ACCLIMATISATION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 270, 9 August 1920, Page 6

ACCLIMATISATION

•REMITS FOR ANNUAL CONFEKENCB. Following are some of the remits which are to come up for consideration at tho annual conference of the Now Zealand- Acclimatisation Association on August 18 and 19, in Wellington:— "That, for the purpose of making payments for the destruction of hawks, the two feet of the hawk bo retained instead of ( the beak, and that this practice lie made universal throughout the Dominion, in order to avoid any variation in the basis of payments.''

"That a general clause be inserted in section 42 of the Animals Protection Act authorising constables to use all the powers of rangers in all cases of breaches of the Act, or of the regulations thereunder."

"That the Animals Protection Act be amended to enable the Governor-in-Coun-cil to make regulations providing for: (a) An open season for trapping or killing opossums in any particular district or districts; such season not to exceed three months, (b) The issue of a license at a fee to be determined, entitling the holder to take opossums, fc) The manner in which opossums may be trapped or taken. (<1) An adequate penalty for any breach of such regulations." "That, for reasons already urged, and as the fishing of nuinnat salmon for the last three seasons has proved a failure, the Government be requested to withdraw the regulations declaring tho AVaitnki and tho Bnngitala- salmon rivers, and be asked to legalise tho taking of quinnat salmon under the same license and conditions as are in force for the talcing of trout." "That the Government bo asked to legislate in tho direction of protecting gamo on sanctuaries, by making it an offenco for any person to be found on a sanctuary with dog or gun, except with the written permission of the local acclimatisation society concerned." "That the penalties for shooting game out of season should be increased—the minimum to be not less than £5 for the offenco, and 10s. additional for each head of game taken."