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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 31 March 1928, Page 9

Aetion is to ho taken. bv tlio Wanganui River Trust, to have the whole of the Wanganui. River declared a sanctuary for bird life. The suggestion was made at a meeting of the trust by Mr F. Allen, who said he deplored the aetion of many river picnic. parties, members of which “potted” ducks and other birds for the sheer love of killing, and never even stopped to pick up the trophies. It was stated by members that the bird life of the river was a valuable adjunct which lent charm, to the surroundings, and that, from a tourist point of view alone, it was worth protecting. At present it was illegal to carry firear'ms on to the> trust’s reserves. It whs decided to communicate with the Wanganui Acclimatisation. Society on the matter.