Nov. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2891.

And whereas agreements have been entered into with the owners and lessees of the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto to take such land for the public work hereinafter set forth:

And whereas a plan has been prepared, and the Minister has recommended the Governor to issue a Proclamation taking the land, as required by the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers and authorities in me vested by “The Public Works Act, 1908,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, and being satisfied of the sufficiency of the agreements hereinbefore referred to, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of a road.

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SCHEDULE.

All in the Taranaki Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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Additional Rule for Life-saving Appliances for Ships.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of November, 1909.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS rules as to life-saving appliances for ships were made by Order in Council dated the sixth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and three, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the ninth day of the same month:

And whereas it is desirable to make an additional rule:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by section one hundred and ninety-seven of “The Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908,” 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 make the following additional rule:—

RULE.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules relating to life-saving appliances dated the 6th day of July, 1903, it shall be permissible, in the case of such foreign-going passenger-steamers or emigrant-ships as are required under Division A, Class 1, or Division A, Class 2, of those rules to carry more than four boats placed under davits, to substitute a motor life-boat approved by the Marine Department for one of the boats under davits.

Proper appliances shall be provided for putting any such motor life-boat into the water. The life-boat shall also be adequately provided with fuel, and kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Amending General Regulations under Part II of “The Fisheries Act, 1908.”

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of November, 1909.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the twenty-ninth day of the same month, general regulations were made for fishing for trout and perch:

And whereas it is desirable to add to the said regulations:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by section eighty-three of “The Fisheries Act, 1908” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), 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 make the following additional general regulation for the purposes of the said Act:—

REGULATION.

It shall be permissible for the Marine Department to take, during the close season, any trout from the waters of any river or stream for the purposes of pisciculture.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Amending Regulations as to Licenses to take Seals.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of November, 1909.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and nine, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 61, of the twenty-second day of the same month, regulations were made as to the issue of licenses to take seals:

And whereas it is desirable to amend such regulations:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by “The Fisheries Act, 1908,” 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 make the following regulations, amending the said regulations of the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and nine:—

REGULATIONS.

1. Clause 1 of the regulations of the 12th day of July, 1909, is amended by the addition of the following proviso, namely:—

“Provided that no hair-seals shall be taken on Enderby Island, one of the Auckland Islands, on which a close season for such seals is hereby prescribed for a period of three years from the date hereof.”

2. Clause 8 of the regulations of the 12th day of July, 1909, is hereby revoked, and the following is substituted therefor, namely:—

“Not more than 2,500 fur-seals and 2,500 hair-seals shall be taken by the licensee during the first year of his license