ACCLIMATISATION

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 September 1924, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION

CONFERENCE OF SOCIETIES,

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 17. Delegates from all parts of New Zealand are attending the fifteenth annual conference of the New Zealand Acclima_ tisation Societies’ Association' to-day. The president (Mr, L. O. H. Tripp) is in the chair.

The president said he did not think the public realised the work the societies were doing. It was of national ini. portance that they had supplied clean, healthy sport for the people and attracted overseas visitors. One of the main questions they had to deal with, was how to keep up the standard of fishing, anti, that was really a matter of keeping up the food supply of the fish. E[e thought the time had arrived when the Government should appoint a scientist who had made a special study of that question. The societies might contribute something towards his salary. An expert should be given an opportunity for studying the rivers and be in a position to advise visitors from overseas where-to obtain the best fishing. Since the 1920 conference the Aniamls Protection Act had been consolidated, and amended. Mr, Seed said it was possible that the Forestry League would be putting a proposal before the Government that a commission should be set up to consider the amalgamation of the controlling bodies of the wild life of New Zealand.

Mr. Dargaville said he fully endorsed the president’s remarks about the apDointment of an official to advise tourists, .

Mr. Stead expressed satisfaction at the increase of native birds. He expressed the opinion that the rat was the great enemy of birds.