The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Bailors of Sheep and Cattle Protection Act 1865.”

A true copy of every contract of bailment of sheep or cattle may be filed with the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court for the Province within which the sheep or cattle comprised in such contract of bailment shall be situate at the time of the making of such contract or in cases within the Province of Marlborough until a Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court shall be appointed therein with the Registrar of the Province of Nelson.

The said Registrar or Deputy Registrar shall cause every such copy filed in his said office under the provisions of this Act to be numbered and shall keep a book or books in his said office in which he shall cause to be entered an alphabetical list of every such contract of bailment containing therein the names addresses and descriptions of the several persons making the same according to the form contained in the Schedule to this Act which said book or books and every copy of contract of bailment filed in the said office may be searched and viewed by all persons at all reasonable times paying to the officer for every search against one person the sum of two shillings and no more.

There shall be paid to the Registrar or Deputy Registrar upon the filing of every such copy as aforesaid the fee or sum of two shillings and no more.

Any person shall be entitled to have an office copy or an extract of every copy of contract of bailment filed as aforesaid upon paying for the same at the rate of fourpence for every folio of seventy- two words contained in such copy or extract.

Every contract of bailment of sheep or cattle so filed as aforesaid shall specify some particular brand or mark to be placed upon the sheep or cattle comprised therein and upon the bailors share of the increase thereof during the continuance of such contract of bailment.