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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

stream and the middle of the Rangitata River to the sea; thence along the sea-coast to the Pareora River, and 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 Nl 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 Hutt; 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.

(I.A. 25/16/102.)

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

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 27th day of April, 1931.

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 noon on the first day one of June, thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, to noon on the sixteenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, subject to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the thirteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty.

And, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby further order and declare 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 doth hereby appoint the Chief Postmaster at Invercargill, and the Postmasters at Awarua Plains, Balfour, Dipton, Gore, Lumsden, Mataura, Nightcaps, Oravia, Otautau, Riversdale, Riverton, Wairio, Winton, Woodlands, and Half-moon Bay to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Southland Land District bounded by a line commencing at the head of Bligh Sound and proceeding thence along a right line, passing through Cloudy Pass and Castle Mount, to the summit of the range forming the eastern watershed of the Clinton River; thence southerly along the summit of that range to Mount Eglinton; along a right line to Round Peaks; along the summit of the western watershed of Lake Wakatipu to Jane Peak; thence along a right line to Eyre Peak; thence along a right line to the source of the Mataura River; and down the middle of the Mataura River to the sea; thence westerly and northerly generally along the sea-coast to the point of commencement; including all adjacent islands, together with Stewart Island and the islands adjacent thereto.

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

(I.A. 25/16/88.)

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

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 27th day of April, 1931.

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 Statford Acclimatization District, described in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, from noon on the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, to noon on the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, subject to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the thirteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty.

And, with the like advice and consent, doth hereby further order and declare 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 doth hereby appoint the Postmasters at Stratford and Midhirst to sign and issue such licenses to take or kill opossums.

SCHEDULE.

STRATFORD ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District bounded by a line commencing on the summit of Mount Egmont and proceeding thence along a right line to the intersection of the National Park Boundary Road and Surrey Road; thence along Surrey Road to Derby Road; along that road to Waipuku Stream; down that stream and up the Manganui Stream to the southern boundary of Block V, Huiroa Survey District; thence along the southern boundaries of Blocks V, VI, and VII, Huiroa Survey District, to the Makino River; down that river to its confluence with the Waitara River; up that river to and along the south-eastern boundaries of Section 11, Block IV, Huiroa Survey District, and of Section 22, Block I, Ngatimaru Survey District; thence along the southern boundary of said Block I to the Waitara River; up that river and along the south-western boundaries of Section 11, Block V, Sections 38, 40, and 42, Block VI, the eastern boundary of said Section 42, and the southern boundaries of Sections 41 and 36, Block VI, Ngatimaru Survey District, to the confiscation line; thence north-easterly along that line and along the western boundaries generally of Sections 11 and 9, Block XV, Upper Waitara Survey District, and Sections 1 and 2, Block XVI, Upper Waitara Survey District, to the Waitara River; thence up that river to and along the northern boundaries of Sections 1 and 2, Block XII, Upper Waitara Survey District, the northern boundary of Section 8, Block IX, Pouatu Survey District, the western boundaries generally of Sections 2, 3, and 4, Block V, Pouatu Survey District, to the Makino North Road; along a right line to the south-western corner of Section 6, Block I; thence along the western boundaries generally of Sections 6, 7A, and 4, Block I, Pouatu Survey District, Sections 2 and 9, Block XIII, Waro Survey District, the northern boundaries of Sections 9 and 10, Block XIII, and Sections 5, 8, and 9, Block XIV, Waro Survey District, to Mount Damper Road; along that road to Mount Damper, and thence along a line due east to the Tangarakau River; 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-eastmost 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