MAR. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 631
ENDORSEMENT.
District to which License relates.
The counties of Featherston and Wairarapa South, excepting therefrom all that part of the said counties lying to the westward of the Wellington-Napier Railway line, and excepting also all that area of land in the Huangarua Survey District, being Sections 29 to 41 (inclusive), 59, 71, 72, 75, 79, 83, 90, 93, 97, 98, and part of Sections 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 89, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 87, and 84 (in the occupation of Mr. John Martin and Mr. Featherston Johnston, and known as the Puruatanga Estate or Station).
As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of February. 1923.
WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
Minister of Internal Affairs.
Open Season for Deer-shooting, Wellington Acclimatization District, Counties of Hutt and Featherston (Wainui), Akitio, Tararua Forest Reserve, and Taihape.
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 29th day of March, 1923, to the 31st day of May, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Wellington 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, excepting the areas described in the Second Schedule hereto, subject to the following conditions.
CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags may be issued by the secretary of the Wellington Acclimatization Society, on payment of a license fee of £2, in the form prescribed in the Third Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification: Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.
2. No licensee shall take or kill more than two stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten 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 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 Wellington Acclimatization Society at Wellington 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 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.
7. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.
   FIRST SCHEDULE.
   District to which License relates.
   All that area commencing at the Onoke Lake, thence northward along the west side of the Wairarapa Lake to Featherston, thence along the railway-line to Eketahuna, thence eastward in a direct line to the sea at Castlepoint, thence northward along the coast to the Waimata River, thence in a direct line westward to Palmerston North, thence along the railway-line to Paekakariki, thence southward to the sea at Petone, thence along the coast to the point of commencement at the Onoke Lake.
   Also all that area within a line commencing at the mouth of the Kawatau River, thence westward along the river to its junction with the Pourangaki Stream, thence along the stream to its source at the summit of the Ruahine Ranges, thence northward to Motopuha, thence westward to Te Rotoiti, thence southward to Moawhango, thence to the point of commencement at the mouth of the Kawatau River.
   SECOND SCHEDULE.
   Areas excluded from District to which License relates.
   From the Otaki railway-bridge following up the Otaki River to a point due west of Mount Crawford, thence east to Mount Crawford, thence north to Mount Dundas, thence in a north-westerly direction to Shannon, thence southward along the railway-line to the point of commencement.
   Also all that piece of land containing 6,500 acres, being parts of Blocks VIII, IX, X, and XVII, Rimutaka Survey District, and shown on the Crown Lands provisional map of the Hutt County as a timber and water reserve (the said land being the catchment area for the Wellington City Council’s reservoir situated at Wainuiomata).
   THIRD SCHEDULE.
   No.
   License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).
   , of , having this day paid the sum of £2, is hereby authorized to take or kill two red-deer stags, of not less than ten points, within that part of the Wellington 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 this day of , 1923.
   , Secretary,
   Wellington Acclimatization Society.
   ENDORSEMENT.
   District to which License relates.
   All that area commencing at the Onoke Lake, thence northward along the west side of the Wairarapa Lake to Featherston, thence along the railway-line to Eketahuna, thence eastward in a direct line to the sea at Castlepoint, thence northward along the coast to the Waimata River, thence in a direct line westward to Palmerston North, thence along the railway-line to Paekakariki, thence southward to the sea at Petone, thence along the coast to the point of commencement at the Onoke Lake.
   Also all that area within a line commencing at the mouth of the Kawatau River, thence westward along the river to its junction with the Pourangaki Stream, thence along the stream to its source at the summit of the Ruahine Ranges, thence northward to Motopuha, thence westward to Te Rotoiti, thence southward to Moawhango, thence to the point of commencement at the mouth of the Kawatau River.
   Areas excluded therefrom.
   From the Otaki railway-bridge following up the Otaki River to a point due west of Mount Crawford, thence east to Mount Crawford, thence north to Mount Dundas, thence in a north-westerly direction to Shannon, thence southward along the railway-line to the point of commencement.
   Also all that piece of land containing 6,500 acres, being parts of Blocks VIII, IX, X, and XVII, Rimutaka Survey District, and shown on the Crown Lands provisional map of the Hutt County as a timber and water reserve (the said land being the catchment area for the Wellington City Council’s reservoir situated at Wainuiomata).
   As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 28th day of February, 1923.
   WM. DOWNIE STEWART,
   Minister of Internal Affairs.
   Open Season for Deer-shooting, Westland Acclimatization District (Kokatahi and Arahura Districts).
   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 20th day of May, 1923 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Westland 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.
   CONDITIONS.
8. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags may be issued by the Chief Postmaster at Hokitika, on payment of a license fee of £2, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notification. Provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.