NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 29

Mallard duck, 20

Paradise shelduck (Area A), 6
Paradise shelduck (Area B), 2
Grey, shoveler, mallard duck and paradise shelduck, aggregate limit, 20 in all
Pukeko, 4
Black Swan, 1
Canada Goose, no limit
California Quail, 5
Pheasant, 5
Chukor, nil - closed season

Shooting Hours: 7.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 4 July to 27 November 1994 and 4 February to 26 March 1995 inclusive Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy Limit: No limit

Special Conditions

1. Shooting from boats is prohibited during the month of May 1994 on the Mataura, Aparima, Oreti, Waihau and Waimatuku Rivers and their navigable tributaries.

West Coast Fish and Game Region

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 24 May 1990, at page 1861

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Definition of Areas

Area A: North of the Buller River.
Area B: All that part of the Region south of the Buller River to the Taramakau River.
Area C: All that part of the region south of the Taramakau River.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10
Shoveler duck, 2
Mallard duck, 10
Black swan, 2
Pukeko, 20
California quail, no limit
Paradise shelduck (Area A), 5
Paradise shelduck (Area B), 20
Paradise shelduck (Area C), 10
Canada goose, no limit

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., except that Canada geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the period 4 February to 26 March 1995 inclusive.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of March 1994.

DENIS MARSHALL, Minister of Conservation.

Third Schedule

Game Licences and Licence Fees

Pursuant to regulations 5 and 13 of the Wildlife Regulations 1955, the Minister of Conservation hereby approves the licence fees, set and payable in respect of each class of game licence and the conditions attached thereto or hereunder.

The $1 game bird habitat stamp component of the following total licence fees is set by regulation 4 of the New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Stamp Regulations 1993.

The holder of any game licence for the 1994 game season shall be subject to the conditions and daily possession limits for each Fish and Game Region in which the hunting or killing of game takes place, as specified under the Second Schedule of the notice in the New Zealand Gazette in which the Minister of Conservation declared the 1994 open season for game.

The provisions of the Arms Act 1983 apply with respect to firearms used in accordance with the licence.

Definitions

Adult: Any person 20 years of age or older as at 7 May 1994.

Young Adult: Any person 16 years of age or older but not having obtained 20 years of age as at 7 May 1994.

Junior: Any person under the age of 16 years as at 7 May 1994.

Child: Any person under the age of 12 years as at 7 May 1994.

Class: New Zealand Whole Season Game Licence

Conditions: A New Zealand Whole Season Game licence shall enable the holder to hunt or kill game in all Fish and Game Regions of New Zealand.

Fees:

• Adult: Fifty four dollars licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of fifty five dollars ($55.00 GST inclusive).
• Young Adult: Twenty seven dollars licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of twenty eight dollars ($28.00 GST inclusive).
• Junior: Eleven dollars licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of twelve dollars ($12.00 GST inclusive).
• Child: One dollar game bird habitat stamp fee only, a total of one dollar ($1.00 GST inclusive).

Class: One Week Game Licence

Conditions:

1. A one week licence may be issued and be available for use on or after the tenth day (16 May 1994) of the open season for game for a period of seven (7) days from the date specified on the licence.

2. The licence shall enable the holder to hunt or kill game in the region of issue only.

Fees:

• Adult: Twenty seven dollars licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of twenty eight dollars ($28.00 GST inclusive).
• Young Adult: Thirteen dollars and fifty cents licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of fourteen dollars and fifty cents ($14.50 GST inclusive).
• Junior: Five dollars and fifty cents licence fee plus one dollar game bird habitat stamp fee, a total of six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50 GST inclusive).