THE ENGLISH SALMON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5010, 10 March 1877, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ENGLISH SALMON.

m rpnOß or TUX ITTTKITVN TIMK!I. » TO •«* , h(l rocent Jocigion ot lho Council of 885 Society afforded a roasoimolp th» AcC f “» the success of tbono fish. I should have II toharo abidedquietly hy that decision, Im fiancoaM” accustomed to ho treated with mt b*" 6 * ilindtico sad to sacrifice my own interest to HI the Society or the public, m tb* B°°?‘‘.jon, however. reposts the experiment m .n* Tore s few salmon as food tor their HI of giltwstor enemies, and will doubtless ||| nn 3l * 10 ( u turo topic of interest to our grandSjBI afford * unborn, as to what has become of the H| cbildr® 3 J t society refuses to allow me, with m ®' jh ' n t,rtion of my own fish, and at my own exK > it#* l1 aITT y out an experiment baring for its H Mfety of the fish and the procuring, in m etiset to T4US j| md , of an sbundant supply of ■ thr»»^T^ a{ j 0 gjock the whole of the Ncw Zealand m w»t«r»- . of these remarks, may I H in fnr« _ Ul . impartiality for the publication of K letter P—l axa, Ac,, I ti* A. M. JOHNSON. I Trout Dale Farm, Opawn, Feb, 8. f -re K. IV. Fereday, Ksq. I K« Salmon. I cjj —Your remark that ** It is a pity to I *ts so few a number as there aro of the I ssiSf s '. —imon.” is an important consideration, I Kef- 11 ,. (jestion that “ I should accept o fair | ‘ remuneration for my loss," appears both I R r v.re?erot*»i almost a lifetime to pisoicnltural ' 5 - it*, and during my connection with the f hare ep* n t so much of my own money, I promoting the success of both trout and *hat I •hoald be the last person to put any whac’o* in the way or allow myself to be actuated by C motires than those haring fortheir aim the ruc«st of so important an undertaking. f Wsss. heweror, to possessing the amlition of in presenting a portion of the h*‘7 ‘ obtained from the English imported to the late Superintendent cf Otago—Sir ST-irtw—who worked so jealously in the cause, {*«{ of three shipments behsred so liberally Awards the Society and the Canterbury public. t ipcrience gathered from all tbeother simi- , .‘.Tjnetions, it is myconrictlon that until an vendant supply of ora can be obtained from the -v>r!ed fisa themselves, the practical result of jT* f ‘,panmeat will bo rcry limited and success the best plan for obtaining success, with P-mparatirely small a number of fish, is that ot vv-atinc them in a suitable river where, by moons V • secure screen, they might bo protected from f-e es, prevented from escaping to the open sea, .iiret hare access to the salt water. Tbo term, suitable rircr, to Include small dim on. with clear, cold, and broken water, gravelly Oulijwa, abundance of natural food, and freedom either trout or the American salmon. If *hc salmon could luxuriate under such favourconditions, it would indeed "bo t pity to < v oald, however, all those conditions bo uuatWhaps a double chance of success might he ackic’rcd if a small number, say 15, wore handed -r»- to me, the bslaaco of my share to bo a fair asaer equivalent, and whatever that might bo, I xhould consider myself bound in honour to set it towards providing, as near as possible, the ocniitioni to reader success complete. -v c -ret* expense and risk attending tho im•oration from England of salmon ova will probably cebsx any future attempts being made, and it would be s loss and reproach indeed wore no good -etulu to be achieved from this last and moat tu.vessful shipment of English ova that has ever -ached the southern hemisphere. * I was surprised to read that Mr Peacock con. gjdered I had virtually given up my claim to tho era. During the interview I had with that gontlo-rc-t te kindly offered to write at once to Sir Farr oischief was slrasdy done, and to remove the ova i«i3 would only imperil its safety;’’ no allusion wu ever made by me as to giving up my claim to •he fith when hatched. I tvink it due to the previous Council, to state till they hive been greatly deceived by the misrepresentations of the Secretary, Sir Farr. For iiiaaoe—on the arrival of the ova In Lyttelton, I ipplied to the chief officer for tho one box, as authored by telegram. "All right,” was the reply, “Ton have it as soon as the hatches are e'en.” When the two boxes were hauled up, I liked “Is there no more,” " No,” said the chief csxt, ’’ That is alh The largo one is a double box, and the small one is the one for you.” Hr Farr then claimed both tho boxes, refused to recognise the authority of the Superintendent, and 1 Etited be “ would not under nny circMnwfeiices consent to my haring any portion of the ova,” and whilst I had the box in my hand, clang on to my ward Eke a bull-dog. I: was ultimately arranged at the suggestion of the chid officer that I should accompany the ova to the Gardens, Mr Farr promising that the large box should then be opened immediately, and if it reihy was a double one, that I should have the ihall one, but immediately on my arrival at the Gtrdens, Hr Farr at once said “ he would recognise no other arrangement, but that he should have both the boxes—he had got them and meant to stick to them,” and in this he was supported by Dr Campbell and Mr Wallace. Then am I to understand, I tiked, that you refuse under any circumstance! to hand me any portion of the ova ? “b ea, we do refuse,” was the reply from all three in the most emphstio manner; when I immediately drove off in the trap with the intention of taking out a summons for assault «wd robbery. This took place before the box was opened. . Hr Farr hid also, whilst at the railway station, taunted me with the remark, “ That, as a private individual, I had no right to any salmon ova, and that he would do his best to prevent my having any, or waiting any more public money in experiment*,” This rerrion, which is mostly confirmed by the evidence of the chief officer and captain, is at nuance in many points with Mr Farr*s explanations, I should net have alluded to it now, only that for for four year* I experienced so many aimuar inrun on of ill-will ana misrepresentation from Mr Farr, and hare seen how much unpleasantness it has created, and how much miscliief it has worked in the Society. ~ , That such conduct has not involved myself and the Society in a lawsuit is due. to the advice of Mr E. D. The mar, who also very kindly expressed his williagness to do what ho oov.ld, as a member, to see me r.gbted; therefore, my respect for honest lawyers J doubly increased,—! am, 4c., A. M. JOHSSOS,