ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14358, 30 October 1908, Page 7

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The ordinary meeting of tho Ofaro Acclimatisation Socicly, k'kl ycjlr-rduy aflcvncou, was attended'hy Messrs'K. CJiiohold (chairman), C. W. S." Chamberlain, A. ft l";ir:]uliitr, C. Turnbuil. G. P. M. Ihritor. worth, G. M. Marshall, A. 15. Jenkins, R. I'orrp-st, A C'owie, and U. lluthcrfcrd. The- Chairman said this council would b.< j glad lo learn that a very promising society Aad been slrrUd at KailMgata. The Molyr.eux also seemed to bo regaining its forii: far as the size of the baskets were concerned. It would also bo giatifv.'ng' to the council to know that the fteh caught at tlio | junction of the I'oma.haka and the Holy- '■ ncux were increasing in size. Thcv know ; tno value cf the Tapamii, Sliltcn, and oilier ! club*, and I'nc new society at 15a it an ".a la j would bo of groat value'. He know ".Mr larquho.r had a hand in the formation of! the Kaitangata Club, and he considered it ' exceedingly creditable that members should microii t.'-.cmsc-ivcs in I lib direction. Mr P. Dear,;; (manager), in his report , for Ocioncr, staled thai. I ho mi.nhsr cf frv ! available for distribution thi; .ceascii w.v, '■ 3,303,000. and about 14.0C0 yrar!.ii<«;. Tim ' include:! all the varieties. Sir* StA-on bad , Sot !o wo.-k with the tli?(.rihm-i«jn. and had already liberated a considerable mimbrr. | He referred to the leaky nature of t.lw> | r-oiul. next- io the one jns| concreted. Mr I Deans sn-jgralcd that, liie member, of \h* ' executive should visit the ha.te.horv and ; occicle wii.it is l:c:-i to he done with lhi* | pond. At the Opoho hatchery a Mod would : bo made at once with tho cl»lriliu!ion. ' Die pond conwining the Lake Illation ] trout had been run off. He had found ci I drafting, about 1250, and of this numb?',- he j had. returned about ?50 to the point for 8b:!:._ From 900 to 103 C would 1« available I for dioiribution. The course of the Ocolio ! Crock, oppw-ilo the pond?, had been diverted for aku! two chains, as it was eating into ilic Lank, and encouraging blips. Rancor Keek hadreportcd thai come of liie weirs in the Water cf I.pith Ikxl j again been damaged by flcods. The Chairman wished an expression, ni j opinion a« to wiiat should be done wi;.!i I he Lake IJlagdon trout. The two now lake to be coii-trucled at Wnijiori were suggested. it was resolved that the Ironi bo placed in tin; dams being ercotcd by ihe corporation, and the report was rro:ivcd ar.d adci'.ed. Sir James Steven, ranger at ihe Clinton lit-tciierici, reportc<l that hatching operations had Ijcoii eoinplolf<l somo limo ago. The last (ousrigrar.cnt of 40,000 rainbow trout ova had !. : :en forw.-ided lo making (|» | o fal nunihcr forwarded frn;n Clinton during I ho soaeoni 363.C00, leaving fligluiy over 1.000,000 frv availa.bt: for distribti.'ion. Of t.hit nuniber liomn 200,003 bad I.'cjii lilicrafed to tlile. with a fmv I lionsind yearling. V.'il'i the cc-uneil's permis"■on he v.onk! .like lo remind certain various angling clubs, to whom he bad written, that disfribution was bring fr/.iwlorabiy iwmprrd owing lo ibcir lack of arrangninent-,. In ]]is last report Mr Deans Kid called attention: to one of the ponds, which had been leaking badly. If something done R-rious results would j occur.. The pond upon ldiich so inu.di ; money and labour h.ad been expended in

concreting would, in a dry season, bo quite useless, as the water supply would havo to be cut off, and s-mt through another race .lo' supply other ponds lower down.— The chairman awl r-ccrelary to arrange for a dalo foi a visit to the. hatchery.—Tho report was adopted. coitiiKsroxnnscr.. The Seerelary <:f tha .Southland Pociety wrote- asking if the Olago Jkciwy had a>iv objections lo their .hiilclicry being .'.latinncil at Hie Alalattra towi:-diip.—lt was resolvcl thai th:> Diaso Society had ninth plonsur.-; in giving its fc!i.-cnt, and wishr,;| the Southland Society every mic:cf« iif its iiudtTtaking. The Secretary cf t.ho Waikaia Society wrote rctpic'fing the erection cf a hut for angler;.—1 1. was resolved that the council vote £15 towards the creel ion of a suitable' hut, for anglers. flnxwur,. It was decided that Ihe hour of holding the meetings ke tillered front 3.30 p.m. to 3 p.m.