BANK NOTES.

Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2280, 11 November 1897, Page 46

BANK NOTES.

I have received a copy of Messrs Hardy Beos.' new catalogue, which, like its predecessors, is very complete and contains a good deal of useful information concerning angling.

Tbe bare fly competition on the Waipuhi on the 10th iust.. promises to be a huge success. No fewer than 25 competitors have entered, and if they all compete the number of trout accounted for should be something unusual. I notice that the size of tbe , fly to be used has been limited- to Jin or co larger than a Loch fly. The hours of fishing are from 8, a.m. to 5 p.m , and returns are to be sent in to Mr A. E. Jenkins, care of Messrs Wtllcie and Co., by the 135b. The following is the water allotted to the different competitors :—: — 1. Mouth of Waipahi to big pool at railway bank --Peter Murray. 2. Big pool at railway bank to old road bridge — James King. 3. Old road bridge to first island above sus-

pension bridge— W. M'Callum, jun. 4. First island above suspension bridge to north

side of Hayes's farmhouse — W. Fraser. 5. North side of Hayes's farmhouse to railway cutting — W. Mazibar. 6. Railway cutting to Rocky Cliffs— J. R. Smitb. 7. Top of Rocky Cliffs to one mile and a-half above — W. Dellow. fc. One mile and a-half above Rocky Cliffs to •.ATtUurtou railway bridge— J. Nelson. I'^1 '^ . 9. Avthurton railway budge to top of big pool at the goige- J. Baxter. 10. Top of big pool at gorge to the bigfalls— James Hocking. / 11. Big falls to one mile above— E Harrison. 12. One mile abive big falls to two miles above —

D.A.Purvis, 13. Two miles above big falls to bend at old sheep ' dip— A. Stirling. 14. Bend at old sheep dip to one mile above — Jas.

Pollock. 15. One mile above old sheep dip to mouth of Otaria— O. Melrose. 16. Mouth of O f aria to three quarters of a mile above — J. Telford. 17. Three-quarters of a mile above Otaria to

Purvis's homestead — Jas. Spiers. 18. Purvis's homestead to Bowman's fence— J. Moen. 19. Bowman's fence to one mile above— Alex.

Kins. • 20. One mile above Bowman's fence to pool at big beud— W. Sheddan. 21. Pool at bip bend to one mile above— J. V»len-

. tine. 22. On-; mile above pool at big bend to Trumble's Creek — J. Robertson. 23. Trumble's Creek to Hutchison's— Jas. D.

Smitb. 24. Hutchison's to Upper road bridge— R. Coghill. 25. Upper road bridge to one mile and a-half above — F. Roberts.

Eleven anglers have entered for the Otago Anglers' Association's competition, which is to be held on the 9c.h inst. on the Waiwera, the conditions being similar to these laid down for tbe Acclimatisation Society's medals competition. The following waters have b«en allotted :— *' 1. Big Pool to cScrubby Bank — J. Robertson. 2. Scrubby Bank to road bridge— J. Telford. 3. Road bridge to first fence above M'Kenzie's house — R. Coghill. 4. Firat fencß above M'Kenzie's to Brook's

bridge — A Stirling. _ 5. Brook's bridge to pig'stya above Pagin's— John

Moen. 6. Pigstye above Pagin's to Scott'd old sheep-

dip — J. Nelson. 7. Old sbeepdip to railway bridge— W. Sheddan. 8. Railway bridge to M'Lean's fence— James

Spier 8. 9. M'Lean's fence to Murray's cbaffhouse— C. H.

Boydell. 10. Murray's chaffhouae to the gorge — James

King. 11. Gorge to one mile above— F. Roberts.

Messrs A. Anderson and R. Chisholm propose visiting the Wainahi next Monday, and Mr W

Aitken, sen., goes to the Waiwera on Saturday ] next. I wish them all luck. . . - Water of Leith.— Mr Henry took 10 fish from/the upper reaches last week, none ' of which were, however, very large. Mr John I Robertson basketed half a dozen nice little fish on Saturday afternoon. The Waikooaiti. — I hear that Mr Aibken has been making periodical visits to the Waikouaiti River of late, and has been doing remarkably well, but tbe precise extent of his successes I have failed to learn. ! The Mimihau. — This stream and others in its neighborhood are reported to be in grand trim and well worth a visit. The local men, my correspondent tells me, are reserving their energies for the competition on the Wyndham River on the sth, so no takes are to be recorded. — A clipping from the Wyndham Herald states that fishermen have not been very active of late, but the change in tbe weather which begab on Tuesday week has enabled them to indulge in their favourite sport. Tuesday was an ideal day, and a number of anglers set out for the various streams. Among the best takes heard of on that day were : Mr H. J. Robertson, 11 fisb, 181b ; Mr D. P. Bremner, 12 fish, 15£lb ; and Mr A. M "In tosh, 11 good flsh. The Glenomabu.— l have to thank Mr Wil-.. Ham Willocks for the f ollowing :— I left home [Stirling] on the 2nd at 6 o'clock, and after a drive of 18 miles reached the Glenomara at 8.30, and made a start with the rod.t&l killed 37 very fine trout. The day was fine bub pretty windy. The fli%s I used were the Samuel and the cinnamon brown, the former, killing by far the best. ,, The stream was in fine order, and go were the trout. — [This is certainly a record take, and I only wish Me Willocks had taken the weight of his fisb. "He strongly recommends tbe G!en for a holiday's fishing, and points ous Mr William Boyd's accommodation house is close to the stream. I shall be very pleased to hear further from Mr Willocks whenever- he has a day with the rod.] The Waipahi. — "J. R. S," writing from Arthurton on the Bth, says fhhing in the locality has been booming for the last 10 days. -The river has been in excellent condition, and good baskets have resulted. Messrs J. and C. Trusler have been very successful. The former on Thursday landed 20 fish, and the latter has made aomp good catches. Messrs Harrison and Correns'(Pukerau) had a jolly timelaat Friday, both getting well-filled creels. My correspondent himself on the afternoon of the same day took 18 fisb, weighing 26. b, and saw a visitor who was getting a good many fish but complained of losing all tbe big ones — not an uncommon complaint. They broke his casts, aud he evidently did not calculate the strength and liveliness of the Waipahi trout, for he was using casts of the, lightest gufc. My correspondent says he has found by experience that very light stuff will not sttnd the sbraiu, more especially if there is a strong body of water in the river, as is the case just now, as one has sometimes to haul tbe fi>h against the current to a suitable landing place. In a short time the fly will chafe the gut-through. — W. D., writing ou the same date, describes the river a« being in splendid order, aud gives the best flies as the mallard, the'Maltby, the GOG OT * rQor > t -ne r ©d spinner, the Hare'ug, the Waipahi, and the Fomahaka. Mr P. Murray, he informs me," killed 22 fi-Oi on the 2nd and 17 on tbe fth. .On the 2nd my correspondent took 16 fith, on the 3rd 25, and on the 4-th 18, all being very nice trout. The heaviest was about 2£lb. --A visitor from Clinton made a good basket- on the stb,taking 17 fisb ; and two gentlemen from Danedin had good sporb on Saturday. The fish are taking very well, and should the weather keep good t.be competition will give big results.

Winchester, Bbh Nov.— A week of varying strong winds aud some heavy rain, bringing the. larger rivers down in partial flood, bub little fishing has been attempted., Langtiou's register shows a total take of 52 trout, weighing 44-lb. The beat basket m^dewas Mr Darling's, 11 fisb, lllb, taken from the Opihi. Southland Notes —The Mataura Ensign reports that angling is brisk at Lumaden just now, and fish plentiful. Mr Adin Cockrof t and Mr Charles Semd'ord went oub yesterday, and landed 55 and 33 fi*h respectively. The total weight of Mr Cockroft's fish realised 98lb, and Mr Sandford's 651b.

Angling in Canterbury. — The following take* have been reported to Mr Alpe : — October 27, 1 flsb, 19lb, 2ft lOin long and 21in in girtb, and 1 fish, 81b ; October 29, 1 fish, ll^lb, all caught by Mr J. Watemburg in the Avouwifch the minnow ; November 1, 5 fish, largest 61b, by Mr W. J. Alpe and a frtend in the Selwyn ; 32 fish by four anglers, 16 fluh by two other anglers, and 4 by another Angler — all from the Selwyn in two days.

The South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. — At a meeting of the ahove society it was reported that there was a slight decrease in the number of licenses issued. The secretary roported the result of proceedings against a poacher at tbe Point; also, as to fencing a at Raugitata. Since tbe fence had been, pa's'ad au unusually heavy flo ad bad carried away about four chains of the north end of the' fence. The flood gave a contingent benefit by opening a splendid mouth in a direct line with the river. t Mr Langdon reported that the preparation of the road^to the Rangitata reserve-had been satisfac'orlly carried oufc. The couucil had been greatly indebted to Mr Bro-wn for the use of his plough and horses. The chairman reported the receipt of £1 from Mr J. M'Beatb, of Totara Valley, who thanked the society for the perch \ liberafctd. j Waitaki Acclimatisation Society. — At a recent meeting of the a communication j was received from the Southland Acclimatisa- ■ tion Society forwarding a petition which they I were sending to both Houses of Parliament | objecting to tbe proposal of the conference that owners of land adjacent to rivers should* be I allowed to fish without taking out a license. I The society'asked the co-operation of the,WaiI taki Council, and desired intimation to that effect. The petition set out fully the reasons for the objection. If tbe proposal were carried the existence of the Southland Society would be threatened, as so many persons would be granted the free right of the rivers stocked at the expense of the society. — It was pointed out I that there was no reason why owners of land S should obtain free fishing licenses. With regard to game it was different. Landowners protected game, and it found sustenance on their land ; but the argument regarding fish was quite in the opposite direction — It was resolved "That this society endorses the action taken by the Sou* bland Society in tbe matter of protesting against regulation No. 8 of the recommendations of the late conference" — It was decided that the society obtain 5000 brown tront ; from the Otago Acclimatisation Society and [ put them in the Waitaki.— lt having been reported that shags were on the increase at Kui-ow, it was decided to increase the fee for the heads to 2s each, and tbat 6i each for eggs and small heads be given —It was decided that the member for the district be asked to uree on the Government the reasonableness of giving the Waitaki Society a shire of the salmon ova that were being imported, as the Waitaki River was proved to be suitable for salmon ; failing that, an offer be made for 25.000 or 30,000 ova.

j, Thh Hunnington Fish Ponds. — On Thuraday last the members of the Council of tbe

South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, in accordance with an invitation given some time previously,' inspected the races and ponds made by Mr W.Deßenzy at HunningW, Winchester. Here in a sheltered paddock to the north of the farm buildings the pondß are made. There aro two, communicating with «aoh other by means of a small pipe. The upper was originally constructed and is still used as the dam for .» mill race, and in ib are plenty of brown trout. The lower one has been reserved for rainbow trout, and in it are some of the yearling fish liberated by the society in August 1896. A small nursery race has been out alongside of this at its southern end, and in it are about 500 fry released this season. They were easily seen, "and it was evident were making capital growth. The water for these dams is supplied by a private , race, and although there is an UDfailiDg supply, there is absolutely no danger of a fresh. In the lower pond Mr Deßenzy has placed a wool table, and on this, at the time of the council's visit, was tbe carcase oF a sheep. From this the' fish .received a plentiful supply of gentles, and the appearance of ft fish or two jumping in the neighbourhood testified to their fondness for them. A day or two previously Mr DeHenzy laid that '% nice sized fish hadj landed* himself on the table, which at its low »idb is moire than 2ffc from the -surface of the -water. Mr C. Harr, ,of WinChester', had' brought his tackle, and quickly had a fly on the water. At first there. teemed little prospect of a rise, but attar about a quarter of an hour 'patience' was rewarded and a fisb, which played beautifully,- was 1 grtised for inspection. It measured B Jin, and the' rainbow streak was very plainly visible. ' It was, as might be expected, very plump. This was returned to the pond, and another try mads. Two more were toon caught, and the second of these ib was intended to keep for exhibition. It was released momentarily and escaped. A fourth proved the best , fish of the lot. It measured lO^in by s|-'n girth, and weighed l\oz. As 14 months ago this fish was only about an inch long, its growth must be considered phenomenal.

— The camel's foot is like a soft cushion, peculiarly well adapted to the stones and gravel over which it is constantly walking. Daring a single journey through the Sahara the horse* of British officers have worn out three sets of shoes, while the camels' feet were not even sore.

— One of the building papers tells a «tory of a church' at Uarquette, U.S.A., which was built for Esquimaux use, in default of timber, of whales' ribs and tanned walrus hides. During the winter hosts of famished dogs came and ate up the church

— Prussian-blue paint. i 8i 8 made from the aahei of the bur tied hoofi of horse*. The best hoof a for this commodity are those of the American mules. — The Japanese language is said to contain 60.000 words, every one. of which require* ft different symbol. It is quite impossible for one man to learn the entire lan gunge,- and. a well-educated Japanese is familiar with only about 10.000 words.

— .The snail's imuth is ona of the,< most extraordinary objects io' n.itare. By the Mm* the enail has worn oat the last; one of its '30,000 teeth a" new set has been provided for"it to' begin all over again. These teeth are all on ,the snail's tongae, which is coiled up in the b*ck part of the mouth. — So-balled cork- legs contain no cork whatever. The .name arises from the , fact Jihafr, years ago, nearly all the arlißcial lega used in Europe came from manufacturers whose places of business were in Cork street, London.

— Kdison and T^sla, both eminent; electricians, are not agreed as to sleep. EMison »aid recently that "sleep is a dreadful habit " in connection with his statement Mi*t some nights he did not sleep a wink. Tesla says (had sleep U a vitaliser,, and that if a man could sleep 18 hours a day he might live to bo 200 years old. . — AU the flag* for .British ship 3of war, except tha* royal standards, ate made ia' the Government dockyards ; and tli*e enormous number required may be judged from the f^ct) th«,t in the colour loft at Chatham alone about 18,000 flags are made in a year.

— There is a' church in the city of Cork which ia known for miles around on account oE the peculiarity* of its steeple. The st-aeple is built of 'two different coloured stones, two sides being built iv white and the other two iv red stone.

— It is stated that the strawberry growers of Plougastel, in Brittany, who produce over 1000 tons of strawberries every year, keep two sfceaoaers going iv the season to Plymouth so steadily that they have got the namt of, " strawberry steamboat*. They 'made four-and-twenty voyages last season, and . carried into England nearly 1,500,0001b. or over half the local production.