ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Evening Star, Issue 8644, 12 October 1891, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

A meeting of the Acclimatisation Society was held at the Government Buildings this afternoon, and attended by Messrs J. P. Maitland (chairman), Brown, Carlton, Campbell, Marshall, Clifford, Neill, Chisholm, Deans, and Russell. The following report was received from Manager Deans:—" Hatching operations are now nearly over for the season, and have baen fairly successful, the fish hatching very well, although, as usual, there were a number of unfertilised eggs amongst those produced by the stock fish. The fry from the latter having been hatched some time I would recommend that the distribution of these be proceeded with as soon as possible, The following quantities of ova have been disposed of to the respective Acclimatisation Societies:—Southland, 5,000 Scotch burn trout; the Lakes, 2 000 Loch Levon trout ; Opotiki, 1.000 Scotch burn trout, 1,000 Loch Leven trout, and 2,000 brown trout; Recfton, 5,000 Scotch burn trout, 5,000 American brook trout; and 10,000 brown trout; and Greymouth, 10,000 brown trout. There was a consignment of 10,000 brown trout shipped, but not by direct boat, and by some mistake it was left behind on the Wellington wharf. I was not aware of this until after the steamer arrived at Greymouth. I communicated with Mr A. J. Rutherford, who is always ready to assist this society, and asked him to take charge of the consignment, which he did, and to save the ova sent it up to Mastertan. I have not heard the results. There were also I.OCO Scotch burn and 12,000 brown trout ova sent to Mr M'Connochie, of St. Bathans, who reports their safe arrival. I have, with the assistance of Mr Adams, of Waihola, placed a further lot of thirty geese eggs in the nests of black swans in Waipori Like. The latest reports from Tuakitoto Lake are that some of the swans, in whose nests geese eggs were put, are still sitting, and I will endeavor to obtain during the season information as to their success or otherwise. In accordance with a resolution passed by the Council some time ago, I obtained the services of two men and cleared the most of the rubbish out of the Leith, and built a series of email dams across the stream from near the mouth to above Nicol Creek, with the object of encouraging the fish to remain in the stream. It having been decided that the stock of American brook trout should be dispensed with, I liberated somo twenty-six of them, averaging over 21b in weight, in various pools in the Leith, with a view of encouraging angling; but I am sorry to say their liberty was of short duration, as I believo within twenty-four hours the majority of them were caught, and by only two or three individuals.