Dec. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3491

REGULATIONS.

Interpretation.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,—
   “Board” means the Tongariro National Park Board.
   “Chairman” means the Minister of Lands.
   “Park” means the Tongariro National Park.

Board.

2. For the purpose of more effectively carrying out these regulations, the Trustees of the park, as appointed by or under the provisions of section four of “The Tongariro National Park Act, 1894,” are hereby authorised and empowered to manage the park, under the name of the Tongariro National Park Board.

3. The Board shall meet in Wellington, or such other place as the Chairman may from time to time determine, on such occasions as he may think fit.

Officers.

4. The Chairman may from time to time appoint a fit person to be Secretary to the Board, and may also appoint one or more Inspectors as he deems necessary for the purpose of these regulations, and may prescribe their duties and functions.

5. All moneys accruing in respect of the park, or of penalties, fees, and otherwise, shall be paid to the Secretary, and shall be placed by him to the credit of the Board’s account with the Bank of New Zealand, Wellington.

6. All accounts passed for payment by the Board shall be paid by the Secretary out of the Board’s general funds, except small accounts, which may be paid by the Secretary out of petty cash, such payments to be first approved by the Chairman and afterwards confirmed by the Board.

7. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to prepare a statement of accounts up to the 31st day of March in each year, and to lay the same before the first ordinary meeting of the Board held after a period of fourteen days from that date.

Offences.

8. No person shall, without the written consent of the Board first obtained,—
   (a.) Light a fire within the limits of the park; or
   (b.) Cut or remove any timber or bush thereon; or
   (c.) In any way interfere with or damage the scenic or historic features thereof.

9. No person shall, within the limits of the park, without the written consent of the Board first obtained,—
   (a.) Take, carry, or use firearms, or any fireworks, or any explosive, or any weapon or instrument of a dangerous nature.
   (b.) Shoot, snare, or destroy any bird, or take or destroy the nests or eggs of any bird.
   (c.) Shoot, kill, or injure any animal, or remove any animal therefrom.
   (d.) Introduce any dog to follow him within the limits of the park; and any dog found within the limits of the park may be destroyed by any person authorised by the Board, either generally or in any particular case.
   (e.) Damage any fence, gate, or barrier, or other property belonging to or in the custody of the Board.
   (f.) Destroy, deface, or injure any inscription, or any label attached to or connected with any article, or tree, or shrub, or other plant, or copy of these regulations hung up or affixed at any entrance to or in any part of the park.

10. No horses, donkeys, sheep, goats, or cattle shall be allowed within the limits of the park without the written consent of the Board thereto being first obtained by the owners of such animals.

11. Any Inspector or person authorised for that purpose by the Board may drive any animal or animals trespassing in the park to the nearest public pound and there impound the same, and any such animal or animals shall not be released therefrom except upon payment of the usual driving-fees and poundage-charges. Nothing in this regulation contained shall be deemed to limit or prevent the taking of any proceedings for the recovery of any penalty or otherwise in respect of the trespass of such animal.

12. Wild cattle or horses trespassing within the limits of the park shall only be destroyed by persons authorised by the Board to do so, and such persons may be authorised to use firearms for that purpose.

13. No person shall, within the limits of the park, use any obscene or profane language, or commit any breach of the peace, act of indecency, or other impropriety, or insult or annoy any person.

14. No persons of bad repute, disorderly persons, or vagrants shall be allowed within the limits of the park.

15. Every person who commits any breach of Regulations Nos. 8 to 14 inclusive is liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

Mountain Houses or Huts.

16. The Board shall from time to time, and as occasion requires, make rules and by-laws for the proper conduct and management of any mountain houses, cottages, or huts erected or to be erected in the park.

Divisions.

17. For the better administration and management of the park, it is hereby divided into the following divisions:—

TE HEUHEU DIVISION.

Containing by admeasurement 20,746 acres, more or less, comprehended within a circle having a radius of three miles on a point on the line connecting the Trigs. D and O (on Ngauruhoe and Te Mari) distant two miles and a half from D, and that portion between the circumference of the above-mentioned circle and a line, bearing 117° 24′ 43″, cutting the circumference of a circle having a radius of three miles from Trig. D. (Ngauruhoe). Situated in Blocks VIII, XII, XV, and XVI, Tongariro Survey District; Blocks V, IX, X, XIII, and XIV, Pihanga Survey District; and Block I, Kaimanawa Survey District.

RUAPEHU DIVISION.

Containing by admeasurement 20,767 acres, more or less, comprehended within a circle of four miles radius southwards from Trig. H (Paretetetaitonga) and the intersection of its circumference with a line drawn at a point 70 chains northwards and from said Trig. H. Situated in Blocks XV and XVI, Tongariro Survey District; Block, XIII, Pihanga Survey District; Blocks II, III, IV, VI. VII, VIII, and XII, Ruapehu Survey District; and Block I, Kaimanawa Survey District.

WAIMARINO DIVISION.

Containing by admeasurement 20,767 acres, more or less, comprehended in portion of a circle of four miles radius northwards from Trig. H and its intersection with a line drawn 70 chains north of Trig. H, bearing 117° 24′ 43″, and portion of a circle of three miles radius southwards from Trig. D (Ngauruhoe) and its intersection with a line, bearing 117° 24′ 43″, drawn 40 chains south of said trig., also that portion lying two miles wide between the above-mentioned circles. Situated in Blocks VI, VII. VIII, X, XI, XII, XIV, XV, and XVI, Ruapehu Survey District.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for a System of Ballot under “The Land Act, 1892,” “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and “The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907.”

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this sixth day of December, 1907.

Present:

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

WHEREAS by section four of “The Land Act, 1892,” and section seventy-two of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” it is enacted that the Governor may make regulations as to the mode in which ballots are to be conducted: And whereas section sixty-six of “The Land Laws Amendment Act, 1907,” contains a similar provision, and also provides for preference being given to certain applicants at such ballots:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the power and authority conferred by the said Acts, and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke the regulations for a system of ballot under “The Land Act, 1892,” published in the New Zealand Gazette of the sixteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and make the following regulations in lieu thereof; and doth hereby declare that such regulations shall come into force on the day of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

REGULATIONS.

1. On the day appointed for receiving applications for land, each application as it is received shall be numbered in