27 FEB.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 291

Special Conditions.—No person shall, on the days specified by
the Hobson Acclimatization Society, take or kill imported or native
game 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 such
time on such day as is decided by the Hobson Acclimat-
ization Society, 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.

Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatization District
Reference to Description : New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12
March 1925 at page 751. (For reference to excepted areas see
Second Schedule.)
Game that May be Taken or Killed.
Duration of
1952 Season.
Grey, spoonbill, and mallard duck and black swan 3 May to 25
May incl.
Pukeko ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 May to 8
June incl.
Californian and Australian quail and cock pheasants 3 May to 8
June incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey, spoonbill, and mallard | Californian and Australian quail,
duck, 10 in all. | 20 in all.
Black swan, 4. | Cock pheasants, 6.
Pukeko, 15.

Special Conditions.—No person shall, on the days specified by
the Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatization Society, take or kill
imported or native game 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 such
time on such day as is decided by the Mangonui-
Whangaroa Acclimatization Society 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 by 7 a.m. 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 Acclimatization District
Reference to Description : New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of 12
March 1925 at page 751. (For reference to excepted areas see
Second Schedule.)
Game that May be Taken or Killed.
Duration of
1952 Season.
Grey, spoonbill, mallard, and paradise duck, black 3 May to 25
swan, and pukeko May incl.
Californian quail, chukar (except in the area bounded 31 May to 31
on the west by the Taylor Pass, south by the Awatere July incl.
River, north by the Opawa River, and east by the
sea)

Daily Bag Limits
Grey, spoonbill, and mallard | Pukeko, 20.
duck, 10 in all. | Californian quail, 15.
Paradise duck, 5. | Chukar, 10.
Black swan, 15.
Grey, spoonbill, mallard, and
paradise duck and black swan,
20 in all.

Special Conditions.—No person shall, on the days specified by
the Marlborough Acclimatization Society, take or kill imported or
native game 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 such
time on such day as is decided by the Marlborough
Acclimatization Society 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.

Nelson Acclimatization District
Reference to Description : New Zealand Gazette No. 17 of
12 March 1925 at page 751. (For reference to excepted areas see
Second Schedule.)
Game that May be Taken or Killed.
Duration of
1952 Season.
Grey and paradise duck, black swan (in Collingwood 3 May to 25
County only), and pukeko May incl.
Californian quail ... ... ... ... ... 3 May to 27
July incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 5. | Pukeko, 10.
Paradise duck, 10. | Californian quail, 20.
Black swan, 5.

North Canterbury Acclimatization District
Reference to Description : New Zealand Gazette No. 68 of
28 September 1933 at page 2463. (For reference to excepted areas
see Second Schedule.)
Game that May be Taken or Killed.
Duration of
1952 Season.
Grey, spoonbill, mallard, and paradise duck ... 3 May to 25
May incl.
Black swan and Canada goose ... ... ... 3 May to 27
July incl.
Pukeko ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 May to 8
June incl.
Californian quail and cock pheasants ... ... 3 May to 2
June incl.
Chukar ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 May to 27
July incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey and spoonbill duck, 10 in | Black swan, pukeko, and Canada
all. | goose, no limit.
Paradise duck, 5. | Californian quail, 10.
Grey, spoonbill, mallard, and | Chukar, 10.
paradise duck, 15 in all. | Cock pheasants, 3.

Special Conditions.—1. No person shall, on the days specified
by the North Canterbury Acclimatization Society, take or kill
imported or native game 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 such
time on such day as is decided on by the North Canter-
bury Acclimatization Society 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 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 by means of the excavation
   of the soil and no materials other than untreated sacking secured by
   a maximum number of 8 pegs, each of no greater thickness than
   2 in., 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 24 in

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.