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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3419, 4 August 1879, Page 1

Government Notices. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER "THE SALMON AND TROUT ACT, 1867." Hercules Robinson, Governor. WHEREAS under the authority of " The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867 " (hereinafter termed ' ' the said Act "), certain regulations wore made for the said act, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred a»d seventy seven, a' J such regulations are now in force : And whereas by the said Act it L, "~io ; other fchings, eDacted that ; t shall be law! ii for the Governor, from me to aB nay become necessary, to make regulations as to the Governor seems expedient, for im posing or prescribing any conditions and restrictions in respect to salmon or trout fishing ;• And whereas, for the purpose of protecting salmon, it is expedient that additional regulations should be made as hereinafter provided : And whereas certain regulations were made for the purposes of thasaid Act, and published in the Government Gazette of the thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventynine : Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the hereinbefore recited power and authority, and of every other power and authority enabling me in that behalf under the said Act, doheieby revoke the said last-mentioned regulations published on the said thirtieth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and further do make the following regulations, that is to say, — * I. If any person shall by any meaDs take or catch any salmon in any stream, river, or tidal water, he shall forthwith return such salmon alive to the stream, river, or tidal water in or from which the same was caught or taken. Any person knowingly and wilfully committing a breach of this regulation shall be liable to forfeit and pay sucb aum o ruoney, by way of penalty, not exceeding one hundred pounds, aa the Justices imposing such penalty shall think fit. The expression "tidal waters" has the like meaning as given to such expression in certain regulations made under "Tiie Fish Protection Act, 1877," and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the eleventh of A pril, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 2. No person holding a license issued under the said last-mentioned regulations shall be deemed exempt from these or any other regulations in force under "The Salmon and TrontAct, 1867." 3. These regulations shall be read as part of any exiting regulations for the time being in force under the said Act, and whenever any penalty shall be prescribed under any regulations in force under the said Act as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for tbe Justices imposing the same to order such part of the prescribed penalty to be paid as the Justices before whom the same shall be sought to be recovered shall think fit. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor this sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventynice. J. Ballance, (in the absence of the Colonial Secretary.) TENDERS INCITED. TO IRONMASTERS. WANTED, 100,000 TONS OF STEEL RAILS. Public Works Office, Wellington, Zealand, 6th November, 1878. WRITTEN TENDEBS will be received at Wellington l>v the Hon, the Minister for Public Works" up to 30fch SEPTEMBER, 1879, for the SUPPLY of the whole or any portion of 100,000 TONS of STEEL RAILS, to be manufactured within the colony from New Zealand ores. Payment will be made in cash on delivery at tbe works — the Government of New Zealand agreeing to paj , in addition, one-half of the cost of the conveyance to the Colony by sea of the workmen to be engaged in the manufacture." Information as to the mineral resources of New Zealand, and maps indicating the various locality s in which mineral deposits I are situated in relation to means of transport may be had on application to the AgentGeneral of New Zealand, 7. Westminster Chambers, Victoria street, London : or to W. Walton Evans, Esq., 66 4, Pine street, »ew York. As it is unlikely that intending com tractors will enter into an engagament of the above nature without first satisfying themselves by personal inspection as to the position and extent of tlie raw material in New Zealand required for the manufacture of iron, every facility and information on this subject will be afforded on application to Dr Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S., Director of the Geological Department, Wellington. For the information of parties desiring to tender, it may be Btated that the official returns show that there were imported into New Zealand, within the last eight years, 15,500 tons of cast iron, and 93,000 tons of wrought iron, exclusive of iron for Govern merit and other railways, during which period 1068 miles have been constructed an opened for ti«ffic. JOHN KNOWLES, Under-Secretary for Public Works. (^ UTHRIE AND LARNACH'S VT NEW ZEALAND TIMBER AND WOOD WARE FACTORIES COMPANY (Limited), Ha7e Branches at Invercargill, Timaru, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland, and Onehunga; And at 114 Cannon street, London. Bush Mills at — Whatipu, Kauri Mill ) Auckland Province Pararaha, do | Auckland Trovmce S'f I *ed Pine, Black Pine, Catlin s Jtuver > j, n ', „.,. ' Owake River, [ and Potara Mills From which cargoes of the timbers named can be shipped in rough or manufactured lines of all descriptions,