MORE RANGERS APPOINTED

Evening Star, Issue 22689, 1 July 1937, Page 8

MORE RANGERS APPOINTED

STIFFENING THE FRONT AGAINST POACHERS [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON, June 30. With the ever-increasing popularity of trout fishing and game shooting in the Rotorua acclimatisation district the duties of the official rangers in the territory have increased to such an extent that it has been found necessary to appoint more men in order to ensure complete ranging. The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry), in expressing regret in an interview tonight that the reports from departmental officers from time to time had shown no diminution in the number of cases of poaching occurring, said that in the interests of the fisheries, the game districts, and the license-holders, there should be an all-round stiffening of ranging. He had explained to a deputation earlier in the day that as a result of proposals he had submitted to the Minister of Public Works '(Mr, Semple) and the Public Service Commissioners it had been decided to appoint four inspectors of the Transport Department as rangers under the Animals Protection and Game Act, and officers under part 11. of the Fisheries Act for the Rotorua acclimatisation district.

“This,” said Mr Parry, “is at least a start with the new plan I have working for utilising, wherever possible, State officials to help in ranging, and it should be satisfactory.”