Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck (only in that
portion of the Wellington
Acclimatisation District
north of the Manawatu
River)
Pukeko
Black swan (only in that
portion of the Wellington
Acclimatisation District east
of the Tararua Ranges)
California and brown quail
and cock pheasant
Hen pheasant (only in that
part of the Wellington
Acclimatisation District east
and south of a line com-
mencing at the start of
the divide of the Tararua
Range at the Manawatu
Gorge on the Society's
northern boundary, then
along the Tararua Range
to the summit of the Rimu-
taka Range and thence
along the main Feathers-
ton-Hutt Road to Manga-
roa; thence south along the
Hutt River to its con-
fluence with the Whakatiki
River; thence west along
the Whakatiki River to
Wainui Hill (2367 ft);
thence along the Wainui
Stream to Paekakariki)
Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 23 May 1976 incl.
and 5 June to 20 June 1976
incl.
1 May to 23 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 23 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 23 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoon-
bill), paradise, and mallard
duck, 15 in all.
Pukeko, 10.
Black swan, 2.
California and brown quail,
no limit.
Shooting hours: 6.45 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Whangarei Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78, of 3 December
1970, at page 2364.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck
Pukeko
California and brown quail
and cock pheasant
Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
29 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 27 June 1976 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 2.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
mallard, and paradise duck,
15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions

1. A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt
   or kill game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill
   game in the Bay of Islands, Hobson, and Mangonui-Whanga-
   roa Acclimatisation Districts, during the period and subject,
   mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in this notifica-
   tion fixing an open season for game in those districts.
   Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of February 1976.
   D. A. HIGHET, Minister of Internal Affairs.
   (I.A. Wil. 8/2/2)
   Open Season for Game in Acclimatisation Districts-South
   Island
   This notice applies only to the open season for game in
   those acclimatisation districts which fall within the South
   Island.
   PURSUANT to the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Internal
   Affairs declares an open season for game in the acclimatisa-
   tion districts and subject to the conditions specified in the
   Second Schedule hereto, excepting the closed game areas
   published in the supplement to the Gazette of 18 February
   1975, and subject to any amendments in any subsequent
   Gazette notice and in this notice.
   The attention of sportsmen and others is drawn to the
   daily game possession limits set forth in the First Schedule
   hereto and to the provisions of the Wildlife Act 1953 and
   the Wildlife Regulations 1955.
   FIRST SCHEDULE
   Daily Game Possession Limit
   EXCEPT where all game is labelled with the following details:
   (a) The name and address of the person by whom the
   game was taken;
   (b) The number of the licence to hunt or kill game held
   by the person by whom the game was taken;
   (c) The name of the acclimatisation society by which that
   licence was issued; and
   (d) The date on which the game was taken.
   No person shall have in his possession on any one day
   game in excess of the following numbers:
   Saturday, 1 May 1976: a number of game corresponding
   to the number specified in this notification as the daily
   bag limit.
   Sunday, 2 May 1976: Twice the number of game specified
   for Saturday, 1 May 1976.
   Every subsequent day: As for Saturday, 1 May 1976.
   Ashburton Acclimatisation District
   Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 68, 28 September
   1933, at page 2463.
   Game That May be Hunted
   or Killed
   Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
   and mallard duck
   Paradise duck (only in that
   portion of the Ashburton
   Acclimatisation District
   west of Highway No. 72
   from the Rakaia Gorge
   Bridge to the Rangitata
   River)
   Pukeko (except in the Ash-
   burton Acclimatisation Dis-
   trict west of the Blowing
   Point Bridge on the Ash-
   burton River)
   Black swan (only in that
   portion of the Ashburton
   Acclimatisation District
   west of Highway No. 72)
   California quail
   Cock pheasant
   Chukor
   Canada goose
   Canada goose
   Duration of 1976-77 Season
   1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
   and 12 June to 20 June 1976
   incl.
   1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
   1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
   1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
   1 May to 25 July '1976 incl.
   8 May to '16 May 1976 incl.
   1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
   1 May to 3 October '1976 incl.
   Midnight 4 February 1977 to
   20 March 1977 at midnight
   incl.
   Daily Bag Limits
   Grey duck, 15.
   Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
   Mallard duck, 15.
   Paradise duck, 3.
   Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
   paradise, and mallard duck,
   15 in all.
   Pukeko, 10.
   Black swan, 1.
   California quail, 10.
   Cock pheasant, 1.
   Chukor, no limit.
   Canada goose, no limit.
   Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except that during
   the period 30 May 1976 to 3 October 1976 inclusive, and
   midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight
   inclusive, Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per day.
   Decoy limit: No limit.
   Special Conditions
2. A licence issued subject to this notification to hunt or
   kill game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill