Mar. 31] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 393

2. Chukor, 10.
3. Paradise duck, 5 per day; 25 per season.
4. Mallard duck, 12.
5. Pukeko, 25.
6. Mallard, spoonbill, paradise, and grey duck, 15 head in all.
7. Grey and spoonbill duck, 10 head in all. |

Special Conditions.—1. 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.

2. No person shall take or kill imported or native game on the 3rd, 4th, or 5th days of May, 1947, while occupying any stand, hide, loo, or position, as commonly used by duck-shooters (hereinafter referred 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 3rd day of April, 1947, 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.

3. 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.

| Rotorua .. | New Zealand Gazette No. 46 of 20th June, 1929, at page 1721. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Cock pheasants, Australian and Californian quail
2. Grey, mallard, spoonbill, and paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan | 3rd May to 30th June, 1947
3rd May to 25th May, 1947 | 1. Cock pheasants, 6.
2. Grey duck, 10.
3. Paradise duck, 5.
4. Pukeko, 20.
5. Grey, mallard, paradise, and spoonbill duck, 15 head in all. |

| South Canterbury | New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 752. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Grey, spoonbill, and paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan | 3rd May to 2nd June, 1947 | 1. Grey and/or spoonbill duck, 10.
2. Paradise duck, 5.
3. Pukeko, 25.
4. Black swan, 15.
5. Grey, spoonbill, and paradise duck, and black swan, not more than 25 head in all. |

| Southern Lakes.. | New Zealand Gazette No. 50 of 26th July, 1945, at page 945. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Californian quail, chukor ..
2. Grey, paradise, and mallard duck, pukeko, and Canadian goose | 31st May to 31st July, 1947
3rd May to 2nd June, 1947 | 1. Californian quail, 20.
2. Grey duck, 10.
3. Paradise duck, 10.
4. Mallard duck, 10.
5. Chukor, 10.
6. Pukeko, 10.
7. Grey, mallard, and paradise duck, 15 head in all.
8. Canadian goose, no limit. |

| Southland .. | New Zealand Gazette No. 50 of 26th July, 1945, at page 945 (excepting therefrom all that country to the north of a line starting at Lake Monowai, and thence down the south side of the Monowai River to the Waiau River, up the west side of the Waiau River to the boundary with the Southern Lakes Acclimatization District, as defined by a notice-board; thence along the boundary of the said acclimatization district to the main Te Anau – Mossburn Road where defined by a notice-board; thence along the said Te Anau – Mossburn Road to the Whitestone River; thence along the eastern bank of the Whitestone River to the northern corner of Lynwood cultivated land; and thence along the Lynwood fence to the Lynwood-Mararoa boundary fence; and thence along the said boundary fence to the north of Mararoa cultivated land and down the fence on the eastern side of the cultivated land to the Prospect-Mararoa Road; and thence down the said road to the Mararoa River; thence up the western bank of the said river to the junction of the old Mararoa – Te Anau Road; thence along the road to the Oreti River; thence down the western side of the Oreti River to the site of the old Accommodation-house in the Township of Centre Hill; thence in a straight line to the Township of Athol; thence in a straight line in a northerly direction to the junction of the Mataura River and Robert Creek). (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Grey, mallard, and spoonbill duck, pukeko, and black swan
2. Paradise duck (except in the area west and south of the railway-line from Bluff to Riverton) | 3rd May to 2nd June, 1947
3rd May to 18th May, 1947 | 1. Paradise duck, 5.
2. Pukeko, 20.
3. Grey, mallard, paradise, and spoonbill duck, 15 head in in all.
4. Grey and/or spoonbill duck, 10. |

Special Conditions.—1. 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 mallard duck and native game in the Otago Acclimatization District during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions described in the notification fixing an open season for imported game and native game in that district.

2. For restriction as to use of decoys, see paragraph 2 (b) of the General Conditions.