Hunting Regulations




MAB. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

  1. Shooting may begin not earlier than one hour before
    sunrise and must cease not later than one hour after sunset.
  2. 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 par-
    ticular water within an area of less than 100 yards square.
  3. No person shall use any aeroplane, power-boat, or launch
    in the taking or killing of imported or native game.
  4. Any person committing a breach of any of these condi-
    tions is liable, on conviction, to a fine of $20.

SCHEDULE.
All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded by
a line commencing at the confluence of the Ongaruhe and
Wanganui Rivers at Taumarunui, and proceeding thence up
the middle of the Wanganui River to its intersection with a
right line lying between trig. station on Tongariro and a
point on the west shore of Lake Taupo at the mouth of the
Waihi Stream; thence south-westerly along that line to said
trig. station on Tongariro; thence southerly along a right line
to Trig. Station D on Ngauruhoe; thence south-westerly along a
right line to Trig. Station H on Paretetaitonga; thence south-
easterly along a right line to trig. station on Ruapehu; thence
south-easterly along a right line to Trig. Station No. 28 on
Manukaiapu; thence south-westerly along right lines through
Trig. Station 24 on Te Rotete, C on Auahitotara, and A on
Totem to the junction of the Waiouru-Tokaanu Road with
the Waiouru-Moawhango Road; thence south-easterly along
the middle of the last-mentioned road to a point in line with
the northern boundary of Raketapauma No. 11 Block; thence
to and along said northern boundary in a north-westerly
direction, and along the northern boundaries of Raketapaumu
Nos. 1G, 1A, and 3A Blocks, and along the production of the
last named to the middle of the Turakina River; thence down
the middle of that river to a point in line with the northern
boundary of Section 4, Block II, Maungakaretu Survey Dis-
trict; thence to and along said northern boundary and the
northern boundaries of Sections 3, 2, and 1, in Block II afore-
mentioned, and along the northern boundaries of Sections 4,
3, and 2, across a road, and along the northern and north-
western boundaries of Section 1, all in Block I, Maungakaretu
Survey District, to the Owhakura Road; thence to and along
the middle of that road in a westerly direction to the conflu-
ence of the Waipapa and Maketu Streams; thence along the
northern boundaries of Sections 8 and 1, Block IV, Ngamatea
Survey District, and along the north boundary of said Section
1 produced to the middle of the Whangaehu River; thence
down the middle of that river and up the middle of the stream
forming the north-eastern boundary of Ohotu 6A No. 1 Block
to Field's Track crossing; thence to and along the middle of
said Field's Track in a general south-westerly direction to the
middle of the Rangitataua Stream; thence down the middle
of said stream to its confluence with the Mangawhero River;
thence up the middle of that river to a point in line with the
south-western boundary of Ohotu No. 9 Block; thence to
and along the said south-western boundary and along the
southern boundary of Section 1, Block IX, Ngamatea Survey
District, the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of
Section 1, Block XII, Tauakira Survey District, and the
south-eastern boundaries of Sections 3 and 9, Block XI, to
the Paparoa Stream; thence down the middle of that stream
to its confluence with the Wanganui River; thence up the
middle of that river to its confluence with the Ongaruhe River,
being the place of commencement.
As witness my hand this 20th day of March, 1930.
JAS. B. DONALD,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/17/20.)

Open Season for Native Game, License Fee, &c., Waimate
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 Waimate Acclimatization Dis-
trict, as described in the Schedule hereto, except in the
areas referred to in condition No. 3, for the taking or killing
of the following native game—viz., grey duck, spoonbill
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 that part of the said district extending
from the Waitaki Bridge to Kurow for the taking or killing
of the following native game—viz., paradise duck—subject
to the following conditions.

CONDITIONS.

  1. LICENSES to take or kill such native game within the
    said district will be issued to any person on payment of
    the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the
    Waimate 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 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 grey duck, spoonbill duck, and
    black swan, and six head of paradise duck.

  3. Nothing in any license to take or kill native game shall
    authorize the holder thereof to take or kill native game on
    lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclima-
    tization society for acclimatization purposes, or on any
    sanctuary or public domain.

  4. No person shall kill or destroy any such native game, or
    shoot at or attempt to shoot at any such 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 native or imported
    game.

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

SCHEDULE.
All that area in the Canterbury Land District bounded by
a line commencing at Mount Nimrod (the source of the Pareora
River) and proceeding thence down the middle of the Pareora
River to the sea; along the sea-coast; up the middle of the
Waitaki River and of Stony Stream to the intersection of
the last named with a right line through Trig. Station N1 and
Hakataramea Pass; thence along that line to Hakataramaea
Pass and down the Dalgety Creek and Hakataramea River
to a point due west of Trig. Station K; thence southerly
along the summit of a range to Trig. Station F and along a
right line to Mount Nimrod, the point of commencement.

As witness my hand this 20th day of March, 1930.
JAS. B. DONALD,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/17/21.)

Open Season for Native Game, License Fee, &c., Waitaki
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 Waitaki 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 native game
—viz., grey duck and black swan—and the period from the
1st day of May to the 7th day of May, 1930 (both days in-
clusive), to be an open season in the localities known as
Rhoborough Downs and Omarama, being part of the said
district, for the taking or killing of the following native
game—viz., paradise duck—subject to the following con-
ditions.

CONDITIONS.

  1. LICENSES to take or kill such native game within the said
    district will be issued to any person on payment of ten shil-
    lings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Waitaki Acclima-
    tization 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 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 grey duck, black swan, and paradise
    duck; provided that not more than six head of paradise duck
    may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day.
  3. Nothing in any license to take or kill native game shall
    authorize the holder thereof to take or kill native game on
    lands actually and exclusively used by any registered acclima-
    tization 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 native game,
    or shoot at or attempt to shoot at any such native game,
    with any automatic or auto-loading gun, unless it is con-
    verted 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.


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