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Public Notice: Close Season For Seals, Marine Department, 28 Nov 1916

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A public notice adhered to a cardboard backing. The notice advises of a close season for seals, dated three years from 27 November 1916. The ban on killing seals relates to New Zealand as well as the Auckland, Campbell, Antipodes, Bounty, Snares, Solanders, Chatham and Kermadec Islands.

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  • Title

    Public Notice: Close Season For Seals, Marine Department, 28 Nov 1916

  • Maker

    Marine Department, New Zealand (closed 1972)

  • Date made

    28 Nov 1916: Date on notice

  • Subject

    Whaling & Sealing, Maritime Trades & Professions, Paper-based material, Notice, Legal

  • Additional information

    Paper: 0 - Whole, Cardboard, 2D objects (HxW): H 341 W 215mm: 0 - Whole

  • Rights

    Unknown

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