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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

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: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (inclusive).

2. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (inclusive).

3. Season for godwit: 1st February to 14th February, 1940 (inclusive).

4. 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 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 that 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 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.

5. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than—
   (a) Twenty-five head in all of cock pheasants, grey duck, and black swan;
   (b) Eight head of cock pheasants;
   (c) Two head of black swan;
   (d) Fifteen head of grey duck;
   (e) Twenty-five head of Californian and/or Australian quail;
   (f) Eight head of pukeko; and
   (g) Twenty head of godwit.

6. No person shall take or kill native or imported 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 22nd 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. Excepted areas wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
   All those areas comprising the Town Districts of Kawakawa, Kaikohe, Kohukohu, Rawene, and Russell.

All that area in the North Auckland Land District, being Te Moke Block, containing 302 acres, and part of Tiakapara Block, containing 71 acres 3 roods, situated in Block XII, Kawakawa Survey District.

All that area, being Lots 168,169, and 170, Parish of Kawakawa, containing 447 acres, the property of Richard Augustus Hall.

All those areas situated in Block XV, Kawakawa Survey District, comprising part Section 140, Block XV, Kawakawa Survey District, containing 167 acres 1 rood 24 perches, part Waipuna Block, containing 373 acres 2 roods 17 perches, Taumataumaukuku No. 1, 196 acres 2 roods 30 perches, Section 45, Kawakawa Parish, 40 acres, Sections 47, 48, 49, and 50, Kawakawa Parish, 160 acres, Lot part 1, 2, 3, on D.P. 12753 of 140 of Block XV, Kawakawa Survey District, and part Waipuna Block, containing 499 acres 3 roods 9 perches, the property of the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Co., Ltd.

The property of Messrs Walker and Lightbody, comprising 325 acres, being Sections 6 and 7 of the Pakaraka Estate in the Kawakawa Survey District.

The property of Hana Ludbrook, comprising 206 acres, being Blocks IX and X of the Pakaraka Estate, in the Kawakawa Survey District.

The properties of Messrs. Scott and Martindale, Wellington, as follows:—
(a) Waireia Blocks A and D, Block II, Hokianga Survey District, containing 4,332 acres 3 roods 33 perches.
(b) Lower Waihou Block A, Section 3, Block II, Hokianga Survey District, containing 37 acres 1 rood 3 perches.
(c) Ngatuaka Block, Section 1, Karemu, Block II, Hokianga Survey District, containing 249 acres 1 rood.

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

1. Season for hares: 6th May to 31st July, 1939 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (both days inclusive).

4. Season for godwit: 1st February to 14th February, 1940 (both days inclusive).

5. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game within the Buller 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—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 Buller 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-five head in all of hares and grey duck;
   (b) Ten head of grey duck;
   (c) Eight head of pukeko; and
   (d) Twenty head of godwit.

7. No person shall take or kill native game during the period commencing on 6th May and terminating on 31st May, 1939 (inclusive), 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 29th 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 by 7 a.m. on any of the aforesaid days may be occupied 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.

8. Excepted area wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
   All that area in the Nelson Land District, bounded by a line commencing at the north-eastern corner of Section 60, Block II, Steepels Survey District; thence along the north-eastern boundary of Sections 60 and 16 to the railway; thence south-westerly along the railway to its junction with the Westport—Cape Foulwind Railway; thence south-easterly along the Westport—Cape Foulwind Railway to the western boundary of Section 222, Block II, Steeples Survey District; thence along the western boundary of said Section 222 to high-water mark; thence easterly, westerly, and north-easterly along high-water mark to a point in line with the north-eastern corner of Section 60 aforesaid; thence by a right line to the north-eastern corner of said Section 60, the point of commencement.

EAST COAST 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, and Virginian quail: 6th May to 31st July, 1939 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, shoveller duck, and black swan: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (both days inclusive).