Whangarei Harbour.
(b) All that area of sea-bed bounded by a line commencing
at the southern extremity of Busby Head and proceeding due west to the Marsden Point Beach;
thence north-easterly and north-westerly along the
line of ordinary high-water mark to the Marsden
Point Wharf; thence by a direct line across the
Whangarei Harbour to the southern extremity of
Lort Point, Reotahi; thence generally easterly and
southerly along the ordinary high-water mark of
the Whangarei Harbour to the starting-point at
Busby Head. As the said area is more particularly
shown and delineated on plan marked M.D. 6783,
deposited in the office of the Marine Department at
Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.
(2) It shall be lawful for any person to take mussels from
the said areas for home consumption only, but no such person
shall take more than fifty mussels for such purpose in any
one day.

NETS.
61. Subject to any other regulations for the time being in
force in respect of the size of mesh of any particular type
of net, the mesh of every set net or seine net used for taking
fish in any waters of the Dominion shall, when prepared for
use, be as follows:-
Flounder set nets ... Not less than 4 in.
Flounder seine or drag nets ... 2½ in.
Mullet nets ... 3¼ in.
Herring nets ... 1¼ in.
Garfish or piper nets ... 1 in.
Nets (other than Danish seine
nets) used for taking other
species of fish ... 2½ in.
Provided that on and after the first day of October, one
thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, the mesh of every
seine or drag net used for taking flounders shall measure
when prepared for use not less than 4 in.:
And provided still further that this regulation shall not
apply to Lake Ellesmere, in the Provincial District of Canterbury,
but the mesh of every net used for taking fish in such
lake shall measure when prepared for use not less than 4 in. :
Provided that it shall be lawful to use in the said lake herring
nets, the mesh of which shall measure when prepared for use
not less than 1⅛ in.
62. The size of mesh in every case shall be ascertained by
measuring the length between knot and knot of opposite
corners with the mesh closed, the net being first wetted and
stretched, and being tanned, barked, or otherwise prepared
for use. In case of dispute or doubt a ½ lb. weight shall be
slung or attached to one knot of the mesh in order to produce
a fair strain or extension, and the space between the top and
bottom knot shall be measured forthwith while the mesh
remains extended. If the net to be measured is dry, the
part to be measured shall be soaked either in fresh or salt
water for not less than ten minutes, and the mesh so soaked
shall then be measured.
63. The mesh of every trawl-net shall measure when prepared
for use, wetted and stretched, not less than the following dimensions-viz., in wings and belly and batings down
to 100 meshes, 4½ in.; in the square, 4½ in.; and in the
cod-end, 4 in. The part of the trawl-net known as the cod-
end shall not begin higher up the net than to the bottom of
the 100 meshes above mentioned.
64. The size of mesh of trawl-net shall be ascertained by
measuring the length between knot and knot of opposite
corners with the mesh closed, the net being first wetted and
stretched, and being tanned, tarred, or otherwise prepared
for use. In case of dispute or doubt, a 1 lb. weight shall be
slung or attached to one knot of a mesh in order to produce
a fair strain or extension, and the space between the top and
bottom knots shall be measured forthwith while the mesh
remains extended. If the net to be measured is dry, the
part to be measured shall be soaked either in fresh or salt
water for not less than ten minutes, and the mesh so soaked
shall then be measured.
65. Any fishery officer may at any reasonable time examine
and measure any net used, or which he has reason to believe
is intended to be used, for fishing purposes.
66. Every person commits an offence who shall use for
fishing purposes, or has in his possession for such use, any
net the mesh of which is of less size than is hereinbefore prescribed,
or who being in possession of any net refuses to
allow any fishery officer to measure the same, or in any way
prevents or obstructs him in so doing.
67. No person shall set any net by the process known as
"stalling," whereby a net is staked or set across or within
any bay, inlet, river, or creek in tidal waters in such a manner
that fish enclosed by such net are or may be left stranded at
low tide.

68. Notwithstanding anything contained in clause 67 of
    the hereinbefore-recited regulations, it shall be lawful to take
    fish by the process known as "stalling" on the mud-flats in
    Kaipara Harbour, subject to the following conditions:-
    (a) The size of mesh of set nets so used shall not be less
    than 4½ in.
    (b) No person or persons shall use more than 300 fathoms
    of set-net from one boat or launch.
    (c) No person or persons shall join together the nets used
    or set by different boats or launches.
    (d) There shall be a clear space of not less than 100 yards
    between the nets set by different boats, and no
    person shall set nets without leaving such space.
    (e) Persons using set nets shall frequently "underrun"
    such nets from the time the nets are set until the
    tide has run out, and take out the fish.
69. When a person is lawfully engaged in setting or placing
    his nets for the purpose of taking indigenous fish, no other
    person shall impede him by the process known as "blocking,"
    whereby another person sets or places his nets outside or
    round or partly round the nets of the person first setting or
    placing his nets so as to prevent fish getting through to such
    last-mentioned nets.
70. It shall be lawful for any fishery officer to seize and
    take possession of all fish unlawfully taken, and also all
    baskets, nets, receptacles, gear, tackle, or other apparatus
    which are being used, or which in the opinion of such officer
    are intended to be used, in contravention of the provisions
    of the said Act or any regulations made thereunder; and
    the production by such officer of his warrant of appointment
    shall be a sufficient authority for his so acting in any of the
    cases aforesaid.
    NETTING PROHIBITED.
    Aohanga River.
71. No person shall use a set net for the purpose of taking
    fish in the tidal waters of the Aohanga River between the
    Waterloo Bridge and the mouth of the said river.
    Catlin’s River.
72. No person shall use a net for taking fish in the waters
    of the Catlin’s Lake and River above a straight line drawn
    from White’s Point on the northern shore of the Catlin’s
    Lake to Glass Point on the southern shore of such lake, the
    northern end of such line being marked by a post having
    painted thereon the words "netting limit" as shown on plan
    marked M.D. 4562 No. 1, deposited in the office of the
    Marine Department at Wellington.
    Owaka River.
73. No person shall use a net for taking fish in the waters
    of the Owaka River above a straight line drawn across the
    river from the dividing-line between Sections 3 and 11, Block
    VIII, Glenomaru Survey District, such limit being marked
    on the eastern shore of the river by a post painted white
    bearing the words "netting limit," as shown on a plan marked
    M.D. 4562 No. 1, deposited in the office of the Marine Department
    at Wellington.
    Lake Ellesmere.
74. (1) No person shall put, throw, drag, draw, or place,
    or allow to be put, thrown, dragged, drawn, or placed, any
    net or seine of any description (except a landing-net) for
    taking fish of any description whatsoever within a radius of
    three-quarters of a mile from the mouth of any river or stream
    flowing into Lake Ellesmere, as the same are defined in clause
    75 hereunder, and marked by posts erected at the mouths
    of the said rivers or streams.
    (2) The maximum depth of all set nets used in Lake Elles-
    mere shall be as follows: In the case of nets of from 4 in.
    to 5 in. mesh the depth shall not exceed 3 ft. 3 in., and in
    the case of nets of a mesh measuring over 5 in. the depth
    shall not exceed 4 ft. 6 in., the measurement to be made with
    the net hanging up and the mesh closed.
    (3) All nets used for taking fish for market shall be marked
    with a distinguishing brand. In the case of set nets one
    float cork at each end of each net shall have plainly branded
    on it in legible figures the registered number of the boat of the
    fisherman to whom it belongs; and in the case of seine or
    hauling nets the registered number of the boat of the fisher-
    man to whom the net belongs shall be branded in plain figures
    on the first cork at each end of each net.
75. Areas in Lake Ellesmere within which netting is prohibited:-
    (a) Hart’s Creek Area.-Bounded by a line commencing
    at a point 114282·8 links south and 147015·7 links
    west of Mount Pleasant Trig. Station, and thence
    bearing 24° 17′ 3″ for a distance of 4989 links;
    thence bearing 112° 54′ 15″, 3677·7 links; thence
    bearing 154° 20′ 6″, 2421·8 links; thence bearing
    197° 50′ 57″, 1765·6 links; thence bearing 97° 9′
    49″, 5914·4 links, to point of commencement. Situated
    in Block III, Southbridge Survey District,