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hereby proclaim and declare that the land described in the
Schedule hereunder shall be a scenic reserve under “The
Scenery Preservation Act, 1908,” and subject to the pro-
visions thereof.

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SCHEDULE.

MANGOIRA SCENIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing
by admeasurement 81 acres, more or less, being Section 49,
Block IV, Apiti Survey District. Bounded towards the
north-west by the Mangahuia Stream, forming the southern
boundary of parts of Sections 32 and 33; towards the east
generally by Sections 36 and 37A; towards the south-west
generally by the Mangoira Stream, and by road reserves fol-
lowing the course of the said stream; and towards the west
by that portion of Section 32 which lies between the Mango-
ira and Mangahuia Streams: as the same is delineated on
the plan marked L. 466/1, deposited in the Head Office,
Department of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon bordered
pink.

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, Go-
vernor 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 twentieth day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and nine.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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Land reserved under “The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908.”

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(L.S.)

PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by “The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908”
(hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), a
Scenery Preservation Board is constituted, and it is enacted
that such Board shall, when so directed by the Minister
charged for the time being with the administration of the
said Act, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic in-
terest, or on which there are thermal springs, and make
inquiries respecting the same, and report to the Governor;
and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether
Crown or private, shall be permanently reserved as scenic,
thermal, or historic reserves: And whereas the said Board
was duly directed to inspect and report on the land described
in the Schedule hereunder, and has recommended that the
said land should be permanently reserved for scenic pur-
poses, and it is expedient to give effect to such recommenda-
tion:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the
Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance
and exercise of the powers contained in the said Act, do
hereby proclaim and declare that the land described in the
Schedule hereunder shall be a scenic reserve under “The
Scenery Preservation Act, 1908,” and subject to the pro-
visions thereof.

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SCHEDULE.

MAKINO SCENIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District, containing
by admeasurement 84 acres, more or less, being Section 13,
Block I, Ruahine Survey District (formerly known as Sub-
division 2A No. 2A, Awarua Block). Bounded towards the
north by Subdivision 2A No. 2B, Awarua Block; towards
the east and south generally by the Rangitikei River; and
towards the west generally by Sections 40 and 42, Block I,
Ruahine Survey District: as the same is delineated on the
plan marked L. 9/4, deposited in the Head Office, Depart-
ment of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.

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, Go-
vernor 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 twentieth day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and nine.

THOS. MACKENZIE,
Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

B

Amending Regulations as to Taking of Whitebait.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the sixth day of
October, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 76, of the eighth
day of the same month, certain regulations were made pro-
viding for matters relating to the taking of whitebait:

And whereas it is desirable to amend the said regula-
tions:

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 the fifth sec-
tion of “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 revoke Regulation 1 of
the said regulations of the sixth day of October, one
thousand nine hundred and eight, and doth hereby make the
following regulation in lieu thereof:—

REGULATION.

1. No scrim or whitebait net shall be used as a set-net, or
   be set or placed in openings made in the banks of streams
   or rivers, or in dams constructed therein; and no scrim
   hand-net having a circumference of more than ten feet
   eight inches shall be used for the purpose of catching white-
   bait: Provided that whitebait-nets having an opening of not
   more than three feet by one foot may be used as set-nets in
   the River Ashley and the waters thereof, and in its tribu-
   taries the Taranaki and Waikuku Creeks.

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

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Government Guarantee of a Loan of £21,250 for construct-
ing Waterworks, installing Electric Lights, &c., applied
for by the Taihape Borough Council.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the Taihape Borough Council has made
application to the Minister of Finance for a Govern-
ment guarantee of a loan of twenty-one thousand two hun-
dred and fifty pounds for constructing waterworks, installing
electric lights, &c., pursuant to section three of “The
Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1908”:

And whereas the Minister of Finance is satisfied that a
special rate has been made sufficient to pay the interest,
sinking fund, and other charges in respect of the said loan,
and that the said Council is duly empowered to raise such
loan, and has taken all the necessary steps to obtain the
same, as required by section seven of the said Act, and it
appears expedient to grant the said application:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the
Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
and in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him
by “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1908,” doth
hereby guarantee the said loan, subject to the provisions of
“The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1908.”

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

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Government Guarantee of a Loan of £3,750 for extending
the Drainage System in Taihape Special-rating District
No. 3 applied for by the Taihape Borough Council.

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PLUNKET, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

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

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS the Taihape Borough Council has made
application to the Minister of Finance for a Go-
vernment guarantee of a loan of three thousand seven
hundred and fifty pounds for extending the drainage system
in Taihape Special-rating District No. 3, pursuant to section
three of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Amendment Act, 1908”: