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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Valleys; thence by that summit to the boundary-line
between the Provincial Districts of Marlborough and Nelson;
thence towards the north-east and south-west by that
boundary-line to a point due west to the source of the
Saxton River; thence towards the south by a right line to
the source of the said Saxton River; thence towards the
west by that river and the Acheron River; again towards the
south and towards the south-east generally by the Clarence
River to the sea; and thence towards the east by the sea to
the commencing-point.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Trout-fishing, Tauranga Acclimatisation
District.

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-
fifth day of October, 1889.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him
by "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," His Excel-
lency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regula-
tions for the Wairoa River below the Ruahihi Bridge, and
for the Waiorohi, Waimapu, and Waipapa Rivers, in the
Tauranga District, and for the Atuaroa River, in the Te
Puke District; and doth hereby declare that these regula-
tions shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the
New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance
therewith.

REGULATIONS.

1. LICENSES to fish for trout in the Wairoa River below the
   Ruahihi Bridge, and in the Waiorohi, Waimapu, and Wai-
   pa pa Rivers, all in the Tauranga District, and in the Atuaroa
   River, in the Te Puke District, may be issued under the hand
   of the Secretary of the Tauranga Acclimatisation Society
   (hereinafter termed "the said society"), or any one autho-
   rised by the said Secretary in that behalf.

2. For every such license issued to an adult a fee of ten
   shillings will be charged, and for every such license issued to
   a youth under sixteen years of age a fee of five shillings will
   be charged.

3. The Secretary of the said society may issue day licenses
   to tonâ fide travellers and strangers not resident within the
   district aforesaid, on their introduction to him by any two
   members of the said society, and on payment of a fee of two
   shillings and sixpence for each day's fishing: Provided that
   this payment may be remitted if the applicant be a member
   of or hold a valid license from any other society in New
   Zealand which grants the like privilege.

4. Any holder of a license may fish with one rod and line
   for trout, and may use a landing-net or gaff to secure any
   trout caught with such rod and line, in the above-named
   waters, from the date hereof to the thirty-first day of January,
   one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, both inclusive.

5. No license shall authorise any person other than the
   person named therein to fish, and that with natural or arti-
   ficial fly, insect, worm, or fish only.

6. No person shall have in his possession any of the
   salmonidæ or trout between the third day of February and
   the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred
   and ninety, which period is hereby appointed a close season
   for all such fish: Provided always that this regulation shall
   not apply to fish caught by the officers of the said society
   for purposes of acclimatisation.

7. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put,
   thrown, or placed, into any of these rivers or streams, or at
   the mouth or entrance of any such river or stream, any
   dynamite or other explosive substance, or any sawdust or
   sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description what-
   ever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish.

8. No person shall take, fish for, catch or kill, in any
   manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon,
   salmon-parr, or smolts, or the ova, young, or fry of any
   salmon in any stage whatever; and any of the above-named
   taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned
   to the water from whence it was taken.

9. No person shall fish for trout without a license, and
   every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, con-
   stable, member of the said society, or person producing a
   license, produce and show to such ranger, member, con-
   stable, or person his license, and the contents of his creel
   or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or
   killing such trout.

10. Every trout not exceeding seven inches in length from
    nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall

immediately be returned alive into the water from which the
same is taken.

11. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other
    unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of
    taking, catching, or killing trout; nor shall any of the above-
    mentioned baits be used with any medicated or chemical
    preparation whatever.

12. Except as aforesaid, no person shall fish with or use
    any net or other engine, instrument, or device for taking fish
    in any or other of these rivers or streams, or at the mouth
    or entrance of any such rivers or streams.

13. For the purposes of these regulations the mouth of
    every such river or stream shall be deemed to include every
    outlet of the same and the sea-shore between such outlets,
    and shall extend over a radius of one-quarter of a mile from
    the point or line where the waters of such river or stream
    meet those of the sea or of any harbour at low-water.

14. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale, or
    shall fish for the purpose of obtaining for sale, any salmon,
    trout, or any part thereof.

15. The penalty for the breach of any of these regulations
    shall not be less than forty shillings or more than fifty
    pounds.

16. If any person shall be convicted of any offence against
    these regulations the license (if any) held by the offender
    shall thereupon become void.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing a Close Season for Salmonide and Trout in
County of Inangahua, Borough of Reefton.

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-
fifth day of October, 1889.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884"
other things, enacted that the Governor in Council may from
time to time make, alter, and revoke regulations prescribing,
among other things, a close season in any year, month, week,
or day, as may be most suitable for the whole or any part or
parts of the colony, during which it shall be unlawful for any
person to take any fish:

And whereas it is expedient to prescribe a close season for
salmonidæ and trout in respect of the places hereinafter set
forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers
conferred upon him by the said Act, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for the
County of Inangahua, the Borough of Reefton, and the
several waters thereof respectively.

REGULATIONS.

1. THE months of November and December, one thousand
   eight hundred and eighty-nine, shall be a close season for
   salmonidæ and trout in the County of Inangahua and the
   Borough of Reefton, and the waters thereof respectively.

2. Any person committing a breach of the above regulation
   shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound and
   not exceeding fifty pounds.

3. Every penalty imposed by these regulations shall be
   recovered in a summary manner before any two or more
   Justices of the Peace.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Trout- and Perch-fishing Regulation, Wellington Acclima-
tisation Society's District.

ONSLOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this thirtieth
day of October, 1889.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE G. F. RICHARDSON PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
in him vested by "The Fisheries Conservation Act,
1884," His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the
following regulation for the Wellington Acclimatisation
District, as described in Order in Council dated the twenty-
fifth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-eight, and published in the Supplement (number fifty-
three, of the twenty-fifth day of September, one thousand eight