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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 28

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 South Canterbury 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 July, 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 Timaru and the Postmasters at Geraldine and Temuka are hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Canterbury Land District bounded on the north-west by the Westland Acclimatization District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925; on the north-east by the Ashburton Acclimatization District as described in the New Zealand Gazette No 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925; and on the east by the sea; on the south by a line up the Pareora River to its source; by a right line to the summit of Mount Nimrod; thence by a right line to Trig. Station F; thence northerly along the summit of the range to Trig. K; thence by a line due west to the Hakataramea River; thence up the Hakataramea River and Dalgety Creek to Hakataramea Pass; thence by a right line passing through Trig. Station N1 to Stony Stream; thence down Stony Stream to the Waitaki River; and on the west by a line up the middle of the Waitaki and Pukaki Rivers to Pukaki Lake; thence up the middle of Pukaki Lake to the Tasman River; thence up the middle of the Tasman River to the Tasman Glacier; thence along the western boundary of the said Tasman Glacier to a point in line with a line from Mount Cook and passing through Ball Hut; thence by that line to Mount Cook and the summit of the Southern Alps, the place of commencement.

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

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

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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 Southland Acclimatization District, described in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, from the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, to the thirtieth day of June, 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 Invercargill, and the Postmasters at Awarua Plains, Balfour, Dipton, Gore, Lumsden, Mataura, Nightcaps, Orawia, Otatau, Riversdale, Riverton, Wairio, Winton, and Woodlands are hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

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SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Southland Land District bounded on the north by the Lakes District Acclimatization District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925; on the east by the Otago Acclimatization District, as described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 12th day of March, 1925; and on the south and west by the sea from the mouth of the Mataura River to Cloudy Pass in Bligh Sound, and including Stewart and adjacent islands.

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

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

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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 Stratford 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 Stratford and Midhirst are hereby appointed to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

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SCHEDULE.

STRATFORD ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded on the north generally by the Taranaki Acclimatization District from the summit of Mount Egmont to a point on the Tangarakau Stream due east of Mount Damper; thence southerly down the Tangarakau Stream to the Confiscation-line; thence south-westerly along the Confiscation-line to the western boundary of Block XVI, Waro Survey District; thence southerly along that said western boundary and its production to the 39th parallel south latitude; thence easterly along that parallel to the Ohura Stream; thence down the Ohura Stream to the Wanganui River; thence down the Wanganui River to the mouth of the Tangarakau River; thence by a right line from the mouth of the Tangarakau River to Whakaihuwaka (Mount Humphries) Trig. Station; thence in a south-east direction along the north-eastern boundary of Section 1 (Forest Reserve), Block III, Turakawa Survey District, to the Whakaihuwaka Road; thence south-easterly along the said Whakaihuwaka Road to Te Mapou Trig.; thence southerly along the range and passing through Kotikiekie, Manaianahi, and Taungatahi to Rautauwhiri; thence by a right line to the south-eastern corner of Block VII, Taurakawa Survey District; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Blocks VII, VI, and V, Taurakawa Survey District, to the south-western corner of Section 2, Block V aforesaid; thence northerly along the western boundaries of Sections 2 and 1, Block V aforesaid, to the north-western corner of the last-mentioned section; thence across the Moeawatea Road and westerly along the southern boundaries of Section 5, Block VIII, Omona Survey District, across the Karewa Road, and along the southern boundaries of Sections 12 and 11, Block VII, Omona Survey District, to the south-western corner of the said Section 11; thence by the western boundaries of Sections 11 and 14, Block VII aforesaid, the southern boundaries of Section 8, Block II, Omona Survey District, to the north-ernmost corner of Section 1 of Subdivision 1 of Matemateonga Block; thence by the eastern boundaries of Subdivisions 6 and 7 and the southern boundary of Subdivision 7, Matemateonga Block, to the Patea River; thence by the Patea River to a point in line with the northern boundary of Section 11, Block VIII, Ngaire Survey District; thence to and by that section and by Block XII to Trig. Station B, Rahui, by Subdivision 15, Pukengahu Block, to the north-eastern corner of that subdivision; thence along the northern boundary of the said Subdivision 15 to the easternmost corner of Subdivision 16, along the eastern boundary of the said Subdivision 16 to the Pukengahu Road, by that road to a point due west of Trig. Station B, Rahui; thence by a line running due west to its intersection with the south-western boundary of Subdivision 11, Pukengahu Block, and by that subdivision to the northern boundary of Block XI, Ngaire Survey District; by that block to the northernmost corner of Section 35, and by that section to Oru Road; by that road to and by Ngaire Road to its junction with Karepo Road; by Karepo Road and by the northern boundary of Block X, Ngaire Survey District, to the middle of the Waingongoro River; thence by a line along the middle of that river to the middle of Finnerty Road; thence by a line along the middle of Finnerty Road to Hastings Road; thence by a line along the middle of Hastings Road to a point opposite the northern boundary of Section 32,