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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20
hind. Ball cartridge only to be used; provided that no
metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing
such deer.
3. No licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either
himself or any attendant he may have with him.
4. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing
any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.
5. Regulations as to deer "tags" contained in the New
Zealand Gazette of the 20th May, 1909, page 1408, shall be
strictly adhered to by each licensee, who, in addition thereto,
shall return all unused "tags" to the secretary of the North
Canterbury Acclimatization Society, Christchurch, immediately
he has finished stalking for the season for which such
"tags" have been issued, together with a statement of the
number of deer shot.
6. Nothing in any license to take or kill red-deer stags and
hinds shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-
deer stags or hinds on lands actually and exclusively used
by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization
purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or on any
land excepted from the operation of the notification declaring
an open season for the district.
7. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions
is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Rakaia Gorge Deer Forest.
The watershed of the Rakaia and tributaries on the north
side of the main stream from Lake Coleridge to the main
alpine range.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
No.
License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).
, of , having this day paid the sum of
£5, is hereby authorized to take or kill three red-deer stags,
of not less than ten points, and an unlimited number of hinds,
within that part of the North Canterbury Acclimatization
District known as the Rakaia Gorge Deer Forest, as described
in the endorsement hereon, from the day of ,
1923, to the day of , 1923 (both days inclusive,) subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection
and Game Act, 1921-22, and all regulations and notifications
affecting red-deer stags and hinds made thereunder and in
force within the said district.
This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take
or kill red-deer stags or hinds on lands actually and exclusively
used by any registered acclimatization society for
acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public
domain, or on any land excepted from the operation of the
notification declaring an open season for the district.
Dated at this day of , 1923.
Secretary, North Canterbury Acclimatization Society.
ENDORSEMENT.
Rakaia Gorge Deer Forest.
The watershed of the Rakaia and tributaries on the north
side of the main stream from Lake Coleridge to the main
alpine range.
As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of
February, 1923.
WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.
Open Season for Deer-shooting, North Canterbury Acclimatization District (Waimakariri Deer Forest).
IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals
Protection and Game Act, 1921-22. I, William Downie
Stewart, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of
New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 2nd
day of April, 1923, to the 15th day of May, 1923 (both days
inclusive), to be an open season in the North Canterbury
Acclimatization District, for the taking or killing of the
following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds—
within that part of the said acclimatization district described
in the First Schedule hereto, subject to the following conditions.
CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds may
   be issued by the secretary of the North Canterbury Acclimatization Society, on payment of a license fee of £5, in the
   form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject
   to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification.
   The number of such licenses to be issued by the said
   secretary shall not exceed nine. Provided that not more than
   one such license shall be issued to the same person; and
   also that if the number of applications received for licenses
   exceeds the number of available licenses, then the persons to
   whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by
   ballot.
2. No licensee shall take or kill more than three red-deer
   stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less
   than ten points. A licensee may, pursuant to a license
   issued under this notification, take or kill an unlimited number
   of hinds. Ball cartridge only to be used; provided that no
   metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing
   such deer.
3. No licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either
   himself or any attendant he may have with him.
4. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing
   any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.
5. Regulations as to deer "tags," contained in the New
   Zealand Gazette of the 20th May, 1909, page 1408, shall be
   strictly adhered to by each licensee, who, in addition thereto,
   shall return all unused "tags" to the secretary of the North
   Canterbury Acclimatization Society, Christchurch, immediately
   he has finished stalking for the season for which such
   "tags" have been issued, together with a statement of the
   number of deer shot.
6. Nothing in any license to take or kill red-deer stags
   and hinds shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill
   red-deer stags or hinds on lands actually and exclusively
   used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes. or on any sanctuary or public domain, or
   on any land excepted from the operation of the notification
   declaring an open season for the district.
7. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions
   is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.
   FIRST SCHEDULE.
   Waimakariri Deer Forest.
   The watershed of the Poulter and Esk Rivers, and that
   portion of the Craigieburn Run lying between the Waimakariri River and the Midland Railway line.
   SECOND SCHEDULE.
   No.
   License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).
   , of , having this day paid the sum of
   £5, is hereby authorized to take or kill three red-deer stags,
   of not less than ten points, and an unlimited number of hinds,
   within that part of the North Canterbury Acclimatization
   District known as the Waimakariri Deer Forest, as described
   in the endorsement hereon, from the day of ,
   1923, to the day of , 1923 (both days inclusive), subject to the provisions of the Animals Protection
   and Game Act, 1921-22, and all regulations and notifications
   affecting red-deer stags and hinds made thereunder and in
   force within the said district.
   This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take
   or kill red-deer stags or hinds on lands actually and exclusively
   used by any registered acclimatization society, or on any
   sanctuary or public domain, or on any land excepted from
   the operation of the notification declaring an open season for
   the district.
   Dated at this day of , 1923.
   Secretary, North Canterbury Acclimatization Society.
   ENDORSEMENT.
   Waimakariri Deer Forest.
   The watersheds of the Poulter and Esk Rivers, and that
   portion of the Craigieburn Run lying between the Waimakariri River and the Midland Railway line.
   As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of
   February, 1923.
   WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
   Minister of Internal Affairs
   Special Regulations for Deer-shooting, Rotorua Acclimatization District (Rotoriti Red-deer Area).
   IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals
   Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I, William Downie
   Stewart, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New
   Zealand, do hereby notify that the following imported game
   —namely, red deer—may be taken or killed, subject to the
   following conditions, within that part of the Rotorua Acclimatization District known as the Rotoiti Red-deer Area, which
   comprises all that land commencing at the Kaituna River at
   Lake Rotoiti; thence by the river to its intersection with the
   Tauranga County boundary, by that boundary and a right