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PUBLIC NOTICES 1 STATE FOREST SERVICE Extract from N.Z. Gazette February* 28, 1946, page 279. DECLARATION OF AREA CONSTITUTING THE WHAKATANE FIRE DISTRICT WHEREAS by section 27 of the Forests Act, 1921-22, as amended by section 6 of the Forests Amendment Act, 1925 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Commissioner of State Forests, on application by any owner or occupier of land may constitute by notice in the Gazette, such land and any other land as a fire district for the purpose of securing the safety from damage by fire of any trees on any private or other lands of an. area or not less than 200 acres : and whereas Timberlands Woodpulp Extended Limited, is the owner of certain lands in the Whakatane County exceeding the said area ; And whereas Whakatane Paper Mills Limited, , for and on behalf of the said owner, has made application to me dated

25th of February, 1946, for the constitution of a fire district; And whereas it appears expedient to grant the application : Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Act, I do hereby notify that, on the recomendation of the Director of Forestry and the Land Board of the Auckland Land District, the area described in the Schedule hereto is hereby declared by me to be a . fire district, to be known as the “Whakatane, Fire District” for the period of five years from the date thereof (unless previously altered or revoked); and, with respect to the fire district constituted as aforesaid, I do further specify the period from V the Ist day of October in any year to the 15th day of April in the following year, inclusive, as the period * during which it shall not be lawful for any person save pursuant to the written permit of a Forest Officer to set on fire, or cause to be set on fire, any timber (whether standing or not), or any undergrowth, or any debris from forest operations or land-clearing operations, or any grass or other specially inflammable material without taking such precautions as may be prescribed by a Forest Officer. SCHEDULE Auckland Land District —Rotorua Conservancy Whakatane Fire . District. All that area in the Auckland Land District, Whakatane County, containing approximately 161,000 acrs, situated in Rotorua, Rangitaiki Upper, Ruawahia, Rangitaiki Lower, and Galatea Survey Districts, and bounded generally as follows: Towards the east by the Rangitaiki . River; towards the south by the Pokairoa Stream and permanent State forest (Gazette, 1931, . page 3412); towards the west by the western boundary of Whakatane County; towards the' north-west by the north-western side of the Rotorua- ‘ Whakatane Road and by the northwestern side of a public road to ' Awakaponga Railway-station; and towards the north-east by the south side of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway Reserve. As the same is more particularly delineated on plan No. 39/3, deposited in the Head Office of-the State Forest Service at Wellington, and thereon bordered - red.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of February, 1946. B. ROBERTS, _• » For the Commissioner of State * . Forests. 149 RETAIL. SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MOTOR-SPIRIT J-- • ~ McLean Motors, Ltd., Whakatane, have applied for permission to move two pumps at present installed inside garage premises situated at, thecorner of Wairere Street and Clifton Road, Whakatane, to a site in. the open driveway on the corner of the building. Applicants and other persons considering themselves .to be materially affected by decisions of Bureau of Industry on this application should, not later than March 21 submit any written evidence and representations they may desire to tender. All communications to be addressed to Secretary, Bureau of Industry, Box 3025, Wellington. 135 RACES, TE TEKO, APRIL 13 Buy your admission tickets from the County Princess Committee and have your favourite’s funds credited therewith. 128