way of defence any matter which would have been a defence to an action at law for such trespass.

Trespassing with dog or gun.

28. Any person found trespassing with gun or dog and gun shall be deemed to be in pursuit of game and subject to the provisions of this Act.

Certain animals or birds not to be introduced.

29. It shall not be lawful for any person to introduce any fox venomous reptile hawk vulture or other bird of prey into the Colony or to liberate or allow to go at large any fox venomous reptile hawk vulture or other bird of prey which may have already been introduced or to have any fox venomous reptile or other bird of prey not indigenous to the Colony in his possession. And every person offending against the provisions of this section shall be liable on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds and in default of payment to be imprisoned for a period of not more than six months.

Penalty for selling or buying hen pheasant.

30. Every person who shall within three years from the passing of this Act sell offer for sale or expose for sale any dead hen pheasant shall on conviction forfeit and pay for every such Act a sum not exceeding twenty pounds and if such person hold any license to kill or sell game under this Act such license shall become on the conviction ipso facto void.

Who may demand production of license.

31. It shall be the duty of every person in pursuit of game to produce his license to any authorized person demanding such production and the term “authorized person” shall include all magistrates and constables and all rangers appointed under this Act and the proprietors or occupier of the land on which any person may be found in pursuit of game.

Rangers may be appointed.

32. It shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to appoint one or more fit and proper persons to be and be styled rangers whose duty it shall be to observe and take care that the provisions of this Act be complied with in the Province or district for which they may be appointed and to lay informations against such persons as may offend against the same and any such ranger to discharge such duties as the Superintendent shall think fit.

Application of fees and fines.

33. All fees for licenses fines and penalties arising and which may be received and recovered by virtue of the provisions of this Act shall except as hereinafter provided be applied in the first instance in or towards defraying the salaries and expenses of the ranger or rangers to be appointed as aforesaid and any other expenses of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act and subject thereto the balance if any shall be handed to the Treasurer of some Acclimatization Society if any in the Province in which such fees or fines shall have been paid or recovered for the purposes of such society and if there shall be no such society shall be carried to the credit of the revenue of such Province.

Penalties how recoverable.

34. All penalties created by this Act shall be recoverable in the manner directed by any Act for the time being in force for the regulation of summary proceedings before Justices of the Peace and any offence against any of the provisions of this Act for which no punishment is herein specially provided shall be punished on conviction before a Resident Magistrate or Justice of the Peace by a fine not exceeding twenty pounds and one-half of any fine recovered under this Act shall be paid to the person or persons who shall be instrumental in procuring any such conviction in such proportion as the convicting Resident Magistrate or Justice shall specify.

Boys may be whipped.

35. No person under the age of fifteen years who may be convicted under this Act shall be liable to imprisonment anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding but may in default of payment of any fine so inflicted be privately whipped if so ordered by the convicting Justice or Justices such whipping to take place in the presence of the convicting Magistrate.

Governor may issue license to officers of Navy.

36. From and after the passing of this Act it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time to issue without fee to officers serving in vessels in Her Majesty’s Navy and stationed in New Zealand licenses to kill game in the form of Schedule II. to this Act and in every such license to limit the time during which and to fix the conditions not being repugnant to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act whereon such license shall be held and also to define the district wherein such license shall operate.

Such license to have same effect as license to kill game.

37. Every such license shall during its currency and subject to such conditions as may be contained therein have the same force and effect within the districts therein defined as any other license to kill game issued under the provisions of this Act and the holder of such license shall be subject to the same liabilities and have the same privileges as the holder of any other such license issued under this Act.

Delegation clause.

38. The Governor may by Order in Council published in the New Zealand Gazette from time to time delegate to the Superintendent or Executive of any Province or to any other person or persons within the said Colony all or any of the powers by this Act