LICENCES FOR ANGLERS
+ SHOULD VISITORS PAY ENDORSEMENT FEES? ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETIES' DISCUSSION A question debated by delegates at the conference yesterday of South Island Acclimatisation Societies was whether a travelling sportsman should be obliged to have his licence endorsed on payment of 2s Cd when visiting districts other than the one in which his licence was issued. The point was raised in a remit from the Lakes District Society asking the South Island conference to support the suggestion of the North Island Council in favour of the endorsement. Delegates yesterday expressed conflicting opinions, but a decision was reached that visitors to the Lakes District should pay an extra fee. It was ridiculous to think, said Mr D. Cuthbertson (Southland), that aj man might fish from North Auckland to Bluff on one general licence. It was felt that one society spent money in stocking its rivers, and another might not bother, said Mr C. H. Lawrence (North Canterbury). Why should one society which spent money and provided all the sport get nothing for it? A tremendous number of anglers, for instance, visited South Canterbury, where there was excellent fishing; but the South Canterbury Society got nothing out of it. Mr S. Cox (Waimate): I do not think it should be mandatory, so that, if it is thought fit, mutual arrangements could be made with neighbouring societies. Mr J. McDonald (South Canterbury): We have an influx of holiday visitors from North Canterbury, Otago, and Southland. However, you have just had the licence fee increased by your Government. Certainly it is only a small increase, but we must take a, broad-minded point of view. We do' not mind anglers coming down to us. All we want is a reciprocal agreement. As far as New Zealand is concerned, j I think a general licence should cover the issue. This opinion was supported by Mr H. G. Kemp (Ashburton). The decision to have a separate fee for the Lakes District was reached later. ____________
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22306, 21 January 1938, Page 12
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