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New Zealand Gazette – 1960 – No. 28

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✨ Game Open Seasons

3 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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Special Conditions

A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill quail and chukar on the right bank of the Waitaki River which is within the Waitaki Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification fixing an open season for quail and chukar in that district.

Waitaki Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 17 of 12 March 1925, at page 754.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck and black swan	7 May to 6 June incl.
Paradise duck (only in that portion of the district lying to the westward of a straight line running in a north-easterly and south-westerly direction through Waitangi Bridge)	7 May to 6 June incl.
Pukeko	7 May to 6 June incl.
Canada goose (only in that portion of the Waitaki Acclimatisation District being the Waitaki River (including Lake Waitaki) from its confluence with the Ahuriri River to the sea)	7 May to 6 June incl.
Californian quail and chukar	7 May to 3 July incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 10.
Grey and shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 10 in all.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 5.

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Black swan, 10.
Pukeko, 15.
Californian quail, no limit.
Chukar, no limit.
Canada goose, no limit.

Shooting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Special Conditions

A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill quail and chukar on the left bank of the Waitaki River which is within the Waimate Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in the notification fixing an open season for quail and chukar in that district.

Wanganui Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 60 of 15 September 1932, at page 1998.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck and black swan	7 May to 29 May incl.
Paradise duck and pukeko	7 May to 3 July incl.
Californian and Australian quail and cock pheasants	7 May to 31 July incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 10.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill) and mallard duck, 10 in all.
Paradise duck, 10.

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Black swan, 5.
Pukeko, 15.
Californian and Australian quail, no limit.
Cock pheasant, 3.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Wellington Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 54 of 19 August 1937, at page 1847.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck and black swan	7 May to 29 May incl.
Pukeko	7 May to 3 July incl.
Californian and Australian quail and cock pheasants	4 June to 31 July incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 15.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.

Black swan, 8.
Californian and Australian quail, 8.
Pukeko, 10.
Cock pheasant, 3.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

West Coast Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 78 of 4 October 1951, at page 1465.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck and black swan	7 May to 6 June incl.
Paradise duck (provided that these birds may not be hunted or killed in the area bounded as follows: Commencing at a point at the junction of Coal Creek with the Grey River; thence in an easterly direction for approximately 2 miles to Gentle Annie Bluff; thence in a northerly direction in a straight line for a distance of approximately 2 miles to Camp Railway Crossing; thence in a westerly direction along the foot of the Rapahoe Range to the junction of Coal Creek and the Grey River, the place of commencement)	7 May to 6 June incl.
Pukeko	7 May to 6 June incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 2.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck, 10 in all.
Paradise duck, 5.

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck and black swan, 15 in all.
Black swan, 15.
Pukeko, 15.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Westland Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 50 of 26 July 1945, at page 945.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck and black swan	7 May to 6 June incl.
Pukeko	7 May to 6 June incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 10.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck, 10 in all.
Paradise duck, 5.

Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Black swan, no limit.
Pukeko, 15.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Special Conditions

Persons holding valid game shooting licences for the Westland Acclimatisation District may, without taking out a further game licence, shoot in that portion of the Southern Lakes Acclimatisation District included in the Westland Land District. The conditions prescribed in this notification in respect of the Southern Lakes Acclimatisation District shall apply in this area.

Whangarei Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette No. 17 of 12 March 1925, at page 754.

Game that May be Hunted or Killed	Duration of 1960 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck	7 May to 29 May incl.
Pukeko	7 May to 3 July incl.
Californian and Australian quail and cock pheasants	7 May to 3 July incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5.
Mallard duck, 15.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck, 15 in all.

Pukeko, 15.
Californian and Australian quail, no limit.
Cock pheasant, 6.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

SECOND SCHEDULE

CLOSED GAME AREAS

AREAS are excepted from the operation of the open season in each acclimatisation district as specified hereunder:

Ashburton Acclimatisation District

(1) All that area of land in the Canterbury Land District intersected by the Wakanui Creek, being Rural Sections 15104, 15510, 17411, and 16673, the property of the late Mr G. W. Leadley.

(2) The waters comprising the Rangitata River lagoon situated between Reserves 99, 23552, 23627, Block IV, Coldstream Survey District, and the sea.

(3) The property of Messrs Ross Bros., Westerfield, being R.S. 28890, 28999, 29000, 29189, Blocks VI and X, Westerfield.

(4) The property of Mr Alex Langdon, Valetta, being Lot 2, D.P. 11497, R.S. 25005, 23979, 25298, 14618, Block II, Westerfield.

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🌾 Waitaki Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, Waitaki, Duck, Swan, Paradise duck, Pukeko, Canada goose, Quail, Chukar

🌾 Wanganui Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, Wanganui, Duck, Swan, Paradise duck, Pukeko, Quail, Pheasant

🌾 Wellington Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, Wellington, Duck, Swan, Paradise duck, Pukeko, Quail, Pheasant

🌾 West Coast Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, West Coast, Duck, Swan, Paradise duck, Pukeko

🌾 Westland Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, Westland, Duck, Swan, Paradise duck, Pukeko

🌾 Whangarei Acclimatisation District Game Open Season

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Open Season, Whangarei, Duck, Pukeko, Quail, Pheasant

🌾 Ashburton Acclimatisation District Closed Game Areas

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsGame, Closed Areas, Ashburton, Wakanui Creek, Rangitata River, Westerfield, Valetta
👱🏽 Names

G. W. Leadley (Mr), property owner of closed area
Alex Langdon (Mr), property owner of closed area

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