Extending Trout-fishing Season for Rotorua Acclimatisation District.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of April, 1908.
Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS regulations for trout-fishing were made by the Governor in Council on the twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the twenty-seventh day of the same month:
And whereas clause ten of the said regulations was amended by Order in Council dated the seventh day of October, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the tenth day of the same month:
And whereas it is desirable to revoke clauses three, ten, and eleven of the said regulations of the twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and to make other regulations in lieu thereof:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by "The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884," and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke clauses three, ten, and eleven of the said regulations of the twenty-third day of September, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and doth hereby make the following regulations, and doth order that they shall be substituted for clauses three, ten, and eleven of the regulations aforesaid:-
REGULATIONS.
3. Any holder of a license may fish for trout in the above-named waters from the first day of October in any year to the thirty-first day of May in the following year, both inclusive; but every such license shall be for one season only, and shall expire on the thirty-first day of May following the date on which it was issued, subject, however, to the special limitations and restrictions hereinafter mentioned.
10. No person shall take, fish for, or catch any Salmonidae or trout, or in any way injure or disturb the same, between the first day of June and the thirtieth day of September in any year, which period is hereby appointed a close season for all such fish. No person shall have in his possession any Salmonidae or trout between the fifth day of June and the first day of October following, whether frozen, chilled, or not: Provided always that this regulation shall not apply to fish caught by the General Manager, or his appointee, or officers of the Marine Department, for purposes of acclimatisation.
11. No person shall take, fish for, or catch any Salmonidae or trout, or in any way injure or disturb the same, within the County of Rotorua during the month of October, and which month is hereby appointed a close season for all such fish within the said county. No person within the County of Rotorua shall have in his possession any Salmonidae or trout between the fifth day of June and the first day of November following, whether frozen, chilled, or not: Provided always that this regulation shall not apply to fish caught by the General Manager, or his appointee, or officers of the Marine Department, for purposes of acclimatisation.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Terminating Existing Representation of Waipawa County on Hawke's Bay United Charitable Aid Board.
PLUNKET, Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by subsection two of section six of the Waipawa County Act, 1907, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby fix Thursday, the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, as the date upon which the three members at present representing the Waipawa County on the Hawke's Bay United Charitable Aid Board shall cease to hold office upon the said Board.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.
GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister for Hospitals and Charitable Aid.
Opening Lands in Otago Land District for Sale or Selection.
PLUNKET, Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by "The Land Act, 1892," and its amendments, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided in section one hundred and thirty-six of the said Act, do hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on Wednesday, the twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase, or on renewable lease; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."
SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.-CLUTHA COUNTY.
|Section.|Block.|Area.|Cash Purchase: Total Price.|Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent.|Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST-CLASS LAND.
Glenomaru Survey District.
A. R. P.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
68 | VIII | 6 2 28 | 7 0 0 | 0 3 6 | 0 2 10
Weighted with £45, valuation for improvements, consisting of three-roomed house and shed, and about 2 acres cleared and partly stumped.
With the exception of about 2 acres near the northern boundary, this section is steep and back-lying. The soil is of fair quality, but the aspect is southerly. The timber is not of any value from a milling point of view, but a number of black-pine posts could be obtained. The clearing originally done has become overgrown to a large extent. Situated about three-quarters of a mile from Owaka Railway-station.
69 | VIII | 5 3 9 | 10 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 4 0
Weighted with £2, valuation for improvements, consisting of about 1 acre cleared and grassed.
The general aspect of the greater part of this section is southerly, and the land is steep. An area of 2 or 3 acres near the north boundary is level, and would make a good homestead-site. There are a few black-pine trees, but otherwise the timber is of no value. Situated about three-quarters of a mile from Owaka Railway-station.
Kuriwao Survey District.
22 | VI | 90 1 25 | 115 0 0 | 2 17 6 | 2 6 0
Weighted with £13 17s., valuation for fencing.
Open undulating land, nearly all cultivable; covered with close tussock; well watered. Situated about eight miles from Clinton Railway-station.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
Tautuku Survey District.
28 | VIII | 13 3 16 | 10 10 0 | 0 5 3 | 0 4 2
29 | | 9 0 36 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0
31 | | 11 1 12 | 6 0 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 2 5
32 | | 10 1 22 | 5 10 0 | 0 2 9 | 0 2 2
33 | | 9 2 7 | 5 0 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 2 0
34 | | 9 3 0 | 7 10 0 | 0 3 9 | 0 3 0
35 | | 9 3 18 | 6 10 0 | 0 3 3 | 0 2 7
36 | | 35 2 7 | 31 10 0 | 0 15 9 | 0 12 7
Forest-clad sections, nearly all level; good soil; water can be obtained by sinking. Situated from nineteen to twenty miles from Catlin's River Railway-station. Accessible by formed road.
A sawmill license over these sections has been granted for twelve months from 12th November, 1907, and the sections are opened subject to this license. Milling-timber must be cut first from the proposed residential sites on the sections selected before the end of the twelve months.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight.
ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.