982
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

Alteration of Boundaries of Education Districts.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of March, 1907.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by section 10 of “The Education Act, 1904,” the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the colony, doth hereby declare that from and after this date the whole area of the County of Waitomo shall be comprised within the Education District of Auckland, and that for such part of the common boundary of the Education Districts of Auckland and Taranaki as now lies within the County of Waitomo such part of the boundary of the County of Waitomo as now lies within the Education District of Taranaki shall be substituted.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

The Ohinemuri Agricultural and Horticultural Society incorporated.—Notice No. 1109.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of March, 1907.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877,” 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 incorporate the members of the Ohinemuri Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and such persons as shall hereafter be admitted members of the said society agreeably to the rules of the said society and the provisions of the said Act, into a body corporate under the style and title of “The Ohinemuri Agricultural and Horticultural Society.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903,” prohibiting the Introduction of Pears and Pear-trees infected with Pear-scab.—Notice No. 1110.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of March, 1907.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, prohibit absolutely the introduction into New Zealand of any plant, fruit, fungus, parasite, insect, or other thing which in his opinion is likely to introduce disease :

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-seventh day of September in the same year, the Governor, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him in that behalf by the said Act, has declared that pear-scab (Fusicladium pyrinum) is a disease within the meaning of the said Act :

And whereas in the opinion of the Governor the introduction into New Zealand of the plants, fruits, or things hereinafter mentioned is likely to introduce the said disease into New Zealand :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby absolutely prohibit the introduction into New Zealand of any pears, pear-trees, cuttings, or buds infected with pear-scab (Fusicladium pyrinum), or in or on which such disease is or has been present in any form or stage of development; and if any fruit, plant, or thing hereby prohibited be introduced or attempted to be introduced into New Zealand it shall, together with any packages containing the same, be either reshipped at once to a port or place beyond New Zealand by the person introducing or attempting to introduce it, or be destroyed, as provided in section nine of the said Act, at the port in New Zealand at which it arrived: Provided, however, that no such fruit, plants, packages, or other things shall be reshipped without the consent of an Inspector under the said Act first had and obtained.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903,” restricting the Importation of Pear, Apple, or Quince Trees from North America.—Notice No. 1111.

PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of March, 1907.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section four of “The Orchard and Garden Pests Act, 1903” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, prohibit, either absolutely or except in accordance with regulations under the said Act, the introduction into New Zealand, either generally or from any specified colony, country, port, or place, of any plant, fruit, fungus, parasite, insect, or any other thing which in his opinion is likely to introduce any disease into New Zealand :

And whereas by an Order in Council made on the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-seventh day of September in that year, the Governor, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him in that behalf by the said Act, has declared that pear-blight or fire-blight of the pear (Bacillus amylovorus) is a disease within the meaning of the said Act :

And whereas in the opinion of the Governor the introduction into New Zealand from any country or place in North America of pear, apple, or quince trees, cuttings, or buds is likely to introduce the said disease into New Zealand :

And whereas in the opinion of the Governor it is expedient to revoke the Order in Council made under the said Act, and dated the twenty-fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-seventh day of September in that year, imposing restrictions upon the introduction into New Zealand of pear-trees, pear-cuttings, and pear-buds from North America :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the said Order in Council dated the twenty-fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and six, as from the date of the publication of this Order in Council in the Gazette, and doth hereby declare that the introduction into New Zealand of pear, apple, or quince trees, or of cuttings, buds, or any other portion of any such trees except the fruit, from any country or place in North America is prohibited, except when it takes place in accordance with the regulations hereinafter contained :

All pear, apple, or quince trees, and all cuttings, buds, or any other portions of any such trees except the fruit, from any country or place in North America shall be accompanied by a certificate, in the form or to the effect set forth in the Schedule hereto, from some officer of the Department of Agriculture in such country or place, or other Department performing functions or duties relating to horticulture at the port of shipment. On the production of a certificate, as hereinbefore mentioned, at the office of an Inspector under the said Act, such Inspector may, if satisfied that the certificate applies to the trees or portions thereof proposed to be introduced, and that the law has been otherwise complied with, allow such trees or portions thereof to be landed and disposed of without further restriction. And if any pear, apple, or quince trees, or any portions thereof except the fruit, be introduced or attempted to be introduced into New Zealand from the countries or places aforesaid contrary