WEST COAST NOTES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17570, 27 September 1922, Page 4

WEST COAST NOTES.

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY. (SPECIAL TO " THE TRESS. s ') GREYMOUTH, September 26. At the 50th annual meeting of the Grey Acclimatisation Society, the election of officers resulted:—President, Mr It. H. Richmond; vice-presidents, Dr. W. McKay, Messrs Hines, Dixon, Reeves, and Mori; council, Messrs Stubbs, Colligan, Richmond, jun., Milner, Stubbs, Peck, and Kothwell (town members), Goodall, Dumbleton, Saddler, Marshall, Hayes, Hall, Merton, and McPherson (country members); auditor, Mr P. C. Heaphy; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. J. Peck. Representations arc to be made to the Government to have the maximum fine for illegally taking fish extended to £lO. Mr Dumbleton stated there was a practice in Waiuta of blowing up trout with dynamite. That was the worst form of poaching. Dr. McKay said that it destroyed all the life in the river. A man who used cyanide or dynamite to get one fish and destroy every other fish in the river, was primitive in type. Air Dixon said that it should be a recommendation to the council not to put fry in the Little Grey River. It was well stocked, and there was a constant danger of floods. Dr. McKay said it had been decided not to liberate fry except in small tributaries. The following resolutions were passed: That it be a recommendation to the Minister of Interna] Affairs that the minimum penalty for shooting game without license in the shooting season be reduced from £5 to £2; that the bonus for shag's heads be increased from 2s to 3s; that special attention be paid to the questions of poaching and rangers; that tho streams in the district being now well stocked (1,000,000 fry during the past four years), no trout fry be liberated next season. Grey War Memorial. A public meeting was held last night for the purpose of choosing a site upon which to erect a cenotaph as the Grey district war memorial. It was decided unanimously that the cenotaph be erected on the area known as King's Garden, in Tainui street, opposite the State school. Obituary. The death occurred at the Grey River Hospital this morning of Mr Joseph Partitt, oue of the best known "West Coast pioneers, he had no relatives in New Zealand. He was born 85 years ago in London. He emigrated to New Zealand in the early days and was a resident of No Town for about 50 years, following tho occupation of a gold miner. Two years ago he had to give up active work and entered the hospital. The funeral takes place on Thursday. , Mrs Johanna Clunan, widow of James sClunan, died at Westport on Saturday. had been in ill-health for some months. She was a native of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland. She was 70 years of age and had resided 40 vears in tho Dominion, 3o being spent at Cape Foulwind, where her late husband worked in the harbour quarries. Deceased is sunvived by four daughters (Mesdames Benisch, Paul, Durkin, and Sister Mary Capstihe, of the Grey Convent) and two sons (Joseph and Patrick Clunan). The death took place on Sunday of Mrs William O'Connor, of Rimu. Deceased was a native of Ross and was 50 years of age. She was a daughter of the late Mr Sarnie] Knowles, of Rimu. She had been sufFerinc: for a considerable time and her death was not unexpected. She leaves a husband and four sons and five daughters to mourn their loss.