Game Hunting Regulations




Mar. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 765

  1. Excepted area wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
    All that area of land in the Canterbury Land District, intersected by the Wakanui Creek, being Rural Sections 15104, 15510, 17411, and 16673, the property of Mr. G. W. Leadley.

AUCKLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 4 of 23rd January, 1930, at page 159.)

  1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian quail, Australian quail, grey duck, mallard duck, spoonbill duck, and black swan: 1st May to 30th June, 1935 (both days inclusive).

  2. Season for godwits: 1st January to 29th February, 1936 (both days inclusive).

  3. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game, including godwits, within the Auckland Acclimatization 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 only—viz., godwits—will be issued to any person on payment of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Auckland Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such Secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.

  4. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than nine head of cock pheasants, or take or kill more than fifteen head in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck, mallard duck, and black swan, or take or kill more than twenty head of godwit.

  5. No person shall take or kill native or imported game on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd days of May, 1935, while occupying any stand, hide, loo, or position, as commonly used by duck-shooters (hereinafter referred to as “a stand”) which has been duly claimed by any other license-holder in accordance with the following provisions:—
    (a) A stand may be claimed by the planting thereon at any time after noon on the 6th day of April, 1935, of a stake with a board attached having plainly marked thereon the name and address of the claimant and the number of his license.
    (b) No person shall claim more than one stand.
    (c) No stand shall be claimed on or within one hundred yards of a stand which has already been duly claimed by any other person, except with the consent of such last-mentioned person:

Provided, however, that any stand which is not occupied by the claimant within half an hour after sunrise on any of the aforesaid days may be occupied on that day by any other license-holder:

Provided further that nothing in this clause contained shall be deemed to affect in any way whatsoever the rights of owners or occupiers of any lands in respect of shooting on such lands.

  1. No person shall use or cause to be used for the taking or killing of imported game and native game on Lakes Waikare and Whangape, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, mai-mai, or loo except within 200 yd. of the water’s edge of the said lakes.

  2. Excepted areas wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
    (1) Little Rotongaro Lake, near Huntly.
    (2) Section 36, Selwyn Settlement, containing 3,400 acres, known as Afforestation Ltd., the property of New Zealand Perpetual Forests, Ltd.
    (3) Sections 51 and 51A, Parish of Manurewa, being R. J. Self’s Beachlea Downs property.
    (4) Rangitoto-Tuhua 52E, containing 1,300 acres, the property of W. E. L. Napier.
    (5) Part Section 16, Block X, Wharekawa Survey District, D.P. 21593, containing 89 acres, the property of A. E. Jones, Wharepoa, Thames Valley.
    (6) Section 5, Block I, Waihou Survey District, containing 310 acres, the property of W. F. Jones, Ngatea.
    (7) Part Section 3, Block I, Waihou Survey District, containing 72 acres, the property of R. Nixon, Ngatea.
    (8) Section 11, Block I, Waihou Survey District, containing 700 acres, the property of Motion Bros., Ngatea.
    (9) Lot 2, Section 3, Block I, Waihou Survey District, containing 125 acres, the property of J. W. Neate, Hopai West Road, Ngatea.
    (10) Lot 1 of part 1 of 3, Block L, Waihou Survey District, containing 52 acres, the property of S. Birkenhead, Hopai, Ngatea.
    (11) Part 35 of II, Whangape Riding, containing 84 acres, the property of V. Nielson, Rangiriri.
    (12) Section 5A, Block VIII, Kawhia South Survey District, containing 991 acres, the property of H. Brandon.
    (13) Lot 2, Sections 17, 159, parts 189 and 382, Waipipi Parish, containing 700 acres, the property of W. Rutherford.
    (14) Section 189, Waipipi Parish, containing 118 acres, the property of W. G. Hamilton.
    (15) Sections 160, 186/7, and part 334, Waipipi Parish, containing 328 acres, the property of W. H. Kelland.
    (16) Section 78, part 79, W. 81, S. 93 and 94, Waiwera Survey District, containing 334 acres, the property of D. S. McCathie, Waiwera.
    (17) Sections 6, 9, 90, 7, 8, 82/7, 76/81, 206, Karamu, containing 5,515 acres, the property of Johnston Bros., Whatawhata.
    (18) All that area from an imaginary line across the Waikato River one chain down-stream from Potters’ Island to the Waikato Heads, and a strip of land one chain wide on both banks of such portion of the said river.
    (19) Section 356, Waiuku West, containing 920 acres, the property of M. S. Muir, Waiuku.
    (20) Sections 39, 38, 37, 36, 25, 24, and part Sections 23 and 22, Block IX, Waihou Survey District, containing 465 acres, the property of Messrs. G. and I. Smerle Ngatea West.
    (21) Part Section 1, Block II, Piako Survey District; Lot 3 of 67/72, 75/6, 77, 78, 80/1, and part 215, Kohoroa Parish; No. 1 G, Section 1, part 1G 2A, Block VI, Wharekawa Survey District; Lots part 1, part 2, and 4 of Section 73, part 81, 83, part 213, Kohoroa Parish, the property of R. G. Findlay, Miranda, containing 1,491 acres.
    (22) Lot 3 of Section 74, Kohoroa Parish, the property of G. J. Coxhead, Miranda, containing 82 acres.
    (23) L.G. Section 2B No. 1F, Section 313, No. 1F 2A, Block VI, Wharekawa Survey District, the property of A. R. Douglas, Pokeno, containing 721 acres.
    (24) Lots 3 and 4 of part Waitakaruru 4A and 4B, the property of G. Baird, Miranda.
    (25) Lots 5 and 6 of part Waitakaruru 3C and 4A, the property of W. J. Bell, Miranda.
    (26) Lots 1 and 2 of part Waitakaruru 4A and 4B, the property of L. F. Mouldey, Miranda.
    (27) Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Waitakaruru 3 and part 3A, the property of F. M. and L. E. Hill, Miranda.
    (28) Lots 4, 5, and 6 of Waitakaruru 3 and part 3A, the property of C. W. Coxhead, Waitakaruru.

BAY OF ISLANDS ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 749.)

  1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian quail, Australian quail, grey duck, and black swan: 1st May to 30th June, 1935 (inclusive).

  2. Season for godwit: 1st February to 31st March, 1936 (inclusive).

  3. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game (including godwits) within the Bay of Islands Acclimatization 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 only—viz., godwits—will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Bay of Islands Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such Secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.

  4. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than ten head of cock pheasants or more than twenty head in all of Californian and Australian quail, or more than twenty head in all of grey duck and black swan, or more than fifteen head of grey duck, or take or kill more than twenty head of godwits.

  5. No person shall take or kill native or imported game on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd days of May, 1935, while occupying any stand, hide, loo, or position, as commonly used by duck-shooters (hereinafter referred to as “a stand”) which has been duly claimed by any other license-holder in accordance with the following provisions:—
    (a) A stand may be claimed by the planting thereon at any time after noon on the 6th day of April, 1935, of a stake with a board attached having plainly marked thereon the name and address of the claimant and the number of his license.
    (b) No person shall claim more than one stand.
    (c) No stand shall be claimed on or within one hundred yards of a stand which has already been duly claimed by any other person, except with the consent of such last-mentioned person:

Provided, however, that any stand which is not occupied by the claimant within half an hour after sunrise on any of the aforesaid days may be occupied on that day by any other license-holder:

Provided further that nothing in this clause contained shall be deemed to affect in any way whatsoever the rights of owners or occupiers of any lands in respect of shooting on such lands.



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🌾 Open Seasons for Imported and Native Game in Acclimatization Districts (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting seasons, Game regulations, Acclimatization districts, Licenses, Bag limits
24 names identified
  • G. W. Leadley (Mr), Property owner of excepted area
  • W. E. L. Napier, Property owner of excepted area
  • A. E. Jones, Property owner of excepted area
  • W. F. Jones, Property owner of excepted area
  • R. Nixon, Property owner of excepted area
  • J. W. Neate, Property owner of excepted area
  • S. Birkenhead, Property owner of excepted area
  • V. Nielson, Property owner of excepted area
  • H. Brandon, Property owner of excepted area
  • W. Rutherford, Property owner of excepted area
  • W. G. Hamilton, Property owner of excepted area
  • W. H. Kelland, Property owner of excepted area
  • D. S. McCathie, Property owner of excepted area
  • Johnston (Bros), Property owner of excepted area
  • M. S. Muir, Property owner of excepted area
  • G. and I. Smerle (Messrs), Property owner of excepted area
  • R. G. Findlay, Property owner of excepted area
  • G. J. Coxhead, Property owner of excepted area
  • A. R. Douglas, Property owner of excepted area
  • G. Baird, Property owner of excepted area
  • W. J. Bell, Property owner of excepted area
  • L. F. Mouldey, Property owner of excepted area
  • F. M. and L. E. Hill, Property owner of excepted area
  • C. W. Coxhead, Property owner of excepted area