Designation of various Gold Fossicking Areas Pursuant to section 98 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, we hereby designate as gold fossicking areas the areas of land listed in the Schedule. Detailed maps of these areas may be inspected during normal business hours at the Ministry of Commerce Library, Ministry of Commerce Building, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington and at the following Department of Conservation offices: Head Office, 59 Boulcott Street, Wellington; West Coast Regional Conservancy, Sewell Street, Hokitika; Nelson/Marlborough Regional Conservancy, 186 Bridge Street, Nelson; Southland Regional Conservancy, State Insurance Building, Don Street, Invercargill. Further information on gold fossicking in these areas can be obtained from Craig Jones, Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 10-420, Wellington. Telephone: (04) 471 3080. Schedule GFA 1 Shamrock Creek Area being 8.0 hectares in area located 14 km north-east of Hokitika, Westland, more particularly shown on S.O. Plan 12369 being part Reserves 243, 283, 1678, 2061, and stopped road, situated in Block XV, Waimea Survey District, Westland District, Westland Land District. GFA 3 Moonlight Creek Area being 14.0 hectares in area located 27 km north-north-east of Greymouth, Westland, more particularly shown on S.O. Plan 12374 being part Reserve 1693 and part Section 1, S.O. 12158, situated in Block XI, Waiwhero Survey District, Grey District, Westland Land District. GFA 4&5 Jones Creek Area being 3.47 hectares in area located 0.5 km from Ross, Westland, more particularly shown on S.O. Plan 12373 being part Reserve 1668 and legal road, situated in Block II, Totara Survey District, Westland District, Westland Land District. GFA 6 Lyell Creek Area being 2.2 hectares in area located 35 km from Murchison, Westland, more particularly shown on Plan M15378 situated in Block I, Maruia Survey District. GFA 7 Stony and Britannia Streams Area being 6.4 hectares in area located 17 km north of Westport, Westland, more particularly shown on Plan M15379 situated in Block II, Kawatiri Survey District and Block X, Ngakawau Survey District. GFA 8 Slab Hut Creek Area being 2.0 hectares in area located 7 km south-west of Reefton, more particularly shown on Plan M15380 situated in Block IV, Mawheraiti Survey District and Block I, Waitahu Survey District. GFA 10 Nelson Creek Area being 5.25 hectares in area located 26 km east-north-east of Greymouth, Westland, more particularly shown on S.O. Plan 12300 being part Section 1, S.O. 12300, situated in Block VIII, Mawheranui Survey District, Grey District, Westland Land District. GFA 11 Waiho River Area being 17.5 hectares in area located in Franz Josef National Park, Westland, more particularly shown on S.O. Plan 12372 being part Reserve 1461, situated in Block XI, Waiho Survey District, Westland District, Westland Land District. GFA 12 Louis Creek Area being 4.95 hectares in area more particularly shown on Plan M15381 situated in Blocks X and XIV, Howard Survey District. GFA 13 Aorere River Area `A' being 9.0 hectares in area located adjacent to Brown River confluence, 15 km south-west of Collingwood, Nelson, more particularly shown on Plan M15382 situated in Blocks VI and X, Aorere Survey District. GFA 14 Aorere River Area `B' being 41.5 hectares in area located adjacent to Brown River confluence, 30 km south-west of Collingwood, Nelson, more particularly shown on Plan M15386 situated in Blocks IX and XIII, Aorere Survey District. GFA 15 New Creek Area being 9.9 hectares in area located 5 km north-east of Rotoroa, Nelson, more particularly shown on Plan M15383 situated in Blocks XIV, Hope Survey District. Dated at Wellington this 5th day of September 1996. DOUG KIDD, Minister of Energy. SIMON UPTON, Minister of Conservation.