(1) When an animal which is clearly of more than ordinary value is impounded and the owner cannot be immediately ascertained, the officer in charge of the police station shall issue special notices, in the form of a copy of columns 1 to 7 of the pound register, (a) to the Superintendent of Police, (b) to all adjacent police stations, whether within or without the district, (c) to the owners or managers of important farms or breeding establishments, and the officers in charge of veterinary establishments, remount depots, etc., in the neighbourhood, and take all other reasonable measures, which the circumstances of the case may suggest, to give the owner an opportunity of reclaiming his animal. If the animal in question is branded, the department or private owner, to whom the brand is believed to belong, shall be in- formed. (2) Animals in respect of which notices as above have been issued shall not be sold till at least twelve days after the issue of such notices.