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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 59

situated in Purua and Whangarei Survey Districts, and comprising all the land within the circumference of a circle having a radius of three miles, and its centre near the hatcheries at the intersection of the eastern boundary of Ketenikau No. 7, in Block VIII, Purua Survey District, with the north side of the road cutting off the extreme south-eastern corner of the said Ketenikau No. 7.

The boundary as exactly indicated above passes approximately through the places locally known as follows: Starting at the north it crosses Kauri Road just south of Big Mountain Trig. Station; thence going westerly and southerly it crosses the Ruatangata Road at Ngarararutuna Settlement; afterwards crossing Three-mile Bush Road near Campbell’s; after passing through State Forest Reserves of 1,580 acres and 1,600 acres it strikes Maunu Road near Black Bridge; crossing Otaika Road at Raumanga it passes to the south-east of the Borough of Whangarei, and crosses Head’s Road at Reyburn’s house; after crossing Whareora Road near the caves and Kiripaka Road near the church the boundary passes through Cork’s Farm and back to starting-point; including the Borough of Whangarei and the Town District of Kamo.

Also all lands notified or set apart as sanctuaries or reserves for the preservation of imported or native game.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirtieth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs

Certain Species of Birds indigenous to New Zealand not to be deemed protected.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this second day of April, 1917.

Present:

THE HONOURABLE W. H. HERBIES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in him by the Animals Protection Act, 1908, as amended by the Animals Protection Amendment Act, 1910, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby suspend the operation of section ten of the said Animals Protection Amendment Act, 1910, for the period commencing on the first day of May, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and ending on the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, with respect to the species of birds indigenous to New Zealand mentioned in the Schedule hereto; and, with the like advice and consent, doth declare that such suspension shall be subject to the provisions contained in the Warrants in respect of the shooting season in each acclimatization district.

SCHEDULE.

Pukeko, teal, grey duck, spoonbill duck, wild geese, and black swan.

F. W. FURBY,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notice respecting Native and Imported Game.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 29th March, 1917.

THE attention of sportsmen, game-dealers, and others is called to the following provisions of the Animals Protection Act, 1908, and the Animals Protection Amendment Act, 1910.

G. W. RUSSELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

THE ANIMALS PROTECTION ACT, 1908.

SECTION 36.—No person shall kill, destroy, or shoot at any game or native game with anything but a shoulder gun, and no such gun must exceed size No. 10 at muzzle. No gun shall exceed 10 lb. in weight.

Any person offending against this provision is liable to a penalty not exceeding £20.

Section 31.—No imported game or native game to be exported without the written consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Season for taking or killing native and imported game (other than deer and godwits), 1st May to 31st July.

Section 10.—Fee for license to take or kill imported game (other than deer) to be £1.

Section 30.—No imported or native game, whether chilled or otherwise, to be held in possession for a greater period than seven days after close of season.

THE ANIMALS PROTECTION ACT, 1910.

Section 2.—Use of cylinders prohibited.

Section 10.—Every person who destroys or injures or captures any bird which is indigenous to New Zealand, or who robs or destroys the nest of any such bird, is liable to a fine not exceeding £20.

The following native game has been exempted from above provisions during shooting season: Pukeko, teal, grey duck, spoonbill duck, wild geese, and black swan.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE KINDS OF GAME WHICH MAY BE KILLED IN EACH DISTRICT.

Acclimatization District. Imported and Native Game.
Ashburton.. Quail, grey duck, pukeko, and black swan.
Auckland .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Bay of Islands Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Buller .. Hares, pukeko, grey duck, and black swan.
Coromandel .. Cock pheasants, Australian quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
East Coast.. Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Feilding and district Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Grey District .. Hares, grey duck, spoonbill duck, pukeko, teal, and black swan.
Hawera .. Cock pheasants, quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Hawke’s Bay .. Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Hobson .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Lakes District .. Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Mangonui-Whangaroa Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Marlborough .. Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Nelson .. Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
North Canterbury .. Californian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck, and black swan.
Opotiki .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Otago .. Californian quail, mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal (except black teal), pukeko, and black swan.
Rotorua .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, and teal.
South Canterbury .. Mallard duck, wild geese, grey duck, black teal, and black swan.
Southland .. Hares, grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal (except black teal), pukeko, and black swan.
Stratford .. Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Taranaki .. Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Tauranga .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Waimarino .. Cock pheasants, quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Waimate .. Grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Waitaki .. Grey duck and black swan.
Wanganui .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Wellington .. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, hares, grey duck, teal, and black swan.
Westland .. Grey duck, pukeko, and black swan.
Whangarei.. Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, teal, pukeko, and black swan.

NOTE.—Not more than twenty-five head of native game may be killed by any one person in any one day in any district.

SALE OF NATIVE AND IMPORTED GAME.

No sale this season.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.