Sanctuary Being Set Aside For Notornis Bird
PARLIAMENT Blds.. Last Night (PA)’.—A new clause is being prepared for the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill setting aside a portion of the Fiordland National Park as a bird sanctuarv for the protection of the recently discovered notornis, stated the Minister of Lands (Mr. Skinner). The proposed sanctuary would embrace more than 400.000 acres extending from a few miles south of the Milford Track to the northern edge of Manapouri. No guns or dogs would lx? permitted in this area and no persons would be permitted to enter the sanctuarv without a permit. There would be substantial penalties for any infringements.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 30 November 1948, Page 5
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