HUNTLY ROD AND GUN CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 203, 27 August 1910, Page 11

HUNTLY ROD AND GUN CLUB.

Tlie aunnal penoral liicetrns of the Huntly Rod aud Gun Chili was held in the Volunteer Hall ou Thursday evening. Mr Jas. Elliot .H-esiell _: over a representative attend., dec. The annual report sho.cd thut the -preceding year had beeu a prosperous one, and 1 hat,. owing to ,the vigorous measures takeu, poaching had been reduced to the barest minimum. Aire coelc pheasants would be liberated shortly, and .these .would have a tendency lo improve the strain. Last season's fishing was an improvement on that ot the year before, though to secure a very moderate bag.was-an impossibility. Still, future indications were very rosy, anel it was experted that Lakes KtmUiin and Waikare, In which good trout were seen last season, •would yield some sport, and would. If stocking were proceeded with, become excellent tishlng places in course of time. Office-bearers for the ensuing year were elected "'" as follow!.:—Hon, president, thel're'sl'dent' of the An.-kliiiid A'__i__t__tloii Society (Mr. Payton); president. Mr .la_. Elliot (re-elected): vice-president, Mr E. -1. I'arrell (re-elected): secretary. Mr F. W. Garland; treasurer, Mr _. Little-proud: .committee, Messrs C. Bailey, W. t'opsey. P. Dtiliks, J. (iratwick. J. lluglies. F. Smith. Wm. Spiers, X.' G... Stephenson and F. Twiuame. Mr D. McKenzie. of Anckland, wrote asking that to the throe lake, proposed as sanctuaries for native and ___ortpd game.. Lake Waahi be added a« a fourth. After full discussion, tlie club decided to adhere to its formei 4 resolution, and reaffirmed the promise that if Lakes HaUanoa. Kimthia and' ltotongaro were declared sanctuaries, the members would do all in their power to ensure protection for the birds promised. The secretary was instructed .to thank the Auckland "society for the cook pheasants a__\it to b e liberated, and to impress upon it the necessity of slocking the rivers and. lakes, especially Kimlhia and VVulkare, with rainbow .ind-brown troat. ft being-the opinion /-thai _he Jotter would, do .well in the lakes. — ' The-vH-.c-pre_s.dent stated that .it present there was being mooted a project to form new nefclimati_itiou societies ill the Upper and Lower AVaikato. that affecting this district to have jurisdiction over the conntry between Mercer on the north and the I'liniii River on the south, and asked the opinion of'the club on tlie matter. The president voiced the feeling of those present when be emphatically stated that any attempt to uu.dermine Hie influence of the Auckland Society, in which they had' absolute con. den ..., by taking away any portion of its -territory, would have the determined opposition of the club.