Acclimatisation Society

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 102, 1 May 1941, Page 4

Acclimatisation Society

ANNUAL MEETING OP BRANCH The annual meeting of the Pahi&tu* Sub-committee of the Wellington : Acclimatisation boccty was held last week in the offices of Messrs. Matthew* Brothers, there being present Messrs. lA. Morgan (chairman), H. 11. Chinery, R. H. Taylor, P. J. Matthews, F. Parke* and S. Matthews. Alter the minutes of the last annual meeting had been read and conlirmed the baianee-sheet and report was presented and adopted. Th* election of officers was as follows: Chairman, Mr. A. J. Morgan; committee, Messrs, li. 11. Taylor, (i. Eddie, W. A. Parley, F. F. Barraclough, R. J. Matthews, F. Parkcs, J. Miller, ti. Powell, T. 11. Verry, 11. H. Chinery, W. C. Beales, A. A. Vaughan, H. E. Beales, R. Merrie, b. W. Matthews, A. P. Jensen and H. Eglinton; hou. secretary and treasurer, Mr. A. .1. Morgan; delegate to the council, Mr. F. Parkcs. After discussion, the secretary was instructed to apply lor a grant to cover the cost of feeding the fish in the committee's ponds. In regard to the liberation of yearlings from the ponds, it was decided to • pi ace rainbow's in the Pori Stream and the brown in the Makokahi and Mangahao districts. SUty-five pheasants *r* allotted to the local district and the distribution of these is to be left to th* shooting men. It was also decided that the local sub-committee meet every three mouths. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to Mr. P. J. Matthews for th* use of his office. Annual Report Following are extracts from th* annual report: — . Although we have the dark clouds or war with us liberations of both fish and game have been attended to as usual. From the ponds at Mangahao 3000 rainbow and 2000 brown yearling* were liberated, the rainbow going to the Pori btrearn and the brown to the Mangahao district. From the hatchery we received 80,000 brown fry which were placed in th* Makakahi, Mangatainoka and Mangahao Rivers and 10,000 rainbow fry, which were put into the pond at Manga-

liao. OA We received from the game larm M pheasants which were liberated in the Kaitawa and Kohinui districts, and also five mallard ducks. Early in May, 1940, a quin ns t salmon was found at Uamua. This is the third, that has been notified in the last lew

years. , , . . Fishing lias been very patchy but from all streams there have been rs* ports of good bags taken at some tuna or other daring the season. Ihe sit* of the fish taken is about on a par with past seasons. The local anglers club rocorded 50 fish of a weight of 751 b. in three competitions. The boys, as usual, have been busy amongst the eels and have weighed in specimens up to 221 b. It is pleasing to note that from where the boys have been taking the eels in the last three or four vears that stretch of water has fished better than any other in the dis-

trict. „ „ , . , Our delegate, Mr. F. Parkes, has been a regular attender at the council meetings and is to be complimented on tht manner in which be is carrying out his duties, for he always reports on the business transacted.

la conclusion we wish to thank members for their assistance during th* past season, the curator of the hatchery for the manner in which he has always worked in co operation with the local sub-committees, and all those who have assisted in any wav in furthering the interests of the license-holders.