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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 45

of February, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen,
regulations were made prescribing the deer-shooting season
in the Nelson Acclimatization District: And whereas it is
deemed expedient to amend the said regulations:

Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of
Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New
Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
vested in me by the Animals Protection Act, 1908, do hereby
amend the said regulations in manner following.

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REGULATIONS.

(1.) THE Secretary of the Nelson Acclimatization Society
may, with the authority of such society, authorize the sale,
either by auction or otherwise, during the period 1st March,
1918, to 30th April, 1918 (both days inclusive), of the meat
and skins of deer taken and killed pursuant to the regulations
of 1st February, 1918, provided that the proceeds derived
from such sale shall be devoted to patriotic purposes.

(2.) The said Secretary shall, on or before the 15th day of
May, 1918, furnish a statement of the moneys received from
such sale, and of the patriotic purpose or purposes to which
such moneys were devoted.

(3.) Any person who commits a breach of any of the pro-
visions of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty not
exceeding £20.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this twentieth day of March, one thou-
sand nine hundred and eighteen.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Opening Land in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Selection
by Discharged Soldiers.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, Arthur
William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, having received
the report of the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided
by section one hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do
hereby declare that the lands described in the Schedule
hereto, which have been set apart for selection by dis-
charged soldiers, shall be open for sale or selection by
discharged soldiers on Thursday, the ninth day of May, one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen; 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 occu-
pation 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, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settle-
ment Act, 1915, and amendments.

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SCHEDULE.

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Patangata County.—Tautane Survey District.

SECTION 2, Block III: Area, 608 acres 3 roods 10 perches.
Capital value, £4,420. Occupation with right of purchase:
Half-yearly rent, £110 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly
rent, £88 8s.

Situated nine miles and a half from Porangahau by formed
road, of which about five miles is metalled. Consists of good
hilly faces, with north-westerly aspect; in English grasses,
with patches of mingi scrub. Soil good, fairly well watered.
Altitude, 100 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Good sheep and
cattle grazing country. About 102 chains road and boundary
fencing, valued at £68 15s., included in price of section.

Section 3, Block III: Area, 578 acres 2 roods. Capital
value, £4,630. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-
yearly rent, £115 15s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent,
£92 12s.

Situated about nine miles from Porangahau by formed
road, of which five miles are metalled. Good hilly country,
south-easterly aspect; in English grasses and scrub, with
about 50 acres of mixed bush. Soil good, fairly well watered.
Altitude, 50 ft. to 800 ft. above sea-level. Well adapted for
sheep and cattle grazing. About 138 chains of internal
fencing, valued at £86 4s., included in price of section.

Section 2, Block IV: Area, 440 acres. Capital value,
£3,740. Occupation with right of purchase: Half-yearly
rent, £93 10s. Renewable lease: Half-yearly rent, £74 16s.

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Situated about ten miles from Porangahau by formed road,
about half being metalled. Good hilly country, with northerly
aspect; in English grasses and scrub. Soil good, well watered.
Altitude, from sea-level to 800 ft. Good sheep and cattle
grazing country. Included in price of land are tanks, dam,
dip, yards, value about £40; and 120 chains internal fencing,
valued at £75.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this eleventh day of March, one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen.

D. H. GUTHRIE,
Minister of Lands.

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Assistant Censor of Telegraph Messages appointed.

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LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

IN pursuance of the authority conferred upon me by an
Order in Council made on the third day of August,
one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in pursuance of
section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act,
1910, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in the
present state of war, do hereby authorize and appoint

JOHN MURDOCK McLEAN,

of Wellington, to act during my pleasure as an Assistant
Censor of Telegraphic Messages in respect of the telegraph
stations at or near Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-
General, this twenty-third day of March, one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

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Chairman of Licensing Committees appointed.

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Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th March, 1918.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to appoint

WILLIAM REEVE HASELDEN, Esq., S.M.,

to be Chairman of the Licensing Committees for the Dis-
tricts of Stratford and Egmont, vice A. Crooke, Esq., S.M.

THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Justice.

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Local Patent Officer appointed.

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Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 21st March, 1918

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the fol-
lowing appointment in the Public Service:—

JAMES MILLER

to be Local Patent Officer at Masterton, as from the 9th
day of January, 1918.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Secretary.

[NOTE.—Amending entry on page 778, New Zealand Gazette
No. 35, of the 7th March, 1918.

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Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

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Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1918.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons
have been appointed to be the Deputies of the Registrars
of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set
respectively opposite their names, viz.:—

Name. District.
HUGH CECIL PETCHELL .. .. Tauranga.
ANNIE HILDA WRIGHT .. .. Whangamomona.
ALEXANDER CATHCART WALLACE MURDOCH Shannon.
CLAUDE HENRY JOHN PEASE .. .. Te Awamutu (at Ohaupo).
RUPERT HENRY GILES .. .. Tolaga Bay.
(Miss) TERESA AGNES HONAN.. .. .. Auckland (at Birkenhead).

• Births and deaths only.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.