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SOHEDULE.
All that area in the Taranaki and Wellington Land Districts bounded on the north-east and north by the Taranaki and Stratford Acclimatization Districts, hereinafter described, from the mouth of the Taungatara Stream to the north-eastern corner of Block XI, Taurakawa Survey District; thence by a right line to the range forming the county boundary, and along that range passing through Waitu and Manga-rau Trig. to the Pokeka Road; thence by the Pokeka-Pipiriki Road to the Watershed Road forming the western boundary of Section 5, Block IV, Momahaki Survey District; thence southerly along Watershed Road to the southern boundary of Mangapapa No. 1c Block; thence westerly along the said southern boundary to the western boundary of Lot 1, Mangapapa 1B Block; thence generally southerly along the western boundaries of Lots 1 and 3, Mangapapa 1B Block, to the Manganui-o-tahu Stream; thence down that stream to the western boundary of the Manganui-o-tahu Block; thence by the western and southern boundaries of the Manganui-o-tahu Block to Pakira Trig. Station; thence westerly to Orangi-hongi Trig. Station; thence southerly along the western boundaries of Lots 14 and 17 on plan 918, deposited in the office of the District Land Registrar at Wellington, and the eastern boundary of Lot 4, plan 659, deposited as aforesaid, to south-eastern corner of Lot 4 aforesaid; thence down the Mangaone Stream to the eastern boundary of Section 16, Block V, Nukumaru Survey District; thence along the said eastern boundary to Wharekaranga Trig. Station; thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 16 to the Mangaone Stream; thence down the Mangaone Stream to the Waitotara River; thence down the Waitotara River to the sea-coast; and thence north-westerly along the sea-coast to the mouth of the Taungatara Stream, the place of commencement.
As witness my hand this 1st day of April, 1925.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., Hawke's Bay 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 1st day of May to the 31st day of July, 1925 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Hawke's Bay Acclimatization District, as described in the Schedule hereto, except in the areas referred to in condition No. 3, for the taking or killing of the following imported game and native game—viz., cock pheasants, Californian quail, Australian quail, mallard duck, grey duck, widgeon, and black swan; and the period from the 1st day of May to the 31st day of May, 1925 (both days inclusive) to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., pukeko; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 28th day of February, 1926 (both days inclusive) to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., godwits; subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill such imported game and native game, including godwits, within the said district will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each, and licenses to take or kill the following native game only—viz., godwits—will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.
2. The number of such imported game and native game that may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed five cock pheasants, twenty Californian quail, ten Australian quail, five mallard duck, five pukeko, and twenty-five head in all of grey duck, widgeon, and black swan.
3. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game and native game (including godwits) or native game only (including godwits), shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game (including godwits), or native game only (including godwits), on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain, or any land mentioned in the Second Schedule hereto.
4. No person shall kill or destroy any such imported game or native game, or shoot at or attempt to shoot at any such imported game or native game, with any automatic or auto-loading gun, unless it is converted into a gun capable of carrying two cartridges only, or with any rifle or pea-rifle, swivel-gun, punt-gun, or pump-gun, or shall use any gun other than a shoulder-gun; and no gun shall be used for the purpose aforesaid the bore of which is larger than the size known as No. 12 at the muzzle, nor shall any gun be used which exceeds 10 lb. in weight.
5. Shooting may begin not earlier than half an hour before sunrise and must cease not later than half an hour after sunset.
6. Any person committing a breach of any of these conditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

SCHEDULE.
All that area in the Auckland, Hawke's Bay, and Wellington Land Districts, commencing at a point in the centre of the Rangitikei River with the intersection of a right line running between Trig. Stations 27 and 26, Tawaki-Tohunga, and situated in Blocks XV and XII, Mangamaire Survey District, respectively; thence towards the north generally by a right line to Trig. Station 26, Tawaki-Tohunga; thence by a right line to Trig. Station 6A; thence by a right line in a north-easterly direction through Trig. Station 68A to the middle of the Mohaka River; thence by the middle of the Mohaka River to the sea; thence towards the east generally by high-water mark of the sea to the middle of the Waimata River, being the north-eastern corner of Waimata Survey District in Akitio County; thence by the northern boundaries of Waimata and Mount Cerebus Survey Districts and the northern boundary of Wellington Land District to the middle of the Manawatu River; thence by the middle of the Manawatu River to a point in line with the summit of the Ruahine Range; thence to and by the summit of that range to a right line running between Aorangi Trig. Station and the confluence of the northern branch of the Waipawa River with the Makaroro River; thence by that line to Aorangi Trig. Station; thence by a right line running in the direction of trig. numbered 32 to the middle of the Rangitikei River, and by the middle of that river to the place of commencement.
As witness my hand this 1st day of April, 1925.
RICHD. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., Hobson 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 1st day of June to the 31st day of July, 1925 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Hobson Acclimatization District, as described in the First Schedule hereto, except in the areas referred to in condition No. 3 and in the Second Schedule hereto, for the taking or killing of the following imported game and native game—viz., cock pheasants, Californian quail, grey duck, black teal, and black swan; and the period from the 1st day of June to the 30th day of June, 1925 (both days inclusive) to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., pukeko; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1926 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., godwits—subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill such imported game and native game, including godwits, within the said district will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each; and licenses to take and kill the following native game only—viz., godwits—will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Postmasters at Maungaturoto, Paparoa, Pahi, Matakohe, Dargaville, Donnelly's Crossing, Te Kopuru, Aratapu, Tangiteroria, Tangowahine, Kaihu, Kirikoponui, Mititai, Raupo, Ruawai, Batley, Hoanga, Mangawhare, Mareretu, Onetoa, Naumai, Otamatea, Pukihua, Rehia, Tutamoe, Wai-rere, Whakapirau, and Tokatoka are hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.
2. The number of such imported game and native game that may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed twelve cock pheasants, and twenty-five head in all of grey duck, pukeko, black teal, and black swan.