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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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proposal, in that the term of the said loan (namely, thirty-six years and a half) was not set forth in such notice and voting-paper :

And whereas it appears that the ratepayers have not been misled by such irregularity or defect, and it is expedient to validate the same :

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by section one hundred and eleven of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby declare that the proceedings in connection with the said loan shall be valid to all intents and purposes as though the term of the said loan had been stated in the said notice and voting-paper, and that the proceedings shall not be called into question by reason only of the irregularity or defect aforesaid.

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

Regulations for Ordnance Services, New Zealand Defence Forces, amended.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority conferred on me by the Defence Act, 1909, and its amendments, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby amend, in the manner set forth in the Schedule hereto, the regulations in relation to ordnance services, made on the twenty-third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the same date; and I do hereby declare that such amendments shall have effect as from the date of publication thereof in the Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

(1.) BEFORE “Section 1.—Administration” insert—

“DEFINITIONS.

“The following terms used in these regulations will have the significance as shown hereunder :—

“‘The superior authority’: The General Officer Commanding New Zealand Forces.

“‘The O.O. (Ordnance Officer)’: The Ordnance Officer in the District (the A.D. of E. and O.S.)”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, in the presence of—

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Regulations for Deer-shooting, Buller.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection Act, 1908 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations prescribing the deer-shooting season in Buller Acclimatization District, comprising the County of Buller, and the conditions affecting the same, and also the form of license and the fee payable therefor.

REGULATIONS.

1. RED-DEER stags may be taken or killed within the Buller Acclimatization District from the 1st March, 1917, to the 30th April, 1917 (both days inclusive).

2. Licenses to take or kill such deer may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Westport on payment of a license fee of £1, in the form prescribed in the Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and these regulations; provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

3. No licensee shall take or kill more than three stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than eight points.

4. No hind or fawn shall be taken or killed on any pretext whatever; and no licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either himself or any attendant he may have with him.

5. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing any person to sell any deer or portion thereof,

6. Regulations as to deer “tags,” per New Zealand Gazette No. 40, Vol. I, of 20th May, 1909, page 1408, shall be strictly adhered to by each licensee, who, in addition thereto, shall return all unused “tags” to the secretary of the Buller Acclimatization Society, Westport, immediately he has finished stalking for the season for which such tags have been issued, together with a statement of the number of deer shot.

7. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20.

SCHEDULE.

No. . License to take or kill Game (Deer).

, of , having this day paid the sum of £ , is hereby authorized to take or kill red-deer stags, of not less than points, within the Buller Acclimatization District from the day of 1917, to the day of , 1917 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection Act, 1908, and all regulations thereunder in force within the said district.

Dated at this day of , 1917.

Chief Postmaster.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fourteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Regulations for Deer-shooting, Feilding and District Acclimatization District.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection Act, 1908 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby make the following regulations prescribing the deer-shooting season in the Feilding and District Acclimatization District, comprising all that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north by the Kawhatau and Pourangaki Streams from the Rangitikei River to the summit of the Ruahine Range; thence towards the east generally by the summit of that range to the Manawatu Gorge, and by the Manawatu River to the Raukawa Road; thence towards the south generally by that road which forms the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 455 and 454, Block VIII, Kai-ranga Survey District, to the Palmerston-Ashhurst Road; thence by that road to Stony Creek Road; thence by that road and the railway-line to the Orua River; thence by that river to Awahuri; and thence by the Awahuri-Bull’s Road to the Rangitikei River; and towards the north-west generally by the Rangitikei River to the Kawhatau Stream aforesaid, and the conditions affecting the same, and also the form of license, and the fee payable therefor.

REGULATIONS.

1. RED deer (stags only) may be taken or killed within the Feilding and District Acclimatization District from the 14th day of March, 1917, to the 30th day of April, 1917, both days inclusive.

2. Licenses to take or kill such deer may be issued by the Postmaster at Feilding, on payment of a license fee of £1, in the form prescribed in the Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and these regulations; provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

3. No licensee shall take or kill more than three stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten points.

4. No hind or fawn shall be taken or killed on any pretext whatever; and no licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either himself or any attendant he may have with him.

5. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.

6. Regulations as to deer “tags,” per New Zealand Gazette No. 40, Vol. I, of 20th May, 1909, page 1408, shall be strictly adhered to by each licensee, who, in addition thereto, shall return all unused “tags” to the secretary of the Feilding and District Acclimatization Society, Feilding, immediately he has finished stalking for the season for which such “tags” have been issued, together with a statement of the number of deer shot.

7. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding £20.