FOR ROD AND GUN

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3849, 4 October 1932, Page 5

FOR ROD AND GUN

Acclimatisation Society TOPICS OF THE DAY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL BUSINESS LAST NIGHT AX ACTIVE SEASON FULL OF PROMISE Tlie Council of the* Feilding Acclimatisation Society met la*t nig ht ’in .Mr SfocktVeir> rooms. There were present Messrs F. H. Stock well <(_ haiTiimro, C. W ickham (Secretary), Waugh, K. Ingram. P. P. Stevens, R. Durr ant. E. H. Lange. T. Burne I). G. Kraspr, J. Hurdle, and Meads. THE FISH TNG SEASON The Chairman, referred L<> itlie opening of the fishing season, saying t hafc lie ituUd from j: is a very satisfactory opening. Sqi far the Oroua r'ver .seemed to have given the hesf fishing, and hags of five to seve‘* fish were quite cominotti l'rmn ■hu river. There was every promise or a- very gc*;d sea-son. He had tidied the Pohangina, aud while lie had not liad much luck there was evidence that, there were any amoun l *»f g«.od fish in that river. The fi* were in very go<Vi condition too. MARTOX RT.OCTv RESERVE Replying to a letter from tho Society the Secretary mf Jflte ’.Apit \y Poh-Migina RaT>hi t . Beard wrote stating that the B-ard would no: lay any yabhit poison in the. Marten? Rook reserve.- - The Council received the inl'-ormatien with pleasureSIZE OF TROT T The Marine Department forwarded a copy of the Gazette notice approving of the regulation marking 10 inches the minimum. size df trou| in the Feilding Acclimatisation Society district. DESTROYING PI'KEKO Tli r Depa in mem of Internal Afl air* informed the Society that Miss H. K. McLean, of Taonui. had applied for permission to destroy pukeko. The Feilding Society f.as asked f<*r iis views on ~he application-—Feilding approver a-Wd a later letter stated tliu-f permission? had been, given McLean. The applicant stated the na-rive birds "’ore dcsiLruyrng goose eggs on her property. REMITS FOR CONFERENCE The meeting then dismiss eel remits foy the coming conference.