ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES' CONFERENCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 170, 18 July 1907, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES' CONFERENCE.

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Wednesday. The Aeclimaiisation,' Conference elected the following officers:— Mr. L. Tripp (Wellington); vice-pEesileiit, Mr. C.:A. Fitzroy (Hawke'a Bay); council, M«ssr3. R. Chisholin aad B. Eorrefi (Otago), Dr. Lewis and Mr. E. !W. Paj* ton (Auckland), Mr. E. 2L liffilioji fWanganui), air. W. Syjhe; (sCaronaki);, Mr. J. Rutherford. (South. Dr. MoorJKHise (Gsnterbirry), Mr. FeHwick (Southland); Mr. A: J. Bartberforf and Dr. Faulke (Weffirigton); treasurer, ifr. L-- G. Reid:; secretary, Mr. Yon-Star, merj .auditor, Mr. G-.Hull. •'■ A lesolution was carried confirming the aoTisablenesa of ■preventing the use of living birds as decoys-for duck-shoot* ing. ' • -••.'.. A proposal that a gun license shouKl be ■ substituted for a shooting licensa ■was lr.st, but it was resolved.'that at shooting license should he only issued to persons over 15 jeears of age. All the remits forwarded by the Aacfct land Acclimatisation. Society srere caj> ried. ... ' ... . ~ It "wa.s decided that it be left, to- eacK separate society "to fix the date most suitable fox the opening and closing <ifi the deer shooting season. The matter of limiting"the-nnmher c£ trout caught by an-angler in -one dajj was "withdrawn, being one for conference between the different diatricta.' The following resolution was —"That this conference Teqnest thej Government to. make a systematic attempt to acclimatise Atlantic salmon 5a the • "Waiau watershed,- SotriUand-" IB ms also decided to aslc the Gorornmenfi to continue the Pacifirf salmon. ■ •' Mr Pavton said" 'the severance ofV<« largp portion of the Anddand ,iccfin»fisation district to he ndnrinfeferetf "by the Tourist Department had been sprang on the Soeietv very ."harrießy, ?a3 did not auite Vnnw- how~£o trrtieeei H« rnovofl n. resoln+.ioT- exTH'<"<sii>g nuinwul of the AipHstk! .Society's demand for cottrpenss f: —: . ; -.- -• . ;■;.' /;