668 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 21

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck — — — — 19 April to 29 June 1980
incl.
Paradise duck (only in that portion
of the Ashburton Acclimatisation
District west of State Highway
No. 72) — — — — 19 April to 29 June 1980
incl.
Pukeko (except in the Ashburton
Acclimatisation District west of
the Blowing Point Bridge on the
Ashburton River) — — — — 19 April to 29 June 1980
incl.
Black swan (only in that portion of
the Ashburton Acclimatisation
District west of State Highway
No. 72) — — — — 19 April to 27 April 1980
incl.
California quail — — — — 19 April to 24 August
1980 incl.
Chukor — — — — 19 April to 24 August
1980 incl.
Canada goose — — — — 19 April to 26 October
1980 incl.
Canada goose — — — — 7 February 1981 to 22
March 1981 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 25.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 25.
Mallard duck, 25.
Paradise duck, 7.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), para-
dise, and mallard duck, 25 in all.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. except that during
the period 30 June 1980 to 26 October 1980 inclusive, and
7 February 1981 to 22 March 1981 inclusive, Canada goose
may be shot 24 hours per day.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Auckland Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 62, of 16 October
1947, at page 1680.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck (except that no
duck may be hunted or killed on
Great Barrier Island) — — — — 3 May to 15 June 1980
incl.
Paradise duck (only in the counties
of Otorohanga, Waitomo, Taupo,
and Taumarunui) — — — — 3 May to 2 June 1980
incl.
Pukeko — — — — 3 May to 27 July 1980
incl.
Black swan (except that no swan
may be hunted or killed on the
Waikato hydro lakes, Karapiro,
Arapuni, and Waipapa) — — — — 3 May to 15 June 1980
incl.
California and brown quail and
cock pheasant — — — — 3 May to 27 July 1980
incl.

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

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

Special Conditions

1. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting
   or killing of game on Lake Waikare any fixed stand, pontoon,
   hide, maimai, or loo, except within 180 metres of the outer
   margin of the said lake, or the shore line of that island
   known as Motu Nuia or Grape Island.

2. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting
   or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand, pontoon,
   hide, maimai, or loo, except within 85 metres of the margin
   of the said lake.

3. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting
   or killing of game on Lake Rotokauri any fixed stand,
   pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, on any open water of the
   said lake.

4. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave
   on the hunting ground any black swan(s) shot or the mutilated
   bodies of any black swan(s) shot.

5. It shall be an offence for any person to herd or drive
   black swan(s) for the purpose of hunting or killing them.

6. It shall be an offence to shoot game from any unmoored
   boat on the Waikato River North of the boat ramp at the
   confluence of the Mangawara Stream and the Waikato River
   at Taupiri on any of the first 3 days or the second weekend
   of the open season.

Open Season for Game in a Described Area of the Firth of
Thames for the 1980 Game Season

An open season for game is declared in that area of the
Firth of Thames hereinafter named the Firth of Thames
Open Game Area and being that area that is enclosed between
the boundary of the Auckland Acclimatisation District and
a line connecting the points on that boundary by passing
through Orere Point on the west side of the Firth and the
southern headland of Fantail Bay on the Coromandel
Peninsula subject to the conditions specified hereto and in the
First Schedule.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck — — — — 3 May to 15 June 1980
incl.
Pukeko — — — — 3 May to 27 July 1980
incl.
Black swan — — — — 3 May to 15 June 1980
incl.

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

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

Game Licences
Subject to the conditions prescribed in this notice and to
the Wildlife Act 1953 and Wildlife Regulations 1955, any
person holding a licence to hunt or kill game in all acclima-
tisation districts of the North Island of New Zealand for the
1980 season may hunt or kill game in the Firth of Thames
Open Game Area.

Bay of Islands Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78, of 3 December
1970, at page 2365.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck — — — — 3 May to 29 June 1980
incl.
Paradise duck — — — — 3 May to 2 June 1980
incl.
Pukeko — — — — 3 May to 29 June 1980
incl.
Black swan — — — — 3 May to 2 June 1980
incl.
California and brown quail and
cock pheasant — — — — 3 May to 29 June 1980
incl.

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

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