ANGLING LICENSES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 29 September 1902, Page 2

ANGLING LICENSES.

THE AMENDED FISHERIES ACT.

I he Fisheries Conservation Act Amend merit Act legalising the issue of license is now practically law. It provides amoni it) various clauses that whenever it i deemed expedient to acquire any land f fish brr edmg or hatcheries such lind ma; bo resumed as for a pnblic work and an; Etr'/rtina may le declared from tima ti Unio as st( apart for such purposes. Thi control (f such lands may be vested 1 registorod Acclimatisation Societies, bu nothing in the aforesaid clauses shall ap ply to any navigable river. Subject t< the c-inßent of the Minister Acclimatisa lion Societies are authorised to expem money io the purchase of land foi camping grounds for arglei'P, with build inge, etc. The expressi' n?, " \Vater3 lh< piopeity ot any privato person," and "Water of which he is the owner,' 1 01 simihr expressi-.ns in the principal Ac are i.ot to include tha waters of any per nianont stream passing f mm the property nf one person to thtt of another, nor any other waters not wholly coataiued withii the prop rty of one privato owner. Un uer the new Act it is not lawful for hnj person to sell or let the right to fish it any wafers. No occupier of land can b< presented from fishing without license 01 fee on waters traveising Unds 80 occu pied within the periods of the open sea season. Any officer appointed under the piincipal Act U vested with all tht powers of a constable, and may ePfeci seizures in the execution of his duty. An\ person obstructing such officer or bis acctedited agent is liable to a penalty ni £10 The ttovornor-iii-Cociucil tnny make regulations presc ibiDg conditions or rest ictiou npo.i the taking of fish or hay ing them in posse siod, providing for the issue of licenses aud tbe collection of foe.thereon ; empowering the refusal of licences to persons convicted of breaches of the Act or its regulations ; and enabling payments of license fees to be made tc registered Acclimatisation iSocieties. In connection with tho new Act, whicb pr ivides in Clanae ~> that the sale or letting of right to fish 'a illegal, the Nel or Acclimatisation Society finils that it mm cannot pay Mr Warnock, Mr Newport' successor, as tbe holder of Maitai Vallej lands, for tbe right to fish above the iror gatb. Bub in justice to him all licenses are to be endorsed with a proviso that m dogs are to be taktm along the Mait above that point by anglers. Auy bread of tbiaiule may cuitiil forfeiture of li cecsa under tho powers contained in thi Act.