ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4290, 30 April 1879, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

She usual montly meeting of the Acclimatittlhn Society waa held yesterday, at the Cbssmerci-1 Hotel, at 3 pjxi. Present — Itesgrs 3. O. Boys (in the chair), Hill, C-rrick, Acland, and Farr (hon. sec.) The minutes of the last general and special meetings were read and confirmed. Accounts to tbe amount of £23 9s 3d were passed for payment. coaß-BPOHnmrca. The following letter was read from Mr Biers Warburton, of Shenstcne Farm, Palnesston North : — .'•' The Secretary Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, Christchurch. Dear Sir,—•! myself privately, and noi as secretary to tha Manawatu Acclimatisation Society, have just imported some prize poultry trem England, of various sorts, but unfortunately the buff Cochin China cock, light Brahma cock, and Aylesbury drake died on the image. As I understand that you have imported Use pure-bred fowls, I wish to know if yoa enMist xae have some good birds to supply tbe ISM» of these, and if so, what their prices wsrai be f .o.b. Lyttelton. I also want to pro. esreaoEe pure-bred Spanish and dark Brahma fads, say a cock and three hois of each. lathe event of my procuring the above from year society, I should alwajs be glad to odaege cocks with yon, so as to avoid too ■at interbreeding. I have at present imparted light Brahntas, buff Cochins, golden pWfiW Hamburgha, Dorkings (dark grey), aad Aylesbury ducks, and bave ordered others from borne. Should yon require any reference, I am sure that Colonel Packe of yonr town would kindly : tammtMy enquiries yon might make. Your., truly, Pises Wakbtjhto-t. fits secretary was instructed to ask the awt-bay of tbe Poultry Association to for"«wi to the writer a list of the description of *M» tint would be exhibited at the next P«&faj show in Christchurch. A bt*n was read from Messrs Walker and Gegrtooß, acknowledging the receipt of letto amtaanag a warrant empowering them to shoot bans on their property during the the mont-tofJnne. Secretary read a telegram from tiie *™ THBm eht, slating that tbe fee for licenses Sot shooting game was the same as last year, »*%,£-_<*. Atelegn_n was read from Mr B. Ball, of ««hi, enquiring if tbe society wanted the Jfiy bace of quails ordered last season for Irtteltcm.

; 3-» secretary waa instructed to see Mr wsios, of Lyttelton, upon the matter. ■Afclter waa received ifrom Mr Luscombe, ■whi, asking if the society had any objecwr to Mr Bills bringing out from Home on _«»» retnra. to the colony a pen of game 9W13.

"jj_P* Secretary stated that he had replied to ■a»*6ec* that aa a Tery large order had. been' !**» to Mr Bills for birds a resolution waa Ig»»d by the Council as follows:—" That Mr **» anall give his whole attention to the *spneats, said shall under the circumstance! j*MiJ« charge of anything beyond the list he «o Undertaken," and that tbe resolution would Parent the society acceding to his request. «* secretary Btated that the ranger had *Pjjs*d for some extra allowance towards the ?**BBanee of two horses he was obliged to "■SPfor the performance of bis duty. secretary waa instructed to write, inW[j"*"gthe ranger that if be made his appli°«j» by letter it would be considered. -*Acknd asked, on behalf of Mr John ■**«»o_m_, for the loan of the society'! neta •«tch hares at Waimate, to be brought asatiwnce to the Coldstream this side of the «^tata. ***** decided to let Mr Studholme have B for one week. *** following letter waa read from the ■*"* r /' of the South Canterbury .society :— -. S.CFarr, Esq., y*ar Sar.-In reply to your letter of tha 18th S«» with reference to coursing hares in at the last meeting of our 3jv> & was decided that the time has not yet «-*» -When coursing should be gentral in 2*?* wpsterbmy. as bares were not as yet 252-_ liy Pkatifal for tie purpose. It waa, Z^S_f t >;recommended that application be made "OTtnwr, allowing Mr Studholme to 2__S ,ratt fck property at Waimate during ESgMasoa, which haa been granted by bis *s_il__ ncT ' As to onr society requiring hares jjlt floa » onr object is to allow members to «n- - themselves, tbe society recouping the cost. I cannot get a meeting wff **jety together in time to answer your reference to purchasing bares from

yonr society. I will take twenty, and I know a number of our members wEI take them if yon sand them to mc. I will see that they are aent to their destination. The price we are willing to give is 20s for does and 10s for jacks delivered alive here. I enclose cheque fer £25 10s for pheasants purchased by mc from your society. Please return receipt. Au application has been made by Messrs Smith and Dennistoun to eoorse hares on the Peel Forest estate. I have written to them to apply to the Governor, we seeing no objection.

Yours truly, Abth.b Pbrbt, Secretary. It was resolved tbat the South Canterbury Society should be supplied with tbe quantity required at £1 per head, if tbe Canterbury Society had them to spare. An application waa received for the appointment of gamekeeper from William

The application was declined. It was resolved that Mr Bills be instructed to bring out, for the use of the society, £5 worth of ground nets, for game, hares, and birds.

It was resolved that for the future the hour for holding the usual monthly meeting should be 3 30 p.m. This was the whole of tbe business, and the meeting then adjourned.