Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 20, 3 October 1883, Page 166

Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

(From Gazette, 1883, pages 1357 and 1358.) Conditions for Trout-fishing in North Canterbury .

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

In pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” His Excellency

the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations for that part of the Provincial District of Canterbury lying to the north of the Rangitata River: —

1. These regulations shall come into force on the date hereof.

2. Licenses to fish for trout in all the rivers, streams, and lakes in the Provincial District of Canterbury north of the Rangitata River will bo issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society at Christchurch, and for every such license a fee of twenty shillings will be charged: Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the said Secretary to issue a license in case he shall have sufficient good reason for refusing the same. 3. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said rivers, streams, and lakes from the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, until the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, between the hours of five a.m. and ten p.m. only, but no such license shall confer any right of entry upon the land of any person without his consent.

4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with rod and line only, and any person who shall use any ground-bait, or any net (except a landing-net), or other engine, instrument, or device, or shall use or employ either of the methods known as “ cross-line fishing,” or “ stroke-hauling,” or any other unsportsmanlike device, or shall use as bait salmon-roe or any bait prepared with any chemical or medicated dressing whatever, for taking fish in any of the said rivers, streams, or lakes, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds; and every such net or other engine, instrument, or device used contrary to these regulations shall be forfeited. 5. Any person fishing without a license, and any person who shall, on the demand of any person holding and showing a license, or on the demand of any police officer or constable, or of any officer of the said Acclimatisation Society, fail to produce and show to such person, police officer, constable, or officer his license, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. 6. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length taken by any person shall be immediately returned alive into the water from which the same is taken, and any person infringing this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. 7. Any person who shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or lake in the said Provincial District of Canterbury any poisonous, deleterious, or noxious material, with intent to destroy any fish therein, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. 8. If any person shall be convicted of any offence against these regulations, the convicting Magistrate or Justices may, over and above any penalty inflicted, also declare the license of the offender to be forfeited, and thereupon his license shall become void.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. THOMAS DICK, Colonial Secretary.

Conditions fox' Trout-fishing in the Comities of Waimate and Geraldine.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

In pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “ The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations for the Counties of Waimate and Geraldine:—

1. These regulations shall come into force on the date hereof:—

2. Any holder of a license, as hereinafter mentioned, may fish with rod and line for trout in all rivers, streams, and lakes within the Counties of Waimate and Geraldine, from the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, until the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, but only between the hours of five o’clock in the morning and ten o’clock in the evening. 3. Licenses to fish with rod and line in the said waters will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, at Tirnaru, and for every license a fee of twenty shillings will be charged.

4. No license shall authorize any person other than the person named therein to fish, and that only with rod and line.

5. Any person fishing without a license, or any person who shall, on demand of any person holding and showing a license, or on the demand of any police officer or constable, fail to produce and show to such person, police officer, or constable

his license, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. 6. All trout not exceeding seven inches in length taken by any person fishing as aforesaid shall be immediately returned alive to the water; and any person convicted of infringing this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds sterling, and his license shall thereupon become void.

7. Except as aforesaid, no person shall fish or use any net or other engine, instrument, or device for taking fish in any river, stream, or lake within the Counties of Waimate and Geraldine ; and all persons offending against this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. 8. Any person who puts, throws, or places, or allows to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, stream, or lake in the said Counties of Waimate and Geraldine any dynamite or other explosive substance, or any matter or liquid deleterious to fish, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. THOMAS DICK, Colonial Secretary.

Conditions for Trout-fishing in Waitaki

Wm. E. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.

Ix pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand doth hereby make the following regulations for the County of Waitaki: — 1. Any holder of a license may fish with rod and line for trout in all the streams and lakes within and forming the boundaries of the County of Waitaki from the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-tliree, to the thirty-first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, both inclusive.

2. Licenses to fish with rod and line in the above district will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Waitaki Comity Acclimatisation Society, at Oamaru, and for every license a fee of twenty shillings will bo charged. 3. No license shall authorize any person other than the person named therein to fish, and that only with rod and line.

4. Any person fishing without a license, or any person who

shall, on demand of any person holding and showing a license, or on the demand of any ranger, police officer, or constable, fail to produce and show to such person, ranger, police officer, or constable his license, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. 5. All trout not exceeding seven inches in length taken by any person fishing as aforesaid shall bo immediately returned alive into the water, and any person convicted of infringing this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds sterling, and his license shall thereupon become void.

6. Except as aforesaid no person shall fish or use any net or other engine, instrument, or device for taking fish in any lake, river, or stream within the above district; and all persons offending against this regulation shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. 7. Any person who puts, throws, or places, or allows to bo put, thrown, or placed, into any lake, river, or stream in the said district any dynamite or other explosive substance, or any matter or liquid deleterious to fish, shall bo liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. 8. These regulations shall come into force as from the date hereof.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-tliree. THOMAS DICK, Colonial Secretary.