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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” aforesaid, declare my intention to define the specific purpose of the reserve described in the Schedule hereto to be a reserve for a sanctuary for native water-fowl.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 31 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 1873. Bounded towards the north-east generally by Rural Section No. 3744; towards the south-east by Reserve No. 898; towards the south-west by a public road; and towards the north-west generally by Rural Sections Nos. 826, 1485, and 3660: excepting from the above-described area Reserve No. 873A.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of January, one thousand nine hundred.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Regulations for Deer-shooting, Waitaki.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and “The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act, 1881,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that deer (bucks or stags only) may be shot and killed within the boundaries of the Waitaki and Waimate Acclimatisation Society’s district, subject to the following regulations and restrictions, namely:—

REGULATIONS.

1. Licenses to shoot and kill deer (bucks or stags only) in the Waitaki and Waimate Acclimatisation Society’s district will be issued under the hand of the Chief Postmaster at Oamaru, on the recommendation of the secretary of the Waitaki and Waimate Acclimatisation Society. For every such license to kill red deer a fee of £3 sterling will be charged; and no holder of any such license as aforesaid shall kill more than four stags under or by virtue of such license, and no stag with less than eight points shall be killed. And for every such license to kill fallow deer a fee of £2 sterling will be charged; and no holder of any such license as aforesaid shall kill more than four bucks under or by virtue of such license, and no buck with less than eight points shall be killed.

An additional license to kill red deer may be issued to any person at a fee of £5, and no holder of such additional license shall kill more than four stags under or by virtue of such license, and no stag with less than eight points shall be killed.

The said Chief Postmaster is hereby appointed and authorised to issue and sign the said licenses.

2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to kill fallow deer (bucks only), as provided in Regulation No. 1, from the 15th March, 1900, to the 30th April, 1900, and red deer (stags only), as provided in Regulation No. 1, from the 31st March, 1900, to the 31st May, 1900. Ball-cartridge only to be used.

3. No doe, hind, or fawn will be allowed to be killed on any pretext whatever, and no dogs will be allowed to accompany either the licensee or any attendant he may have with him.

4. The licensee must give notice to the said Chief Postmaster of the date on which it is his intention to stalk deer; such notice to be posted, or delivered, or telegraphed three clear days before such date.

5. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorising any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred.

J. CARROLL.

Fixing Shooting-season for Deer, License-fee, &c., Nelson District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that red-deer stags and fallow-deer bucks may be taken or killed within the Nelson District, comprising the Counties of Waimea, Buller, and Collingwood, from the seventeenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred, to the ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred, both inclusive (subject, nevertheless, to the restrictions in the said Act 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 shillings each, and that no licensee shall be allowed to kill more than six bucks or stags, and that licenses to sell such game shall be issued on payment of the sum of five pounds each; and the Chief Postmasters at Nelson and Westport are hereby appointed to issue the said licenses.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this tenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred.

J. CARROLL.

Fixing Shooting Season for Fallow Deer, License-fee, &c., Wanganui District.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby notify that fallow deer (bucks only, of not less than four points) may be taken or killed within the Wanganui District, comprising the Counties of Wanganui and Waitotara, from the fifteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred, to the sixteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred, both inclusive (subject, nevertheless, to the restrictions in the said Acts mentioned); and I do further notify that licenses not exceeding twenty in number to take or kill such game within the said district shall be issued on payment of the sum of twenty shillings each (not more than one such license to be issued to any one individual), and that no licensee shall be allowed to kill more than two bucks; and the Chief Postmaster at Wanganui is hereby appointed to issue the said licenses.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this sixth day of February, one thousand nine hundred.

J. CARROLL.

Regulations for licensing Colonial Pilots.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section thirty-one of “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1894,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby prescribe the following regulations for the licensing of colonial pilots, and do declare that they shall supersede the regulations hitherto in force.

REGULATIONS.

Licenses without Examination.

1. Any person who within ten years immediately preceding the date of his application for a license has for a period of not less than three years prior to the 1st day of January, 1895, either commanded a vessel of not less than 300 tons register trading on the coast of New Zealand, or been engaged in piloting similar vessels on the coast of New Zealand, may, subject to the approval of the Marine Department, receive a license as colonial pilot without undergoing examination, provided that he has held during the said period of three years a certificate of competency or service of a grade not lower than that of master, home trade, and satisfies the Marine Department as to his sobriety, eyesight, and general trustworthiness.

Licenses by Examination.

2. An applicant for a colonial pilot’s license by examination must hold a certificate of competency of a grade not lower than that of master, ordinary (foreign-going), and must have served continuously for either one year as master, or three years as first mate, or five years as second mate, of a vessel of not less than 300 tons register, trading on the coast of New Zealand:

Provided that, in computing such service in any specified capacity, service in a higher capacity shall be included; provided further that the qualifying service must have been for three years within the last six years, or for two years within the last five years, or for one year within the last two years immediately preceding the date of his application for examination.

3. If the applicant does not hold the master’s certificate, or has not performed the service required under the last-preceding clause hereof, it shall be sufficient if he has served two years within the last five years next prior to his appli-