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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 29

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 4th May to 31st July, 1940 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, paradise duck, pukeko, black swan, and Canadian goose: 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

3. 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.

4. 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, black swan, and paradise duck;
   (c) Ten head of grey duck;
   (d) Five head of paradise duck;
   (e) Eight head of pukeko;
   (f) Five head of black swan; and
   (g) Five head of Canadian goose.

5. 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.

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, and Australian quail: 4th May to 30th June, 1940 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, black swan, and pukeko: 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for godwits: 1st February to 14th February, 1941 (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 4th, 5th, or 6th days of May, 1940, 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 28th day of April, 1940, 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.

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 4th May to 31st July, 1940 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, spoonbill duck, paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan: 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for chukor: 4th May to 31st July, 1940 (both days inclusive): Provided that not more than six birds may be taken or killed by any one person during this period.

4. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game within the Marlborough Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each; and the Secretary of the Marlborough 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 of Californian quail;
   (b) Twenty-five head in all of grey duck, spoonbill duck, paradise duck, and black swan;
   (c) Ten head in all of grey duck and/or spoonbill duck;
   (d) Five head of paradise duck;
   (e) Ten head of black swan; and
   (f) Eight head of pukeko.

6. No person shall take or kill imported or native game on the 4th day of May, 1940, 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, 1940, 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 in any lands in respect of shooting on such lands.

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 4th May to 31st July, 1940 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck: 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for black swan (only in County of Collingwood): 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

4. Season for paradise duck (only in those portions of the Counties of Murchison and Inangahua included within the boundaries of the Nelson Acclimatization District): 4th May to 18th May, 1940 (both days inclusive).

5. Season for godwits: 1st February to 14th February, 1941 (both days inclusive).

6. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game, including godwits, within the Nelson Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum