ACCLIMATISATION WORK.
MEETING AT WHANGAREI. LIBERATION OF PHEASANTS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI. Friday. The annual meeting of the Whangarei Acclimatisation Society was held this evening, Mr. James presiding. The report stated that the society was in a good position financially, although it had just concluded a very heavy year. The record number of 345 full-grown pheasants had been liberated in all quarters of the district, some as far south as Kaiwaka. Mr. Parker was holding a further 200 for liberation at the close of the season. The council had adopted the plan of releasing all matured birds after the shooting season, to allow them to be properly established before the next season. A total of 1060 pairs of hawks' legs had been handed in, ail increase of 100 pairs over the previous season. The prize money seemed to be exceedingly well spent, and the council was well satisfied with the result. The president appealed to all sportsmen to help in destroying vermin, particularly wild cats and weasels, and to encourage the schools competitions by handing in the legs of any hawks thoy might shoot. Wekas had also been reported to be playing havoc among the pheasants' eggs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19927, 21 April 1928, Page 13
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198ACCLIMATISATION WORK. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19927, 21 April 1928, Page 13
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