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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

District, situated in Blocks XIV and XV, Pohui Survey District, and Blocks II and III, Patoka Crown Grant District, being the property of John Holt, Ltd.

All that area in the Hawke’s Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 7,645 acres, more or less, situated in Blocks XI, XII, XV, and XVI, of the Puketapu Survey District, and Blocks III, IV, and XIII, of the Heretaunga Survey District, being part of the Ahuriri Lagoon Reserve; as the same is more particularly delineated on Lot 1, deposited plan 6211, Hawke’s Bay Registry.

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HOBSON ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 750.)

1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian quail, Australian quail, grey duck, and black swan: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (both days 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 Hobson Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of thirty shillings (30s.): 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 (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 Hobson 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.

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LAKES DISTRICT ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 62 of 9th August, 1934, at page 2451.)

1. Season for Californian quail: 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 paradise duck: 6th May to 12th May, 1939 (both days inclusive).

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

5. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game within the Lakes District Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each, and the Secretary of the Lakes District 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 of Californian quail;
   (b) Fifteen head in all of grey duck and paradise duck;
   (c) Ten head of grey duck;
   (d) Five head of paradise duck; and
   (e) 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 in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 230 acres, more or less, being part of the Town of Kinloch, and bounded as follows: Towards the north by the northern side of Loch Carron Street; towards the east by the eastern side of Nevis Street; towards the south by the southern side of Skye Street; towards the east generally by the eastern side of Armadale Street; towards the south by the southern side of Barra Street; towards the west by the western side of Islay Street: and excepting from the said parcel of land Sections 1 to 5, Block I, Sections 3, 4, and 27, Block XVII, Section 6, Block XVIII, Sections 3 to 7, 10 to 13, Block XX, Sections 8 to 15, Block XXI, Town of Kinloch. As the same is more particularly shown on plan marked L. and S. 23/807, and deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Lands and Survey at Wellington and thereon edged red.

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MANGONUI - WHANGAROA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of 12th March, 1925, at page 751.)

1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian quail Australian quail, grey duck, and black swan: 6th May to 30th June, 1939 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for pukeko: 6th May to 19th May, 1939 (both days 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 Mangonui-Whangaroa 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 the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each, and the Secretary of the Mangonui-Whangaroa 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 area wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
   The Council’s reserve at Lake Ngatau.