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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 21

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

(1) All that area in the County of Akaroa, situated in the Akaroa and Ellesmere Survey Districts, Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 1,540 acres, more or less, being the lake known as Lake Forsyth, including all roads fronting on the shores of the said lake; and all those reserves in the said county and survey districts numbered 3186, 3187, 3185, 2903, 890, and 157, excluding therefrom Native Reserve 385, adjoining Lake Forsyth, and those portions of R.S. 2474, 4804, and 6012, being the flat land adjoining Okute and Little River Streams and Lake Forsyth.

(2) Ahuriri Lagoon.

(3) Glenmark Lagoon.

(4) Cheviot Lagoon.

(5) R.S. 1352, 1269, part 1439, Block X, Rangiora Survey District, comprising 71 acres, and part R.S. 1462, Block X, Rangiora Survey District, comprising 77 acres 1 rood 17 perches, the property of the Andrews Twine Company.

(6) All that area in the Canterbury Land District bounded by a line commencing at the south-western corner of Rural Section 17571; thence north-easterly generally along Fairweather Road, Harper’s Road, and Dixon’s Road to the northern boundary of Reserve 3415; thence along that boundary to a point due west of the easternmost corner of Rural Section 14341; thence along a right line to that point; thence westerly generally along the road forming the southern boundary of that section and of Rural Section 5785 to Heyward’s Road; thence north-westerly along Heyward’s Road to its intersection with the south-eastern boundary of Reserve 3415; thence south-westerly generally along that boundary to a point in line with the southern boundary of Rural Section 17571; thence to and along that boundary to the south-western corner of the said Section 17571, the point of commencement.

(7) That portion of the Weka Stream and its tributaries flowing through or bounding the properties of Messrs. F. C. Archer, A. Todd, R. B. Johnson, L. W. Ferguson, W. Antill, and A. Craighead, in the Waikari Survey District.

(8) All that area in the Canterbury Land District, being Rural Sections 4300, 4357, 4591, 4592, and 5235, situated in Block XVI, Waipara Survey District.

(9) All that area in the Canterbury Land District, situated in Mytholm, Lake Sumner, Marion, Saddle, Minchin, Katrine, and Noble Survey Districts, and bounded as follows: Commencing at the junction of the north branch of the Hurunui River and the Sisters Stream; thence by the left bank of the aforesaid north branch of the Hurunui River in a north-westerly direction to Lake Sumner; thence by a right line in a northerly direction to the summit of Mount Longfellow; thence by a right line in a north-westerly direction to the most northern point of Lake Marion; thence by a line parallel to and one mile on the north side of Lake Sumner and the Hurunui River to the summit of the Southern Alps; thence south along the aforesaid Southern Alps to a point one mile on the south side of Harper’s Pass; thence by a line parallel to and one mile south of the Hurunui River, Lake Sumner, the Canal, Loch Katrine, the Dray Road, Lake Taylor, to a point one mile due south of Trig. Station T in Noble Survey District; thence from the last-named point in an easterly direction to Dog Hill; thence by a right line to the point of commencement: save and excepting from the above-described area Rural Section 33978, Lake Sheppard, and a strip of land 11 chains wide surrounding the said Lake Sheppard.

(10) The property of Mr. Douglas Deans, of Darfield, being Rural Sections 4010x, 4012, 8985, 8985x, 17568, 17568x, 22175x, 22176x, 22176w, 22176y, and 22176z, and parts of Rural Sections 3222, 3838, 3839, 4010, 4011, 4116, 4117, 4118, 4119, 8982, 8986, 16085, 22175, and 22176, situated in Blocks I and V, Hawkin’s Survey District, containing by admeasurement 955 acres 3 roods 25 perches, and being the land in certificate of title, Vol. 281, folio 131, Canterbury Registry.

(11) The property of the New Zealand Refrigeration Co., Ltd., near Templeton, Islington, and Hornby, containing by admeasurement 285 acres 1 rood 23 perches, and being Rural Sections 3998, 3077, 4205, part 4382, 9199, 13501, 1983, 3213, and 330; as the same is delineated more particularly on a plan numbered I.A. 52/49, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, being thereon outlined in red.

(12) All that area of land at Flaxton, 1 chain in width, including the roadway on either side of the main drain, extending in a westerly direction from the Skew Bridge to Smith’s Road, a distance of two miles, comprising part Rural Sections 1762, 1446, 1621, 1613, 1220, 1640, 2066, 1283, 2010, 1693, 1695, 1685, 1616, 1221, 1058, 1168, and 404, Rangiora Survey District.

(13) All that area of land containing 62 acres, more or less, at Coutts Island, in the Land District of Canterbury, and being parts of Rural Sections 2208, 2272, 2363, 2384, and a portion of closed road situated in Block II of the Christchurch Survey District, as shown on plan marked I.A. 46/16/25, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Internal Affairs at Wellington, being thereon edged in red.

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

1. Season for Californian quail: 12th May to 31st July, 1945 (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: 12th May to 3rd June, 1945 (both days inclusive).

3. Season for black swan (except in the County of Maniototo): 12th May to 3rd June, 1945 (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: 12th May to 31st July, 1945 (both days inclusive).

5. Season for cock pheasants: 12th May to 12th June, 1945 (both days inclusive).

6. Season for paradise duck (except in Counties of Waihemo, Waikouaiti, Taieri, Bruce, Clutha, and Tuapeka): 12th May to 3rd June, 1945 (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-five shillings (25s.) each: Provided that licenses to take or kill imported game and native game within the said district will be issued to any person 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 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) Fifteen head of pukeko; and

(h) Ten head of chukor.

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 12th, 13th, or 14th days of May, 1945, 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 12th day of April, 1945, 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.