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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 27

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: 3rd May to 30th June, 1941 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, black swan, and pukeko: 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

3. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game 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 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.

4. 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; and
   (f) Eight head of pukeko.

5. No person shall take or kill native or imported game on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th days of May, 1941, 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 27th day of April, 1941, 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.

6. 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.

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

1. Season for Californian quail and chukor: 3rd May to 31st July, 1941 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, spoonbill duck, paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan: 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

3. 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.

4. 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, paradise duck, and spoonbill duck;
   (d) Five head of paradise duck;
   (e) Fifteen head of black swan;
   (f) Eight head of pukeko; and
   (g) Six head of chukor: Provided that not more than twenty-four head may be taken or killed by any one person during the open season hereby declared.

5. No person shall take or kill imported or native game on the 3rd day of May, 1941, 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, 1941, 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 the aforesaid day 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.

Excepted area wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
All that portion of the Opawa River, situated in the Marlborough County from the eastern boundary of the Borough of Blenheim to the western boundary of Mr. M. B. Hope’s property, known as Blink Bonnie, being Section 33, Opawa Registration District, Block XVII Cloudy Bay Survey District.

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 3rd May to 31st July, 1941 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck: 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for black swan (only in County of Collingwood); 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (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): 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

5. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game, within the Nelson Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each, and the Secretary of the Nelson 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) Five head of grey duck;
   (c) Five head of black swan; and
   (d) Five head of paradise duck.

7. Excepted areas wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—
   (1) Lake Rotoiti.
   (2) The Waimea Electric Co.’s two dams on the Wairoa River at Brightwater.

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NORTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.
(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 68 of 28th September, 1933, at page 2463.)

1. Season for cock pheasants: 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, pukeko, Canadian goose, and black swan: 3rd May to 18th May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for Californian quail: 3rd May to 31st May, 1941 (both days inclusive).

4. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game, within the North Canterbury Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each; and the Secretary of the North Canterbury 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) Ten head of Californian quail;
   (b) Ten head in all of grey duck, paradise duck, spoonbill duck, and mallard duck;
   (c) Fifteen head of black swan;
   (d) Three head of cock pheasants; and
   (e) Five head of pukeko.

6. No person shall take or kill native or imported game during the period 3rd to 18th May, 1941 (inclusive), while occupying any stand, hide, loo, or position as commonly