508 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 24

Game That May be Hunted or Killed
road-rail bridge over the Oreti River near Lumsden, then in a direct line to East Dome on the Society's eastern boundary) .... 1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 5.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 2.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise, and mallard duck, 15 in all.

Shooting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Decoy limit: 25.

Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 54, of 31 August 1967, at page 1453.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.

Paradise duck (only in that portion of the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District that lies west of the Lake Waitaki Dam and the area upstream of the main road bridge on the Hakataramea River) .... 10 May to 30 May 1976 incl.

Canada goose (Area A—that area of land and water comprising the Waitaki River, from the top of the Lake Waitaki Dam structure to the sea, the bed of that portion of the Waitaki River, and all islands in that portion) .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.

Canada goose (Area B—that portion of the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District that lies to the eastward of the main trunk railway line and south of a line extending from Hook Swamp Road to the sea and north of the line of Fox's Road extending from the main trunk railway line to 200 metres off the (Dead Arm) Waihoa River, and thereafter a line 200 metres from the west bank of that river extending to the Waihoa Box at the sea) .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.

Canada goose (Area C—that part of the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District excluding Areas A and B) .... 1 May to 3 October 1976 incl. and midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight incl.

California quail .... 5 June to 25 July 1976 incl.
Chukor .... 5 June to 22 August 1976 incl.

Pheasants (only in that area of the Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District that lies west of Lake Waitaki) .... 8 May to 23 May 1976 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.

Shooting hours: 6.45 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. except that during the period 21 June 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 person shall, for the purposes of hunting or killing game, build, or attempt to build, any stand, hide, shelter, maimai, mud-hole, loc, louvre, or position before 9 a.m. on 3 April 1976.
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 Ashburton and South Canterbury Acclimatisation Districts, during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an open season for game in those districts.

Westland 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 .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.
Paradise duck .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
Pukeko .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.
Black swan .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 2.
Mallard duck, 10.
Paradise duck, 1.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise, and mallard duck, 10 in all.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

1. 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.
2. No person shall, on the waters of Lake Mahinapua, for the purpose of hunting or killing game, use any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, except within 45 metres from the margin of the lake waters.

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

Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
Paradise duck .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
Pukeko .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
California quail .... 1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 2.
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: 10.

Closed Game Areas
Add:
No. (8). Rural Section 3641, Block XII, Waimea S.D., being the property of Messrs J. L. and A. B. Alexander.
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of February 1976.

D. A. HIGHT, Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. Wil. 8/2/2)