Mar. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 713

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made by the Waikato County Council by a resolution passed at a special meeting of such Council on the 12th day of February, 1924, and confirmed at a meeting of such Council on the 11th day of March, 1924.

Dated at Hamilton this 12th day of March, 1924.

T. B. INSOLL,
Clerk, Waikato County Council.

Result of Election of a Trustee of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 10th March, 1924.

THE following result of the election of a trustee of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

South Hautapu Drainage District, County of Waikato—
John Arnold.

By-law of the Hastings Borough Council confirmed under the By-laws Act, 1910.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th March, 1924.

THE following certificate has been executed on the sealed copy of the by-law made by the Hastings Borough Council on the 28th day of February, 1924.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

CERTIFICATE OF CONFIRMATION.

IN pursuance of the By-laws Act, 1910, I hereby confirm the within-written by-law of the Hastings Borough Council, and declare that the same came into force on the 8th day of March, 1924.

Dated this 17th day of March, 1924.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Red-deer Shooting, Lakes District Acclimatization District.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Richard Francis Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 26th day of March, 1924, to the 21st day of May, 1924 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Lakes District Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags—within that part of the said acclimatization district described in the First Schedule hereto, subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags may be issued by the Postmaster at Queenstown, on the recommendation of the secretary of the Lakes District Acclimatization Society, on payment of a license fee of £4, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification. Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than four stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten points. Ball cartridge only to be used; provided that no metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing such deer.

3. 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.

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

5. Regulations as to deer “tags,” contained in the New Zealand Gazette of the 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 Lakes District Acclimatization Society, Queenstown, 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.

6. Nothing in any license to take or kill red-deer stags shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-deer stags on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.

7. The licensee must give notice to the said Postmaster of the date on which it is his intention to stalk deer; such notice to be posted, or delivered, or telegraphed three clear days before such date.

8. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area known as Glacier Creek, Routeburn, Rockburn and Dart Valleys.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).

, of , having this day paid the sum of £4, is hereby authorized to take or kill four red-deer stags, of not less than ten points, within that part of the Lakes District Acclimatization District known as the Glacier Creek, Routeburn, Rockburn, and Dart Valleys, from the day of , 1924, to the day of , 1924 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, and all regulations and notifications affecting red-deer stags made thereunder and in force within the said district.

This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-deer stags on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring an open season for the district.

Dated at this day of , 1924.

…………, Postmaster.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 20th day of March, 1924.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Published in lieu of Warrant in Gazette No. 12, of 22nd February, 1924, page 575.

Result of Election of Members of a River Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 19th March, 1924.

THE following result of the election of members of the Otonomomo River Board has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Otonomomo River District, County of Clutha—
Thomas Marshall.
William Sutherland.
Frederick Hall.
Walter E. Stiven.
Archibald Prentice.

Result of Election of Members of a River Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th March, 1924.

THE following result of election of members of a River Board has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Matau River District, County of Bruce—
Jasper Clark.
John Haggart.
James Rutherford.
Joseph Smith.
William Smith.
Cochrane Weir.

Result of Election of Members of Otautau River Board.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 18th March, 1924.

THE following result of an election of members of the Otautau River Board has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the River Boards Amendment Act, 1913.

J. HISLOP, Under-Secretary.

Otautau River District, County of Wallace—
No. 1 Subdivision: John Muir.
John Smith.
H. C. Pullar.

No. 2 Subdivision: Robert Seatter.
Murdoch C. McIvor.
Thomas James Walker.