this Act and any other animals and birds which shall hereafter be proclaimed to come within the operation of this Act.

Governor may declare that other animals and birds come under operation of this Act.

8. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by order published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time to proclaim that any animal or bird in addition to those mentioned in the several Schedules to this Act shall come within the operation of this Act but no indigenous animals or birds shall at any time be deemed to be “game” within the provisions of this Act.

What shall be deemed game.

9. The word “game” for the purposes of this Act shall be deemed to include all imported animals and birds mentioned in Schedule IV. to this Act and such other imported animals and birds as shall from time to time be proclaimed to come within the provisions of this Act relating to game and the word “native game” shall be deemed to include all native animals and birds mentioned in Schedule V. to this Act and any other native animals and birds which shall from time to time be proclaimed to come within the provisions of this Act relating to native game.

Governor may proclaim that animals or birds cease to come within provisions of this Act.

10. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time by order published in the New Zealand Gazette to proclaim that any of the animals or birds mentioned in the several Schedules to this Act or which may have been proclaimed to come within the provisions of this Act and that any of the animals or birds declared by this Act to be game or native game or which shall hereafter be proclaimed to be game within the provisions of this Act shall cease to be deemed game or native game within the provisions of this Act.

Time for killing game and native game.

11. No game shall be hunted shot taken or killed in any part of the Colony until the same shall have been proclaimed as open for that purpose by Order in Council in that behalf and no game shall be hunted shot taken or killed except during the months of May June or July in any year. No native game shall be hunted shot taken or killed in any part of the Colony except during the months of April May June and July in each year.

Governor may declare that provisions of Act relating to native game shall not be in force &c.

12. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time by proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette to declare that all or any of the provisions of this Act relating to native game shall not be in force in such parts of the Colony as he shall in and by such proclamation define and from time as he may think fit by proclamation in like manner to cancel any such proclamation.

Governor may declare district where native game not to be killed.

13. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time by proclamation in the New Zealand Gazette to declare that in any district therein defined no native indigenous bird named therein not being native game shall be shot taken or killed and any person who shall shoot take or kill any such bird in any district so defined shall be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty shillings.

Imported birds except game not to be killed.

14. No imported bird not being game shall be shot taken or killed in any part of the Colony except as hereinafter mentioned that is to say—it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by order published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time to declare that such birds or any of them may be shot taken or killed in such part or parts of the Colony as in such proclamation shall be described and if any person shall offend against the provisions of this section he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds and in default of payment to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one month.

Governor may declare in what part of Colony game may not be killed.

15. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by order published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time to declare in which part or parts of the Colony game shall not be hunted shot taken or killed and by such order further to declare the particular species of game which shall not be so hunted shot taken or killed and it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by order published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time to declare that any description of imported bird is established in any district and is to be considered as native game.

Shooting &c. on Sunday prohibited.

16. No person shall hunt shoot take or kill game or native game on Sunday.

Animals and birds not to be trapped.

17. No game shall be poisoned trapped or taken by means of traps net springes or by any other means than hunting or shooting at any time whatever nor shall any trap net or snare be made erected or set either wholly or in part for the purpose of such trapping or taking except by persons duly authorised pursuant to section twenty-five of this Act.

Game not to be taken or killed without license under a penalty of £20.

18. No person shall take kill or pursue or aid or assist in any manner in the taking killing or pursuing by any means whatsoever or use any dog gun net or other engine for the purpose of taking killing or pursuing any game until such person shall have taken out a license to kill game under this Act.