978 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 44

GAME AND JUNIOR GAME SEASON LICENCES AND LICENCE FEES

PURSUANT to the Wildlife Regulations 1955, Amendment No. 9, the Minister of Internal Affairs hereby prescribes the classes of licence to hunt or kill game that may be issued by an acclimatisation society in New Zealand for the 1983 open season for game, and approves the licence fees set and payable in respect of each class and the conditions attached thereto.

Class: New Zealand Game Season Licence.

Fee: Twenty dollars ($20).

Conditions: A New Zealand Game Season Licence shall enable the holder to hunt or kill game in all acclimatisation districts of New Zealand. The holder of the licence shall be subject to the conditions and daily possession limits specified under the Second Schedule for the acclimatisation district in which the hunting or killing of game takes place.

Class: Junior North Island Game Season Licence.

Fee: Ten dollars ($10).

Conditions: Junior North Island Game Season Licences may be issued to persons up to 16 years of age or pupils attending school full time. The licence shall enable the holder to hunt or kill game within the acclimatisation districts of, Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy, Hawke’s Bay, Stratford, Taranaki, Tauranga, Wanganui, Wellington, and Whangarei. The holder of the licence shall be subject to the conditions and daily possession limits specified under the Second Schedule for the acclimatisation district in which the hunting or killing of game takes place.

The provisions of the Arms Act 1958 apply with respect to firearms used in accordance with the licence.

Class: Junior South Island Game Season Licence.

Fee: Five dollars ($5).

Conditions: Junior South Island Game Season Licences may be issued to persons up to 16 years of age and shall enable the holder to hunt or kill game in all acclimatisation districts of the South Island. The holder of the licence shall be subject to the conditions and daily possession limits specified under the Second Schedule for the acclimatisation district in which the hunting or killing of game takes place.

The provisions of the Arms Act 1958 apply with respect to firearms used in accordance with the licence.

The notice published in the supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, No. 38, 1 April 1982, p. 1142—Game and Junior Game Season Licences and Licence Fees is hereby revoked.

SECOND SCHEDULE

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 State Highway No. 72)
Pukeko
Black swan (only in that portion of the Ashburton Acclimatisation District west of State Highway No. 72)

Duration of 1983 Season
30 April to 31 July 1983 incl.
30 April to 31 July 1983 incl.
30 April to 31 July 1983 incl.
30 April to 31 July 1983 incl.

Game That May Be Hunted or Killed
California quail
Cock pheasant
Chukor
Canada goose
Canada goose

Duration of 1983 Season
30 April to 21 August 1983 incl.
7 May to 22 May 1983 incl.
30 April to 21 August 1983 incl.
30 April to 30 October 1983 incl.
4 February 1984 to 25 March 1984 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, no limit
Shoveler (or spoonbill), no limit
Mallard duck, no limit
Paradise duck, 8
Chukor, 15

Pukeko, 3
Black swan, 1
California quail, 15
Cock pheasant, 1
Canada goose, no limit

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. except that during the period 1 June 1983 to 25 March 1984 inclusive, Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

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)
Paradise duck (only in the counties of Otorohanga, Waitomo, Taupo and Taurarunui)
Pukeko
Black swan (except that no swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes Karapiro, Arapuni and Waipapa)
California quail
Cock pheasant

Duration of 1983 Season
30 April to 26 June 1983 incl.
30 April to 26 June 1983 incl.
30 April to 26 June 1983 incl.
30 April to 26 June 1983 incl.
30 April to 21 August 1983 incl.
30 April to 24 July 1983 incl.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 5
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5
Mallard duck, no limit
Paradise duck, 4

Pukeko, 10
Black swan, 2
California quail, no limit
Cock pheasant, 3

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

Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

1. Excepting that temporarily moored floating stands may be used, no person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare any stand, hide, maimai or loo, which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the said lake, or the shore-line of that island known as Motu Nui 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 three days or the second weekend of the open season.