ROD AND GUN SPORT

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 229, 26 August 1938, Page 4

ROD AND GUN SPORT

SUB-COMMITTEE MEETS. Mr E. G. Matthews presided, last night, at the monthly meeting of the Palmerston North sub-committee of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The chairman reported on the last meeting of the AVellington Council. Letters from himself and Mr Andrews dealing with the question of fencing the Awapuni Lagoon had been discussed and it had been resolved that the price of £23 13s 6d, which was submitted for the work by Mr de Cleene, should be adopted. An application had been made for finance to fence half the lagoon, said Mr Matthews, but since then an arrangement had been made with the Manawatu Racing Club whereby the sub-commit-tee would take over the whole of the lagoon. The work had been put in hand by Mr Andrews and would shortly be finished. It would undoubtedly be a benefit to both the sub-committee and the Racing Club. AVhen the fencing and tree planting were finished, added Mr Andrews, the lagoon would he a first-class bird sanctuary.

A resolution was passed appointing Messrs L. H. Collinson (president of the Racing Clnb), Matthews, W. Procter and Andrews as a sub-com-mittee to go into the question of plants ing suitable trees at the lagoon. A letter had been received at 'the meeting of the council from Mr W. Woodland, a trapper, of Palmerston North, regarding several matters concerning the oppossum industry, Mr Matthews added. It had been decided to set up a small sub-committee to consider the proposals contained in the letter, which, after consideration, would he presented to the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. AV. E. Parry). Mr Matthews said the proposals were numerous, and included one ff• increased license fees for trapping oppossums, part of which would he received by the acclimatisation societies. The council, before it proceeded iurther in the matter, desired to know what backing tho Trappers’ Association had in this,.district. Here tho question stood at present. In reference to eel baskets, it was decided that the procuring of suitablo baskets be left in the ranger’s hands.