ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Press, Volume XVI, Issue 2165, 26 March 1870, Page 2

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The usual monthly meeting of the council of the Acclimatision Society took place at the Literary Institute yesterday at 3 p.m. Present—Messrs J T Peacock (chairman), S C Farr (secretary), 0 R Blakiston, Boys, Nottidge, Wynn Williams, Hanmer, J A. Bird, Fereday, Rev. C Eraser, Dr Haast, and Mr Johnston (curator). Mr John Shand was also present by invitation. Before proceeding to the regular business before the council,

Mr Shand ea.d that he had ,„ an mvitation to bo present on il,? Ted sion, ho presumed on account of »• o?cs ' intended to call a mooting at tho Whl !, in £ farmers and others in order to f.^ W 5 cause of acclimatisation. The i " !8 dinner at Prebbleton, howeverT. n*'"*' would bo a better opportunity of h*\ • u * ht matter before the farmers; and ho I.X'" 2 * h « and had met with every encoorswm ß n»°? those present. He thought, h?&T >* would be desirable for the eoS ' 'J* 1 .-* some plan of dividing the country tnets. He would bo happy to <?_*_. ° t0 (!i9 ' cd every assistance in hislpowe? To tr?*' this suggestion. * locarr |out Mr Nottidqb said that the f_.m.« Da , to entertain an idea that subscribe to the society beoiuse the 2 imported, were turned out in.ChrisfiS Tina was a very erroneous idea, na the S ,* after being turned out dispersed tw . all over the province, aB the case of the sparrows, linnets, and ZnV Another reason for not <*nj\£ long distances was that their- fffik_r_ 2L out in the cages during jthe tranX . m °

SE_IC-_TUBK. J'' -'X The S_cb_ta_t eaid ho had not yet for warded a reply to the letter of tho (W I Government received at last meeting Lkin for information respecting ■ j mulberry treos, and the growth of.h_„il_ -form in this province, because,!.* eon.fillS that it would require eomo time to oolleeHhl information required.'■■'■" i>i ■■■■ '; Dr Hiu-8T moved-" consisting of Messrs fi-reday^^-,*} the secretary be appointed to collect inform tion respecting tntf planting of w.ulbettT troei the same to tig „Ge_eral. Jo?immaa.»-. Carried. , ; " y '' ;'.'" { ■■-■■ ■- -,-; reply to the General Government"'£__*.__ society would, .collect the information aoaired EBB-OVAL OV THE SdCr__Y . -T,BN_ DOMAIN. _ Mr Nottidge _nbved~l. «■ That tho tooth give up the ground at present hold by thWin the Government Domain." 2. "That tho sub-committee be requested to wait on th,. Government to arrange mattors, and tc ascertain whether the society could obtain sbttablo land in another part; "of Hagley Pork." H. said that the present tenure was vary unsatisfactory; in fact they ( vwe eply ,.^ m at will. Another thing was that theJmirnak wero frequently getting out and damaging the trees, Bhrubs, &o. Dr. Haast seconded tho aidtfon, wll.h after some slight discussion, wae harried. ' • CFBATOB'a ESPOBXi >. . ",v I ~... The CuRAToa reported thatJKr j S.finite had joined the society since the JaatinEf pit; also that the following contributions bid been received :—FromMr.A Jp.J.n, a native owl; from Mr James Manh; tibathaq* Island seeds. The receipts dpring the'moutJi, bad been as follow. eala of Is Sd. He also'reported that a iho, follow ing seeds had he,ea ,and harvested' ia tha gardens ' this year,' "viz.—sunflower, heijip, canary,- Belgian millet, and the best variety of -grown- frour seed tamed from the south of Franco. The beat variety of flax Mr Oarruther. had grown, and was now in a thriving state, A large portion of the Mexican grass and Other seeds had also come >up_ v The .tttplty* mens ,o£ prisoners in . the Lad resultea in a large amount of necessary pond work being done/ 1 atid an e_te_Bion of time for the uee of the prisoners had been granted by the' Governments A largo mimfcer of pheasantß, • reared in ; the gardens, wero ready for sale, and fit- for turning out j sihad "be.h- fdrwarded' to l;Mdt4go '"One pair of paradise ducks had besti fb*f**f_?4itd to Mr McQuadei of. ; the together with model cages for bripging out goldfinohei, nightingales, or blackbird.;

IMPOETA2PIOI* PF INSEC ( TIVOBOTJB BIRDS. Mr NoTTtboi: brought up the report of tho sub-committee appointed w dclpßiaJer the ftpt means of introducing ineeotSiVbrbiw'bird-.Wto the province, which was read. Tbe rfcpbrt, which was a very lengthy.one, recpmixieaded, amongst other'things, that Mi* Carreers, the late treasurer of> the sdefstyVnow on a visit to England, by ootnmunicated with, asking him to superintend shipments of birds, __d<ilso advising him to see the editor of tho "fielu," and Dr. E. Buckland, the editor of "I~nd and Wat#r, , '!ors:the;subjeqt,; Itrofeo recommended that the Government be requested to instruct Mr-A-O'.Pttyweh, the agent of tto province in England, to co-operate with M p Oarrutbers. The birds j recommended to w imported were rooks and starlings. ' The SscßJ-T/AEr. read! a leiWr to Mr.Boj» from Mr Carrick, of the Otago Society, in which that gentleman described the *nb_e in which the . importation of ioßeotivoroui .birds was carried on by that ' society, and stated that Mr Bills, Who had brought ouitfie -hip-oat to Dunedin in the Warrior Queen, pwpjMreturning to Engk_d, aftd woold taowsw the conveyance of birds from England to any part of the eoldny on terms which*are fleationed in the letter. ~..... After aomie diseU-sidri, J MrH_.c*ra_>oJ_> moved-" That a «wa-| meeting of the Council be held on mm next,, the Ist April at three pita., to consider the whole question of the introduction of iaseci tivorous : birds/ which was seconded oy ut Haast and . _?.<- The meeting then adjourned. nun iiiiY i mrll' j fil( '*j!issS^iSSST m ° M ' mm^s^^^