Pursuant to section 5 of the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, I hereby give notice of the application by Auckland Zoological Park to the Director-General of Conservation
for a permit to transfer 2 California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from Marineland of New Zealand, Napier, to the Auckland Zoological Park.
A copy of the application and supporting documents may be inspected free of charge at the Napier Area, East Coast Hawke's Bay Conservancy and Auckland Conservancy Offices of the Department of Conservation.
Any person wishing to make a submission in respect of this application may do so in writing to the Minister of Conservation, whose address for service is given below, within 28 days after the date of publication of this notice.
This notice of application is given by the Minister of Conservation, whose address for service is at the offices
of the Conservator, East Coast Hawke's Bay Conservancy, 63 Carnarvon Street (P.O. Box 668), Gisborne.
PETER WILLIAMSON, Conservator (acting under delegated authority from the Minister of Conservation).