APRIL 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 921

And whereas the Waimairi County Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of fourteen thousand four hundred pounds for the purpose of redeeming debentures issued in respect of the Electrical Reticulation Loan:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Waimairi County Council in respect of the said loan of fourteen thousand four hundred pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Waimairi County Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of fourteen thousand four hundred pounds accordingly.

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

Prescribing the Rate of Interest that may be paid by the Waimairi County Council in respect of a Loan of £800 authorized to be raised for the Purpose of redeeming Debentures issued in respect of the Shirley Channelling Loan.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of March, 1926.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section eleven of the Finance Act, 1921, and its amendments, it is provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Act or in any rule of law, where a local authority or public body has been authorized before the passing of the said Act, or is thereafter authorized, to borrow money, whether pursuant to a poll of ratepayers or otherwise howsoever, whether the rate of interest or the term of years of the loan was or was not specified or determined, and such money or any part thereof has not been borrowed, the local authority may, with the precedent consent of the Minister of Finance, borrow such money, or such amount thereof as has not been borrowed, at such rate of interest, or for such term, as may be prescribed by the Governor-General by Order in Council:

And whereas the Waimairi County Council has been authorized to borrow the sum of eight hundred pounds for the purpose of redeeming debentures issued in respect of the Shirley Channelling Loan:

And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by the above-recited section eleven, and it is desired that the rate of interest at which the money may be borrowed be not exceeding six per centum per annum:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him as aforesaid, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby prescribe that the rate of interest that may be paid by the Waimairi County Council in respect of the said loan of eight hundred pounds shall be a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and the said Waimairi County Council is hereby authorized to borrow the said sum of eight hundred pounds accordingly.

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

Prohibiting the Export of Quinnat Salmon (Onchorhynchus tschawytscha) from New Zealand.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of March, 1926.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is provided by section eighty-three of the Fisheries Act, 1908 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), that the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council gazetted, make regulations, inter alia, prohibiting or regulating the export from New Zealand of trout, salmon, or any other acclimatized fish:

And whereas it is desirable to prohibit the export from New Zealand of quinnat salmon (Onchorhynchus tschawytscha):

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act, 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 regulation, and doth hereby order that the said regulation shall have force and effect throughout New Zealand.

REGULATION.

Except with the consent of the Minister of Marine first obtained, the export from New Zealand of quinnat salmon (Onchorhynchus tschawytscha) is hereby prohibited.

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

Licensing Joseph Augustus Perano to use and occupy a Portion of Crown Land in Tory Channel as a Site for a Whale-factory.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 30th day of March, 1926.

Present:

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS it is provided by section four of the Fisheries Amendment Act, 1912 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), that the Governor-General in Council may from time to time license and permit any part of the foreshore or other Crown land adjacent thereto to be used or occupied as a site for a whale-factory, on such conditions as he thinks fit, for a period not exceeding fourteen years:

And whereas Joseph Augustus Perano (who with his executors, administrators, and assigns is hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”) has applied to the Governor-General in Council for a license under the said Act to occupy a portion of Crown land adjacent to the foreshore in Fisherman’s Bay, Tory Channel, as shown on plan marked M.D. 6148, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, as a site for a whale-factory:

And whereas it has been made to appear to the Governor-General that the working of the said factory will not be a menace or cause a danger to the public health:

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 the said Act, 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 license and permit the licensee to use and occupy that portion of Crown land shown on the said plan M.D. 6148, and thereon edged red, as a site for the said factory; such license to be held and enjoyed by the licensee upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

1. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to that part of the Crown land required as a site for the said factory, as shown, edged in red, on the plan marked M.D. 6148.

3. In consideration of the concessions and privileges granted by this Order in Council the licensee shall pay to the Minister the sum of £2 10s., and thereafter an annual sum of £5 in advance, payable on the 1st day of April each year, the proportionate part of such rental in respect of the period from the date hereof until the 31st day of March following to be paid on the licensee being supplied with a copy of this Order in Council.

4. His Majesty or the Governor-General, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress into, through, and out of the said factory without payment.

5. The licensee shall maintain the above-mentioned factory in good order and repair.

6. Any person authorized by the Minister may, at all reasonable times, enter upon the said factory and view the state of repair thereof; and upon such Minister leaving at