MAY 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1191

Certain Native Birds absolutely protected.

PLUNKET, Governor.

I N pursuance of the powers vested in me by “The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and the Acts amending the same, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do by this notification prohibit absolutely the taking or killing of the birds mentioned in the Schedule hereto, being birds indigenous to the said Colony of New Zealand; and I do hereby declare that this notification shall take effect on the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

Avocet (Recurvirostra novæ-hollandiæ).

Bell-bird or Mocker (Makomako) (Anthornis melanura), and Chatham Island Bell-bird (Anthornis melanocephala).

Bittern (Matuku-Hurepo) (Botaurus poeciloptilus), and Little Bittern (Kioriki) (Arde tta pusilla).

Blue or Mountain Duck (Whio) (Hymenolœmus malacorhynchus).

Brown Creeper (Toitoi) (Finschia novæ-zealandiæ).

Bush Canary (Mohua) (Mohua ochrocephala), and Whitehead Canary (Popokatea) (Certhiparus albicapillus).

North Island Crow (Kokako) (Glaucopis wilsoni), and South Island Crow (Kokako) (Glaucopis cinerea).

Shining Cuckoo (Pipiwarauoa) (Chalcococcyx lucidus), and Long-tailed Cuckoo (Koekoea) (Urodynamis taitensis).

Dotterel (Tuturiwatu) (Ochthodromus obscurus), and Banded Dotterel (Pohowera) (Ochthodromus bicinctus).

Pied Fantail (Tiwakawaka) (Rhipidura flabellifera), and Black Fantail (Tiwakawaka) (Rhipidura fuliginosa).

Fern-bird (Matata) (Sphenœacus punctatus), Tawny Fern-bird (Sphenœacus fulvus), and Chatham Island Fern-bird (Sphenœacus rufescens).

Gannet (Takapu) (Sula serrator).

Crested Grebe (Podicipes cristatus), and Little Grebe (Totokipio) (Podicipes rufispectus).

Grey Warbler (Riro-riro) (Pseudogerygone igata), and Chatham Island Warbler (Pseudogerygone albofrontata).

Red-billed Gull (Tarapunga) (Larus scopulinus), Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri), Skua Gull (Stercorarius crepidatus), and Sea Hawk (Hakoakoa) (Megalestris antarctica).

White Heron (Kotuku) (Herodias timoriensis), White-fronted Heron (Matuku-Moana) (Notophoyx novæ-hollandiæ), Blue Heron (Matuku) (Demiegretta sacra), and Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus).

Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris).

Kingfisher (Kotare) (Halcyon vagans).

Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli), Southern Kiwi (Rowi) (Apteryx australis), Grey Kiwi (Apteryx oweni), Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx occidentalis), and Great Spotted Kiwi (Roa-roa) (Apteryx haasti).

Knot (Tringa canutus).

Antipodes Lark (Anthus steindachneri).

Southern Merganser (Merganser australis).

Moho or Takahe (Notornis hochstetteri).

Laughing Owl (Whekau) (Sceloglaux albifacies), and Morepork (Ruru) (Ninox novæ-zealandiæ).

Pied Oyster-catcher or Red-bill (Torea) (Hæmatopus longirostris), and Black Oyster-catcher or Red-bill (Torea) (Hæmatopus unicolor).

Antipodes Island Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus unicolor), Kermadec Island Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus cyanurus), Red-fronted Parakeet (Kakariki) (Cyanorhamphus novæ-zealandiæ), Yellowish Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus erythrotis), Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus auriceps), Chatham Island Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus forbesi), and Orange-fronted Parakeet (Cyanorhamphus malherbei).

Parson Bird (Tui) (Prosthemadera novæ-zealandiæ).

Ground Parrot (Kakapo) (Stringops nabroptilus).

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica), Rock Hopper Penguin (Pygoscelis papua), Tufted Penguin (Catarrhactes chrysocome), Crested Penguin (Tawaki) (Catarrhactes pachyrhynchus), Big Crested Penguin (Catarrhactes sclateri), Royal Penguin (Catarrhactes schlegeli), Yellow-eyed Penguin (Hoiho) (Megadyptes antipodum), Blue Penguin (Korora) (Eudyptula minor), and White-flippered Penguin (Eudyptula albosignata).

Wilson’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus), Grey-backed Storm Petrel (Garrodia nereis), White-faced Storm Petrel (Pelagodroma marina), Black-bellied Storm Petrel (Cymodroma melanogaster), Brown Petrel (Prio finus cinereus), Silver-grey Petrel (Priocella glacialoides), White-chinned Petrel (Majaqueus æquinoctialis), Black Petrel (Toanui) (Majaqueus parkinsoni), Grey-faced Petrel (Æstrelata macroptera), White-headed Petrel (Æstrelata lessoni), Black-winged Petrel (Æstrelata nigripennis), Black-capped Petrel (Æstrelata cervicalis), Kermadec Island Mutton-bird (Æstrelata neglecta), Cook’s Petrel (Titi) (Æstrelata cooki), Rain-bird (Æstrelata inexpectata), Chatham Island Petrel (Æstrelata axillaris), Giant Petrel or Nelly (Ossifraga gigantea), Cape Pigeon (Daption capensis), Blue Petrel (Halobœna cœrulea), Whale-bird (Prion vittatus), Whale-bird (Whiioia) (Prion banksi, Prion desolatus, and Prion ariel), Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix), and Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides exsul).

Spotted Plover (Charadrius dominicus), Sand Plover (Kukuruatu) (Thinornis novæ-zealandiæ), Auckland Island Sand Plover (Thinornis rossi), and Wry-bill (Anarhynchus frontalis).

Pectoral Rail (Mohopereru) (Hypotenidia philippensis), Macquarie Island Rail (Hypotenidia macquariensis), Auckland Island Rail (Hypotenidia muelleri), Mangare Rail (Cabalus modestus), Dieffenbach’s Rail (Nesolimnas dieffenbachii), Marsh Rail (Koitareki) (Porzana affinis), and Swamp Rail (Putoto) (Porzana tabuensis).

South Island Wood Robin (Toutouwai) (Miro albifrons), North Island Wood Robin (Toutouwai) (Miro australis), Black Wood Robin (Miro traversi), Little Wood Robin (Miro dannefordi), White-breasted or Pied Tit (Miro-miro) (Petroca toitoi), and Yellow-breasted Tit (Ngiru-ngiru) (Petroca macrocephala).

Saddle-back (Tieke) (Creadion carunculatus).

Sandpiper (Heteropygia acuminata), and Red-necked Sandpiper (Limonites ruficollis).

Shearwater (Hakoakoa) (Puffinus gavia), Dusky Shearwater (Puffinus obscurus), Allied Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis), Pink-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes), Long-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri), and Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus chlororhynchus).

Snares Snipe (Gallinago huegeli), Auckland Island Snipe (Gallinago aucklandica), and Chatham Island Snipe (Gallinago pusilla).

White-headed Stilt Plover (Poaka) (Himantopus leucocephalus), Pied Stilt Plover (Poaka) (Himantopus picatus), and Black Stilt Plover (Kaki) (Himantopus melas).

Stitch-bird (Ihi) (Pogonornis cincta).

Swallow (Hirundo nigricans).

Caspian Tern (Tara-nui) (Hydroprogne caspia), Black-fronted Tern (Tara) (Sterna albistriata), and Swallow-tailed Tern (Sterna vittata).

White-fronted Tern (Tara) (Sterna frontalis), Sooty Tern (Sterna fuliginosa), Little Tern (Sterna nereis), and White Tern (Gygis candida).

South Island Thrush (Piopio) (Turnagra crassirostris), and North Island Thrush (Piopio) (Turnagra tanagra).

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres).

Green Wren (Xenicus longipes), Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris), and Bush Wren (Titipounamu) (Acanthidositta chloris).

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of May, one thousand nine hundred and six.

ALBERT PITT.

Land temporarily reserved in the Auckland Land District.

PLUNKET, Governor.

WHEREAS by the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Auckland Land District described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purpose in the said Schedule specified at the end of the description of the land so intended to be temporarily reserved.

SCHEDULE.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres, more or less, being Section No. 8A of Block V, Kawhia South Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 8 of Block V, Kawhia South Survey District; towards the south-east by the Tau-matatotara Road; and towards the south-west and towards the north-west generally by the Mahoenui-Kawhia Road: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. & S. 55210/1, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured purple. For a site for a public school.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and six.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.