Declaration of Wildlife Sanctuary

Every area specified in the Schedule to this Order is hereby declared to be a Wildlife Sanctuary. Schedule. 30 SCHEDULE [Paragraph 2] Firstly: (a) CROOKED TREE LAGOON AREA ALL THAT LANDS in the Belize District comprising strips 300 feet wide measured inland from both shores or banks of Calabash Pond, Revenge Lagoon, the creek which connects Revenge Lagoon to Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon, Western Lagoon, Poor Hall Creek, Spanish Creek Lagoon, Southern Lagoon, and Black Creek; also a strip 300 feet wide measured inland from the eastern shore of Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon; and also all the submerged lands beneath each of the said several waterways: and including firstly, approximately 600 acres of land situate between Western Lagoon on the West, Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon on the East, an East - West line on the North, and the creek connecting Poor Hall Creek to Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon on the South and, secondly, approximately 2,300 acres of land situate between Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon and Black Creek and on the South side of the junction of these two waterways, but excluding any lands leased or granted which lie within the area, and more particularly described as follows– (a) commencing at a point 300 feet West of the high water mark of the Western shore of Calabash Pond, the approximate co-ordinates of which point are 336 000 metres East and 1982 925 metres North; (b) thence southerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Western shores of Calabash Pond and Revenge Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 31 6.38 miles to a point the approximate coordinates of which are 333 750 metres East and 1972 900 metres North; which point is on a trail connecting Back Landing to Back Landing Waterside; (c) thence Southerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Western shores of Western Lagoon, for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 2.42 miles to a point 300 feet West of the high water mark of the Western shore of Western Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which are 333 750 metres East and 1969 000 metres North; (d) thence Southerly along a meandering line 300 feet West of the high water mark of the Western shore of Western Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 7.12 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the high water mark at the junction of Western Lagoon and Poor Hall Creek, the approximate coordinates of which point are 334 250 metres East and 1957 550 metres North; (e) thence Southerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the West bank of Poor Hall Creek for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 0 72 miles to the Northern boundary of the mahogany works known as Caesar Cato; (f) thence South Easterly along the Northern boundary of Caesar Cato Mahogany Works to 32 the high water mark of the Western shore of Spanish Creek Lagoon; (g) thence Southerly along a meandering line along the Western shore of Spanish Creek Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 4.40 miles to a point the approximate coordinates of which are 331 875 metres East and 1949 550 metres North; (h) thence due East for a distance of 0.19 mile to a point 330 feet East of the high water mark on the Eastern shore of Spanish Creek Lagoon; (i) thence Northerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Spanish Creek Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 5.17 miles to a point 300 feet South of the high water mark of the Southern waterway which connects Poor Hall Creek and Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which point are 335 110 metres East and 1957 350 metres North; (j) thence Easterly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the said connecting waterway between Poor Hall Creek and Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 0.50 mile to a point 300 feet West of the high water mark of the Western shore of Southern Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which point are 335 915 metres East and 1957 350 metres North; National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 33 (k) thence Southerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Western shore of Southern Lagoon for a distance which would forma base in a straight line of approximately 4.91 miles to a point 300 feet South of the high water mark at the Southern tip of Southern Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which point are 337 275 metres East and 1949 560 metres North; (l) thence Northerly and North Westerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Southern Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 4.65 miles to a point 300 feet East of the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Southern Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which point are 336 425 metres East and 1957 000 metres North; (m) thence on a grid bearing due East for a distance of approximately 2.94 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the South bank of Black Creek, the approximate coordinates of which point are 341 150 metres East and 1957 000 metres North; (n) thence South Easterly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the South bank of Black Creek for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 4.22 miles to a point the approximate coordinates of which are 346 775 metres East and 1953 200 metres North; 34 (o) thence along a grid line due East across Black Creek for a distance of approximately 0.14 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the North bank of Black Creek to a point the approximate coordinates of which are 347 000 metres East and 1953 200 metres North; (p) thence North-Westerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the highwater mark of the North bank of Black Creek for a distance which would form a baseline of approximately 7.55 miles to a point 300 feet East of the high water mark at the junction of Black Creek and Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which point are 339 550 metres East and 1962 800 metres North; (q) thence Northerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 5.24 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the North bank of the creek which connects Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon to Western Lagoon, the approximate coordinates of which are 337 000 metres East and 1970 835 metres North; (r) thence North Westwards along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the North bank of the said creek connecting Crooked Tree (Northern) Lagoon and Western Lagoon for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 2.05 miles to a point 300 feet East of the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Revenge Lagoon, the approximate National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 35 coordinates of which point are 334 400 metres East and 1972 875 metres North; (s) thence Northerly along a meandering line 300 feet East of the high water mark of the Eastern shores of Revenge Lagoon and Calabash Pond for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 6.05 miles to a point 300 feet East of the high water mark of the Eastern shore of Calabash Pond, the approximate coordinates of which point are 336 400 metres East and 1982 400 metres North; (t) thence North Westwards across Calabash Pond for a distance of approximately 0.41 mile back to the starting point; save and except all land in the Crooked Tree Island situate North of 196 000 metre North grid line and all other lands leased or granted which are situate within the area described and excluding also the roadway and causeway leading from the Northern Highway to Crooked Tree Village and any extension or deviation thereof. This description is based on a compilation of the 1/50,000 topographical map sheets Nos. 10, 15 and 16; Series E 755 (D.O.S. 4499) Edition GSGS published by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, England. Secondly: (b) MEXICO AND JONES LAGOON AREA ALL THOSE LANDS situate in the Belize District comprising strips 300 feet wide measured inland from the high water mark of both Eastern and Western shores of Mexico and Jones 36 Lagoons and also the submerged lands beneath these waterways described as follows– (a) commencing at a point 300 feet West of the high water mark of the Western shore of Mexico Lagoon near its Northern end, the approximate coordinates of which point are 348 800 metres East and 1965 000 metres North; (b) thence Southerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the Western shores of Mexico Lagoon and Jones Lagoon and the waterways connecting them and the West bank of Mexico Creek for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 6.42 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the West bank of Mexico Creek, the approximate coordinates of which point are 350 700 metres East and 1954 850 metres North; (c) thence in a grid bearing due East for a distance 0.19 mile across Mexico Creek to a point 300 feet East of the high water mark of Mexico Creek, the approximate coordinates of which point are 351 000 metres East and 1954 850 metres North; (d) thence Northerly along a meandering line 300 feet inland from the high water mark of the East bank of Mexico Creek and the Eastern shores of Jones Lagoon and Mexico Lagoon and the waterways connecting them for a distance which would form a base in a straight line of approximately 6.41 miles to a point 300 feet inland from the high watermark of the Eastern shore of Mexico Lagoon, the National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 37 approximate coordinates of which point are 349 200 metres East and 1965 000 metres North; (e) thence on a grid bearing due West for an approximate distance of 0.25 mile back to the starting point; save and except all lands leased or granted. This description is based on a 1/50,000 topographical map, Sheets No. 16 and No. 11, Series E 755 (D.O.S. 4499) Edition GSGS published by the Directorate of Overseas Surveys, England.