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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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rally by a right line to Trig. Station Y (boundary trig.), and
by a line along the summit of the range over Mount McLaren,
Editor Peak, Mount Dupa, and Saddle Hill to the source
of the Heringa Stream; thence by a line down the middle
of that stream to its confluence with the Pelorus River; thence
by a line up the middle of the Pelorus River to its source near
Red Hills; thence by a right line to the summit; thence by
a line along the summit of the range over Red Hills, Mount
Rintoul, and Bush Cone to the summit of Ward’s Pass;
thence by a right line to Trig. Station Top 2 (Mangatawai);
thence by a line along the summit of St. Arnaud Range and
the summit of the Spencer Mountains; thence towards the
south-west by a line along the summit of the southern water-
shed of the Maruia River to Mount Haast; thence by a line
due north to the right bank of the Inangahua River, and
along that bank to and along the left bank of the Buller
River to the mouth of the Eight-mile or Boundary Creek;
thence by a line up a leading spur on the western side of said
Boundary Creek to Bald Hill, and by a line along the summit
of Lyell Range and along the summit of a range over Mount
Luna to Mount Arthur; thence towards the south-west by
a line along the summit of the western ranges over Mount
Peel and Mount Snowden to Mount Cobb; thence towards
the south-east by a line along the summit of range over
Mount Domett and down a leading spur to the Tasman Sea
at Kohaihai Bluff, the place of commencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).

, of
, having this day paid the sum of
£1 5s., is hereby authorized to take or kill red-deer stags
and hinds within the Nelson Acclimatization District, from
the 1st day of March, 1926, to the 31st day of May, 1926
(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 there-
under 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
, 1926.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 20th day of
January, 1926.

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

Open Season for Deer-shooting, North Canterbury Acclimatiz-

ation District (Waimakariri Deer Forest).

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 April, 1926, to the 15th day of May, 1926 (both days
inclusive), to be an open season in the North Canterbury
Acclimatization District, for the taking or killing of the
following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds—
within that part of the said acclimatization district described
in the First Schedule hereto, subject to the following condi-
tions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds may
   be issued by the secretary of the North Canterbury Accli-
   matization Society, on payment of a license fee of £5, in the
   form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject
   to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notifica-
   tion. The number of such licenses to be issued by the said
   secretary shall not exceed eight: Provided that not more than
   one such license shall be issued to the same person; and
   also that if the number of applications received for licenses
   exceeds the number of available licenses, then the persons to
   whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by
   ballot.

2. No licensee shall take or kill more than three red-deer
   stags, and no stag shall be killed carrying antlers with less
   than ten points. A licensee may, pursuant to a license
   issued under this notification, take or kill an unlimited number
   of hinds. 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 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 licensee, who, in addition
   thereto, shall return all unused “tags” to the secretary of
   the North Canterbury Acclimatization Society, Christchurch,
   immediately he has finished stalking for the season for which
   “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 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.

7. Any person committing a breach of any of these condi-
   tions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Waimakariri Deer Forest.

The watershed of the Poulter and Esk Rivers, and that
portion of the Craigieburn Run lying between the Waimaka-
riri River and the Midland Railway line.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

License to take or kill Imported Game (Deer).

, of
, having this day paid the sum of
£5, is hereby authorized to take or kill three red-deer stags,
of not less than ten points, and an unlimited number of hinds,
within that part of the North Canterbury Acclimatization
District known as the Waimakariri Deer Forest, as described
in the endorsement hereon, from the 1st day of April, 1926,
to the 15th day of May, 1926 (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, 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
, 1926.

Secretary, North Canterbury Acclimatization Society.

ENDORSEMENT.

Waimakariri Deer Forest.

The watersheds of the Poulter and Esk Rivers, and that
portion of the Craigieburn Run lying between the Waimaka-
riri River and the Midland Railway line.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this 20th day of
January, 1926.

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

Open Season for Deer-shooting, North Canterbury Acclimatiz-

ation District (Rakaia Gorge Deer Forest).

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
April, 1926, to the 15th day of May, 1926 (both days in-
clusive), to be an open season in the North Canterbury Accli-
matization District for the taking or killing of the following
imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds—within that
part 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 secretary of the North Canterbury Accli-
   matization Society, on payment of a license fee of £5, in the
   form prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, and subject
   to the said Act and regulations thereunder and this notifica-
   tion. The number of such licenses to be issued by the said
   secretary shall not exceed thirty: Provided that not more
   than one such license shall be issued to the same person,
   and also that if the number of applications received for
   licenses exceeds the number of available licenses then the
   persons to whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided
   by ballot.