1878 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 76

M. L. CAMERON,
Director-General of Agriculture and Fisheries.
S.R. 1975/57.

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Noxious Plants Act 1978

Notice Declaring Variegated Thistle (Silybum marianum) a Class B Noxious Plant (No. 4373; Ag. 12/10/18/6)

1. Pursuant to section 19 of the Noxious Plants Act 1978, the Noxious Plants Council hereby declares variegated thistle (Silybum marianum) to be a Class B noxious plant in that part of New Zealand lying within the boundaries of North Shore District Noxious Plants Authority.

2. This notice shall come into effect on the day after its date of notification in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of April 1988.

J. L. RANDALL,
Secretary, Noxious Plants Council.

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Notice Declaring African Feather Grass (Pennisetum macrourum) a Class B Noxious Plant (No. 4374; Ag. 12/10/18/6)

1. Pursuant to section 19 of the Noxious Plants Act 1978, the Noxious Plants Council hereby declares African feather grass (Pennisetum macrourum) to be a Class B noxious plant in that part of New Zealand lying within the boundaries of North Shore District Noxious Plants Authority.

2. This notice shall come into effect on the day after its date of notification in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of April 1988.

J. L. RANDALL,
Secretary, Noxious Plants Council.

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Notice Declaring Bathurst Bur (Xanthium spinosum) a Class B Noxious Plant (No. 4375; Ag. 12/10/18/6)

1. Pursuant to section 19 of the Noxious Plants Act 1978, the Noxious Plants Council hereby declares Bathurst bur (Xanthium spinosum) to be a Class B noxious plant in that part of New Zealand lying within the boundaries of North Shore District Noxious Plants Authority.

2. This notice shall come into effect on the day after its date of notification in the Gazette.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of April 1988.

J. L. RANDALL,
Secretary, Noxious Plants Council.

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Raspberry Marketing Regulations 1979

Appointment of Member to the Raspberry Marketing Council (No. 4372; Ag. 1/53/2/36)

Pursuant to regulation 4 of the Raspberry Marketing Regulations 1979,

I hereby reappoint

Geoffrey I. Langford, public servant of Christchurch
to be a member of the Raspberry Marketing Council for a term of 3 years from 25 March 1988.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of April 1988.

COLIN MOYLE,
Minister of Agriculture

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Conservation

Fisheries Act 1983

Rotorua Trout Fishing District Anglers Notice 1988

Pursuant to section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the Department of Conservation hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Rotorua Trout Fishing District Anglers Notice 1988, and shall come into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

2. Interpretation—(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Artificial fly” includes any lure of feather, fur, wool, or other material of any kind customarily used in the making of artificial flies; but does not include any lure in the tying of which lead or other weight has been incorporated unless the hook incorporated in the lure does not exceed 20 mm in length (being the horizontal straight line distance from the rear of the eye of the hook to the rear of the bend) and the gap (being the distance from the point of the hook to the underside of the nearest part of the hook shank above the point) does not exceed 7 mm and the hook is not larger than size No. 8 (“Redditch” scale);

“Artificial minnow” includes spoonbait, any lure in the tying of which lead or other weight has been incorporated to facilitate the casting or sinking of the lure, and any lure which incorporates a spinning device or a device to impart a wobbling or irregular motion of the lure;

“Boat” includes a launch or other vessel; and also includes any canoe, punt, or raft, and any aircraft or hovercraft on the surface of the water;

“Foulhook”, in relation to any fish, means to take the trout with a hook otherwise than through the mouth;

“Landmark” means a black and yellow ringed post or buoy;

“Length”, in relation to any trout, means the total length from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail;

“Lure” means any artificial or natural fly, and any artificial minnow;

“Natural fly” includes spiders and insects; but does not include anything the use of which is prohibited by clause 9(1)(c) of this notice;

“River” or “stream” includes any lake or impoundment of waters thereon, whether natural or artificial; and also includes any artificial watercourse;

“Take” and all references thereto includes taking, fishing for, catching, killing, or pursuing by any means or device; and also includes the attempt to take:

(2) Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the Fisheries Act 1983 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983 shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings so defined.

3. Application of this notice—This notice shall apply to the Rotorua District.

4. Open Season—Fishing for trout by licence holders shall be permitted during the open season which shall be—

(a) In respect of the following waters:

(i) Lakes Okareka, Maraatai, Whakamaru, Atiamuri, Ohakuri, Aratiatia Lake up to Huka Falls, Lake Rotokura and Dry Lake (commonly known as the Karioi Lakes) and the Tiniroto, Ohakune and Putere Lakes

(ii) Lake Rotorua excluding those waters which lead into the