Pukeko
Sir,—Mr G. Mugford, chairman of the game committee, is quoted as saying that the Acclimatisation Society rangers have been employed to shoot the protected pukeko at the wish of the farmers. May I ask him how much the farmers paid for this service and where it took place, and also the area that Mr Mugford resides in himself?—Yours, etc., a. McDougall. November 15,1966.
[The chairman of the game committee of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr G. Mugford) replies: “In answer to Mr A. McDougall, the Acclimatisation Society is entrusted with the care and control of birds in its area, and when they are causing damage do their best to help prevent it by trapping or transferring them to other areas. But if this is not possible then the staff are sent to scare or shoot. This is done at the society’s expense. We have been called on to investigate damage at Culverden, Leithfield, Amberley, Woodend, Cashmere, Brookside, and Lakeside. I reside in the Paparua county.’’]
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31221, 19 November 1966, Page 14
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