Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume X, Issue 23, 10 November 1886, Page 212

Extracts from New Zealand Gazette.

(From Gazette, 1886, pages 1396, 1397, 1398, 1399, 1400, 1404, 1414, and 1434.) Regulations for Trout-fishing, Marlborough District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities in him vested by “ The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” and “ The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with

the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for the Marlborough Provincial District.

Regulations,

1. Licenses to fish for trout in all the waters of the Provincial District of Marlborough will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Marlborough Acclimatisation Society, at Blenheim, 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. 2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of October in any year to the thirty-first day of March in the year following inclusive, 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. 3. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or have in his possession, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, any of the salmonidee or trout, except during the above-named period. 4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits : natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, silveries, bullies (Eleotris gobioides), grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, and worms. 5. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, taking, catching, or killing trout, except a, rod and line, and a landing-net, or gaff, for fish taken with rod and line.

6. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing trout, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever.

7. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, constable, member of the Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license, produce and show to such ranger, member, constable, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout. 8. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length from nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall immediately be returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

9. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolts, or the ova, young, or fry of any salmon in any stage whatever ; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned to the water from whence it was taken.

10. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidee or trout during the period appointed a close season for any of such fish. 11, The penalty for the breach of any of these regulations shall not be less than twenty shillings or more than fifty pounds.

FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council

Regulations for Trout-fishing , North Canterbury District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” and “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for that part of the Provincial District of Canterbury to the north of the Rangitata River, and in the waters thereof; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

Regulations

1. Licenses to fish for trout, perch, and tench in all the waters in the provincial district north of the Rangitata River will be 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. 2. Every such license shall entitle the person named

therein to fish in any of the said waters from the sixteenth clay of October in any year to the thirty-first day of March in the year following, inclusive, 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.

3. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or have in his possession, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, any of the salmonidaa or trout, except during the above-mentioned period. 4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits: natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, silverios, bullies (Eleotris gobioides), grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, and worms. 6. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, taking, catching, or killing trout, perch, or tench, except a rod and line, landing-net, and gaff, for fish taken with rod and line.

6. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing trout, perch, or tench, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever. 7. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, constable, member of the Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license, produce and show to such ranger, member, constable, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout, perch, or tench. 8. Every trout not exceeding ten inches in length from nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall immediately be returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

9. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any of the said waters, any sawdust or sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description whatever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish. 10. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolts, or the ova, young, or fry of any salmon in any stage whatever ; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned to the water from whence it was taken.

11. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale, within the district to which these regulations relate, any of the salmonidsa, trout, perch, or tench, or take, fish for, catch, or kill any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench, in order to make sale of the same, for a period of one year from the sixteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six. 12. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench during the period appointed for a close season for any such fish. 13. No person shall take, catch, or kill any perch under eight inches in length, nor shall perch be taken, caught, or killed at all, or had in possession of any person, between the first day of April and the thirtieth day of November in any year.

14. The penalty for the breach of any of these regulations shall not be less than twenty shillings or more than fifty pounds.

FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council

Regulations for Trout-fishing, South Canterbury District.

Wm. P. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” and “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for that part of the County of Geraldine lying to the south of the Opihi River, and the Counties of Waimate and Mackenzie, and in the waters thereof; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette , supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

•Regulations. 1. Licenses to fish for trout, perch, and tench in all the

waters of that part of the County of Geraldine lying to the south of the Opihi River and the Counties of Waimate and Mackenzie shall be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (hereinafter termed “ the said Acclimatisation Society ”), at Timaru, in the Provincial District of Canterbury ; and for every such license a fee of one pound will be charged : Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the said society to issue a license. 2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of October in the year in which the license is issued to the thirty-first day of March in the year following, inclusive ; but no such license shall confer any right of entry upon the land of any person without his consent. 3. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits, namely, natural and artificial fly, natural and artificial minnow, silveries, bullies (Eleotris gobioides), grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, grubs, and worms.

4. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind (except a rod and line and landing-net or gaff) whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, catching, killing, or taking trout, perch, or tench. 5. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall he used for the purpose of catching, killing, or taking trout, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated cr chemical preparation whatever.

6. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, constable, member of the said Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license from such society, produce and show to such ranger, constable, member, or person his license, or the contents of his creel or bag, and the baits used by him for catching, killing, or taking trout, perch, or tench, as the case may be. 7. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length taken or caught by any person shall he immediately returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

8. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatsoever, or have in his possession, any trout, perch, or tench, except during the above-mentioned period. 9. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench, or take, fish for, catch, or kill any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench in order to make sale of the same.

10. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolt, or the young of any salmon ; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned alive to the water from whence it was taken.

11. No person shall have in his possession of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench between the first day of April and the thirtieth day of September in each year, which period is hereby appointed a close season for any such fish. 12. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, in any of the waters hereinbefore mentioned, any sawdust or sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description whatever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish.

13. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound and not exceeding fifty pounds. 14. These regulations shall come into force as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette. FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Trout-fishing, County of Geraldine

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” and “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for that part of the County of Geraldine lying between and including the Rangitata River on the north, the Opihi River on the south, the sea-coast on the east, and the Mackenzie County on the west, and in the waters thereof ; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the dale of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

Regulations. 1. Licenses to fish for trout, perch, and tench in all the waters of that part of the County of Geraldine lying between and including the Rangitata River on the north, the Opihi River on the south, the sea-coast on the east, and the Mackenzie County on the west, shall be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society (hereinafter termed “ the said Acclimatisation Society ”), at Temuka, and for every such license a fee of twenty shillings will he charged : Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the said Acclimatisation Society to issue a license.

2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of October in the year in which the license is issued to the thirty-first day of March in the year following inclusive, but no such license shall confer any right of entry upon the land of any person without his consent. 3. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits, namely, natural and artificial fly, natural and artificial minnows, silveries, bullies (Eleotris gobioides), grasshoppers, beetles, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, grubs, and worms.

4. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind (except a rod and line and landing-net or gaff) whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, catching, killing, or taking trout, perch, or tench. 5. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of catching, killing, or taking trout, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever. 6. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on the demand of any ranger, constable, member of the said Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license from such society, produce and show to such ranger, constable, member, or person his license or the contents of his creel or bag, and the baits used by him for catching, killing, or taking trout, perch, or tench, as the case may be.

7. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length taken or caught by any person shall be immediately returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

8. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatsoever, or have in his possession, any trout, perch, or tench, except during the above-mentioned period. 9. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench, or take, fish for, catch, or kill any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench in order to make sale of the same.

10. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolt, or the young of any salmon ; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately he returned to the water from whence it was taken.

11. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidse, trout, perch, or tench during the period appointed for a close season for any such fish. 12. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown or placed, in any of the waters hereinbefore mentioned, any sawdust or sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description whatever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish.

13. No person shall put, throw, drag, draw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, dragged, drawn, or placed, for any purpose whatever, any net of any description (except a landing-net) in any of the waters hereinbefore mentioned, or at the mouth or entrance of any such waters. 14. Any person committing a breach of any of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound and not exceeding fifty pounds. 15. These regulations shall come into force as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand. Gazette. FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Trout-fishing, Otago District.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency tiie Governor in Council.

“T N pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him II by “ The Salmon and Trout Act, 1887,” and “ The

Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for all that area in the Provincial District of Otago bounded on the East and South by the Ocean, from Shag Point to the mouth of the Mataura River; on the North-west by Lake County ; on the West and South-west by the Mataura River ; and on the North, North-west, and North-east by the Counties of Westland and Waitaki, and in the waters thereof ; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

Regulations

1. Licenses to fish for trout in all the waters within, and forming the boundaries of, the following district—viz., all that area in the Provincial District of Otago bounded on the East and South by the ocean, from Shag Point to the mouth of the Mataura River; on the West and South-west by the Mataura River; on the North-west by Lake County ; and on the North, North-west, and North-east by the Counties of Westland and Waitaki —will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Otago Acclimatisation Society, at Dunedin, and for every such license a fee of twenty shillings will be charged : Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the Secretary to issue a license. 2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, to the eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, inclusive, between the hours of four 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. 8. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or have in his possession, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, any of the salmonidse or trout, except during the above-mentioned period. 4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits : natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, silveries, bullies, grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, and worms. 5. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, taking, catching, or killing trout, except a rod and line, and a landing-net, or gaff, for fish taken with rod and line.

6. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing trout, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever.

7. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand, of any ranger, constable, member of the Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license, produce and show to such ranger, member, constable, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout. 8. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length from nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall immediately be returned alive into the water from -which the same is taken.

9. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, into any of the said waters, any sawdust or sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description whatever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish. 10. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolts, or the ova, young, or fry of any salmon in any stage whatever; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned to the water from whence it was taken.

11. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale, within the district to which these regulations relate, any of the salmonidse or trout, or take, fish for, catch, or kill any of the salmonidse or trout in order to make sale of the same, without permission in writing under the hand of the Secretary.

12. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidse or trout between the twelfth day of April and the thirtieth day of September, which period is hereby appointed a close season for all such fish. 13. No person shall put, throw, drag, draw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, dragged, drawn, or placed, for any purpose whatever, any net of any description (except a landing-net) in any of the waters hereinbefore mentioned, or at the mouth or entrance of any such waters. 14. The penalty for the breach of any of these regulations shall not be less than forty shillings or more than fifty pounds. 15. These regulations shall come into force as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette. FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Fishing and Netting in Lake County, Provincial District of Otago.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERYOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” “ The Salmon and Trout Act 1867 Amendment Act, 1884,” and “The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for the Lake County, in the Provincial District of Otago, and for fishing and netting in the waters thereof.

Regulations.

1. Licenses to fish for trout and perch in all the waters in the Lake County, in the Provincial District of Otago, will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society, at Queenstown, and for every such license a fee of ten shillings and sixpence will be charged: Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the said Secretary to issue a license. 2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of November in any year to the thirtieth day of April in the year following inclusive, 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. 3. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or have in his possession, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, any of the salmonidse or trout, except during the above-mentioned period. 4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits : natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, silveries, bullies ( Eleotris gobioides), grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, and worms. 5. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, taking, catching, or killing trout or perch, except a rod and line, and a landing-net, or gaff, for fish taken with rod and line

6. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing trout or perch, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever. 7. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, constable, member of the Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license, produce and show to such ranger, member, constable, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout or perch.

8. Every trout not exceeding ten inches in length from nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall immediately be returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

9. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidse, trout, or perch during the period appointed for a close season for any of such fish. 10. No person shall take, catch, or kill any perch under eight inches in length, nor shall perch be taken, caught, or killed at all, or had in the possession of any person, between the first day of May and the thirty-first day of December in any year.

Netting.

11. Until otherwise ordered by His Excellency the Governor the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society shall have the control and management of all salmon and trout now or hereafter to be placed in the lakes in the said Lake County, and for this purpose may divide the lakes into suitable areas. The right of fishing such areas to be let by the said society, from year to year, by public auction or public tender. 12. The season for netting shall extend from the first day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, to the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, both days inclusive.

13. No nets of a smaller mesh than three and a half inches in diameter for the taking of fish shall be used in any portion of the Lakes District, and all fish caught by net not larger than twelve inches in length shall be forthwith returned to the water.

14. No nets for the taking of fish shall be used in any of the rivers, or streams, or creeks within Lake County. 15. No person shall be permitted to use a net for the pur-

pose of fishing unless lie holds a valid license so to fish from the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society. 16. Any person holding a fishing license under the provisions of the regulations for fishing in Lake County, published in the New Zealand Gazette, may fish with rod and line in any lake, river, or stream within the said district, anything contained in these regulations notwithstanding. 17. The Lakes District Acclimatisation Society, through their officers, rangers, inspectors, constables, or any other person duly authorized, shall have full power at any time to inspect, examine, and search for any nets, tackle, engines, boats, or any utensils or instruments used and employed for the taking of fish within the area of the said Lake County, and to seize and appropriate, in the interests of the said Lakes District Acclimatisation Society, all and every such nets, tackle, engines, boats, or any utensils or instruments so used and employed in contravention to these regulations, and also to seize and appropriate as aforesaid all and every fish caught and in possession of any person during the close season, or in possession of any person who cannot or does not produce, at the time of catching or disposing of such fish, a license under the hand of the Secretary of the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society empowering him in that behalf.

18. Any person who puts, throws, or places, or allows to be put, thrown, or placed, into any river, lake, or stream in the said district of Lake County any dynamite or other explosive substance, or any sawdust or any sawmill refuse, or any matter or liquid deleterious to fish, shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. 19. Licenses to net salmon and trout in any part of the aforesaid district of Lake County not included in any of the areas aforesaid, for which a fee of one pound each shall be charged, will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society, Queenstown. 20. The moneys realized by the leasing of the lakes for the purpose of fishing therein with nets shall be placed by the Chairman of the society to the credit of a separate fund, called “ The Lakes District Acclimatisation Fund,” and such moneys shall be devoted to the propagation, culture, and conservation of the fish in Lake County; and the surplus, if any, to the credit of the society from such source on the first day of November in each year shall be disposed of as the Governor in Council may deem fit. 21. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the said society to forward to the Marine Department, on or before the tenth day of November in each year, a statement certified by the said Chairman, showing in detail the number and particulars of all licenses to net and leases granted by the society, the several amounts received and paid to the credit of the said fund, and the amounts disbursed therefrom during the year ending the thirty-first day of October previous. 22. Any person offending against any of these regulations shall be liable to a penalty of not less chan twenty shillings and not exceeding fifty pounds. 23. These regulations shall come into force from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette. FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations for Trout-fisliing, Southland District ,

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886. Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in him by “ The Salmon and Trout Act, 1867,” and “ The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the following regulations for that portion of the Provincial District of Otago formerly known as the Province of Southland, and in the waters thereof ; and doth hereby declare that these regulations shall, as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette, supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

Regulations,

1. Licenses to fish for trout in all the waters within and forming the District of Southland, including Mataura River, southern side, will be issued under the hand of the Secretary of the Southland Acclimatisation Society, at Invercargill, and for every such license a fee of ten shillings will be charged : Provided that it shall not be obligatory upon the society to issue a license.

2. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish in any of the said waters from the first day of

October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, to the eleventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, inclusive, between the hours of four 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. 3. No person shall fish for, take, catch, or kill, or have in his possession, or attempt to fish for, take, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, any of the salmonidse or trout, except during the above-mentioned period. 4. Every such license shall entitle the person named therein to fish with one rod and line only, and with the following baits : natural or artificial fly, natural or artificial minnow, silveries, bullies, grasshoppers, spiders, caterpillars, creepers, and worms. 5. No person shall use any other bait, or any method, device, or contrivance of any sort or kind whatever, for the purpose of fishing for, taking, catching, or killing trout, except a rod and line, and a landing net, or gaff, for fish taken with rod and line.

6. No cross-line fishing, stroke-hauling, or any other unsportsmanlike device shall be used for the purpose of taking, catching, or killing trout, nor shall any of the baits above mentioned be used with any medicated or chemical preparation whatever.

7. No person shall fish without a license, and every person fishing shall, on demand of any ranger, constable, member of the Acclimatisation Society, or person producing a license, produce and show to such ranger, member, constable, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag, and the bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout. 8. Every trout not exceeding eight inches in length from nose to tip of tail, taken or caught by any person, shall immediately be returned alive into the water from which the same is taken.

9. No person shall put, throw, or place, or allow to be put, thrown, or placed, in any of the said waters, any sawdust or sawmill refuse, or anything of any kind or description whatever poisonous, deleterious, or noxious to fish. 10. No person shall take, fish for, catch, or kill, in any manner whatever, or have in his possession, any salmon, salmon-parr, or smolts, or the ova, young, or fry of any salmon in any stage whatever ; and any of the above-named taken by accident or otherwise shall immediately be returned to the water from whence it was taken.

11. No person shall buy, sell, or expose or offer for sale, within the district to which these regulations relate, any of the salmonidse or trout, or take, fish for, catch, or kill any of the salmonidse or trout in order to make sale of the same, without permission in writing under the hand of the Secretary of the Southland Acclimatisation Society. 12. No person shall have in his possession any of the salmonidse or trout between the twelfth day of April and the thirtieth day of September in each year, which period is appointed a close season for all such fish. 13. The penalty for the breach of any of these regulations shall not be less than forty shillings or more than fifty pounds. 14. These regulations shall come into force as from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette. FORSTER GORING, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Prescribing Close Season for Mullet

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor. ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of October, 1886.

Present: His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by “ The Fisheries Conservation Act, 1884 ” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and revoke regulations for the purposes therein mentioned, which said regulations shall have force and effect only in any waters or places specified therein:

And whereas it is expedient to make the regulation hereinafter set forth, prescribing a close season for the fish of the species of Mugil known as mullet or kanae, inhabiting the waters of the colony herein described : Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the said Act, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, do hereby make the following regulation; and, with the like advice and consent, I do order that this regulation shall have force and effect within the North Island of the Colony of New Zealand, and in any salt, fresh, or brackish waters in the said portion of the colony or on the coasts or

bays thereof, and in any artificial waters within the said portion of the colony not being the property of any private person.

Begulation.

The months of December, January, and February in each year are hereby prescribed a close season for the fish of the species of Mugil known as mullet or kanae. During such close season it shall be unlawful for any person to take or catch mullet.

Any person committing a breach of the above regulation shall be liable to a penalty of not less than one pound and not exceeding fifty pounds.

FOBSTEB GOBING, Clerk of the Executive Council

Inspector of Weights and Measures, Westland County , etc., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, 2Gth October, 1886. HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable William Folley

to be an Inspector of Weights and Measures for the County of Westland and for the Boroughs of Hokitika, Kumara, and Boss, vice Sergeant Moller, resigned.

P. A. BUCKLEY

Fixing Sittings of the Supreme Court in the Northern Judicial District.

WE, three of the Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers vested in us by “ The Supreme Court Act, 1882,” hereby make the following rules respecting the places and times for holding sittings of the Supreme Court in the Northern Judicial District in the year 1887: — Sittings for the trial of criminal cases will be held at the Supreme Courthouse, Auckland, to commence on the following day, at 11 a.m.: —

Monday, 10th January.. Sittings for the trial of civil actions will be held at the Supreme Courthouse, Auckland, to commence on the following day, at 10 a.m.:—

Monday, 17th January. Given under our hands, this twenty-second day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eightysix. i JAMES PBENDEBGAST. i ALEXANDEB J. JOHNSTON. C. W. BICHMOND.

Hares, may he hilled in County of Ashburton.

Wm. F. DBUMMOND JEBYOIS, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me by “ The Animals Protection Act, 1880,” and “ The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act, 1881,” I, William Francis Drummpnd Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,' do hereby declare that from and after the date hereof hares shall cease to be within the operation of the said Acts within the County of Ashburton. As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

P. A. BUCKLEY.