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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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plan of this area has been supplied to the Department of Internal Affairs.)

4. That portion of Lake Taupo bounded by right line commencing at a point at the mouth of the Kurutau River and running in an easterly direction across the lake in a right line to the mouth of the Tauranga-Taupo River; thence by the shore of Lake Taupo in a south-western direction to Waihi; thence in a northerly direction to the mouth of the Kouratau River, being the point of commencement.

5. The property of John B. Lawrie, Esq., comprising 100 acres on the Taupo and Atiamuri Roads, near Rotorua.

6. Section 2, Block II, Section 2, Block III, and Sections 10 and 11, Block VII, all of Tarawera Survey District, together with the lake known as Lake Okareka.

As witness my hand this 14th day of March, 1927.

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

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., South Canterbury 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 May to the 31st day of July, 1927 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the South Canterbury 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., mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, black teal, and black swan; and the period from the 2nd day of May to the 8th day of May, 1927 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that portion of the County of Mackenzie forming part of the South Canterbury Acclimatization District for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., paradise duck; and the period from the 2nd day of January to the 31st day of March, 1928 (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 such native game only, including godwits, will be issued to any person on payment of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the secretary of the South Canterbury 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, or native game only, that may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed twelve mallard duck, ten godwits, six paradise duck, twenty head in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck, black teal, 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 one hour before sunrise and must cease not later than one hour after sunset.

6. No live birds of any species shall be used as decoys, nor shall more than twenty-five artificial decoys be used at any one time (whether by one or several persons) on any particular water within an area of 100 yards square.

7. No person shall use any power-boat or launch in connection with the taking or killing of imported or Native game.

8. 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 Canterbury Land District bounded by a line commencing at Mount Cook, and proceeding thence along the summits of the Southern Alps and the Two Thumbs Range to the source of the Forest Creek; thence down that stream and the middle of the Rangitata River to the sea; thence along the sea-coast to the Pareora River, and up the Pareora River to its source; by a right line to the summit of Mount Nimrod; thence by a right line to Trig. Station F; thence northerly along the summit of the range to Trig. K: thence by a line due west to the Hakataramea River; thence up the Hakataramea River and Dalgety Creek to Hakataramea Pass, thence by a right line passing through Trig. Station N1 to Stony Stream; thence down Stony Stream to the Waitaki River; and on the west by a line up the middle of the Waitaki and Pukaki Rivers to Pukaki Lake; thence up the middle of Pukaki Lake to the Tasman River; thence up the middle of the Tasman River to the Tasman Glacier; thence along the western boundary of the said Tasman Glacier to a point in line with a line from Mount Cook and passing through Ball Hut; thence by that line to Mount Cook and the summit of the Southern Alps, the place of commencement.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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

Milford Lagoon.

Mackenzie County Council’s hydro-electric dam at Fairlie

As witness my hand this 14th day of March, 1927

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

Open Season for Native Game, License Fee, &c., Southland 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 May to the 30th day of June, 1927 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Southland 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 native game—viz., grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), and black swan; and the period from the 2nd day of May to 8th day of May, 1927 (both days inclusive) to be an open season in that part of the said district comprising all that area bounded on the east by the railway-line from Kingston to Lumsden, on the south by the Southland Electric-power Boards’ main transmission line from Gore to Monowai, for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., paradise duck and pukeko; and the period from the 1st day of February to the 31st day of March, 1928 (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 native game (including godwits) will be issued to any person on payment of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the secretary of the Southland 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 native game that may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed twenty head in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), and black swan, and six head each of paradise duck and pukeko.

3. Nothing in any license to take or kill native game (including godwits) shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill native game (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 native game, or shoot at or attempt to shoot at any such 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.