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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

Kauri-gum Reserve set apart in Neighbourhood of the Wayby Settlement, being Blocks VIII., XII., and XVI., Otamatea Survey District, and Blocks IV., VIII., and XII., Pakiri Survey District.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of March, 1905.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council made and issued under the powers conferred by section two of “The Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1898,” on the eleventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, the land described in the Schedule hereto was set apart as a kauri-gum reserve for the Wayby Settlement :

And whereas it is expedient that the said reserve should be made available for the use of settlers in Blocks VIII., XII., and XVI., Otamatea Survey District, and Blocks IV., VIII., and XII., Pakiri Survey District :

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the said Act, and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby revoke the aforesaid Order in Council, and in lieu thereof do hereby set apart the land described in the Schedule hereto to be a kauri-gum reserve by the name of the Wayby Kauri-gum Reserve, the said reserve being situate in the neighbourhood of the settlement which consists of Blocks VIII., XII., and XVI., Otamatea Survey District, and Blocks IV., VIII., and XII., Pakiri Survey District, and is in this Order in Council called the Wayby Settlement.

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SCHEDULE.

WAYBY KAURI-GUM RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District situate in Blocks XII. and XVI., Otamatea Survey District, and Blocks VII. and XII., Pakiri Survey District, and containing by admeasurement 1,960 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north by a public road, by Section No. 104 of the Parish of Oruawharo, and by Section No. 81 of the Parish of Arai; towards the east generally by a public road, by Section No. 3 of Block XII., Pakiri Survey District, by a public road, and by Sections Nos. 11 and 5 of Block XII. aforesaid; towards the south generally by a public road, by Section No. 10 of Block XII. aforesaid, by Section No. 30 of Block XVI., Otamatea Survey District, and by a public road; and towards the west generally by Section No. 31 of Block XVI. aforesaid, by Sections Nos. 26 and 25 of Block XVI. aforesaid, by Section No. 117 of the Parish of Oruawharo, and by a public road to the point of commencement: save and except Section No. 13 of Block VIII., Pakiri Survey District, from the area hereinbefore described: as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Allowing Use of Set-nets for Whitebait in Ashley River.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of March, 1905.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Sea-fisheries Act, 1894,” it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make regulations for the purposes therein mentioned, which shall have general force and effect throughout the colony, or particular force and effect only in any waters or places specified therein :

And whereas by Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirty-first day of the same month, certain regulations were made with respect to the indigenous fish known as “whitebait” inhabiting the waters of the colony herein mentioned :

And whereas it is desirable to revoke the regulations so made by Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and to make other regulations in lieu thereof :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise 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 revoke the regulations made by the hereinbefore-recited Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations, and, with the like advice and consent, doth order that these regulations shall have force and effect in the River Ashley and the waters thereof, and in its tributaries the Taranaki and Waikuku Creeks, all in the Provincial District of Canterbury, but they shall not apply to any other tributary of the said river.

REGULATIONS.

1. Whitebait-nets, having an opening of not more than three feet by one foot, may be used as set-nets.

2. No person shall use more than one set-net, and no person shall set or place his set-net or use any other fishing-net within a distance of two chains from another set-net.

3. Any person committing a breach of either of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound and not exceeding twenty pounds.

F. D. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Regulations as to Boxing Contests.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of March, 1905.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by “The Police Offences Amendment Act, 1904,” 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 regulations under and for the purposes of the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

1. Every permit to hold a boxing contest shall be in the form set forth in the Schedule hereto.

2. Every application for a permit shall be signed by the secretary of the club or association proposing to hold the boxing contest, and shall state the date, place, and hour at which such contest is to be held.

3. Such application shall be forwarded to the Inspector of Police of the district in which the boxing contest is to be held, at least seven days before the date fixed for such contest.

4. Every permit shall be granted subject to the following conditions :—

(a.) The boxing-ring shall be not less than eighteen feet and not more than twenty-four feet in diameter; the posts shall stand four feet clear of the floor of the ring, and shall be padded at least two inches for their full length; the ring shall be enclosed with three ropes, the top one to be cased in leather; the whole of the floor of the boxing-area shall be covered with a carpet of thick felt under a top covering of thick canvas or linoleum.

(b.) The boxing-gloves shall weigh not less than six ounces and not more than eight ounces.

(c.) Every competitor shall produce to the referee, for inspection by an officer of police, a certificate by a local medical practitioner certifying that such competitor is physically fit to compete, and given not more than seven days before the date fixed for the contest.

(d.) In all amateur boxing contests not more than six rounds shall be allowed, and not more than fifteen rounds in professional boxing contests. Each round shall be of three minutes’ duration, and the interval between the rounds shall be one minute.

SCHEDULE.

Permit for holding Boxing Contest.

Under “The Police Offences Amendment Act, 1904.”

I, , the Inspector of Police for the District of , hereby grant to the Club [or Association] permission to hold a boxing contest at the , on , the day of , at p.m.

This permit is granted subject to the provisions of “The Police Offences Amendment Act, 1904,” and the regulations made thereunder.

Dated at , this day of , 19 .

                  , Inspector of Police.

F. D. THOMSON,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.