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 pur-
   poses, 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 con-
   ditions 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 north-
ward along the west side of the Wairarapa Lake to Feather-
ston, 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 com-
mencement 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.

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.

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, and an unlimited number of hinds
within that part of the Wellington Acclimatization District
described in the endorsement hereon, from the 1st day of
April, 1925, to the 31st day of May, 1925 (both days inclu-
sive), 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 acclimati-
zation 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 , 1925.

……….. 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.

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 21st day of
February, 1925.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Deer-shooting, Westland Acclimatization
District.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals
Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Richard Francis
Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New
Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 2nd day
of March, 1925, to the 30th day of April, 1925 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Westland
Acclimatization District, described in the First Schedule
hereto, for the taking or killing of the following imported
game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds—within those parts 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 Chief Postmaster at Hokitika, on payment of a
   licensee fee of £5, in the form prescribed in the Second Schedule
   hereto, and subject to the said Act and regulations there-
   under and this notification. The number of such licenses to
   be issued by the said Chief Postmaster shall not exceed
   eighteen: Provided that not more than one such license shall
   be issued to the same person.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than four stags, and
   no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less than ten
   points. A licensee may also, pursuant to a license issued
   under this notification, take or kill an unlimited number of
   old hinds and stags with deformed heads. Ball cartridge
   only to be used: Provided that no metal-patched or metal-
   cased bullet shall be used for killing such deer.

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

4. Regulations as to the use of marks of identification of
   deer-heads contained in section 6 of the regulations under
   the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, published in
   the New Zealand Gazette of the 7th February, 1924, page 437,
   shall be strictly adhered to by each license, who, in addition
   thereto, shall return all unused “tags” to the Chief Post-
   master at Hokitika 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.

5. 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.

6. Any person committing a breach of any of these con-
   ditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area comprising the County of Westland.

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 four red-deer stags,
of not less than ten points, also an unlimited number of old
hinds and stags with deformed heads, within the Westland
Acclimatization District, from the 2nd day of March, 1925,
to the 30th day of April, 1925 (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 acclimatiza-
tion purposes, or on any sanctuary cr 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 , 1925.

………… Chief Postmaster.

As witness my hand at Wellington, this 21st day of
February, 1925.

RICH. F. BOLLARD,
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, Richard Francis
Bollard, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of
New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 2nd
day of March, 1925, to the 30th day of April, 1925
(both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Westland
Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the