✨ Opossum Hunting Regulations
Num. 29.
1089
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1937.
Open Seasons for the taking or killing of Opossums in certain Acclimatization Districts.
GALWAY, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 28th day of April, 1937.
Present:
THE HON. P. FRASER 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 twenty-fourth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, and to the special conditions specified in connection with each district.
SCHEDULE.
ASHBURTON ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 68 of 28th September, 1933, at page 2463.)
- Season: Noon on 1st June to noon on 1st August, 1937 (inclusive).
- Licensee fee: £2.
- Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Postmaster, Ashburton.
AUCKLAND ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 4 of 23rd January, 1930, at page 159.)
- Season: Noon on 14th June to noon on 1st September, 1937 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Auckland; Postmaster, Paeroa.
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 July to noon on 1st September, 1937 (inclusive).
- License fee: £2.
- Officers authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Westport; Postmaster, Ikamatua.
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, 1937.
- License fee: £2.
- Officer authorized to issue trappers’ licenses: Chief Postmaster, Gisborne.
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🌾 Open Seasons for Opossum Hunting in Acclimatization Districts
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources28 April 1937
Opossums, Hunting, Acclimatization Districts, Regulations, Licenses
- GALWAY, Governor-General
- THE HON. P. FRASER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL