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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 20]

native game only—viz., godwits and knots—will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Whangarei 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-five head in all of cock pheasants, black swan, grey duck, and black teal: Provided that not more than eight cock pheasants and twelve head of black teal may be taken or killed by any one person in any one day.

3. Nothing in any license to take or kill imported game and native game, including godwits and knots, or the following native game only—viz., godwits and knots—shall authorize the holder thereof to take or kill imported game or native game, 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; and no cartridge shall be used the length of which exceeds 2½ in.

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 or cause to be used any aeroplane in connection with the taking or killing of imported game or native game:

Provided that this condition shall not be so construed as to prohibit the use of any aeroplane for the purpose of travelling either to or from a rendezvous.

8. No person shall use or cause to be used on any lake, pond, lagoon, mere, estuary, or other dead water any power-boat for the purpose of taking or killing, whether by himself or by some other person or persons at his direction, by driving, chasing, frightening, or stalking any imported game or native game. For the purpose of this condition, power-boat means and includes any launch, boat, canoe, or other similar craft propelled either wholly or partly by mechanical power:

Provided that this condition shall not be so construed as to prohibit the use of any power-boat for camping purposes or for the purpose of travelling either to or from a rendezvous or generally or to prohibit shooting from a moored power-boat.

9. 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 North Auckland Land District commencing at a point on the sea-coast opposite the mouth of the Mangawhai Harbour; thence proceeding generally southerly up that harbour and along the stream, the eastern boundary of Section 15, Block III, Mangawhai Survey District, and Section 31, Block I, Pakiri Survey District; thence southerly along the eastern boundaries of Sections 16 and 78, Block I aforesaid, to the southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Section 78 and again southerly along the eastern boundary of Section 50; thence westerly along the southern boundaries of Sections 50, 51, and 56, Block I aforesaid, the southern boundaries of Sections 57, 60, 61, 64, and 65 to the Hakaru River; thence down the Hakaru River to its intersection with the Great North Road; thence generally northerly along the western side of the Great North Road and the Main Road, Maungaturoto-Waipu, to the eastern boundary of the Wairau Parish; thence along the eastern boundaries of the Wairau and Mareretu Parishes, the south-eastern boundaries of Sections 154, 155, 156, 157, 159, 68, and 67, Block XVI, Tangihua Survey District; Sections 66, 65, 61, and 59, Block XV, Tangihua Survey District, Sections 63, 51, and 44, Block III, Matakoho Survey District, and the production of the last-named boundary to the Mangonui River; thence down the middle of that river, and up the middle of the Tauraroa River to the eastern boundary of Allotment 1A, Walton's Grant; along that boundary to the north-eastern corner of Allotment 1A, and along a right line to Trig. Station Horokaka; along the western boundaries of Sections 14, 15A, 16, 7, and 7A to a public road; north-easterly generally along that public road to the Waiotama River; down the middle of that river and the middle of the Tangihua River, and up the middle of the Wairoa River; along the south-western boundaries of Sections 8, 9, 10, and 11, Block

XV, Mangakahia Survey District; north-westerly along a public road; along the southern boundary of a public reserve, along the southern boundaries of Sections 9 and 8A, Block X, Mangakahia Survey District, Sections 2, 22, 23, and 26, Block IX, Mangakahia Survey District, to a right line between Trig. Stations 43 (Tutamoe) and 18 (Te Tarai o Rahiri); thence north-easterly along that line to said Trig. Station 18; thence north-easterly along a right line to the north-western corner of Section 1, Block IV, Hukerenui Survey District, and along the north-western boundaries of said Section 1, and of Sections 16, 15, 1, 2, and 14, Block I, Opuawhanga, to the sea-coast at Opuawhanga; thence generally southerly along the sea-coast to the Mangawai Harbour, the place 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, or native game only, shall not be taken or killed:—

Dobie’s and Mair Parks.

Pukenui State Forest Reserve.

Sections 23 and 26, Block II, Opuawhanga Survey District, containing 50 acres and 230 acres respectively (the property of R. Lomas).

Swamp on Messrs. McLean and Antonovich’s property on the Whangarei-Waipu Road, about six miles from Waipu, together with an area of 200 yards from the edge of the said swamp.

Sections 13 and 14, Block 4, Purua Survey District, containing 75 acres, and Section 10, Block 14, Purua Survey District, containing 186 acres 1 rood 10 perches (in name of Timewell and King).

Section 26, Block 10, Purua Survey District (in name of D. McBeth).

An area extending for five miles along the Waipu-Maungatumoto Road from the boundary of the Whangarei County towards Waipu and being bounded on either side of the road by lines 100 yards from and parallel to both sides of the said road.

The property of D. Jones, being Section 3, Block VI, and Section 11, Block VIII, Whangarei Survey District, containing 470 acres.

Part Maunu 16 Block, Block XI, Purua Survey District, containing 23 acres and 15 perches, the property of Mrs. Millington, and all that outside area within 20 chains of the boundary of such property.

Sections 47 and 50 of the suburbs of Grahamtown, being the property of Mr. Alfred Commins.

Part Sections 60 and 61, Parish of Hikurangi, part Lots 34 and 35, Block V, Purua Survey District, the property of Mr. W. J. Bell.

The properties of Mr. Arthur John O’Neill, as follows:—(1) N.W. 50, 51, S.E. 52, N.W. 52, S.E. 53, N.W. 54, 57, S.E. 58, S.E. 59, part N.W. 59 and 64, Block XVI, Hukerenui Survey District, and Block V, Purua Survey District.

(2) Section N.W. 58, Block V, Purua Survey District.

(3) Section S.W. 65, Block V, Purua Survey District.

(4) Portion of railway reserve between Kauri and Hikurangi, adjoining Section 57, Block V, Purua Survey District.

The property of Mrs. Catherine McLeod: Sections 1, 3, 3A, part 4, part N.E. 53, and parts S.W. 53, S.E. 54, S.W. 55, N.E. 55, W. 56, N. 56, E. 56, 57A, part N.W. 59, Block V, Purua Survey District, and Block XVI, Hukerenui Survey District.

The property of Mr. Matthew McCarthy: Part N.E. 43, Block XVI, Hukerenui Survey District; S.W. and N.E. 53, Block XVI, Hukerenui Survey District.

The property of Mr. Joseph Gomez: Section 1, No. 1 Block, Whangarei Survey District.

The property of Mr. Harry William Coles: Part S.E. 2, Block V, Purua Survey District.

The property of Mrs. Catherine Annie Sinclair: Sections 61, 62, 63, Block V, Purua Survey District (leased to Mr. W. S. Russell).

The property of Mr. Ellis Dyer: Sections 64, 65, 70, 71, and 72, Block I, Purua Survey District, containing 393 acres 2 roods.

The property of Mr. Briscoe Moore: Lots 1 and 3, part Pipiwai 2H 17A, Mangaroa Block, Mangakahia Survey District, containing 1,957 acres 2 roods 25 perches.

The property of Mr. Roderick D. N. Finlayson: Sections 8, 9, part 10, 11, 18, part 19, 20, part 21, Block 4, Mangakahia Survey District, containing 602 acres and 32 perches, and Sections 38 and 41, Block IV, Mangakahia Survey District, containing 441 acres 1 rood 8 perches.

As witness my hand this 12th day of March, 1931.

P. A. DE LA PERRELLE,

Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 25/17/28.)

By Authority: W. A. G. SKINNER, Government Printer, Wellington.

Price 9d.]