ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4286, 25 April 1879, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

of the Council of the Ac<«Wßwititi<m Society was held yesterday **£_**»>«* the Commercial Hotel. Present 7-The Bias, j, _ Peaoock fin the chair), *•■» A-knd, Oarrick, Hill, Ve~ (hon. •KIL snd -fctrsakish. The fesmtHiy aated that the meeting had w*a called to consider a petition that had earn sent fa his. through Mr Deans, asking 3"».the Society would proclaim an open **»n for -hooting hare.. The petition was *P«d by about forty people. A letter had ' : _?:■**"' received from Mr Walker, the **j_«7 of the Coursing Club, asking the **«** nottograr'-»he prayer of the peli-

faae conversation of a desultory character **_~» k* the course of which an opinion was f9»*eed that the prayer of the petition *#*-ot to be granted. «*A_snd moved—"That the prayer of «s Ktihon be not acceded to, on the ground ***_**«* are not yet numerous enough to "■jSfct sbootieg." wrded by Mr Carriek, and agreed to. stated that he had received *****»_ from the South Canterbury Club 2-**«*jectof coor-Log. He replied that s«*-» ** give an answer until he had reC** » wply from the Government. He r»*Rtte_to ihs Government, asking them j***"-d the coursing license to South CanaT™!?. tut, h»d not yet received a reply. £■■ wath Canterbury Society waa not regiswhat tfcsy had to do would have through the Canterbury Society. *w aeiion of the seeretarv was approved, Jj*j» to forwittd a teLegam asking for an immediate "WJo^sespplieation. q2* A «ai mi, on behalf of the Babhit g--, Jiea&d that day laid two informations and intended to lay three iai_? f O3l M fc9 find the men. One Wter had : to his own knowledge, X*.?" a hare and wounded it badly. t-ttt*S- "£Bwt that the Society ehou-d _-£*_» these prosecutions. «» TKtermg resolved to agree with the Tead a lettor bom m %& **_» o* Temula, asking for informaP*&*l ,- * ob J oi coursing. Ma had iaft-a^J 0 * 6 l *****, giring the necea-ary *«* *aked if they could refuse to •_JJ e _^ wn *-ag license to questionable *»i£ did not think they could

Dr. Frankish suggested that the Society should offer rewards for the conviction oi |ms«>MoSMMU-« ■-. The Chairman said they could npt de_i with this question now, as it wfia'a VneMt meeting. '""" ' ~- r This was all the hu_ine_», and theJmeetii.then terminated. - x F