Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3303

Open Seasons for Deer Shooting, Rotorua Acclimatization District.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Philip Aldborough de la Perelle, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 30th day of April, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the Rotorua Acclimatization District described in the First Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 30th day of April, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Second Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 30th day of April, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Third Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds and Japanese deer bucks and does; and the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 30th day of April, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Fourth Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 30th day of April, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Fifth Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 15th day of March, 1930, to the 31st day of May, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Sixth Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 1st day of March, 1930, to the 31st day of March, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Seventh Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., red-deer stags and hinds; and the period from the 15th day of July, 1930, to the 15th day of August, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in that part of the said acclimatization district described in the Eighth Schedule hereto for the taking or killing of the following imported game—viz., Sambur deer stags and hinds, subject to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

1. (a) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the First Schedule hereto may be issued by the Postmaster at Waikaremoana on payment of a license fee of £3 in the form prescribed in the Ninth Schedule hereto.

(b) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the Second Schedule hereto may be issued by the District Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £1 in the form prescribed in the Tenth Schedule hereto.

(c) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds and Japanese deer bucks and does in the area described in the Third Schedule hereto may be issued by the District Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £5 in the form prescribed in the Eleventh Schedule hereto.

(d) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the Fourth Schedule hereto may be issued by the Postmaster at Taneatua on payment of a license fee of £3 in the form prescribed in the Twelfth Schedule hereto: Provided that the number of such licenses which may be issued by the said Postmaster shall not exceed twelve, and that if the number of applicants exceeds the number of available licenses the persons to whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by ballot.

(e) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the Fifth Schedule hereto may be issued by the District Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £3 in the form prescribed in the Thirteenth Schedule hereto.

(f) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the Sixth Schedule hereto may be issued by the District Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £5 in the form prescribed in the Fourteenth Schedule hereto: Provided that the number of such licenses that may be issued by the said District Manager shall not exceed six, and that if the number of applicants exceeds the number of available licenses then the persons to whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by ballot.

(g) Licenses to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds in the area described in the Seventh Schedule hereto may be issued by the Postmistress at Opoutama on payment of a license fee of £3 in the form prescribed in the Fifteenth Schedule hereto: Provided that the number of licenses that may be issued by the said Postmistress shall not exceed ten, and that if the number of applicants exceeds the number of available licenses then the persons to whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by ballot.

(h) Licenses to take or kill Sambur deer stags and hinds may be issued by the District Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, at Rotorua, on payment of a license fee of £2 in the form prescribed in the Sixteenth Schedule hereto: Provided that the number of such licenses which may be issued by the said District Manager shall not exceed ten, and if the number of applicants exceeds the number of available licenses then the persons to whom such licenses are to be issued shall be decided by ballot.

All of the above licenses shall be subject to the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, and the regulations thereunder, and this notification, provided that not more than one such license shall be issued to the same person.

2. 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. Nothing in any license to take or kill red-deer stags and hinds, or Japanese deer bucks and does or Sambur deer stags and hinds shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill red deer stags or hinds or Japanese deer bucks or does or Sambur deer stags or hinds on lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclimatization society for acclimatization 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.

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

FIRST SCHEDULE.

(Waikaremoana Red-deer Herd Area.)

All that area in the Rotorua Acclimatization District, comprised in the Wairoa County (excluding the Mahia Peninsula and the sanctuary area at Lake Waikaremoana, which extends from the mouth of the Waiharuru Stream near Te Puna and thence by the shore of the lake to the mouth of the Aniwaniwa Stream).

SECOND SCHEDULE.

(Rotoiti-Okareka Red-deer Herd Area.)

All that area comprised within the boundaries of the County of Rotorua.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

(Taupo County Deer Herd Area.)

All that area within the Taupo County from a point commencing at the intersection of the Napier–Taupo Road and the shore of Lake Taupo; thence by that road to the boundary of the Hawke’s Bay County near Tarawera Hotel; thence in a southerly and westerly direction to the boundary-line between the Hawke’s Bay, Taupo, Rangitikei, and Waimarino Counties to its intersection with the Tongariro or Upper Waikato River; thence by that river to the bridge on the Taupo–Tokaanu Road; thence by that road along the shore of Lake Taupo to the intersection of the Napier–Taupo Road, being the point of commencement.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

(Whakatane Red-deer Herd Area.)

All that area within the County of Whakatane commencing at a point on the sea-coast at the boundary between the Whakatane and Opotiki Counties; thence by that boundary-line to its intersection with the Waimana River near Kai-rakau Trig. Station; thence in a westerly direction by a right line from that trig. station to the point of intersection with the Tarawera River, on the boundary of Rotorua County; thence by the Tarawera River to the sea-coast; thence easterly by the coast-line to the corner of the Opotiki County boundary, being the point of commencement.