Mar. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 635

Road to the south-west corner of Section 1, Block VII; thence along the south-west boundary of the said section and along the southern, western, and northern boundaries of Section 3, Block VI, Waro Survey District, to the western boundary of Section 4, Block VI, Waro Survey District; thence along the western boundaries generally of Sections 4 and 5, and along the south-western and northern boundaries of Section 6 (all in Block VI, Waro Survey District) to the Mohakatino Road; thence northerly along that road to a stream which crosses the Mohakatino-Parininihi 1d East Block and flows into the Mohakatino Stream near the westernmost corner of Section 1, Block III, Waro Survey District; thence down that stream to the said confluence and up the said Mohakatino Stream and along the northern boundary of Section 3, Block III, Waro Survey District, to Tawhitiraupeka Trig. Station; thence along the south-western and western boundaries of Mokau-Mohakatino 1n Block to the Mokau River; thence down the middle of that river to the sea, the place of commencement; including in the hereinbefore - described area Great Barrier Island and all islands excepting Rangitoto within the Hauraki Gulf.

As witness my hand this 11th day of March, 1926.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fee, &c., Bay of Islands Acclimatization District.

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, William 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 30th day of June, 1926 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Bay of Islands 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, Australian quail, grey duck, black teal, 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; subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill such imported game and native game within the said district will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each; and the secretary of the Bay of Islands 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 ten cock pheasants, twenty Californian quail, and Australian quail, and twenty head in all of grey duck, pukeko, black teal, and black swan.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE.

All that area in the North Auckland Land District bounded by a line commencing at the entrance to the Whangape Harbour and proceeding thence up the middle of that harbour and of the Awaroa River to the south-western corner of Section 3, Block XIV, Takahue Survey District; thence along the northern watershed of the Taraire and Mangamuka Rivers, passing through Raetea, Kumetewhiwhia, and Maungataniwha, to Ratakamaru; thence along the northern boundaries of Timber Sections 2, 6, and 16, of the Omahuta State Forest, to the northern boundary of Block XVI, Maungataniwha Survey District; along that boundary and down the Whakatereterekia and Mangapapa Streams; thence up the Waipapa River and Pukatea Stream, along the north-western boundaries of Sections 9 and 8, Block XIV, Kaeo Survey District, Sections 35 and 15, Puketi Settlement, Section 5, Block XV, Kaeo Survey District, and Old Land Claim 28; along the western boundaries of Section 16, Block XVI, Kaeo Survey District, and of Sections 28, 27, Pungaere K.G.R., Sections 10 and 14, Block XII, along the northern boundaries of Sections 14 and 26, the north-western boundaries of Sections 17 and 16, Block XII, Kaeo Survey District, Sections 1, 3, and 5, Block II, Kerikeri Survey District; along the north-western boundary of Otaha No. 4 Block to the Takou River; thence down that river to the sea and along the sea-coast to Helena Bay; thence along the north-western boundaries of Sections 11, 14, 2, 1, 15, and 16, Block I, Opuawhanga Survey District, and of Section 1, Block IV, Hukerenui Survey District, to the north-western corner of the last named section; along a right line to Trig. Station 18, Taraio-Rahiri; along a right line to Trig. Station Tutamoe; along a right line in the direction of the north-western corner of Section 3, Block XIII, Punakitere Survey District, to its intersection with the southern boundary of Section 5, Block II, Tutamoe Survey District; thence along the southern boundaries generally of said Section 5 and of Section 14, 3, 4, and 5, Block I, Tutamoe Survey District; along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections 7, 6, and 5, Block V, Tutamoe Survey District; across a public road, and along the south-eastern, southern, and western boundaries of Section 10 to the southern boundary of Block IV, Waipoua Survey District; thence along the southern boundaries of Blocks IV, III, II, and I, Waipoua Survey District, to the sea-coast; thence along the sea-coast to the entrance to the Whangape Harbour, the point of commencement, including all adjacent islands.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Areas, in addition to those referred to in condition No. 3, excepted from the open season wherein imported game and native game shall not be taken or killed:—

All those areas of land comprising the Kohukohu, Kawakawa, Rawene, Russell, and Kaikohe Town Districts.

The Te Moke Block, containing 302 acres, situated in Block 12, Kawakawa Survey District.

The County of Hokianga.

As witness my hand this 11th day of March, 1926.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., Buller 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, 1926 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Buller 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., hares and grey duck; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1927 (both days inclusive), 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 Chief Postmaster at Westport 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 twenty head of hares or grey duck.

3. 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, including godwits, or the following native game only—viz., godwits—on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any sanctuary or public domain.

4. No person shall kill or destroy any such imported game or native game, or shoot at or attempt to shoot at any