less than three inches in thickness at smaller end, twenty feet apart, eighteen inches in the ground, three feet three inches out of the ground.

A wire netting of not less than eighteen gauge, of a minimum width of thirty- 940, 1907, s. 2. six inches and maximum mesh of one and a half inches, four inches of such netting

to be fixed in the ground and thirty-two inches out of the ground.

Two plain wires-one foot four inches and two feet eight inches above the surface, one barbed wire three feet from the ground, hung with S hooks, four feet apart.

Optional as to the use of a plain wire on or below the surface.

L-1181

THE

Strainers not less than about six inches in thickness at smaller end, one hundred and fifty yards apart, two feet nine inches in the ground, fifty-four inches out of ground.

Posts not less than about five inches in thickness at smaller end, twenty feet apart, twenty-four inches in the ground, fifty-four inches out of the ground.

A wire netting, eighteen gauge, of a minimum width of forty-two inches and maximum mesh of one and a half inches, four inches of such netting to be fixed in the ground and thirty-eight inches out of the ground.

A barbed wire, with barbs not more than three inches apart, three and a half inches above netting hung with S hooks three feet apart.

A second top similar barbed wire hung with S hooks nine and a half inches above other barbed wire.

The barbed wires to be fastened to the post with a wire staple put through a hole in the post and turned up on the other side.

Two number ten plain wires-one foot seven inches and three feet ten inches above the surface.

Optional as to the use of a barbed or plain wire on or below the surface.

Section 22.

905, 1905, Second Schedule.

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE. "The Vermin Act, 1914." NOTICE TO DESTROY VERMIN.

To Mr. [name of owner or occupier] of [his address and occupation].

Take notice that I, the undersigned, being an authorised person under the above Act, do hereby, pursuant to the provisions of the said Act, require you forthwith to destroy all vermin upon the land occupied by you in [hundred or other locality of land] being numbers of sections or other description of land], containing [area in acres or square miles], [if necessary, add and also upon the half width of all roads adjoining the said land or any part thereof.] Dated this

day of

19

[Signature.]

Every notice under this Act is deemed to have been duly served upon the owner or occupier if left at his usual or last known place of abode in the State.

On neglect or failure to comply with this notice, the destruction of the vermin upon the land and roads (if any) therein referred to will be effected by the [District Council, Vermin Board, Associated Board, or Commissioner of Crown Lands, as the case may be], at the expense of the owner or occupier.

THE

of
in the said State, an authorised person within the meaning of Part II.
of "The Vermin Act, 1914," came before me,
, Esquire, one
of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said State, and gave me to
understand and be informed that
of

in the said State, being the owner (or occupier as the case may be) of certain land, to
wit [here sufficiently describe the land] did not during the simultaneous vermin
destruction months of January, February, March, and April, in the year 19
destroy all vermin upon such land [if necessary, add and upon the half width of all
roads adjoining the same] contrary to the form of the Statute in such case made and
provided.

in the State of South Australia, in the Commonwealth of Australia, of

in the said State, an authorised person within the meaning of Part II. of The Vermin Act, 1914," came before me,

Esquire, one

of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said State, and gave me to
understand and be informed that
of

in the said State, being the owner (or occupier as the case may be) of certain land, to wit here sufficiently describe the land] did not within the time prescribed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands under section 23 of "The Vermin Act, 1914," after the service upon him of a notice under section 22 of the said Act, destroy all vermin upon such land [if necessary, add and upon the half width of all roads adjoining the same] contrary to the form of the Statute in such case made and provided.

in the State of South Australia, in the Commonwealth of Australia,

of
in the said State, an authorised person within the meaning of Part II.
of The Vermin Act, 1914." came before me.

Esquire, one

of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said State, and gave me to understand and be informed that

of

in the said State, being the owner (or occupier as the case may be) of certain land, to wit [here sufficiently describe the land], and, being as such owner (or occupier), bound by section 39 of the said Act to destroy the vermin upon a certain breakwind

reserve

Section 23.
1135, 1913, First
Schedule.

Section 23.
Ibid.

Section 41.
Ibid., Second
Schedule.