Mar. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 685

Southern Alps and the Spencer Mountains to Mount Humboldt; thence along a right line to Barefell Pass, a right line to Palmer Saddle, and thence down the Conway River to its mouth; thence southerly along the sea-coast to Rakai River, and up that river to its source at Whitcombe Pass, the point of commencement.

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:—

1. All that area in the County of Akaroa, situated in the Akaroa and Ellesmere Surrey Districts, Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1,540 acres, more or less, being the lake known as Lake Forsyth, including all roads fronting on the shores of the said lake; and all those reserves in the said county and survey districts numbered 3186, 3187, 3185, 2903, 890, and 157, excluding therefrom Native Reserve 385 adjoining Lake Forsyth, and those portions of R.S. 2474, 4804, and 6012, being the flat land adjoining Okute and Little River Streams and Lake Forsyth.

2. Ahuriri Lagoon.

3. Horse-shoe Lake.

4. Glenmark Lagoon.

5. Cheviot Lagoon.

6. All that area within one mile on each side of the West Coast (Christchurch - Hokitika) Road from Springfield to Dillmanstown.

7. All that area in the Canterbury Land District bounded by a line commencing at the south-western corner of Rural Section 17571; thence north-easterly generally along Fairweather Road, Harper's Road, and Dixon's Road to the northern boundary of Reserve 3415; thence along that boundary to a point due west of the easternmost corner of Rural Section 14341; thence along a right line to that point; thence westerly generally along the road forming the southern boundary of that section and of Rural Section 5785 to Heyward's Road; thence north-westerly along Heyward's Road to its intersection with the south-eastern boundary of Reserve 3415; thence south-westerly generally along that boundary to a point in line with the southern boundary of Rural Section 17571; thence to and along that boundary to the south-western corner of the said Section 17571, the point of commencement.

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

Ma. POMARE,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.

Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game, License Fees, &c., Opotiki 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, 1926 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Opotiki 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, grey duck, and black swan; and the period from the 1st day of February 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—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 Opotiki 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 twelve cock pheasants and twenty fire head in all of grey duck and black swan.

3. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits, or the following native game only—viz., godwits—shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits, or godwits only, on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization purposes, or on my 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, 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, or 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 game.

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

SCHEDULE.

A., that area in the Auckland and Gisborne Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at the point where the Maratotara Road touches the sea-coast in Block III, Whakatane Survey District, and proceeding thence along the sea-coast to the south-western corner of Whangaparaoa No. 1 Block; thence along the southern boundary of said No. 1 Block, the western boundary of Whangaparaoa No. 3A Hock, and Waikura No. 2 Block, to Pakira Trig. Station; along a right line to Whanakaoa Trig. Station; along a right line to Kapua Trig. Station; along a right line to Arowhana Trig. Station; along a right line to Trig. Station 139A (Tuanui o te Kahakaha); along a right line passing through Trig. Station 140 (Pungarehu) to the Motu River, and up the Whakapaupakihī Stream to its source at Trig. Station 149A; along a right line to Trig. Station Pokaikiri; along the north-western boundaries of Section 2, Block V, Motu Survey District, Sections 2, 1, and 1; Block IX, Motu Survey District, Sections 3 and 2, Block XII, Moanui Survey District, Small Grazing-runs 90 and 89, to a point in line with the western boundary of Tahoma 2c 3 Section 2; thence to and along that boundary to a point lying in the right line between Maungatapere and Maungapohatu Trig. Stations; thence along that right line to Maungapohatu Trig. Station; along the summit of the range to the source of the Waimana (or Tauranga) River; down that river to and along the south-western boundary of Waimana 1n Block; along the south-eastern boundaries of Waimana Nos. 1n and 1c Blocks, Section 21, Block IV, Waimana Survey District, along the north-eastern boundary of said Section 2; along the north-eastern boundary of Waimana No. 1n Block; along the western side of the Nukuhou (Waimana-Ohiwa) Road, the western side of the Nukuhou-Maraetotara Road (Whakatane-Opotiki Main Road), and the western aids of the Maraetotara Road to the sea-coast at the point 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., Otago 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 30th day of June, 1928 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the Otago 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, Canadian goose, Californian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or widgeon), pukeko, and black swan; and the period from the 2nd day of January to the 12th day of February, 1929 (both days inclusive), to be an open season for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., godwits; subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

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 the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Otago Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized