Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 623

line in an easterly direction to the Tarawera River; thence by the Tarawera River to the bridge at the intersection of the Te Teko—Rotorua Road; thence by that road to the shore of Lake Rotoiti, and by the northerly shore of that lake to the place of commencement at the Kaituna River: excepting therefrom an area of one mile radius from the Okere Power-station, which is a sanctuary for all native and imported game.

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CONDITIONS.

1. NOTWITHSTANDING anything contained in the regulations made under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, the General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, or any person or persons duly authorized in writing by such General Manager, may, during the period hereinafter mentioned, kill red deer of either sex and of any age which, in the opinion of the General Manager or of the said authorized persons, should be destroyed.

2. Such deer may be destroyed as aforesaid from the date hereof to 31st December, 1923, both days inclusive.

3. A return shall be furnished to the Minister of Internal Affairs by the General Manager within one calendar month after the expiry of the aforesaid period, and such return shall state the number and sexes of all red deer so destroyed as aforesaid, the dates and name of person by whom and the locality in which the deer were destroyed, and giving particulars of the disposal of the carcases and skins.

4. Any person who commits a breach of any of the provisions of these regulations is liable to a fine of £20.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of February, 1923.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Open Season for Deer-shooting, Rotorua Acclimatization District (Tokaanu-Taupo Red-deer Herd Area).

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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 26th day of March, 1923, to the 26th day of April, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Rotorua Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags—within that part of the said acclimatization district described in the First Schedule hereto, subject to the following conditions.

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CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags may be issued by the Government Tourist Agent at Rotorua, 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 shall not exceed three. 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 two stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten points.

3. Each licensee must give notice to the said Government Tourist Agent of the date on which it is his intention to stalk, such notice to be given, in writing or by telegraph, two clear days before commencing to stalk.

4. No hind or fawn shall be taken or killed on any pretext whatever; and no licensee shall allow any dog to accompany either himself or any attendant he may have with him.

5. Nothing herein contained shall extend to authorizing any person to sell any deer or portion thereof.

6. 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 Government Tourist Agent at Rotorua immediately he has finished stalking for the season for which such “tags” have been issued, together with the advice of number of deer shot.

7. Nothing in any license to take or kill red-deer stags shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-deer stags 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.

8. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area of land in Taupo and Taumarunui Counties, commencing from a point at the Taupo Wharf; thence by the Taupo–Napier Road to its intersection with the Hawke’s Bay County boundary; thence by the Taupo County boundary to Tongariro Mountain trig. station; thence by the Taumarunui County boundary to its intersection by the line of the boundary of the Rotorua Acclimatization District; thence northerly by that boundary to its intersection at the south-east corner of Waitomo County; thence by a right line in a south-easterly direction to the wharf at Taupo, the place of commencement. The area of the Tongariro National Park, which is a sanctuary, is excluded.

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 two red-deer stags, of not less than ten points, within that part of the Rotorua Acclimatization District 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 made thereunder and in force within the said district.

This license does not authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-deer stags 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 Rotorua this day of , 1923.

Government Tourist Agent.

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ENDORSEMENT.

District to which License relates.

All that area of land in Taupo and Taumarunui Counties, commencing from a point at the Taupo Wharf; thence by the Taupo–Napier Road to its intersection with the Hawke’s Bay County boundary; thence by the Taupo County boundary to Tongariro Mountain trig. station; thence by the Taumarunui County boundary to its intersection by the line of the boundary of the Rotorua Acclimatization District; thence northerly by that boundary to its intersection at the south-east corner of Waitomo County; thence by a right line in a south-easterly direction to the wharf at Taupo, the place of commencement. The area of the Tongariro National Park, which is a sanctuary, is excluded.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of February, 1923.

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Open Season for Deer-shooting, Rotorua Acclimatization District (Rotoiti Red-deer Herd Area).

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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 26th day of March, 1923, to the 26th day of April, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Rotorua Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags—within that part of the said acclimatization district described in the First Schedule hereto, subject to the following conditions.

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CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags may be issued by the Government Tourist Agent at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £3, 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 shall not exceed twelve. 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 licenses available, 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 two stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten points.

3. Each licensee must give notice to the said Government Tourist Agent of the date on which it is his intention to stalk; such notice to be given, in writing or by telegraph, two clear days before commencing to stalk.