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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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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 order and declare that opossums may be taken or killed within the Grey District Acclimatization District described in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, from the eleventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, to the twelfth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, both days inclusive, subject to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

And I do further notify that licenses to take or kill opossums within the said district shall be issued to any person on payment of the sum of two pounds ten shillings each; and the Chief Postmaster at Greymouth is hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

SCHEDULE.

GREY DISTRICT ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Westland Land District bounded on the north by the Buller Acclimatization District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925, and the Nelson Acclimatization District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925, from the mouth of the Punakaiki River to the summit of the Southern Alps; thence southerly along the summit of the range to the Hurunui Saddle, the source of the Taramakau River; thence down the said Taramakau River to the sea-coast; and thence northerly along the sea-coast to the mouth of the Punakaiki Stream, the place of commencement.

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

Open Season for the Taking or Killing of Opossums in the Hawera Acclimatization District.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of May, 1927.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, 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 order and declare that opossums may be taken or killed within the Hawera Acclimatization District described in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, from the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, to the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, both days inclusive, subject to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

And I do further notify that licenses to take or kill opossums within the said district shall be issued to any person on payment of the sum of two pounds ten shillings each; and the Postmasters at Patea, Hawera, and Eltham are hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

SCHEDULE.

HAWERA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Taranaki and Wellington Land Districts bounded on the north-east and north by the Taranaki and Stratford Acclimatization Districts, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925, from the mouth of the Taungatara Stream to the north-eastern corner of Block XI, Taurakawa Survey District; thence by a right line to the range forming the county boundary; and along that range passing through Waitu and Mangarau trig. to the Pokeka Road; thence by the Pokeka–Pipiriki Road to the Watershed Road forming the western boundary of Section 5, Block IV, Momahaki Survey District; thence southerly along Watershed Road to the southern boundary of Mangapapa No. 1c Block; thence westerly along the said southern boundary to the western boundary of Lot 1, Mangapapa 1b Block; thence generally southerly along the western boundaries of Lots 1 and 3, Mangapapa 1b Block, to the Manganui-o-tahu Stream; thence down that stream to the western boundary of the Manganui-o-tahu Block; thence by the western and southern boundaries of the Manganui-o-tahu Block to Pakira Trig. Station; thence westerly to Orangihongi Trig. Station; thence southerly along the western boundaries of Lots 14 and 17 on plan 918, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington, and the eastern boundary of Lot 4, plan 659 deposited as aforesaid to south-eastern corner of Lot 4 aforesaid; thence down the Mangaone Stream to the eastern boundary of Section 16, Block V, Nukumaru Survey District; thence along the said eastern boundary to Wharekaranga Trig. Station; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 16 to the Mangaone Stream; thence down the Mangaone Stream to the Waitotara River; thence down the Waitotara River to the sea-coast; and thence north-westerly along the sea-coast to the mouth of the Taungatara Stream, the place of commencement.

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

Open Season for the Taking or Killing of Opossums in the Nelson Acclimatization District.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 9th day of May, 1927.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, 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 order and declare that opossums may be taken or killed within the Nelson Acclimatization District described in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, from the eleventh day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, to the twelfth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, both days inclusive, subject to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

And I do further notify that licenses to take or kill opossums within the said district shall be issued to any person on payment of the sum of two pounds ten shillings each; and the Chief Postmaster at Nelson is hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Nelson Land District bounded towards the north-west and north-east generally by Tasman Sea, Golden Bay, and Tasman Bay, from Kohaihai Bluff, in Block XIII, Whakapoi Survey District, to a point on shore of Croisilles Harbour due west of the westernmost point of Elaine Bay; thence towards the north by a right line running due east to said westernmost point of that bay and by southern shore of that bay to its south head; thence towards the south-east generally by a right line to Trig. Station Y (boundary trig.) and by a line along the summit of the range over Mount McLaren, Editor Peak, Mount Dupa, and Saddle Hill to the source of the Heringa Stream; thence by a line down the middle of that stream to its confluence with the Pelorus River; thence by a line up the middle of the Pelorus River to its source near Red Hills; thence by a right line to the summit; thence by a line along the summit of the range over Red Hills, Mount Rintoul, and Bush Cone to the summit of Wards Pass; thence by a right line to Trig. Station Top 2 (Mangatawai); thence by a line along the summit of St. Arnaud Range and the summit of the Spencer Mountains; thence towards the south-west by a line along the summit of the southern watershed of the Maruia River to Mount Haast; thence by a line due north to the right bank of the Inangahua River and along that bank to and up the left bank of the Buller River to the mouth of the Eight-mile or Boundary Creek; thence by a line up a leading spur on the western side of said Boundary Creek to Bald Hill and by a line along the summit of Lyell Range, and along the summit of a range over Mount Luna to Mount Arthur; thence towards the south-west by a line along the summit of the Western Ranges over Mount Peel and Mount Snowdon to Mount Cobb; thence towards the south-east by a line along the summit of range over Mount Domett and down a leading spur to the Tasman Sea at Kohaihai Bluff, the place of commencement.

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