ACCLIMATISATION

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 63, 11 September 1924, Page 9

ACCLIMATISATION

DAMAGE BY HAWKS

PROTEST FROM AUCKLAND.

A meeting of; the. Wellington .Acclimatisation Society was .held . last evening, Mr.E. JVC. Wiffin presiding. The Otago Society wrote stating that 216,000 eyed eggs of brown trout had been forwarded to "Wellington and 50,000 more were to arrive in a few days: :\: _ Instructions were giyen.for. the.secro-.' tary to..write to Mr. Langridge, curator' oi the Wellington Zoo, thanking him for a present of seven pheasants. The society also, desired to tender: its appreciation of his' services in.looking after some birds while they were on the way-'from ■■' Auckland to Christchurch. ■'.'."'; It was decided to purchase sonic pheasaiiks from .Mr. W.: J. Dpbsori, of- Ara- : tapu; and to secure all birds offering locally up to the number of fifty! Fifteen shillings was the price fixed': i or the latter./ ; ; ■' ■■_.-, : .:; ,-; ,; ; ,/.'; ': . In his letter 'to the society, Mr. Dob-, son/commented very severely on,, the .action,, of the ..AucklandL Society in revising: the payment for' hawks' feet, which had resulted in about'sooo hawks .not being destroyed. - ..-' ■ • --' ..; The- Department of Internal Affairs advised, that - certain grouse were being sent :to the Dominion by .Lady Liverpool, a^id would bo taken charge of by ! tne society. The grouse, in question were being sent out 'specially, for liberation in Tongariro National Park, and arrangements were being made 'for the warden (Mr. Cullen) ■;. to : take':" delivery of v the birds: ::;?■:■ ■;:':'.; V-. ;■;. ;.-.,.-.:. Information was asked by Mr. P. Wi\ Lioyd, ;hbn.: secretary ; of :the Palmerstbn ! North branch, as -to. whether: there had been any revisions in; the fishing regur lations. 'Mr. Lloyd mentioned the case of three people'he had found fishing with weighted-lines attached to rods and using .worm ; bait. . It was" decided to write to .Mr. Lloyd saying ':that'.in'' the opinion of the. society a test: case should be taken. Rangers should keep a watch on Hutt and Manawatu Rivers. -<■''- ■'■■'■ — ■'■'■-'■