be measured forthwith while the mesh remains extended.
If the net to be measured is dry, the part to be measured
shall be soaked either in fresh or salt water for not less
than ten minutes, and the mesh so soaked shall then be
measured.

16. All nets containing fish shall be emptied in the water,
    and no such net shall be dragged or drawn on to the dry
    land.

17. No person shall cast sawdust or any saw-mill refuse
    into any waters, rivers, or streams.

18. Any person committing a breach of any of these regu-
    lations shall be liable to a penalty of not less than £1 and
    not exceeding £50.

SCHEDULE.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Vesting Management of Havelock Wharf in the Pelorus
Road Board.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-
seventh day of March, 1885.

Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section fourteen of "The Harbours Act,
1878," it is enacted that the Governor in Council
may vest the management of any wharf the property of Her
Majesty in any local governing body or person, upon such
terms and conditions as the Governor in Council thinks fit:
And whereas it is thought desirable to vest the management
of the wharf at Havelock in the Pelorus Road Board, on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth :

Now, therefore, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said colony, and in pursuance and exercise
of the power and authority vested in him by the said four-
teenth section of "The Harbours Act, 1878," and of all
other powers and authorities in anywise enabling him in
that behalf, doth hereby vest the management of the Have-
lock Wharf, which is shown on plan marked M.D. 763, and
deposited in the office of the Marine Department, in the
Pelorus Road Board, subject to the following conditions:
Provided always that the rights hereby granted shall only
be for a period of fourteen years, and this Order in Council
may at any time be altered, modified, or revoked.

Conditions.

1. That all Her Majesty's subjects shall, at all reasonable
   times, and upon payment of the proper dues, have free and
   full liberty to use the above-mentioned wharf, and of ingress
   and egress thereon.

2. That Her Majesty, or the Governor, and all officers in
   the Government service acting in the execution of their duty,
   shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into,
   through, and out of the wharf without payment.

3. That the said Road Board shall maintain and keep the
   above-mentioned wharf, and all erections on the wharf, in
   good order and repair; and shall at all times permit to be
   erected and exhibited therefrom any lights for the guidance
   of vessels, and shall maintain at its own cost any such lights;

Provided that no new light shall be exhibited until after it
has been approved of by the Marine Department.

4. That any person authorized by the Minister having
   charge of the Marine Department, or any officer acting with
   his approval, may, at all reasonable times, enter upon the
   said wharf, and any buildings erected on the wharf, and view
   the state of repair thereof; and that, upon his leaving at
   the last known address of the said Board a notice in writing
   of any defect or want of repair in such wharf or buildings,
   requiring the Board, within a reasonable time to be therein
   prescribed, to repair the same, the said Board shall, with all
   convenient speed, cause such defect to be removed or such
   repairs to be made.

5. That the said Board shall not erect, or suffer to be
   erected, on the said wharf any building or structure what-
   ever, except with the consent of the Marine Department.

6. That the said Board shall keep a separate account of the
   receipts and expenditure on account of such wharf, and shall
   cause such account to be balanced to the 31st March in each
   year, and shall send a copy of such account when balanced
   to the Marine Department, and shall supply any particulars
   in reference thereto as may be required by the Marine
   Department.

7. That nothing herein contained shall authorize the said
   Board to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or
   inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or any
   regulation of the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, or
   with any provisions of "The Harbours Act, 1878," or its
   amendments, or any regulations thereunder.

8. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this
   Order in Council shall continue in force for fourteen years,
   computed from the date of this Order in Council, unless in
   the meantime altered, modified, or revoked.

9. That the rights, powers, and privileges conferred under
   or by virtue of this Order in Council may be at any time
   resumed by the Governor on giving to the said Board six
   calendar months' previous notice in writing. Any such notice
   shall be sufficient if given by the Governor, or the Minister
   having charge of the Marine Department, or any person
   acting under his or their instructions, and delivered at
   the last known address of the said Board, their successors,
   administrators, or assigns. No compensation or allowance
   shall be payable in such case.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Fixing Shooting Season for Imported Game, License Fee, &c.
Wanganui District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by "The Animals
Protection Act, 1880," and "The Animals Protection
Act Amendment Act, 1881," I, William Francis Drummond
Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby notify that cock-pheasants, Californian quail, and
hares may be taken or killed within the Wanganui District,
consisting of the Counties of Wanganui and Rangitikei,
from the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-five, to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five, both inclusive (subject never-
theless to the restrictions in the said Acts mentioned). And
I do further notify that licenses to take or kill such game
within the said district shall be issued on payment of the
sum of twenty-one shillings each, and that licenses to sell
such game shall be issued on payment of the sum of five
pounds each; and the Chief Postmaster at Wanganui, and
the Postmasters at Waverley, Waitotara, Marton, and Bull's,
are hereby appointed to issue the said licenses. And I do
further notify that native game (excepting tuis) may be taken
or killed within the said district from the fifteenth day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, to the thirty-
first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
five, both inclusive.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-seventh day of March, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

Conditions for Netting Trout in Lake County.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by
"The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867," and "The Salmon
and Trout Act 1867 Amendment Act, 1884," and of all other
powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in that
behalf, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make the following
regulations for netting trout in the Lake County:--