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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

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

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle, 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, 1930 (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 geese, Californian quail, grey duck, spoonbill duck, mallard duck, and black swan; and the period from the 1st day of May to the 7th day of May, 1930 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the said district, except as above, for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., paradise duck; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1931 (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), and black swan—will be issued to any person on payment of ten 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, grey duck, spoonbill duck, and Canadian geese, and five head of paradise duck.

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), or godwits and knots only, shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits and knots (or native game only, 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, 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 less than 100 yards square.

7. No person shall use any aeroplane, 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 Nelson, Marlborough, and Canterbury Land Districts bounded by a line commencing at Whitcombe Pass, and proceeding north-easterly along the summit of the Southern Alps and the Spenser 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 Rakaia 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 Survey 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 20th day of March, 1930.

JAS. B. DONALD,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/17/29.)

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

IN exercise of the powers vested in me by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, I, Philip Aldborough de la Perrelle, 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, 1930 (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, grey duck, spoonbill duck (or widgeon), Californian quail, and black swan; and the period from the 1st day of May to the 7th day of May, 1930 (both days inclusive) to be an open season in the said district, except as above, for the taking or killing of the following native game—viz., paradise duck; and the period from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of March, 1931 (both days inclusive), to be an open season in the said district, except as above, 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 the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Otago 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 twenty head in all of mallard duck, Canadian goose, Californian quail, grey duck, and spoonbill duck (or widgeon): Provided that not more than twelve head per day of Canadian goose or twenty head per day of Californian quail shall be taken by any one person; provided further that Californian quail shall not be taken or killed in the following districts — viz., Waikaka, Heriot, Hindon, Palmerston, Pigroot, Maungatua, Waihola, Waipori, Salisbury, Pukerangi, and Puerua; provided further that the number of black swan which may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day shall not be limited: Provided also that not more than six head of paradise duck may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day, nor more than twenty-five head of paradise duck be taken by any one person during the period for which an open season for such birds has been declared.

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 (or native game only)