NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 148

any pointed missile (other than a bullet) which is propelled by means of any mechanical or explosive device.

(2) Where any person is charged with an offence under subclause (1) of this clause, it shall be a defence to the charge if the defendant proves that the spear gun or pointed missile in his or her possession or under his or her control was not used in taking acclimatised fish.

(3) In this clause the term "explosive" has the same meaning as in the Explosives Act 1957.

9. Authorised lures and baits—No licence holder shall fish for acclimatised fish with any artificial or natural bait or lure other than fly, inset, worm, crustacea, minnow, uncoloured bread dough or fish [excluding fish ova or any shellfish (mollusca)].

10. Daily bag limit—(1) No licence holder shall on any one day take or have in his or her possession more than four (4) trout or salmon.

(2) No licence holder shall continue to use a rod and running line to take acclimatised fish on any day on which he or she has killed a limit bag.

11. Revocation—The notice published in the supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, No. 164 of Thursday, 24 September 1987, on pages 4512–4513, titled District Anglers (Nelson Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987 is hereby revoked.

Approved at Wellington this 21st day of August 1989.

D. McDOWELL, Director-General of Conservation.

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District Anglers (North Canterbury Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987, Amendment No. 2

Pursuant to section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society amends the District Anglers (North Canterbury Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987, supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of Thursday, 24 September 1987, pages 4513 to 4515.

1. Title and commencement—(1) This amending notice may be cited as the District Anglers (North Canterbury Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987, Amendment No. 2, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the District Anglers (North Canterbury Acclimatisation District) Notice 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal notice”).

(2) This amending notice shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1989.

2. Closed season—Clause 4 of the principal notice is amended by inserting after paragraph (e) in subclause (1), a new paragraph:

“(d) From the 1st day of March to the 30th day of April in the same year (both days inclusive) in the area within 500 metres of the mouth of the Lee and Tentburn River utilised by the New Zealand Salmon Company’s Tentburn Hatchery.”

3. Daily limit bag—Clause 10 of the principal notice is amended—

(1) By repealing paragraph (b) of subclause (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b) 4 quinnat salmon taken from any other water, except from the area of the Lee and Tentburn River mouth where the limit shall be 2 acclimatised fish.”

(2) By deleting from subclause (3) the words “trout or salmon” wherever they occur and substituting the words “acclimatised fish”.

(3) By inserting as a new subclause (4), the following subclause:

“(4) Notwithstanding subclause (3) of this clause, no licence holder shall continue to fish for acclimatised fish in the area of the Lee and Tentburn River mouth on any day on which he has already caught, taken or killed 2 acclimatised fish.”

(4) By renumbering the existing subclause (4) as subclause (5).

Approved at Wellington this 21st day of August 1989.

D. McDOWELL, Director-General of Conservation.

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District Anglers (South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Districts) Notice 1987, Amendment No. 2

Pursuant to section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Societies amends the District Anglers (South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Districts) Notice 1987, supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of Thursday, 24 September 1987, pages 4517 to 4519.

1. Title and commencement—(1) This amending notice may be cited as the District Anglers (South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Districts) Notice 1987, Amendment No. 2, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the District Anglers (South Canterbury and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation Districts) Notice 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal notice”).

(2) This amending notice shall come into force on the 1st day of October 1989.

2. Open season—Clause 3 of the principal notice is amended:

(1) By replacing in subclause (3) the comma after the word “Tekapo” with the word “and”, and deleting the remainder of the subclause after the word “Aviemore”.

(2) By deleting the existing subclause (4), and substituting the following subclause:

“(4) There shall be an open season for fishing for acclimatised fish from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day of September in the year following (both days inclusive) in the Pukaki-Ohau, Tekapo-Pukaki, Ruataniwha-Ohau “B” and Ohau “B”-Ohau “C” hydro canals and in Lake Benmore, Lake Ruataniwha and the Waitaki Arm of Lake Ruataniwha.”

3. Closed season—Clause 4 of the principal notice is amended:

(1) By inserting after subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (g), the following paragraph:

“(hh) From the 1st day of April to the 30th day of April in the same year (both days inclusive) in McKinnons Creek, a tributary to the south side of the lower Rangitata River in the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society District.”

4. Authorised tackle—Clause 5 of the principal notice is amended:

(1) By inserting after subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (h) of subclause (6), the following paragraph:

“(jj) Fish in Lake Benmore from a moving or moored boat while using natural bait.”

5. Authorised lures and baits—Clause 9 of the principal notice is amended:

(1) By deleting from subclause 2 (c), the words “or in any small high country tarn” and replacing with words “in the Omarama Stream upstream from the bridge on State Highway 8 at Omarama, in Swan Lagoon, in Green Lagoon, Yellow Lagoon, Watson Lagoon, Lake Poaka, Lake Merino, or in any other high country tarn or lagoon.”

6. Daily limit bag—Clause 10 of the principal notice is amended:

(1) By adding to subclause (2) (d), after subparagraph (xxx), subparagraph “(xxxi) Omarama Stream.”