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shillings (20s.) each, and licenses to take or kill the above native game only within the said district will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the Ashburton Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such Secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.
6. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than—
(a) Twenty head of Californian quail;
(b) Ten head of chukor;
(c) Ten head of mallard duck;
(d) Twenty-five head in all of grey duck, paradise duck, spoonbill duck, and black swan;
(e) Ten head in all of grey duck and spoonbill duck;
(f) Five head of paradise duck; and
(g) Eight head of pukeko.
7. 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 the late 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: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (both days inclusive).
2. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (inclusive).
3. Season for godwits: 1st February to 14th February, 1940 (both days inclusive).
4. 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 thirty shillings (30s.) each: Provided that licenses to take or kill imported game and native game within the said district will be issued to persons receiving an age benefit or a miner’s benefit under the Social Security Act, 1938, 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.
5. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than—
   (a) Nine head of cock pheasants;
   (b) Fifteen head in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck, and mallard duck;
   (c) Fifteen head of black swan;
   (d) Eight of pukeko; and
   (e) Twenty head of godwit.
6. No person shall take or kill imported or native game on the 6th, 7th, or 8th days of May, 1939, 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 23rd day of April, 1939, 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 100 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.
7. No person shall use or cause to be used for the taking or killing of imported and native game on Lake Waikare any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, mai-mai, or loo except within 200 yard of the water’s edge of the said lake.
8. Excepted area 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) Section 78, part 79, W 81, S 93, and 94, Waiwera Survey District, containing 334 acres, the property of D.S. McCathie, Waiwera.

(5) 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.
(6) Section 40, Block II, Aroha Survey District, containing 193 acres, the property of A. H. Boswell-Bowell.
(7) Section 13, Block X, Wharekawa Survey District, containing 200 acres, the property of H. A. Torr.
(8) Lot 1 of Sections 6, 22, 78, Hunua Parish, containing 188 acres, the property of W. Mackey.
(9) E.R. 267, Pukeatua, containing 174 acres, the property of J. M. Richards.
(10) Sections 268, 269, 271, Pukeatua, containing 429 acres, the property of A. B. Cameron.
(11) Lot 2, Sections 100, 101w, 102E, 102w, 103, Kaukapa-kapa, containing 170 acres, the property of C. Turchie.
(12) Sections 4, 18, Block XVI, Piako Survey District, containing 477 acres, the property of J. B. Wood-yard.
(13) Section No. XV, Pirongia Parish, containing 526 acres, the property of E. R. Mackenzie.
(14) Lots 1, 3, 4, of Section 7, Block III, Waihi North, containing 300 acres, the property of H. J. Buchanan.
(15) Section 3, Block VII, Otanake Survey District, containing 170 acres, the property of G. Voyce.
(16) Section 99, Waiuku East, containing 214 acres, the property of H. E. R. Wiley.
(17) Sections 21, 23, 24, Puni, III, 16, Waiau, Lots 14, 15, 31, of Section 2, Waiau Parish, containing 300 acres, the property of W. Finlay.
(18) Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Section 1, Lots 21, 23, Section 2, Lot 4, Section 26, Puni, containing 160 acres, the property of R. Memberry.
(19) Lots 1, 2, of Section 21, Puni Parish, containing 37 acres, the property of E. McAnally.
(20) Part I of Block XI, Pukemiro, containing 547 acres, the property of J. A. Williams.
(21) Parts 61 and 85, Whangape Parish, containing 300 acres, the property of Alex. Glass.
(22) Parts 23, 23A, Wairoa Parish, containing 15 acres, the property of Mrs. M. D. Sladdin.
(23) Part 8 of 465, 9 of 465, Sections 531, 324, 331, 332, 340, 341, 342, 467, and part 333, Taupiri Parish, Block X, Hapuakohe Survey District, containing 1,140 acres, the property of W. S. Carter.
(24) All D.P. 4709, part Sections 172, 174, 179, 179A, 240/1, 260/2, Pepepe Parish; Blocks XV and XVI, Awaroa Survey District; Blocks III and IV, Whaingaroa Survey District, containing 1,249 acres, the property of H. W. Upton.
(25) Lot 8, Wharepapa Estate, containing 132 acres, the property of G. R. Hutchinson.
(26) Part Paeroa Block I, Wharepapa Estate, known as Hobson Farm, containing 866 acres, the property of A. H. Court.
(27) Lot 3 part Section 42, Block XIII, Patetere North Survey District, containing 218 acres, the property of E. Scarry.
(28) Sections 105, 100, N.P. 99, 1/16, 23, 24, part 27, Brigham’s Claim, Waipereira Parish, containing 350 acres, the property of Sinton Bros.
(29) Parts Paeroa Nos. I and III Blocks, Kumeu Survey District, containing 730 acres, the property of S. Phillips.
(30) Part Allotment 1, 2, 3, 254, Parish of Mangatawhiri, part Allotment 7, Parish of Pukekohe, Allotments 256/7, Parish of Mangatawhiri, containing 260 acres, known as St. Stephen’s School, the property of the General Trust Board.
(31) Section 2A No. 2, 2B, Section 2/3/4 of 11B, Kinohaku West, containing 550 acres, the property of J. E. Scott.
(32) Section 10/11, of 37/9, Taupaki East, containing 145 acres, the property of R. C. Annett.
(33) Lot 9, part of N.E. portion Taupaki Block, containing 76 acres, the property of G. E. Blackburn.
(34) Sections 8, 13, 14, of Block VIII, Kumeu Survey District, containing 43 acres, the property of J. W. Scott, Jun.
(35) Sections 36, 37, Taupaki East, Parish of Waitemata, containing 148 acres, the property of W. R. Annett.
(36) Section 83, Waitoa Survey District, containing 800 acres, the property of Messrs. Fitzgerald, Watson, and Henry.
(37) Part Lot 81, Waitoa Survey District, containing 100 acres, the property of A. S. Lamb.
(38) Lot 2 of 82, Te Puringa No. 1, and Whakatoro Block, the property of G. Harvey.
(39) The property of A. Zedin, Ngatea, being Sections 10, 33, 33A, 34, and 35, Block IX, Waihou Survey District.