Mar. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 627

of the following imported game—viz., moose—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 moose (bulls) may be issued by the Chief Postmaster, Invercargill, on the recommendation of the secretary of the Southland Acclimatization Society, on payment of a licensee fee of £30, in the form prescribed in the Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification. The number of such licenses shall not exceed two. Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person, and a notification shall first be published in a newspaper circulating in the district intimating the number of licenses to be issued and the fee payable therefor. Also providing 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 one bull moose.

3. No moose cow or calf 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.

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 Chief Postmaster at Invercargill 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. The fees paid for licenses issued pursuant to this notification shall, after deducting the cost of and incidental to the issue of such licenses, and any other expenses in connection therewith, be paid to the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts and the Southland Acclimatization Society in equal proportions.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area within the Southland Acclimatization District comprising the Fiordland National Park.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

No. .

License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).

, of , having this day paid the sum of £30, is hereby authorized to take or kill one moose bull in the Fiordland National Park, Southland, 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 moose deer made thereunder and in force within the Southland Acclimatization District.

Dated at this day of , 1923.

……………, Chief Postmaster.

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

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Red and Virginian Deer Shooting, Southland Acclimatization District (Doughboy, Stewart Island).

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 24th day of March, 1923, to the 31st day of May, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Southland Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and Virginian-deer bucks—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 Virginian-deer bucks may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Invercargill, on payment of a license fee of £5 5s., 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 Chief Postmaster shall not exceed two. Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than three red-deer stags and two Virginian-deer bucks, and no red-deer stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than eight points. Ball cartridge only to be used; provided that no metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing such deer.

3. No hind or fawn shall be taken or killed on any pretext whatever; 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 Southland Acclimatization Society, Invercargill, 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 Virginian-deer bucks shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red-deer stags or Virginian-deer bucks 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.

All that area within the Southland Acclimatization District known as Doughboy, Stewart Island.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

No. .

License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).

, of , having this day paid the sum of £5 5s., is hereby authorized to take or kill three red-deer stags, of not less than eight points, and two Virginian-deer bucks, within that part of the Southland Acclimatization District known as Doughboy, Stewart Island, 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 Virginian-deer bucks 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 Virginian-deer bucks 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.

……………, Chief Postmaster.

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

WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for White-tailed Virginian-deer Shooting, Southland Acclimatization District (Pegasus, Stewart Island).

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 24th day of March, 1923, to the 31st day of May, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Southland Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., white-tailed Virginian-deer bucks—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 white-tailed Virginian deer (bucks only) may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Invercargill, on payment of a license fee of £3 3s., 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 Chief Postmaster shall not exceed twelve. Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than three bucks. Ball cartridge only to be used; provided that no metal-patched or metal-cased bullet shall be used for killing such deer.

3. 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.

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