OTAGO ANGLERS

Evening Star, Issue 16224, 20 September 1916, Page 2

OTAGO ANGLERS

The thirty-fourth annual meeting of tho Otago. Anglers' Association was held last night in Farley's! Hall, and attended bv 28 members. Mr R. C. Fraser presided." The report, already published, was taken as road, and discussion was invited.

Mr A. J'.'. Jenkins' (secretary) said there was a paragraph so far not published, to the effect tnat the Milton anglers secured fair baskets in the lower part of the river, but were confident that much better sport would result if the poaching by netting could be effectively dealt with." In this connection it was the duty of every -member to support the Acclimatisation Society in their efforts to have the netting at present permitted on the lower parts of the Shag and Waikouaiti Rivers prohibited. Mr Jenkins added that it was well known that large numbers of trout used to be taken for years at the mouth of the Waikouaiti. Mr W. Pattison said that the Waikouaiti- used to be a. splendid river for fishing, but as netting is now allowed up to the bridge the fash were small. He thought the Waitati should remain as it is, but the netting should bo stopped at the mouth of the Waikouaiti. Mr R. S. Allan expressed the opinion that if there was tajbc any netting at all in the Waikouaiti it would, be better to allow it at the mouth of the river than further up. Mr W T . Pattison moved and Mr D. M'Lennan seconded that the report he and this'was carried. Mr W. Finlayson presented the balancesheet, which showed a credit of £ll 9s 3d, the position being better by £2 H s than at the annual meeting bvt "year. Four new members were elected. Pattison introduced and'Mr C. A. Wilson seconded a. motion regret at the death of Mr Sinclair Pea en and appreciation of his valuable, services to the association, and this was assented to by the members rising to their feet. Ihe question of putting up a smell i shelter shed at Tomahawk Lagoon wi>s discussed. It was said that ansfers fornd the lagoon bleak in rough weather.—ilesolved to approach tho Acclimatisation Society as the first step. Office-bearers were elected as follows • President, Mr W. Pattison : vice-presi-dents—Messrs C. S. J € „kins, J. s Brownhe. W. Finlayson. J. Hutchison and G. Matthewson ;* secretary. Mi- A. }■:[ Jenkins; treasurer, Mr W r . Finlavson'-' auditor, Mr C. A.' Wilson; committer— Messrs A. Dobson, D. M'Lennan. L. Do Beer, H. Lawrie, J. Wilkie. A. Spears <i Adanison. W. A. Mackay, 1Y Hiddleston! and L. Whelhehn. _ Votes of thanks were accorded tho president and other office-bearers for thenservices. This concluded the business of the meeting, and members then settled down to a social evening, in the course of which the trophies won during the past season were presented. The winners were: Sin" River competition. 25th October—J Rmt i:, J -,P row 2 "> Waipahi River competition 6th November—J. .Spencer 1, K. Jones 2VVaipalu Bivcr competition. Bth NovemTumbuli 1, H. Jones 2.