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issued at a fee of ten shillings (10s.) ; and a similar fee is payable in the case of the Ashburton, Southland, Waimate, and Waitaki Districts wherein native game only may be taken or killed during the present season; in the Grey Acclimatisation District a license is obtainable to take or kill imported game only—viz., hares—at a fee of ten shillings (10s.), and a license to take or kill native game only at a similar fee.

Section 15. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game or native game shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game or native game 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.

Section 39. Except as otherwise expressly provided, nothing in any license or other authority under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, shall entitle the holder thereof to enter upon any private land without the consent of the owner or occupier thereof, or upon any State forest or provisional State forest.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE KINDS OF IMPORTED GAME AND NATIVE GAME WHICH MAY BE KILLED IN EACH DISTRICT.

Acclimatization District. Imported and Native Game.
Ashburton Grey duck and black swan.
Auckland Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, black swan, pukeko, and grey duck.
Bay of Islands Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Buller Hares and grey duck.
Coromandel Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, black teal, and black swan.
East Coast Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, and black swan.
Feilding and district Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, mallard duck, pukeko, and black swan.
Grey District Hares, grey duck, and black swan.
Hawera Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Hawke’s Bay Cock pheasants, mallard duck, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, widgeon (or shoveller), pukeko, and black swan.
Hobson Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, black teal, pukeko, and black swan.
Lakes District Californian quail, grey duck, black swan, and paradise duck.
Marlborough Californian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Mangonui-Whangaroa Cock pheasants, Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), and black swan.
Nelson Californain quail, grey duck, and black swan.
North Canterbury Californian quail, Canadian goose, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), black swan, and paradise duck.
Opotiki Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, and black swan.
Otago Californian quail, mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or widgeon), black swan, paradise duck, and pukeko.
Rotorua Cock pheasants, Californian, Virginian, and Australian quail, mallard duck, grey duck, black teal, eastern golden plover, turnstone, and black swan.
South Canterbury Mallard duck, grey duck, black teal, spoonbill duck, black swan, and paradise duck.
Southland Grey duk, spoonbill duck, black swan, and paradise duck.
Stratford Cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, black teal, and black swan.
Taranaki Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, and black swan.
Tauranga Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, and black swan,

Waiapu Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, and black teal.
Waimarino Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, and grey duck.
Waimate Grey duck, spoonbill duck, black swan, paradise duck, and pukeko.
Waitaki Grey duck, black swan, and paradise duck.
Wanganui Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), black teal, and black swan.
Wellington Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, mallard duck, hares, grey duck, shoveller, and black swan.
Westland Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, mallard duck, grey duck, black swan, and paradise duck.
Whangarei Cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, black swan, and pukeko.

Note.—Not more than twenty-five head of native game may be killed by any one person in any one day in any district.

Shooting may begin not earlier than half an hour before sunrise and must cease not later than half an hour after sunset.

A short season for paradise duck from Ist May to 7th May, 1925, and for pukeko from 1st May to 31st May, 1925, has been granted in respect of some acclimatization districts, and from 1st June to 30th June, 1925, in the Hobson district. The issue of licenses to take or kill these birds is provided for in the Warrants fixing the open season in the districts concerned.

Native pigeon is absolutely protected.

GODWITS AND KNOTS.

Godwits may be taken or killed in the following districts during the period set opposite the name of each district respectively:—

Buller 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Coromandel 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Feilding and District 1st February to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Hawke’s Bay 1st January to 28th February, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Hobson 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Mangonui-Whangaroa 1st January to 31st March, 1926 both days inclusive).
Nelson 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Opotiki 1st February to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Otago 1st January to 12th February, 1926 (both days inclusive).
South Canterbury 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Southland .. 1st February to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Tauranga 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Wellington 1st February to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).

And both godwits and knots may be taken or killed in the following districts during the period set opposite the name of each district respectively :—

Auckland 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
North Canterbury 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Rotorua 1st February to 30th April, 1926 (both days inclusive).
Whangarei 1st January to 31st March, 1926 (both days inclusive).

The license fee for taking or killing these birds only is ten shillings (10s.): Provided that a license to take or kill imported and native game also authorizes the holder to take or kill godwits and knots in the districts where these birds may be taken or killed.

SALE OF NATIVE AND IMPORTED GAME.

No sale this season.