APRIL 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 417

OTAGO ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 1st May to 31st July, 1943 (both days inclusive): Provided that these birds may not be taken or killed in the Counties of Waikouaiti and Clutha.

2. Season for mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, pukeko, and Canadian goose: 1st May to 16th May, 1943 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for black swan (except in the County of Maniototo): 1st May to 16th May, 1943 (both days inclusive): Provided that these birds may not be shot on Lake Hawea, or on any area within 5 chains of such lake, or within any portion of the Otago Acclimatization District which is within 5 chains of the shore of Lake Wanaka.

4. Season for chukor: 1st May to 31st July, 1943 (both days inclusive).

5. Season for cock pheasants: 1st May to 30th June, 1943 (both days inclusive).

6. Season for paradise duck (except in Counties of Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Taieri, Bruce, Clutha, and Tuapeka): 1st May to 16th May, 1943 (both days inclusive).

7. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game within the Otago Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of twenty shillings (20s.) each; and the Secretary of the Otago Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such Secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.

8. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than—
   (a) Twenty head in all of mallard duck, cock pheasants, chukor, grey duck, spoonbill duck, and paradise duck;
   (b) Thirty head of Californian quail;
   (c) Twelve head of mallard duck;
   (d) Two head of cock pheasants;
   (e) Five head of paradise duck: Provided that the total head of paradise duck which may be taken or killed by any one person during the open season shall not exceed twenty-five head in all;
   (f) Fifteen head in all of mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, and paradise duck;
   (g) Ten head of pukeko;
   (h) Ten head of chukor; and
   (i) Ten head of Canadian goose.

9. No person shall use or cause to be used on any water within the district for the taking or killing of imported game and/or native game any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, mai-mai, or loo except within a distance of half a chain from the edge of such water in non-tidal waters, or half a chain from low-water mark in tidal waters, or, where raupo abounds, half a chain from the outside edge of such raupo.

10. No person shall take or kill imported game or native game on the 1st 2nd, or 3rd days of May, 1943, 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 1st day of April, 1943, 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.

11. A license issued pursuant to this notification to take or kill imported game and native game shall entitle the holder thereof to take or kill imported game and native game in the Southland Acclimatization District during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification fixing an open season for imported game and native game in that district.

12. Excepted areas wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—

The lagoon known as Tomahawk Lagoon (Otago Peninsula). Section 22, Block IV, Sutton District, being the property of Mr. E. J. Docherty.

Section 121c, Block IX, Dunback and Hummockside Districts, the property of Mr. John Philip, Palmerston.

The Brighton River (known as Boat Harbour Creek) from Duff’s Bridge on the top of Lobb’s boundary to the sea.

The lake on Section 1, Wilden Settlement, Wart Hill Survey District, and all the land included in the area of three-quarters of a mile surrounding the said lake (the property of Mr. Geo. R. Young).

Finegand Lagoon, on the property of Mr. M. McAllister, of Balclutha, being Section part 11, Block XVII, and Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, Block XXII, Clutha Survey District.

The property of G. S. Bennett and W. A. Bennett as under:— Part Section 3A, Duncan Settlement, Block VIII, Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, Lots 32 and 33, Township of Brighton View (Plan 2643), and being part of Section 52 and closed road, Block VIII, Dunedin and East Taieri District, and including that portion of the stream known as Taylor’s Creek between the bridge and the sea.

Sections parts 1, 2, and 3, Block XV, East Taieri Survey District, the property of Mr. L. C. Hazlett.

ROTORUA ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 46 of 20th June, 1929, at page 1721.)

1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian quail, and Australian quail: 1st May to 30th June, 1943 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for mallard duck, grey duck, spoonbill duck, pukeko, paradise duck, and black swan: 1st May to 16th May, 1943 (both days inclusive).

3. Licenses to take or kill such imported game and native game within the Rotorua 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 Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, or any person authorized by the said Under-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) Six head of cock pheasants;
   (b) Fifteen head in all of mallard duck, grey duck, paradise duck, and spoonbill duck;
   (c) Ten head of grey duck;
   (d) Ten head of pukeko; and
   (e) Five head of paradise duck.

5. Excepted areas wherein imported game and/or native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—

Lake Rotoaira and the land within one mile of the shore of that lake.

All that portion of Lake Rotorua inside a line running due east from the most northern point of Rotorua Wharf to a point two hundred yards from and due north of Motutara Point, thence in a straight line to Motutara Point.

All that area in the Auckland Land District, being Lake Rere-whakaitu, road, and foreshore reserve, situated in Blocks XIII and XIV, Ruawahia Survey District, and I and II, Kaingaroa Survey District, bounded as follows: Towards the east, generally by Section 2, Block XIII, and Section 1, Block XIV, Ruawahia Survey District; towards the south generally by Section 1, Block II, Lot 2 of Section 1, Block I, Kaingaroa Survey District, and the crossing of a public road; towards the west generally by Lot 1 of Section 1, Kaingaroa Survey District, Section 1, Block XIII, Ruawahia Survey District, the crossing of a public road, again Section 1 aforesaid, the crossing of a public road, and again Section 1 aforesaid (as delineated on plan No. 22960, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department at Auckland); as the same is more particularly delineated on the photostat numbered 46/16/12, lodged in the Head Office of the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, being thereon outlined in white.

All that area in the Rotorua County in Blocks XII and XVI, Tarawera Survey District, bounded by a line commencing at a point on the northern foreshore of Rotomahana, being the wharf at the generally southern end of an Internal Communication Reserve; thence in a south-westerly direction along a right line across Rotomahana to Scar Point; thence by an irregular line so as to include a strip of land 1 chain wide along the generally southern, western, and northern foreshore of Rotomahana to the point of commencement; as the same is more particularly delineated on plan numbered 52/76, filed in the Head Office, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.

Section 5, Block VII, Opotiki Survey District, containing 57 acres, and being the property of Mr. George Gaskill, of Waioeka.

Section 4s, Apanui Settlement, containing 57 acres, and being the property of Mr. F. C. Butt.

Section 1s, Apanui Settlement, containing 83 acres, and being the property of Mr. T. M. Davis.

Section 5, Apanui Settlement, containing 57 acres, and being the property of Mr. A. J. W. Kemp.

SOUTH CANTERBURY ACCLIMATIZATION DISTRICT.

(As described in New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 752.)

1. Season for grey duck, spoonbill duck, paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan: 1st May to 16th May, 1943 (both days inclusive).

2. Licenses to take or kill such native game within the South Canterbury Acclimatization District will be issued to any person on payment of the sum of ten shillings (10s.) each; and the Secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatization Society, or any person authorized by such Secretary in that behalf, is hereby authorized to sign and issue the said licenses.

3. No person shall in any one day take or kill more than—
   (a) Ten head in all of grey duck, paradise duck, and spoonbill duck;
   (b) Five head of paradise duck;
   (c) Fifteen head of black swan; and
   (d) Ten head of pukeko.

4. Excepted areas wherein native game shall not be taken or killed during the open season:—

Mackenzie County Council’s hydro-electric dam at Fairlie.

All that area in the Canterbury Land District, being Run 77, and known as Richmond Station: Bounded on the east by the summit of the Two Thumb Range; on the south by Boundary Creek from its source to Lake Tekapo; on the west by Lake Tekapo to the mouth of Coal River; thence by that river to its source; and thence by a right line to the summit of the Two Thumb Range, the place of commencement.