SHOOTING SEASON
Paradise Duck Protected
The coming game-shooting season will be a closed one for paradise duck, partridge, and pheasant in the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society's area, the secretary of the society (Mr E. J. C. Hay) said yesterday. Reports showed that the duck was ■definitely on the decline” on the Canterbury plains, while partridge and pheasant had not had time to establish themselves properly, he explained. Recommendations concerning paradise duck in the 1964 season would only be made after further surveys throughout the district, added Mr Hay The limit daily mixed bag of mallard, grey duck, spoonbill, and pukeko for the coming season was 10 birds, except that five further mallard drakes might be taken The individual limits tor the species were 10 grey duck, five spoonbill, three pukeko. 15 mallard drakes, and 10 mallard ducks. The daily bag limit for Californian quail was 10. but there was no Limit for Canada goose, black swans or cnukor
Fund For PooL—The £3OOO placed on last year's estimates to fluoridate the borough water supply will be voted to the municipal swimming pool fund, the Whangarei Borough Council has decided. The fluoridation proposal was turned down at the poll.—
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30121, 3 May 1963, Page 10
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197SHOOTING SEASON Press, Volume CII, Issue 30121, 3 May 1963, Page 10
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