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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

“Permit-holder” includes any person to whom a permit has been issued, notwithstanding the expiration or other determination of such permit:
“Permit Officer” means any person duly appointed in manner hereinafter provided to issue permits.
(2) These regulations may be cited as “The Taupo Trout-fishing Regulations, 1929.”

2. ISSUE OF LICENSES.

(1) The following licenses to fish for trout in the district may be issued:—
(a) A whole-season license.
(b) A weekly license.
(c) A week-end license.
(d) A day license.
(2) The Chief Postmasters at Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and the Postmasters at Rotorua, Taupo, Tokaanu, Taumarunui, Ohakune, Taihape, Raetihi, New Plymouth, Stratford, Hawera, Wanganui, and Waitahanui, and any person authorized in writing in that behalf by the Minister or his appointee shall be issuing officers for the purpose of these regulations, and shall have power to issue the licenses and charge therefor the fees herein provided.
(3) Applications for licenses shall be made to an issuing officer.
(4) All licenses shall be issued under the hand of an issuing officer, and shall be generally in the form set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.
(5) Any issuing officer may refuse to issue a license to any person who within the previous two years has been convicted of any breach of the provisions of any Act relating to fishing for trout or of any regulations made thereunder.
(6) Week-end licenses shall be issued only to residents (including district residents).
(7) Monthly licenses shall be issued only to persons other than residents, or district residents, and not more than three monthly licenses to take effect during one open season shall be issued to the same person.

3. LICENSE FEES.

(1) For the purpose of these regulations “resident” means a person domiciled in New Zealand; “district resident” means a person domiciled in New Zealand whose permanent and principal or only place of residence is within the district.
(2) The fee for every week-end license issued shall be five shillings.
(3) The respective fees for monthly licenses shall be those set out in the following table:—

(4) The respective fees for all other licenses issued shall be those set out in the following table:—

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of the last preceding clause hereof, any person may obtain a whole-season license who satisfies an issuing officer that during the same season he has already obtained one or more of the licenses above referred to (other than a whole season license), on payment of a fee amounting to the excess (if any) of the fee payable by him for a whole-season license over the fees already paid by him for licenses during the same season, together (in all cases) with a further fee of 2s. 6d.
(6) The foregoing fees shall be paid to the issuing officer prior to the issue of the respective licenses.
(7) Every person is guilty of an offence against these regulations who, with a view to obtaining any license for a fee lower than the respective fee payable under this regulation, makes any false representation to an issuing officer as to the domicile or place of residence or age of himself or of any other person.
(8) If through no fault of his own a person who has paid the prescribed fee for a license should be unable to use such license, or in any case in which there are special circumstances which in the opinion of the Minister render a refund of such fee advisable, the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, direct that such fee shall be refunded to such person. In such event such person shall, before such refund is made, surrender such license to the Minister.

4. RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER LICENSES.

(1) The holder of a whole-season license may fish for trout in any part of the district, except in Lake Roto Aira, during the whole of the open season in respect of which the license is issued, but every such license shall be for one season only, and shall expire at the close of the open season in respect of which it is issued.
(2) The holder of a monthly license, weekly license, or day license may fish for trout in any part of the district, except in Lake Roto Aira, within the open season during or in respect of which the same is issued between the first and last days set out in the license (both days inclusive) or on the day set out in the license, as the case may be.
(3) The holder of a week-end license may fish for trout in any part of the district, except in Lake Roto Aira, within the open season during or in respect of which the same is issued on the Saturday stated therein, the following Sunday, and until noon on the following Monday.
(4) Every license shall be subject always to the special limits and restrictions set out in these regulations or otherwise imposed by law, and notwithstanding the terms of any license the holder thereof shall not be authorized to fish in any place during the close season in that place.
(5) Every license shall be deemed to operate as a special license within the meaning of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of the special Act and to confer upon the holder thereof a full and free right of way (in common with all other persons having the like right) for purposes of angling, at all times so long as such license is in force, along and over the land referred to in the said paragraph (b), except such parts thereof as may for the time being be let for a camping-site or occupied as a camp under a permit issued pursuant to these regulations, and subject to any Proclamation for the time being in force issued under the proviso to the said paragraph (b).
(6) Every holder of a license exercising the right of way over land referred to in the last preceding clause hereof shall, after opening or passing through any gate or opening in a fence upon the said land, securely close and fasten the same, and shall be liable for any damage suffered by any person through his failure so to do, and for any damage done by him to any such gate, opening, or fence.
(7) Except as aforesaid, no license shall confer any right of entry upon the land of any person without his consent.
(8) No license shall be transferable or be deemed to authorize any person to fish other than the person named therein.
(9) Every person taking any trout having affixed thereto a metal tag impressed with the letters “I.A.” shall forthwith deliver such tag to the Conservator of Fish and Game at Rotorua or a ranger or an issuing officer, together with a statement in writing signed by him setting out—(a) The date on which such trout was taken; (b) the place at which it was taken; (c) its weight in pounds; (d) its length in inches from nose to tip of tail; and (e) the number marked on the tag.*

• NOTE.—Cards to be filled in with above particulars are obtainable from rangers and issuing officers within the district.

5. FISHING WITHOUT A LICENSE.

(1) No person shall fish for, take, or kill trout within the district unless he is the holder of a license issued under these regulations.
(2) A general license to fish for trout and other acclimatized fish in every acclimatization district issued pursuant to the General Regulations enuring under the Fisheries Act, 1908, and made by Order in Council dated the 23rd day of August, 1907, and published in the Gazette on the 29th day of August, 1907, at page 2685, shall not entitle the holder to fish for trout or other acclimatized fish in the district.
(3) Every person fishing for trout, or in possession of fishing-gear, shall, on the demand of any ranger, constable, officer of the Department of Internal Affairs, or of any person producing a current license, give his true name and place of residence, and on the like demand, produce and show to such ranger, constable, officer, or person his license and the contents of his creel or bag and the lure or bait used by him for taking, catching, or killing trout.