MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13202, 13 June 1906, Page 8

MEETINGS.

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY. : Tm>, monthly meeting of the council of lite Auckland Acclimatisation Society was held last evening, those present being the president (Mr. F. Earl) and Messrs. .E. Anderson, .J. Burtt, E. Horton, C. A. Whitney, 11. Clark, E. W. Paton, G. Blootnfield, and J. L. Bloomtteld.

Stubble Quail: A letter was read from Mr. A. D'Ari-y, of Sydney, reporting that stubble quail were very scarce in New South Wales at the present time and suggesting that the society should get the birds they required from China. It was agreed 'to adopt Mr. D'Arcy's suggestion and order 250 pairs of Chinese quail.

Hangers Appointed Mr. . Adams, of Whangainata, and Mr. 11. U. Benri, of Rotorua, were appointed honorary' rangers.

Destruction of Shags: Mr. T. Ryan, of Taupo, wrote asking if the society intended to keep the shags down, as if so lie would only be too glad to do what. ho could in the matter. It was resolved to donate £5 to Mr. Ryan for the destruction of shag* at Taupo. Trout at Taupo: Mr. T. Ryan, of Taupo, reported (hat the trout ova hatched in the district last year turned out remarkably well. The river was now fairly well stocked, there being large numbers of good-sized rainbow trout between the lake and the Hulta Falls. The largest caught was one weighing lWlh. Fish Committee's Report: The Fish Committee recommended that 2000 or 3000 of the 35,000 yearlings at present in the ponds be • forwarded to Galatea and liberated in -localities pointed out by Mr. O'Callaghnn, and that the balance be retained, if possible, until November iitid then liberated in the. Raparnpa, Waiomo, Ornki:, Pokaiwhenua, and Little ,'Wn-ipa, and possibly .some other rivers. The following- orders for ova had already been received :—From the Whangarei Acclimatisation Society, 60,000; Hobson, 60,000: 'Wellington, 50.000; Day of Island*, 30.000; and Mangol'ui, 15,000 a total of 210,000. Twenty thousand fry bad also been ordered by the Hawke's Hay Society. The committee considered that the fishing regulations should give power to gazette certain streams as not'open for fishing, these being those newly stocked. The Government should also be asked to differentiate in the opening and closing dates of the season with respect to certain streams. The report was adopted. Prosecutions for Shooting Native Birds: Sergeant Watt, of Rotorua. reported that a number of prosecutions were pending for shooting tuia. It was decided to authorise the police to engage counsel in these cases. A sum of £2 was. voted to Constable Matthew, of Tc Kuiti, for securing the conviction of a man for shooting pigeons. MANGERE ROAD BOARD. , The meeting of the Mangere Road Board was held on Monday. A petition, signed. by seven ratepayers, was read, asking- for the removal of. ft 'gate and fence across a road. Mr. .1. 15. Craw-' ford wrote asking for protection, as someone had removed the gate and had thrown it into the sea. The Chairman said no one had a- right to remove ! ! a gate without the Board's permission. Mr. Ellett moved, "That the, petition Jie on the ■] table and no notice be taken of it," In response ij j to a circular asking for' a contribution towards ! preparing an Auckland provincial exhibit at the New Zealand Exhibition the sum of £5 wai* voted. The chairman gave notice of. motion that the tat* for the ensuing year be five-sixteenths of a: penny in the £. EPSOM ROAD BOARD. A meeting of the Epsom Road Board was held last night. Mr. W. R. Bloomtield was re-elected chairman.. He thanked the members for placing him in that position for the fifth year in succession. The question of establishing a fire brigade for the Epsom district was considered. It was resolved' to defer the matter and in the meantime to remunerate the Newmarket or other fire brigades that might turn out to fires in the Epsom district. Mr. Bioomfield gave notice of motion, "That a general rate of id in the £' and the usual rate be struck, and, in addition, that a special rate be struck of one-sixth of a penny in the £, to be called a hospital and charitable aid rate." On the motion of Mr. Hesketh it was decided to contribute £5 towards the Auckland provincial exhibit at the New Zealand Exhibition. ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY. •There was a large assembly in the Federal Ilall last, evening:, when the. members, of St. Andrew's Society , held their annual meeting. In the absence of the .president (Mr. T. Fuilavson) the chair was occupied by the past president (Mr. Murdoch McLean), who, after leading an apology J.or absence from the chairman, went- on to say that the society had undoubtedly made great progress. Tito society to-day had a membership of 230. ThereJjWas an increase last year of 37 members. (Applause.) . From various causes some 19 of., the 'old members had dropped out, but now the society had a full membership of 230. The secretary's report referred to the. whole-hearted way in which members had patronised the society's gatherings. At the commencement of the season-a happy incident occurred in the presentation to Mr. R. L. Stewart of a gold watch as a token of the society's high appreciation of bis services •as honorary secretary. A new idea in the shape of a history register bad been introduced and con id be inspected at any time. It 'lined the names, birthplace, date of leaving Scotland, etc.," of all the members. The treasurer's report showed receipts totalling £388 13s 6d and expenditure £263 10s sd, leaving a balance to credit of £121 3s Id, while the assets totalled £186 5s Id and the liabilities were'nil. Both reports were adopted. The following officers were elected President, • Mr. ,1. McKail l.eddes; vicepresidents, Messrs. R. L. Stewart and D, 11. Caldwell: trustees, Messrs. P. M. Mack ay and .1. Earle; auditor*, Messrs. H. C. Tewsley and J. Browning; council, Messrs. J. Arneil, C. KfMastcr, A. Donald, D. Littlejohn, I'. Laurence. .1. Robertson, and M. McLean; lion, treasurer, Mr. A. M. Bell; hon. secretary, Mr. W. S. Russell. The meeting resolved to'forward#®.' donation of £5 towards f the proposed Bruce memorial at Dumfries, Scotland. The president, on behalf of the society, made a presentation to Mr. D. Simpson, who has conducted the dancing classes for some time, the presentation taking the form of a handsomely-upholstered armchair. NO-LICENSE CONVENTION. The Auckland Provincial No-license Convention met in the Church of Christ, West-street, at three p.m. vesterdav. Mr. Wesley Sprang (president) was in the 'chair. There was a large attendance of delegates. The president spoke briefly, welcoming the delegates to the convention. He said if they held together they would effect- the purpose for which thev were met, but if disunion were allowed to creep in it, would rather defer the coming victor?. The secretary's report- was read by Pastor Davis. In moving the adoption of the report Mr. R. French compared the figures of the 1902 poll with that of 1905, showing the increase in the vote for no-license. The report was adopted. The balance-sheet was also adopted. Mr. Wesley Spragg was unanimously elected president of the council for the ensuing year. The Revs. A. Doull and Canon llaselden "were elected vice-presidents. Mr. 11. E. J'aeey was clected secretary and Mr. James Tyler treasurer. The Revs. W. J. Williams and J. J. North and Mr». Miller were elected to represent the council on the executive of the New Zealand Alliance at Wellington. Messrs. James L. Scott and J. J. Parker were appointed auditors. The Rev. Edward Walker moved. "That a deputation be appointed to wait on the Acting-Premier to iir°-e strong reasons against' granting any new club charters, and in the event of licensing legislation to make'the increase of club charters subject to the same conditions aa the increase Oi licenses." Mr. Peake, a member of the Trades Council, «aid that drinking amongst' workingmen was the greatest obstacle those who were working in their interests found whenever measures were proposed for their uplifting. He hoped the motion would be carried.