JUNE 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1507

Amending Regulations under Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of May, 1921.

Present :

THE HONOURABLE SIR F. H. D. BELL, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Order in Council dated the twenty-third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and gazetted on the twenty-ninth day of the same month, general regulations were made for fishing for salmon, trout, and perch: And whereas it is desirable to amend the said regulations as hereinafter appears:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by sections eighty-three and ninety-four 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 make the following additional and amending regulations under and for the purposes of Part II of the Fisheries Act, 1908.

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REGULATIONS.

1. No person shall take salmon or trout from, or in any way interfere with or damage, any net, trap, pound-net, or any other contrivance used by any officers of the Government or of acclimatization societies for catching salmon or trout for the purpose of propagation or for scientific purposes. The penalty for a breach of this regulation shall be a fine of not more than £50.

2. Clause 7 of the regulations made by the said Order in Council dated the 23rd day of August, 1907, is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof.

“7. No person shall take, kill, or have in his possession any salmon or trout during the spawning season—that is, during the close season from the 1st day of May to the 30th day of September in any year in every acclimatization district, other than the Rotorua Acclimatization District, and in that district from the 1st day of June to the 31st day of October, in any year: Provided that this regulation shall not apply to fish taken by officers of the Government or of acclimatization societies for the purposes of pisciculture or as otherwise provided in the said Act. The penalty for a breach of this regulation shall be a fine of not more than £50.”

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Amending Regulations under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908.—Amendment No. 8.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 6th day of June, 1921.

Present :

THE HONOURABLE SIR F. H. D. BELL, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby amend clause forty of the regulations made under the said Act on the twenty-seventh day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and gazetted on the thirtieth day of July then instant, by deleting all the words after the word “explosion,” and in lieu of such words doth order that on and after the sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, the following regulation shall take effect for the purposes of the said Act, and shall form part of the above-recited regulations.

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REGULATION.

(40A.) EXPLOSIVES shall not be conveyed in a ship or carriage driven or propelled by an engine using as fuel dangerous goods of Class I (benzine, &c.) as defined by regulations made on the 27th day of April, 1921, under the Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Act, 1920: Provided that this regulation shall not apply—

(a.) In the case of a ship, if the explosives are carried on deck in a magazine fastened in such manner as to be secure against stress of weather during the voyage,

protected from fire by being covered externally with metal, and having suitable provision to prevent water from coming into contact with the packages of explosives.

(b.) In the case of a carriage conveying not more than 100 lb. net weight of explosives, if such explosives are carried on the back of the carriage in such position that they are readily accessible in case of fire.

(c.) In the case of a carriage conveying explosives exceeding 100 lb., if the provisions of the Schedule hereto are observed.

SCHEDULE.

(1.) That at least two men always accompany the carriage.

(2.) That the petrol-tank be carried under the driver’s seat or on the dashboard.

(3.) That a quick-action cut-off be fitted to the petrol feed-pipe near the carburettor, but not so close as to be involved in a fire therein.

(4.) That a chemical fire-extinguisher of the tetra-chloride type be carried on the carriage.

(5.) That only electric lamps be carried.

(6.) That the driver’s seat be separated from the body of the carriage by a fire-resisting screen carried down to within 12 in. of the ground, a clear space of at least 6 in. being provided between the screen and the body, and the whole of the exhaust-pipe being carried in front of the screen.

(7.) That the body of the carriage be completely covered externally with sheet metal and lined internally with asbestos or with wood so treated as to be rendered non-inflammable.

(8.) That the engine shall not be run during the loading or unloading of explosives.

(9.) That the floorboards and side doors of the driver’s seat, if of wood, be so treated as to be rendered non-inflammable.

(10.) That there shall be no opening in the body of the carriage except the door at the back, which shall fit closely.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Amended Regulations under the Midwives Act, 1908, relating to Fees.—(H. No. 41.)

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 18th day of January, 1921.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Midwives Act, 1908, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby amend in the manner set forth in the Schedule hereto the regulations made under the said Act on the twenty-third day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and gazetted on the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

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SCHEDULE.

PARAGRAPH (c) of regulation 12 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:—

“(c.) Pupil nurses: If registered under the Nurses Registration Act, 1908, 10s. for six months’ training; in all other cases, 20s. for twelve months’ training.”

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Approving the Industrial Insurance Policy issued by the Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society (Limited).

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of May, 1921.

Present :

THE HONOURABLE SIR F. H. D. BELL, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the ninth section of the Life Insurance Amendment Act, 1920 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that every policy of industrial insurance shall contain only such provisions and conditions as may be approved by the Governor-General in Council:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him, and acting by and