May 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1445

FIRST SCHEDULE.

That portion of the foreshore at Otaki commencing at the mouth of the Waitohu Stream, and extending generally southwards to the mouth of the Otaki River.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. In these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

2. In these conditions the term “foreshore” means all land between high-water mark at ordinary spring tides and low-water mark at ordinary spring tides.

3. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to that part of the foreshore commencing at the mouth of the Waitohu Stream and extending generally southwards to the mouth of the Otaki River.

4. His Majesty or the Governor-General, and all officers in the Government service acting in the execution of their duty, shall at all times have free ingress, passage, and egress out and over the said foreshore without payment.

5. Nothing herein contained shall authorize the Council to do or cause to be done anything repugnant to or inconsistent with any law relating to the Customs, or with any regulation of the Minister of Customs, or with any provision of the Harbours Act, 1923, or its amendments, or any regulations made thereunder, and that are or may hereafter be in force.

6. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall not apply to those portions of the foreshore required for securing the shore ends of any telegraph-cables that are at present or may be at any time laid down within the said area of foreshore.

7. The Council may enclose any part or parts of the foreshore described in the First Schedule hereto for the purpose of holding athletic sports or games, and may by by-law fix a charge for admission to such enclosed part or parts, provided that the total number of days on which such enclosures are made shall not exceed six in any one year.

8. The Council may, subject to the provisions of section 171 of the Harbours Act, 1923, erect, or license, or permit the erection of bathing-sheds or boat-sheds on the foreshore described in the First Schedule hereto, and may make by-laws regulating the use thereof, and may fix charges for such use, provided that the funds so received shall be expended in improving the foreshore for the benefit of the public.

9. Nothing herein contained shall authorize the Council to remove or cause to be removed any stone, sand, shingle, or shells without the consent of the Minister being first obtained.

10. By-laws made by the Council under the said Act in respect of the foreshore shall not have effect unless and until approved in writing by the Minister.

11. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred by or under this Order in Council shall continue to be in force for twenty-one years from the date hereof, unless, in the meantime such rights, powers, and privileges shall be altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority.

12. The said rights, powers, and privileges may be at any time resumed by the Governor-General, without payment of any compensation whatever, on giving to the Council three calendar months’ previous notice in writing. Any such notice shall be sufficient if given by the Minister, and delivered at or posted to the last-known address of the Council in New Zealand.

C. A. JEFFERY,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Open Seasons for the taking or killing of Opossums in certain Acclimatization Districts.

GALWAY, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this 10th day of May, 1939.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby order and declare that opossums may be taken or killed within the acclimatization districts specified in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, subject in all cases to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, and to the special conditions specified in connection with each district.

SCHEDULE.

BULLER ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 749.)

1. Area where opossums may be taken: That portion of the district lying south of a line drawn from the mouth of the Waimangaroa River on the west to Bald Hill in the Lyell Range on the east.

2. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

3. License fee: £2.

4. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Westport; Postmaster, Ikamatua.

EAST COAST ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 749.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1939.

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.

GREY DISTRICT ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Greymouth; Postmasters, Blackball, Brunner-ton, Moana, Nelson Creek, Ngahere, Runanga, Stillwater, and Totara Flat.

HAWERA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmasters, Patea, Hawera, Normanby, and Eltham.

HAWKE’S BAY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)

1. Season: Noon on 20th July to noon on 1st September, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Napier; Postmasters, Dannevirke, Tikokino, and Puketitiri.

LAKES DISTRICT ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 62 of 9th August, 1934, at page 2451.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmaster, Queenstown.

NORTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 68 of 28th September, 1933, at page 2463.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Christchurch; Postmasters, Little River, Rangiora, and Akaroa.

OTAGO ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 751.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Dunedin; Postmasters, Milton, Clinton, Owaka, Tahakopa, Romahapa, Tapanui, Wyndham, and Waikaiā.

ROTORUA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 46 of 20th June, 1929, at page 1721.)

1. Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st August, 1939 (inclusive).

2. License fee: £2.

3. Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington (or any person authorized by such Under-Secretary in that behalf).