Mar. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 703

proportions—viz.: the Pahiatua County Council shall bear forty (40) per centum of such cost and the Pahiatua Borough Council shall bear sixty (60) per centum of such cost, respectively; and I also direct that the cost of maintaining the aforesaid protection-works, less such contribution (if any) as may be made thereto by the Government of New Zealand or the Main Highways Board shall be borne by the Pahiatua County Council and the Pahiatua Borough Council in equal proportions; and I do also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Pahiatua Borough Council shall be paid from time to time in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said Council, within a period of one month after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Pahiatua County Council, and that such payment shall be made from time to time to the Clerk, Pahiatua County Council, for and on behalf of the said Borough Council: And I do hereby revoke the Warrant dated the twenty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and eight, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 3, of the fourteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nine, vesting control of the Mangatainoka Bridge in the Pahiatua Borough Council and apportioning the cost of maintenance of the same between the Pahiatua Borough Council and the Pahiatua County Council.

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SCHEDULE.

THAT bridge over the Mangatainoka River, in the Wellington Land District, situated on the Mangahao Road, known as the Mangatainoka River Bridge (together with the protection-works within a distance of 50 chains above and 10 chains below the said bridge). As the site of the said bridge is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 72633, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works at Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this 26th day of February, 1930.

E. A. RANSOM, Minister of Public Works.

(P.W. 62/10/84/1.)

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Arthur Pass National Park.

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BY-LAWS.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in it by the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928, the Arthur Pass National Park Board of Control doth hereby make the following by-laws.

1. INTERPRETATION.

In these by-laws, unless inconsistent with the context,—

“Park” means the Arthur Pass National Park as constituted by Order in Council dated 29th July, 1929, in pursuance of section 71 of the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928:

“Board” means the Arthur Pass National Park Board of Control constituted by virtue of section 73 of the said Act:

“Chairman” means the person appointed under section 75 of the said Act as Chairman of the Board:

“Ranger” means the person appointed to that office by the Board under the powers of section 79 of the said Act:

“Stock” includes any horse, donkey, mule, goat, pig, sheep, or cattle beast.

2. USE OF PARK.

The park shall be open to the public throughout the year, without charge for admission thereto except as hereafter provided.

3. FLORA AND FAUNA.

No person shall, without the written authority of the Chairman, acting on a decision of the Board, place in the ground, sow, or plant any seed or plant in the park, whether such seed or plant be native in New Zealand or not; nor shall birds, insects, or other animals be liberated therein except under like authority.

4. CAMPING.

All persons wishing to camp in the park shall apply to the ranger for assignment of camping-sites, and shall pay such fees or charges as may from time to time be fixed by the Board, and shall not change camp-site without permission from the ranger.

The following conditions must be strictly observed in connection with camp-sites:—

(a) Combustible rubbish must be burned on camp fires and all other garbage and refuse of all kinds shall be placed in garbage-cans, or, if cans are not available, placed in pits provided at the edge of the camp. At new or unfrequented camps garbage must be burned or carried to a place hidden from sight.

(b) No person, whether camping in the park or otherwise therein, shall, except at places which may be indicated by the ranger or other officer of the Board, pollute in any manner the waters of the park, nor shall he bathe in any of the streams near the regularly travelled thoroughfares in the park without suitable bathing-clothes.

(c) No person shall tie or tether stock in such a way that they may be able to enter any of the streams of the park. All animals shall be kept at sufficient distance from camping-grounds so as not to litter the ground and render the area unfit for use as tent-sites.

(d) No person shall take any wood for fuel except from dead trees or from trees which have been cut for the purpose by the Board’s employees.

5. HUTS.

(a) Any person desiring the use of any huts or other buildings as the Board may erect, shall apply to the ranger who shall in his discretion grant to such applicant such usage of the hut or building as he shall deem advisable, either exclusively or concurrently with any other person or persons.

(b) The charges, restrictions, and conditions of usage of any hut or building shall be as fixed by the Board from time to time.

(c) The ranger or other officer of the Board is empowered to determine forthwith any usage of any hut or building where such is in excess of that granted, or where the user acts in such a manner as in the opinion of the ranger or other officer is likely to cause damage to the Board’s property, or give offence to other persons.

(d) No person shall use or attempt to use any hut or building without the written consent of the ranger.

(e) Should any organization be empowered to erect any buildings for accommodation within the park, and such accommodation is at any time not fully occupied by members of that organization, then others shall be entitled to make use of the same under whatever conditions the Board and organization may determine.

6. FIRES.

No person shall light any fire, except at camp-sites, without the express permission of the ranger. Fires shall not be kindled near trees, dead wood, moss, dry leaves, tussock, forest mould, or other vegetation, but in some open place on rocks or earth. Should camps be made in a locality where no such open space exists, or is provided, the dead wood, moss, dry leaves, &c., must be scraped away to the rock or earth over an area considerably larger than that required for the fire. Fires shall be lighted only when necessary, and when no longer needed shall be completely extinguished, and all embers and the bed smothered with earth and water so that there remains no possibility of re-ignition. Special care must be taken that no lighted match, cigar, or cigarette is dropped in any grass or other inflammable matter.

Nothing in this by-law shall exempt an offender from his or her liability under the said Act or any other Act with respect to the lighting of fires.

7. HUNTING.

All hunting or the killing, wounding, frightening, or capturing of any wild bird or animal, except such as are by the Board permitted to be caught or killed, is prohibited within the limits of the park.

No person entering or travelling through the park shall carry firearms, traps, nets, or explosives, without the written permission of the ranger.

8. BUSINESS PERMITS.

No person shall reside permanently, engage in any business or erect buildings in the park without permission in writing from the Chairman of the Board.

9. ADVERTISING.

No person shall post or display any notices or advertisements within the park, except such as the Board may deem necessary for the convenience and guidance of visitors to the park.

10. STOCK.

(a) Live stock of any kind found improperly within the limits of the park may be impounded and held until the usual