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And whereas the Minister of Finance has given his precedent consent as required by section one hundred and fourteen of the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1926 (hereinafter called “the said section”), to the borrowing by the said local authority of the said sums, at such rate or rates of interest as shall not produce to the lenders a rate exceeding the rate hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore, 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, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by the said section and by the Local Government Loans Board Act, 1926, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, doth hereby prescribe that the said sums of forty-six thousand three hundred pounds and eight thousand eight hundred pounds, or any part thereof, may be raised in respect of the said loans by the said local authority at such rate or rates of interest as shall not produce to the lenders a rate exceeding the rate of five pounds five shillings per centum per annum, and the said local authority is hereby authorized to borrow the said sums accordingly.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

(T. 49/306/7.)

Prohibiting all Alienation of certain Native Land other than Alienation in favour of the Crown.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 7th day of September, 1931.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

ON the recommendation of the Native Land Purchase Board, referred to in section three hundred and sixty-three of the Native Land Act, 1909, and in exercise of the power in this behalf conferred upon him by that section, 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 prohibit, for the period of one year from the date of this Order in Council, all alienations of the Native land specified in the Schedule hereto other than alienation in favour of the Crown.

SCHEDULE.

PARAHIRahi A No. 3BI Block, Punakitere Survey District: Approximate area, 12 acres 3 roods 36 perches.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

Revoking Regulations as to Licenses to fish for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar) in the Southland Acclimatization District, and making others in lieu thereof.

BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 7th day of September, 1931.

Present:

His Excellency The Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS by Orders in Council dated the tenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, and published in the Gazette of the thirteenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, at page 52, and the eighteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, at page 2793, respectively, regulations were made for licenses to fish for Atlantic salmon (Salmo Salar) in the Southland Acclimatization District:

And whereas it is desirable to revoke the said regulations and to prescribe others in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by sections eighty-three and ninety-four of the Fisheries Act, 1908, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby revoke

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the regulations of the tenth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, and the fifteenth day of September, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, respectively, and doth hereby make the following regulations in lieu thereof.

REGULATIONS.

1. The period from the first day of May to the thirtieth day of September, both days inclusive, in any year is hereby declared to be a close season for Atlantic salmon, during which period no person shall take or have in his possession any Atlantic salmon, or the young or spawn thereof:

Provided that, in respect of the Upukuroro River and that portion of the waters of Lake Te Anau contained within the arc of a circle having a radius of 100 yds. from a point on the left bank of the said river at its mouth, the terminal points of such are being indicated on the banks of the lake by white posts bearing the notice “Restricted Fishing Limit,” the period from the first day of March to the nineteenth day of December, both days inclusive, in any year shall be a close season for Atlantic salmon.

Provided further that this regulation shall not apply to Atlantic salmon taken by any officer of the Marine Department for the purpose of pisciculture or scientific investigation.

Provided further that with the consent of the Minister of Marine it shall be lawful for the Southland Acclimatization Society to take from such rivers or streams, as may be defined by the Minister after such consent, salmon for the purpose of pisciculture within the Southland Acclimatization District.

2. During the open season in respect of the Upukuroro River and that portion of the waters of Lake Te Anau, hereinbefore-described, no person shall fish for Atlantic salmon therefrom with any lure or bait other than artificial fly, or use any lead or weight on the fly, trace, or line in so fishing; and no person shall take or catch more than three Atlantic salmon in any one day.

3. During the month of October in any year it shall be unlawful for any person to fish for Atlantic salmon from a boat of any description whatsoever.

4. No person shall fish for or take Atlantic salmon without a license, and every person fishing shall, on the demand of any ranger, constable, or officer of the Marine Department or of the Southland Acclimatization Society, or of any person producing a license to fish for Atlantic salmon, produce and show to such ranger, constable, officer, or person, his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking such salmon.

5. The holder of a valid license to take trout issued by any acclimatization society within the Dominion, with the exception of a license issued in respect of the Rotorua Acclimatization District, or Taupo waters, shall be deemed to be the holder of a license for the purposes of these regulations.

6. Any person who, at any time within the two years immediately preceding his application for a license, has been convicted of any breach of the provisions of Part II of the said Act or of any regulations made thereunder, shall be debarred from having issued to him any license to fish for Atlantic salmon during a period of two years from the date of such conviction, and if such person is at the time of such conviction the holder of such license, the said license shall, from the date of his conviction, be null and void.

7. It shall be unlawful for any person holding a license under these regulations to fish for Atlantic salmon with any bait other than natural or artificial fly, minnow, smelt, bully, insect, or spoon bait.

8. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing Atlantic salmon.

9. No person shall buy, sell, or expose for sale any Atlantic salmon, or fish for the purpose of obtaining Atlantic salmon for sale.

10. No person being the holder of a license for the purposes of these regulations shall take or catch more than six Atlantic salmon in any one day.

11. Every Atlantic salmon not exceeding 15 in. in length from the nose to the tip of the tail, taken or caught by any person shall immediately be returned alive into the water whence the same is taken.

12. No person shall fish for, take, or kill Atlantic salmon, otherwise than with one rod and line, but such person may use a landing net or gaff to secure any Atlantic salmon caught with such rod and line.

13. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable to a fine of £50.

F. D. THOMSON,

Clerk of the Executive Council.