Mar. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 457

Acclimatization District.
Otago .. .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
South Canterbury .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Southland .. .. 1st February to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Tauranga .. .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Wellington .. .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).

And both godwits and knots may be taken or killed in the
following districts during the period set opposite the name
of each district respectively:—

Auckland .. .. 1st February to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Buller .. .. 1st October to 31st December, 1932
(both days inclusive).
North Canterbury .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Rotorua .. .. 1st February to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).
Whangarei.. .. 2nd January to 31st March, 1933
(both days inclusive).

The license fee for taking or killing these birds only is ten
shillings (10s.): Provided that a license to take or kill
imported and native game also authorizes the holder to take
or kill godwits and knots in the districts where these birds
may be taken or killed.

SALE OF NATIVE AND IMPORTED GAME.
No sale this season.

(I.A. 26/18/2.)

Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22.—Protection of
Native Birds.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1932.

THE public are earnestly requested to assist in preserving
for posterity the native birds of New Zealand.

Under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, it
is illegal for any person to take or kill any protected birds,
or have in possession the skins, feathers, or eggs of any such
birds, without the consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

It is also illegal for any person to rob or destroy the nest
of any bird to which the Act applies.

Every person who offends against such provisions is liable
to a fine of £25 for every such offence.

NATIVE GAME.

Native game can only be shot during the open season,
and then only such kinds of native game as are specified in
the annual shooting-season warrants.

The following is a list of native game :—

Black swan (except in
Chatham Islands
County).
Duck—
Black teal (absolutely
protected in South-
land Acclimatization
District).
Grey duck.

Duck—
Shoveller.
Paradise duck.
Eastern golden plover.
Godwit or curlew.
Knot.
Pukeko.
Turnstone.

ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED BIRDS.

The following is a list of absolutely protected birds :—

Albatross—
Black-browed mollymawk.
Bounty Island mollymawk.
Campbell Island molly-
mawk.
Chatham Island molly-
mawk.
Royal albatross.
Snares Island mollymawk.
Sooty albatross.
Wandering albatross (toroa)
Yellow-nosed mollymawk.
Australian tree-swallow.
Avocet.

Bell-bird, or mocky (kori-
mako).
Auckland Island bell-bird.
Chatham Island bell-bird.
Bittern (matuku-hurepo).
Little bittern (kioriki).
Canary—
Bush canary (mohua).
White-head canary (popo-
kotea).
Creeper (South Island)
(pipit, toitoi).
Crow—
North Island crow (kokako).
South Island crow (kokako).

Cuckoo (Family Cuculidae)—
Long-tailed cuckoo (koe-
koea).
Shining cuckoo (pipiwha-
rauroa).

Dotterel—
Banded dotterel.
New Zealand dotterel.

Duck—
Auckland Island duck.
Blue or mountain duck
(whio).
Brown duck (tarawhatu).
Grey teal (panango).
Black and brown teal (in
Southland Acclimatiza-
tion District only).

Fantail—
Black fantail (tiwakawaka).
Chatham Island pied fan-
tail.
Pied fantail (tiwakawaka).

Fern-bird (matata)—
Chatham Island fern-bird.
Mainland species.
Snares Island fern-bird.

Gannet—
Gannet (takapu).
Masked gannet.

Grebe—
Crested grebe (weweia).
Little grebe, or dabchick
(totokipio).

Gull—
Black-billed gull.
Red-billed gull (tarapunga).

Heron—
Blue-heron (matuku).
Nankeen night-heron.
White-fronted heron (ma-
tuku-moana).
White-heron (kotuku).

Huia.
Kaka.
Brown kaka.
Kakapo (ground-parrot).
Kingfisher (kotare).

Kiwi—
Brown kiwi.
Great spotted kiwi (roaroa).
Grey kiwi.
Spotted kiwi.
Southern kiwi (roa).
Stewart Island kiwi.

Magpie (Australian)—
Gymnorhina tibicen.
Gymnorhina leuconota.
Martin.

Owl—
Laughing-owl (whēkau).
Morepork (ruru, koukou).
Rufous-faced owl (North
Island).

Oyster-catcher, or redbill—
Black oyster-catcher, or
redbill (torea).
Pied oyster-catcher, or red-
bill (torea).

Parakeet—
Antipodes Island parakeet.
Auckland Island parakeet.
Chatham Island parakeet.
Kermadec Island parakeet.
Orange-fronted parakeet.
Red-fronted parakeet
(kakariki).
Yellow-fronted parakeet.

Parson-bird (tui).

Penguin—
Big crested penguin.
Blue penguin (korora).
Campbell Island crested
penguin.
Crested penguin (tawaki).
King penguin.
Rock-hopper penguin.

Penguins—continued.
Royal penguin.
Tufted penguin.
White flippèd penguin.
Yellow-eyed penguin (hoho
or hoihoi).

Petrel—
Black petrel (toanui).
Black-bellied storm-petrel.
Black-capped petrel.
Black-winged petrel.
Blue petrel.
Brown petrel.
Cape pigeon.
Chatham Island petrel.
Cook’s petrel (titi).
Diving-petrel.
Grey-backed storm petrel.
Grey-faced petrel.
Giant petrel, or nelly.
Kermadec Island mutton-
bird.
Rainbird.
Silver-grey petrel.
Whale-bird.
Whale-bird (whirioa).
White-chinned petrel.
White-faced storm-petrel.
White-headed petrel.
Wilson’s storm-petrel.

Pigeon (kereru).
Chatham Island pigeon.

Pipit (pihoihoi, ground lark).
Antipodes Island pipit.
Auckland Island pipit.
Chatham Island pipit.

Plover—
Lapwing.
Sand-plover (kukurmatu).
Wrybill (ngutupare).

Rail—
Auckland Island rail.
Dieffenbach’s rail (Chatham
Island) (moeraki).
Mangaro rail.
Marsh-rail (koitareke).
Pectoral rail (mohoperuru
patata).
Swamp-rail (putoto).
Rifleman (tittitipounamu).

Robin—
Chatham Island robin.
North Island wood-robin
(toutouwai).
Snares robin.
South Island alpine robin.
South Island wood-robin
(toutouwai).
Saddleback (tieke).
Sandpiper.

Shag (kawau)—
Carunculated shag (phala-
crocorax carunculatus).
Chatham Island shag
(p. featherstoni), (p. on-
slowi).
Bronze shag.
Stewart Island shag.
Bounty Island shag.
Auckland Island shag.
Campbell Island shag.
Spotted shag.
Blue shag.

Shearwater (hakoakoa).
Allied shearwater.
Long-tailed shearwater.
Pink-footed shearwater.
Wedge-tailed shearwater.

Snipe—
Antipodes Island snipe.
Auckland Island snipe.
Chatham Island snipe.
Common snipe.
Snares Island snipe.
Southern merganser.
Starling.

Stilt-plover—
Black stilt-plover (laki).
Pied stilt-plover.