Lake Ellesmere
Sir, —As an experienced duck-shooter I was very interested to read a statement made by the secretary of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society in last Saturday’s issue as follows: “Lake Ellesmere is 18in higher than its lowest level, so the miamias should still be in the water.” It would be of interest to many to know just where that information came from. It is misleading, to say the least, as the lake was approximately 2ft Bin above mean sea level on Saturday which is 14in higher than stated.—Yours, etc., INTERESTED. May 6, 1964. [The secretary of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr E. J. C. Hay) replies: “The position, as I understand it, is that when it is necessary for the Catchment Board to let out the lake, the aim is to bring down the level to between 12 and 18 inches above mean sea
level. If the lake was 2ft Bin above mean sea level on any particular day, this would be approximately 18 inches higher than its lowest level.”]
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30442, 16 May 1964, Page 12
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173Lake Ellesmere Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30442, 16 May 1964, Page 12
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