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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 33

• Open Season for Imported Game and Native Game in Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatization District

IN exercise of the powers vested in him by the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby amend the Warrant dated 3rd April, 1944, made under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 28 of even date therewith, at page 329, by deleting all that portion of such Warrant included under the heading “Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatization District,” and doth hereby declare open seasons for the taking or killing of imported game and/or native game of the kinds hereinafter specified in the Mangonui-Whangaroa Aclimatization District, as described in the New Zealand Gazette No, 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 751, during the periods set forth in each case and subject in all cases to the conditions set out hereunder:—

1. Season for cock pheasants, Californian and Australian quail: 6th May to 30th June, 1944 (both days inclusive).

2. Season for grey duck, black swan, and pukeko: 6th May to 21st May, 1944 (both days inclusive).

CONDITIONS

1. No person shall commence shooting earlier than one hour before sunrise or continue shooting later than one hour after sunset on any day during the open season concerned.

2. (a) No person shall use live birds of any species as decoys nor shall use more than fifteen artificial decoys at any one time, and no such artificial decoys shall be spread over a greater area than thirty yards square.

(b) No person shall place any artificial decoys within 100 yards of the nearest of any other artificial decoys set out by any other person.

(c) No person shall in any place during the period in that place of the open season, hereby declared, use in connection with the taking or killing of imported and/or native game, any form of decoying game by the aid of corn, wheat, oats, barley, maize, or any other grain or any products or grain or any other food placed by any person in or near the margin of any river, stream, lagoon, pond, swamp, estuary, or other water.

3. No person shall use or cause to be used any motor-vehicle in connection with the taking or killing of imported game and/or native game: Provided that this condition shall not be so construed as to prohibit the use of any motor-vehicle for the purpose of travelling either generally or to or from a rendezvous.

4. No person shall use or cause to be used for the purpose of taking or killing any imported or native game any unmoored floating stand, pontoon, hide, mai-mai, or loo, or any boat artificially dressed or covered in any way.

5. No person engaged in shooting from any shelter, mai-mai, mudhole, boat, louvre, or other contrivance shall use more than one gun: Provided that a person so engaged may have a second gun in a condition not immediately suitable for use, and held for use only in the event of the first gun becoming damaged or otherwise unfit for use.

6. 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 to 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.

7. 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.

8. No person shall take or kill native or imported game on the 6th, 7th, or 8th days of May, 1944, 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, 1944, 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.

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

(1) The Council’s reserve at Lake Ngatau.

(2) Kaitaia Town District.

(3) Pukepoto No. 7 Block, Takahue Survey District.

(4) Part Old Land Claim No. 8, Blocks V and IX, Takahue Survey District.

(5) Part of land in D.P. 8655, North Auckland Land District, being portion Pukepoto 8A, Ahipara and Takahue Survey District.

(6) Sections 8 and 9, Block VI, and Sections 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, and 18, Block X, Takahue Survey District.

(7) Sections 49, 50, 55, 56, and 31, Block X, Takahue Survey District.

(8) Part Section 13 and part Section 14, Block X, Takahue Survey District.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of April, 1944.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs.

(I.A. 46/16/8.)

The Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22, and its Amendments.—Fixing the Closing-hours of Fruiterers’ Shops within the City of Palmerston North

WHEREAS a requisition in writing has been forwarded to the Minister of Labour from the occupiers of fruiterers’ shops within the City of Palmerston North, pursuant to section 32 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1921–22:

And whereas he is satisfied that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the said shops within the said city:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said section 32, the Minister of Labour doth hereby direct that on and after the 8th day of May, 1944, all the said shops within the said city shall be closed on the evening of working-days as follows: On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 6.30 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 p.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 26th day of April, 1944.

B. ROBERTS,

For the Minister of Labour.

The National Carbon Proprietary, Limited, Employees’ Labour Legislation Suspension Order 1944

IN pursuance of the Labour Legislation Emergency Regulations 1940, the Minister of Labour doth hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the National Carbon Proprietary, Limited, Employees’ Labour Legislation Suspension Order 1944.

2. This Order applies to National Carbon Proprietary, Limited, and to the workers who are employed by the company and whose employment is subject to the provisions of the New Zealand Metal Trades’ Employees’ award dated the 30th day of June, 1941, and recorded in 41 Book of Awards 655.

3. The provisions of all Acts and regulations thereunder and of the said award are hereby suspended in so far as any such provisions operate to prevent the workers referred to in clause 2 hereof from being employed on the terms and conditions herein set forth.

4. Females eighteen years of age and over may be employed as casual workers during the hours from 5.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in each week.

5. For all time worked during the hours mentioned in the preceding clause the workers shall be paid 2s. 6d. per hour inclusive of increases granted by the Court of Arbitration in pursuance of the Rates of Wages Emergency Regulations 1940.

6. This Order shall come into effect on and from the day of the date hereof.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of April, 1944.

JAS. O’BRIEN,

For the Minister of Labour.

Revocation of Delegation by the Chief of the Air Staff of Authority for the Convening of General Courts-Martial

To WING COMMANDER (ACTING GROUP CAPTAIN) MALCOLM FREDERICK CALDER, Air Department, Wellington.

WHEREAS I am empowered by Warrant of His Excellency the Governor-General bearing date the 28th day of November, 1938, to direct my Warrant to any officer of the Air Force not under the rank of Squadron Leader, giving him a general authority to convene general courts-martial for the trial of any person who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1937, and the regulations made thereunder, and also to exercise (subject to the provisions of the said Warrant) in respect of the proceedings of such courts-martial the power of confirming the findings or sentences thereof according to law, or of directing him to reserve for my confirmation the proceedings of all or any such courts-martial:

And whereas on the 19th day of May, 1943, authority was, pursuant to such powers, delegated to you to convene courts-martial as aforesaid and to confirm the findings and sentences thereof, such delegation being published in New Zealand Gazette No. 40 on the 27th day of May, 1943, at page 612:

And whereas the circumstances which gave rise to such delegation no longer exist:

Now, therefore, I hereby cancel and revoke the said delegation of authority.

Given under my hand at Wellington this 20th day of April, 1944.

L. M. ISITT,

Air Vice-Marshal, Chief of the Air Staff, Royal New Zealand Air Force.