ANGLING AND GAME

Evening Star, Issue 18980, 30 June 1925, Page 5

ANGLING AND GAME

OTAGO COUHCIL MEETS Dr C. P. D. Button-,-orth presided ai the monthly meeting of the council of tha Otago Acclimatisation Society last evening, when there were also present Mesera Cowie, Jleid, Howes, Turner, Wilson, Hutchison, Ahum, Baker, Conn, Rutherford. Holmes, Stewart, ami White. The report of the 'Angling Committee .Haled that flu; Department of Internal Aiiats, Wellington, had notified tho appointment of Mr D. W. Stewart, of Waipori Falls, as an officer under part 2 of the, Fisheries Act. The Chief Inspector of Fisheries had written regarding the suggested importation of the eggs of the Tahoo trout from California, and it was recommended that the matter bo favorably considered by the council. The secretary of (lie South CUnlorbuty Society had agreed to supply some American Brook trout for tho Jvxhihition when required. Tho oiler was received with. 1 hanks. The Department of Tourist and Health Resorts had wrii ten asking for an np-to-dole report on fishing in flic district. Tho secretary agreed to make a list of tho streams, ©to., nnd fend out to mcmboiu. Mr 0. A. Kidland, of R/ieran, supplied information regarding lie dams and streams for which lie asked for young trout. The request to be noted, Mr 1). Urnnhart, Hawca Flat, wrote regarding the suggested planting of young i rets ; also null details of work needed to be done to put tho hut in repair. and the estimated cost, of tho work, ft was recommended that (ho erection of a hut lie deferred meanwhile; that Mr rrqnhart’s plan for the planting of trees he adopted ; and (hat. Mr Klliott be a/?kfid if ho would allow Hint to bo done on fcfff land. Tho commilice submitted the followin'* recommendations:—(l) That the follow, ing request ■, for young trout he noted - fa) For tiie Kurorn Creek-, in the vicinity of Kaka Point; (b 1 for (he Piierua Stream. (2> That tho annua! report, he printed in abbreviated form; that 3,000 copies be ordered, to bn circulated among bronco holders and others ; end that efforts bo made to obtain advertisements for the report. A) That prizes be offered to pupils of the primary cciiools for essays on the lost, methods to he adopted to preserve out native birds, d-d ails to lw decided upon later.—Tin' report, war. adopted, Tho report >a the Came Comrnitte stated ih at hitcis had been received from tho Department of Internal .Affair.", Wellington enclosing wa-ranf, of appointment of Mr Tb W. Asiewari, Waipori Falls power station, as. i , vn rancor, and notifying that Tarapnka Creek. Ivtrfigi, lied been created a sancfnurv under the Animals’ Protection Act, The rcrnmhteo suggested to the dew pertinent Unit notices be, put on sanctnarios to want ihe public that (hooting was prohibited. Mr A, A. Campbell, Tawannf, had tende.-or] his resignation ns ranger. It had been re-'emended that, tho question of the appointment of a permanent ranger he eons Moved af tho next, meeting of tho commit fee. Mr J. 1). Col lias, Hunter Valiev, advi-ed that Mr Buckley and ho .“•arteil eliding on May Id, and finished on .litre A, the mirnb'-r of deer killed being 2 in. T'iiev ngn-'d to l:i;l 2. 0C0 deer next rear. Tie sen Mary of the Waikonaiti i ioniain Board had agreed !,o the thinning out of the tmdhiid drakes, on VvaikouaiU Ratoon after 1 Ik- shooting season closed. T'iie secreio-ry of (he Wnirnki Acclimatisation Society inquired whet her tho committee would'let them have some quail. It was recommended that permission ba granted io Iran fifly naira in the Lindirt district cast of the Moreen Hills homestead. Regarding a letter from the secretary of the Governor-General, it had been decided to reserve blocks 20 and 35 for His Kimellcmy arid party. The commiueo reeommonded (hat (ho council consider the question of giving prizes for the Ingest number of hawks’ foot con-, in fo the society during the months of August, and .September, tho first prize, to he 1)10. second £b. and third £3. Alter tome di.-cussion as to the measures that (dionld he lalom {.> combat the poaching of cpos'-iimr-, in legat’d to which it was decided (o apply to the Minister for belter protection, tbo report- was adopted. The President rev-rted the financial position of the rocictv to be good.