game on that portion of the bank and bed of the Rakaia
River which lies within the North Canterbury Acclimatisa-
tion District, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis,
to the conditions prescribed in this notification fixing the
open season for that district.
2. A licence issued pursuant to this notification to hunt
or kill game shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill
game in the South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisa-
tion Districts, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis,
to the conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an
open season for game in those districts.

Marlborough Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description : Gazette, No. 17, 12 March 1925,
at page 751.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck
Pukeko
California quail
Chukor
Black swan

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 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 2.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
paradise, and mallard 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 shall entitle
   the holder thereof to hunt or kill game on that portion of
   the bank and bed of the Conway River which lies within
   the North Canterbury Acclimatisation District during the
   period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions
   prescribed in this notification fixing an open season in that
   district.
2. No person shall, for the purpose of hunting or killing
   game, use any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo
   on the waters of the Vernon or Wairau Lagoons which lie
   generally between the mouth of the Wairau River, south
   to the Vernon Run, and west to the eastern boundary of
   Swansdown.

Nelson Acclimatisation District

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

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck (only in that
portion of the Nelson A-
climatisation District south
of a line from Tophouse
to Hope Saddle taking in
the Buller River drainage
system, excluding all land
within the Nelson Lakes
National Park)
Pukeko
Black swan
California quail
Cock pheasant

Duration of 1976–77 Season
1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 16 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 31 July 1976 incl.
6 June to 7 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.

North Canterbury Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 68, 28 September
1933, at page 2463.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Duration of 1976–77 Season
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck
Pukeko
Canada goose (Area A— in
that portion of the North
Canterbury Acclimatisation
District which lies to the
east of the South Island
main trunk railway line)
Canada goose (Area B— in
that portion of the North
Canterbury Acclimatisation
District which lies to the
west of the South Island
main trunk railway line)
Canada goose (Area C—the
Lake Ellesmere goose dis-
trict, as defined in the
Gazette, No. 21, p. 428, of
7 March 1974)

1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
1 May to 3 October 1976 incl.,
and midnight 4 February
1977 to 20 March 1977 at
midnight incl.
Midnight 4 February 1977 to
20 March 1977 at midnight
incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Pukeko, 3.
California quail, no limit.
Chukor, no limit.
Black swan, 1.
California quail
Cock pheasant
Chukor

Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 4.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
mallard, and paradise duck,
15 in all.

Shooting hours: 6.15 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

1. No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat,
   louvre, or cylinder or other contrivance shall be used for
   the hunting or killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere
   in which the water is of a greater depth than 60 cm, excepting
   such areas as may be decided upon by the North Canterbury
   Acclimatisation Society.
   Provided that nothing in these special conditions shall pre-
   vent any person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving
   game that has been killed or wounded.
2. A licence issued, pursuant to this notification to hunt
   or kill game, shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or
   kill game on that portion of the bank and bed of the Rakaia
   River which lies within the Ashburton Acclimatisation District,
   and on that portion of the bank and bed of the Conway
   River which lies within the Marlborough Acclimatisation
   District, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to
   the conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an open
   season for game in those districts respectively.

Otago Acclimatisation District

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

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard duck
Paradise duck (shooting of
paradise duck(s) is pro-
hibited in the area south-
west of the Clutha River
from the Cromwell gorge
to the Beaumont Bridge
and also the areas east and
south of the Lammerlaw
Range, Rock and Pillar

Duration of 1976–77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
and 12 June to 20 June 1976
incl.