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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 21

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., Nelson Acclimatization District

N exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I, Maui Pomare, Acting 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, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Nelson 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—viz., Californian quail; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1929 (both days inclusive). to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—via., 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 (viz., godwits) will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Chief Postmaster at Nelson, and the Postmasters at Motueka, Kohatu, Wakefield, Murchison, and Reefton, are hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses,

2. The "umber of such imported game that may be take" or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed twenty Californian quail.

3. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game and native game (including godwits), or native game only (vie., godwits), shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game (including godwits), or native game only (vie., 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 such imported game or native game, with any automatic or auto-loading gun, "leas 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 "se any gun other than a shoulder-g"; and no go" shall be used for the purpose aforesaid the bore of which is larger than the size know" as No. 12 at the muzzle, nor shall any gun be used which exceeds 10 lb. in weight.

5. Shading 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, "or shall more than twenty-five artificial decoys be used at any one time (whether by one or several persons) on any particular water within a" area of less than 100 yards square.

7. No person shall use any power boat or launch in co". nexion with the taking or killing of imported or native game.

8. Any person committing a breach of any of these con-ditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

SCHEDULE.

AU that area in the Nelson Land District bounded towards the north-west and north-east generally by Tasman Sea, Golden Bay, and Tasman Bay, from Kohaihai Bluff, in Block XIII, Whakapoai Survey District, to a point on shore of Croisilles Harbour due west of the westernmost point of Elaine Bay ; thence towards the north by a right line running due east to said westernmost point of that bay and by southern shore of that bay to its south bead ; thence towards the south-east generally 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 Duppa, 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 Riser ; 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 Wards 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 watershed of the Maruia River to Mount Haast ; thence by. line due north to the right bank of the Inangahua River and along that bank to and up 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 Snowdon 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.

As witness my hand this 14th day of March, 1928.

M. POMARE,

Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., North Canterbury Acclimatization District.

I N exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, I, Maui Pomare, Acting 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, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the North 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 and native game—viz., Canadian goose, California" quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), and black swan; and the period from the 2nd day of May to the 15th day of May, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season 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, 1929 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the said district for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., godwits and knots ; subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. LICENSES to take or kill such imported game and native game, including godwits and knots, 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-viz., grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller), pukeko, and black swan—will be issued to any person on payment of tan shillings (10s.) each; and licenses to take or kill the following native game—viz., godwits and knots-will be issued to any person on payment of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the North 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 and native game that may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not exceed twenty-five head in all of Californian quail, Canadian goose, pukeko, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or shoveller); provided that not more than five bead of Canadian goose may be take" or killed by any one person in any one day.

3. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits and knots (or native game only, including godwits and knots), shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits and knots (or godwits and knots only), 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, "less 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 the" 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, "or shall more than twenty-five artificial decoys be used at any one time (whether by one or several persons) on any particular water within a" area of less than 100 yards square.

7. No person shall use any power boat. or launch in co". nexion with the taking or killing of imported or native game.

8. Any person committing a breach of any of these co". ditions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of £20.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

AU that area in the Nelson, Marlborough, and Canterbury Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at Whitcombe Pass, and proceeding north-easterly along the summit of the