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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 20

2. Grey, mallard, spoonbill duck, and black swan
3. Pukeko | 13 May to 2 July, 1950
   13 May to 4 June, 1950
   13 May to 2 July, 1950 | 1. Cock pheasants, 6.
4. Californian and Australian quail, 20 head in all.
5. Black swan, 4.
6. Grey, mallard, and spoonbill duck, 10 head in all.
7. Pukeko, 15. |

Special Conditions.—No person shall take or kill imported or native game on the 13th, 14th, 15th or 20th and 21st days of May, 1950, 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 licence-holder in accordance with the following provisions:—

(a) A stand may be claimed by the planting thereon at any time after 10 a.m. on the 15th day of April, 1950, of a stake with a board attached having plainly marked thereon the name and address of the claimant and the number of his licence:

(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 licence-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.

| Marlborough | New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 751. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Californian quail, chukor (except in the area bounded on the west by the Taylor Pass, south by the Awatere River, north by the Opawa River, and east by the sea)
2. Grey, mallard, spoonbill, and paradise duck, pukeko, and black swan | 6 May to 9 July, 1950
6 May to 4 June, 1950 | 1. Californian quail, 15.
2. Chukor, 10.
3. Paradise duck, 5.
4. Black swan, 15.
5. Pukeko, 20.
6. Grey, mallard, and spoonbill duck, 10 head in all.
7. Grey, mallard, spoonbill, and paradise duck, and black swan, 20 head in all. |

| Nelson | New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12th March, 1925, at page 751. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Californian quail
2. Black swan (in Collingwood County only) and grey duck and pukeko
3. Paradise duck | 6 May to 30 July, 1950
6 May to 4 June, 1950
6 May to 25 June, 1950 | 1. Californian quail, 20.
2. Grey duck, 5.
3. Paradise duck, 10.
4. Pukeko, 10.
5. Black swan, 5. |

| North Canterbury | New Zealand Gazette No. 68 of 28th September, 1933, at page 2463. (For reference to excepted areas see Second Schedule) | 1. Cock pheasants and Californian quail
2. Chukor
3. Grey, mallard, spoonbill, and paradise duck
4. Pukeko
5. Black swan and Canadian goose | 6 May to 5 June, 1950
6 May to 2 July, 1950
6 May to 4 June, 1950
6 May to 2 July, 1950
6 May to 30 July, 1950
For special conditions as to the daily closing-time for shooting see paragraph 1 of the General Conditions. | 1. Cock pheasants, 3.
2. Californian quail, 10.
3. Chukor, 10.
4. Paradise duck, 5.
5. Grey and spoonbill duck, 10 head in all.
6. Grey, paradise, mallard, and spoonbill duck, 15 head in all.
7. Black swan, pukeko, and Canadian goose, no limit. |

Special Conditions.—1. No person shall take or kill imported or native game during the period 6th May to 4th June, 1950 (inclusive), 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 licence-holder in accordance with the following provisions:—

(a) A stand may be claimed by the planting thereon at any time after noon on the 6th day of April, 1950, of a stake with a board attached having plainly marked thereon the name and address of the claimant and the number of his licence:

(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 the last-mentioned person:

Provided, however, that any stand which is not occupied by the claimant within two hours after sunrise on any of the aforesaid days may be occupied on that day by any other licence-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.

2. No device or structure other than a hut made of scrub or rushes or a mudhole or a mai-mai shall be used from or out of which native game may be taken or killed on or near Lake Ellesmere.

3. A mudhole shall be constructed solely by means of the excavation of the soil, and no timber, metal, or other materials shall be used in the construction thereof.

4. No hut, mudhole, or mai-mai shall be used in any part of Lake Ellesmere in which the water is of a greater depth than twenty-four inches.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in conditions 2 to 4 hereof, a boat concealed among the vegetation growing along or near the margin of Lake Ellesmere may be used for the purpose of taking or killing native game on or near such lake, or such boat, provided it is not a power-boat as described in paragraph (3) of Regulation 6, Animals Protection and Game Regulations 1939, may be used for the purpose of recovering native game which has been shot: Provided that no boat so used shall be artificially dressed or covered in any way.