thence southerly along that boundary to and easterly along
the northern side of Farm Road to a point due north
of the eastern corner of Lot 1, D.P. 11430; thence southerly along a right line to that corner; thence generally south-westerly along the northern and south-western boundaries of Lot 10, Deeds Plan 610, to the north-eastern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 8278; thence south-westerly along that boundary and the north-eastern boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 8278, to the north-western boundary of Section 14, Block VIII, Motuotaraia S.D.; thence generally westerly along that boundary and the north-western boundaries of Part Section 15 and Sections 14, 16, and 19, all in Block XI, Motuotaraia Survey District, to the north-eastern boundary of Part Lot 2, D.P. 2350, along that boundary and the north-eastern boundary of Part Lot 2, D.P. 3797, to the southern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 11271, along that boundary and the western boundary of the said Lot 1, to and along the northern and north-western boundaries of Lot 1, D.P. 7654, to the north-eastern side of No. 52 State Highway; thence northerly along that side to a point in line with the northern boundaries of part Lot 9, Deeds Plan 52A; thence westerly to and along that boundary and the northern boundary of part Lot 20, Deeds Plan 52A, to the western boundary of the said part Lot 20; thence generally southerly along that boundary and the western boundary of Lot 22, Deeds Plan 52A, the north-western boundaries of Sections 6 and 5, Block IX, Motuotaraia S.D., to the north-eastern boundary of Section 4, Block IX, Motuotaraia S.D., and along that boundary to and along the north-eastern boundary of Section 9, Block IX, Motuotaraia Survey District, along the southern boundaries of Sections 9 and 4 aforesaid, to the eastern boundary of Section 8, Block IX, Motuotaraia S.D.; thence northerly and south-westerly along that boundary and the north-western and western boundaries of that section to the northern side of Lake Road; thence generally southerly along a right line to and along the western boundary of Section 10, Block XIII, Motuotaraia S.D., to the southern boundary of that section, along that boundary to a point in line with the northern boundary of Part Lot 2, Deeds Plan 688; thence to and along that boundary to the north-eastern side of a public road; thence generally south-easterly to and along the western and southern boundaries of Section 12, Block XIII, Motuotaraia S.D., the eastern boundary of Section 13, Block XIII, Motuotaraia S.D., to the eastern boundary of Lot 4, D.P. 8272; thence southerly and westerly along that boundary and the southern boundary of that Lot 4 to the south-eastern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 8656; thence generally southerly along that boundary, the south-eastern boundaries of Lots 3 and 2, D.P. 12375, to the north-eastern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 7025, along that boundary and the south-eastern boundary of that Lot 1 to the northern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 13925; thence easterly, south-westerly, westerly, and northerly along that boundary and the south-eastern, southern, and western boundaries of that Lot 1 to the southern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 7025; thence westerly along that boundary and its production to the middle of the Mangawhero Stream; thence south-westerly up the middle of that stream to and along the south-eastern boundary of Section 5, Block IV, Manga-toro S.D., to its intersection with a right line between Trig. Station 27, Taumatanui, and the westernmost corner of Wharawhara Block; thence north-westerly along that right line and its production to the middle of the Mangapuaka Stream; thence down the middle of that stream to and up the middle of the Whangai Stream to and northerly along the eastern boundary of Section 14, Block XV, Takapau Survey District, to and down the middle of the Taurekaitai Stream to and up the middle of the Whatatuna Stream to the southern boundary of Lot 3, D.P. 4265; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Lots 3, part Lot 2 and Lot 1 on that D.P. to and down the middle of the Mangapurakau Stream to a point in line with the north-western boundary of Lot 2, D.P. 2162; thence to and north-easterly along that boundary to the south-western side of a public road; thence along a right line to and again along the north-western boundary of the said Lot 2 to the south-western boundary of Lot 1, Deeds Plan 455; thence north-westerly along that boundary to the south-eastern side of a public road; thence along a right line to and again along the south-western boundary of the said Lot 1 to the western-most corner of the said Lot 1; thence generally north-easterly along the north-western boundaries of that lot and Section 5, Block VII, Takapau Survey District, to the northernmost point of that section; thence generally easterly and southerly along the northern boundary of the said Section 5 and its production to the middle of the Maharakeneke Stream; thence down the middle of that stream to and down the right bank of the Makaretu, Tukipo, and Tukituki Rivers to the eastern side of the Wellington-Napier railway; thence southerly along that side to the northern boundary

of Waipukurau Block (30N); thence easterly along that boundary to the eastern boundary of Lot 1, D.P. 1667; thence northerly along the production of the last-mentioned boundary to the middle of the Tukituki River and down the middle of that river to the point of commencement; excluding therefrom the Borough of Waipukurau as described in New Zealand Gazette, 1968, page 1712.

Certified correct:

J. D. C. MASON,
Chief Surveyor, Hawke's Bay Land District.

I, Frederick Paton Spinley, County Clerk for the Wai-pukurau County Council, hereby certify that above special order was passed at a special meeting of the said Waipukurau County Council held on the 21st day of November 1974, and confirmed at an ordinary meeting of council held on the 17th day of December 1974.

F. P. SPINLEY, County Clerk.

Plants Declared Noxious Weeds in the Town District of Manaia (No. 1102 Ag. 20649A)

Pursuant to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1953 for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the following special order made by the Manaia Town Council on 11th day of March 1975 is hereby published.

SPECIAL ORDER
"That pursuant to the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950 and amendments, the Manaia Town Council hereby declares by way of special order that the plants mentioned in the Schedule hereto are noxious weeds within the Town District of Manaia.

SCHEDULE
Barley Grass (Hordeum murinum).
Barberry (Berberis darwinii/vulgaris).
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus/laciniatus).
Burdock (Arctium, any species).
Californian thistle, Canadian thistle or creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense).
Cape tulip (Homeria collina).
Common broom (Cytisus scoparius).
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
Giant buttercup (Ranunculus acer).
Gorse (Ulex, any species).
Hemlock (Conium maculatum).
Lupin (Lupinus aboreus).
Milk thistle or variegated thistle (Silybum marianum).
Nodding thistle (Carduus, nutans).
Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).
Russian knapweed (Centaurea repens).
Saffron thistle (Carthamus lanatus).
Scotch thistle or plume thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum).
Silver poplar (Populus alba var nivea).
Stinking mayweed (Anthemis cotula).
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes).
Winged thistle (Carduus tenuiflorus/pycnocephalus)."
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April 1975.

S. J. CALLAHAN,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Plant Declared Noxious Weed in the County of Thames (No. 1103 Ag. 20649A)

Pursuant to a delegation from the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1953 for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the following special order made by the Thames County Council on the 21st day of March 1975 is hereby published.

SPECIAL ORDER
"Pursuant to the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act 1950, the Thames County Council hereby resolves by way of special order to declare the following plant to be a noxious weed within the district of the County of Thames:

Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum)."
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of April 1975.

S. J. CALLAHAN,
for Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.