MOVE FOR MERGER

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 64, 13 February 1936, Page 4

MOVE FOR MERGER

FEILDING ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

WELLINGTON’S DESIRE

WELLINGTON, Feb. 13. A decision to ask the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. W. E. Parry) for his co-operation in bringing alnnit the amalgamation of the Feilding Acclimatisation Society’s district with that of the Wellngton society was made by the council of the Wellington society last night. A letter was received from Air S. J. Tisdall bringing under the notice of the council the question of amalgamation of contiguous societies, which was strongly urged by the conference of the New Zealand Acclimatisation Societies’ Association. “I respectfully submit that we cannot allow the attitude of the Feilding society to stand in the way of our future progress,” Mr Tisdall said. “We, ns an acclimatisation body, owe a duty to our license-holders, who freely express their desire for an altera-j tion of the existing state of affairs.” Mr C. E. Aldridge said there was no reason now why they should not go j on and deal with the quest'on. Many j years ago the Feilding district was! part of the "Wellington district. 1 Since the breakaway the district had not j been satisfactorily managed. j If Feilding were absorbed, lie said, the overhead cost to Wellington would j not be increased to any extent. The Feilding district at present was not properly ranged. If the ‘Wellington society’s paid ranger could visit the district that would have a good effect in preventing poaching, which was

prevalent in the Feilding district. He moved: — ... “That this council is of the opinion that the amalgamation of the Feilding society’s district with the Wellington society’s district would be in the Lest interests of all concerned, and that as protracted negotiations between both bodies have failed to bring about a satisfactory arrangement for amalgamation, and as the present unsatisfactory state of affairs is inimical to the interests of acclimatisation generally, and orosslv unfair to the Wellington society in particular, a deputation front this council wait on the Minister of Internal Affairs wjtli the object ot getting bis co-operation and assistance in bringing this matter to a satisiaetory conclusion.” Seconding the motion, Air A. bowl said the present position was quite impossible. _ r . . The chairman (Dr G. F. A . Anson) said it was a fact that the AA elhngton society’s ranger in moving from one district to another at present had actually to pass' through the Jedding district. The question of amalgamation bad been put before the Feilding society last year. AA’ellington had tried to point out where Feilding and the whole movement would gain by amalgamation. AH the Feilding society’s streams, he add°d could be said to he stocked by the AVellington society. Feilding sportsmen also would be able to shoot over a very much larger area. The motion was carried.