✨ Opossum Hunting Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37
Open Seasons for the Taking or Killing of Opossums in certain Acclimatization Districts.
BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 15th day of May, 1933.
Present:
RIGHT HON. J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921–22, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that opossums may be taken or killed within the acclimatization districts specified in the Schedule hereto, except in any sanctuary other than a scenic reserve, subject in all cases to the general regulations made by Order in Council dated the thirteenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, and to the special conditions specified in connection with each district.
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SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 4, of 23rd January, 1930, at page 159.)
- Season: Noon on 16th June to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Auckland; Postmaster, Paeroa.
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BULLER ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 749.)
- Area where opossums may be taken: That portion of the district lying south of a line drawn from the mouth of the Waimangaroa River on the west to Bald Hill in the Lyell Range on the east.
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Westport; Postmaster, Ikamatua.
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EAST COAST ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 749.)
- Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.
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GREY DISTRICT ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Greymouth; Postmasters, Blackball, Brunerton, Moana, Nelson Creek, Ngahere, Runanga, Stillwater, and Tctara Flat.
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HAWERA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmasters, Patea, Hawera, Normauby, and Eltham.
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NELSON ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 751.)
- Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Nelson; Postmasters, Takaka and Reefton.
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NORTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 751.)
- Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Christchurch; Postmasters, Little River, Rangiora, and Akaroa.
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OTAGO ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 751.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Dunedin; Postmasters, Milton, Clinton, Owaka, Tahakopa, Romahapa, Tapanui, and Wyndham.
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ROTORUA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 46, of 20th June, 1929, at page 1721.)
- Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington (or any person authorized by such Under-Secretary in that behalf).
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SOUTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 752.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Timaru; Postmasters, Geraldine and Temuka.
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SOUTHLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 752.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Invercargill; Postmasters, Awarua Plains, Balfour, Dipton, Gore, Lumsden, Mataura, Nightcaps, Orawia, Otautau, Riversdale, Riverton, Wairo, Winton, Woodlands, and Half-moon Bay.
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STRATFORD ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 752.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmasters, Stratford and Midhurst.
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TARANAKI ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 752.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, New Plymouth; Postmasters, Inglewood, Waitara, Okato, Pungarehu, Rahotu, Tariki, Urenui, Uruti, and Opunake.
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WAIPU ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 753.)
- Season: Noon on 1st July to noon on 1st September, 1933 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2 10s.
- Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmaster, Tolaga Bay.
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources15 May 1933
Opossums, Hunting, Acclimatization Districts, Regulations, Licenses
- BLEDISLOE, Governor-General
- RIGHT HON. J. G. COATES PRESIDING IN COUNCIL