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the southern boundary of Section 303; thence westerly along that boundary to the eastern boundary of Section 812; thence southerly along that boundary to the north-eastern boundary of Section 293; thence along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections 293, 872, 875, the south-eastern boundary of the last-mentioned section to the southern boundary of Allotment 2 of Section 877, along that boundary and the eastern boundary of Section 877, along the southern boundary of Lot 1, deposited plan 1175, along the eastern boundary of Section 881, the south-western boundaries of Sections 881 and 879, the eastern boundary of Section 878, the western boundaries of Lots 3 and 2, deposited plan 880, to the south-western corner of said Lot 2; thence along a right line bearing 296° 33′ to the south-eastern boundary of Section 876; thence along the southern boundaries generally of Parts 2 and 1 of Section 876, and of Part 1 of Section 874, along the eastern boundaries generally of Sections 863, 868, and 866, along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections 525 and 510, across the Mangapakeha Road, to and along the northern side of Blairlogie Road to the western boundary of Section 75; northerly along that boundary and easterly along the northern boundaries of Sections 75, 621, and 622 to the north-eastern boundary of Lot 1, deposited plan 2218; south-easterly along the north-eastern boundary of said Lot 1 to the westernmost corner of Section 1, Langdale Settlement; thence along the northern boundaries generally of Section 1, Block II, and Sections 2, 5, and 9, Block III, Rewa Survey District, to the Whareama River, down the middle of that river to the western boundary of Section 288, Block III, Rewa Survey District, along that boundary to the Whareama River and down the middle of that river to the coast; thence southerly along the sea-coast to the Kaiwhata River, up the middle of that river to the eastern boundary of Section 5, Block IV, Kaiwhata Survey District, along the eastern boundaries of Sections 5, 7, and 9, the northern boundaries of Section 9 and Small Grazing Run No. 48, the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 1 and 2, Block IV, Wainuioru Survey District, to the Ruamahanga River, down the middle of that river and the middle of the Wainuioru River to the south-eastern boundary of Section 76, Block XIV, Otahoua Survey District; thence north-easterly along that boundary and north-westerly along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections 76, 77, 62, and 54 to the western boundary of Lot 4 on deposited plan 1569; along the western boundaries of Lots 4, 3, 2, and 1 on said plan 1569, along the eastern boundaries generally of Te Kahu Block, to and along the south-western boundary of the area shown on deposited plan A/2010 to the Pohatu River; thence along the south-western boundaries generally of Patukawa Nos. 2 and 3 Blocks and of Pukemokimoki Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Blocks to the Taueru River; thence down the middle of that river, and up the middle of the Ruamahanga River, up the middle of the Waingawa River to its source; thence due west to the point of commencement, excluding therefrom the Borough of Masterton.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

BOUNDARIES OF OPAKI RIDING.

ALL that area in the Wellington Land District bounded on the west and north generally by the county boundary, hereinbefore described, from the south-western corner of Section 50, Block IV, Tiffin Survey District, to a point in the middle of the Kopuaranga River in line with the north-eastern boundary of Section 50, Block V, Kopuaranga Survey District; thence to and along that boundary to the easternmost corner of the said Section 50; thence along the north-western boundaries of Sections 88 and 86 and the south-western boundaries of Sections 86 and 84, Block V aforesaid, the south-western boundaries of Sections 82, 80, and 78, Block IX, to the south-western corner of the last-mentioned section; thence along the north-western boundary of Section 39, Block IX aforesaid, to the Kopuaranga River; thence down the middle of the said Kopuaranga River to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Section 20, Block IX aforesaid; thence to and along that boundary and its production to the middle of the Ruamahanga River; thence down the middle of that river to its intersection with the Masterton–Te Ore Ore Road; thence westerly along that road to the Borough of Masterton, hereinbefore described; thence generally northerly, westerly, and southerly along the borough boundary to the Wellington–Wairarapa Railway line; thence south-westerly along that railway-line to the road forming the northern boundary of Section 50, Block IV, Tiffin Survey District; thence along that road to the north-western corner of the said section; thence southerly along the western boundary of that section to the county boundary, the place of commencement.

M. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 19/1/200.)

Open Season for Fallow Deer Shooting, Auckland Acclimatization District.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I, Maui Pomare, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 2nd day of April, 1928, to the 1st day of May, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Auckland Acclimatization District, described in the First Schedule hereto, for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., fallow-deer bucks, subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill fallow-deer bucks may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Auckland, and the Postmasters at Cambridge, Hamilton, Matamata, Morrinsville, Walton, Te Aroha, Thames, Paeroa, and Helensville, on payment of a license fee of £1, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than six bucks, and no buck shall be killed carrying antlers with less than eight 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 doe 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. Nothing in any license to take or kill fallow-deer bucks shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill fallow-deer bucks 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.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area in the North Auckland, Auckland, Taranaki, and Wellington Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at the mouth of the Mokau River, and proceeding thence along high-water mark, Tasman Sea, in a northerly direction generally (crossing the mouths of all harbours and rivers by the way) to the Kaipara Harbour entrance to a point midway between Kaipara Heads; thence up the centre of the channels, Kaipara Harbour, and up the middle of the Arawhara, Topuni, and Hakaru Rivers to the southern boundary of Allotment 65, Parish of Mangawhai; thence along the southern boundaries of Allotments 65, 64, 61, 60, 57, 56, 51, and 50, along the eastern boundary of the said Allotment 50, the southern and eastern boundaries of Allotment 78, the eastern boundary of Allotments 16, 31, and 15; thence along the middle of a stream to the Mangawhai Harbour; thence along the middle of that harbour to the sea; thence along high-water mark of the sea, Hauraki Gulf, and Firth of Thames (crossing the mouths of all harbours and rivers by the way), to the mouth of the Waikawau River in Block VI, Hastings Survey District; thence up the middle of that river to its source, and along a right line from said source to Northhead, Tairua Harbour; thence southerly along high-water mark, Bay of Plenty (crossing the mouths of all harbours and rivers by the way), to the mouth of the Waihi River, in Block III, Waihi North Survey District; thence south-westerly along a right line to Mount Te Aroha Trig. Station; thence north-easterly along a right line (in the direction of Ngakuriawhare Trig. Station, Block I, Katikati North) to the western boundary of the Tauranga Confiscation Block; thence south-easterly by right lines from hill to hill along the summit of the range forming the western boundary of the aforesaid Tauranga Confiscation Block and passing over Ngatamahinerau, Mimiotohanga, and Waianuanu to Te Weraiti Trig. Station; thence south-easterly along a right line to Puwhenua Trig. Station (in Block VII, Tapapa East Survey District); thence south-westerly along a right line to Rangitoto Mountain; thence south-easterly along a right line to the source of the Ongaruhe River; thence southerly along a mountain range passing through Weraroa, Tuhingamata, Motere, and Hauhungaroa Trig. Stations to Maungaku Trig. Station; thence southerly along the western boundary of the Waione Block to the Wanganui River; thence down the middle of that river to its confluence with the Ohura River; thence up the middle of the Ohura River to the 39th parallel of south latitude; thence westerly along the said parallel of latitude to the western boundary of Block