ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 208, 2 September 1926, Page 11

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES.

,—. i CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON. PROTECTION MATTERS DISCUSSED. (By Telegraph.—Special to "'Star.'** WELLINGTON, this day. The conference of the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies has commenced. Mr. L. O. Tripp, in moving the adoption of the report and balancesheet, said that deer had certainly increased and were a menace to farmers. The question of thei? control was important. The Wellington society supplied ammunition to farmers and arranged parties under rangers, and in this way 2500 had been killed'last year. ..If \ protection!, were removed, the would not have the revenue to do of thing. The destruction of wekas by weasels and rats had increased tremendously, and the latter were now the worst enemies of native birds. He hoped protection would never be taken from the kingfisher, as the amount of trout it took was infinitely small. The society at Wellington had | set aside £1200 to establish a fellowship In fresh water fish study. He approve.! of the Taupo regulations, but thought the Government should appoint a board jof men used to Taupo conditions. Thp i taking of trout during the spawning season must be stopped. In regard to opossums, Mr. Tripp said it had been proved that they did not damage the forests. The order paper includes the discussion of deer control, Rotorua and overseas licenses, institution of a fellowship for fresh water fish study, and other i matters of interest to sportsmen. j