ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21144, 30 September 1930, Page 15

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Otago Acclimatisation Society was held last night in the boardroom of the secretary (Mr R. Hanning), The president (Mr C. A, Wilson) occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs H. G. Williams, I H. M'Dmvell Smith, J. R. Wilson, J, i Hutchison, W. T. Henaghan, R. Rutherford, W. G. Reid, G. Porter, H. DodgShun, s. P. Ahum. J. H. Stewart, A. J. White, aud G. Turner. GAME COMMITTEE. The Game Committee’s report stated: The Department of Internal Affairs I wrote regarding the application from D. • Rowe, Waikaia, for an extension of time for stamping his opossum skins, saying it had been decided to grant Rowe up to September 15 to have his • skins stamped; granting permission to sell the rifle used by Stewart and Aiken; notifying the removal of protection from sam- | bur deer in the Rotorua acclimatisation district.—Received. The secretary of the Southland Acclimatisation Society wrote asking if the society would join it in a request to the Minister of Internal Affairs for a close season for opossums next year.—lt was recommended that there be a close season for opossums next year in the Otago Society’s district. He also stated that his society had applied for a close season for deer in that district for the months of March and April.—The matter was referred to the council. Victor Keen, Makarora, wrote advising that he had shot about 120 deer to date. —Received. The report was adopted. ’ ANGLING COMMITTEE. The Angling Committee’s report stated; H. J. Hay, secretary of the Tapanui Anglers’ Association, wrote asking the council to reconsider its decision not to prohibit worm fishing pn a part of the Pomnhaka River.—The matter was referred to council. . J- S. Barlow, secretary of the Clinton Angling Club, wrote advising that the society's hut at Swan’s bridge for anglers required repairing. The repairs to the hut would cost £7. The club asked if the society would sell the hut to his dub. —lt was recommended that the society should offer to sell the hut to the Clinton Anglers’ Chib for £lO, provided that anglers would be allowed to use the hut for the usual price. The report was adopted. CORRESPONDENCE. A letter was received from Mr Charles Templeton, Albert Town, together with a trout which he had taken from the stomach of a shag. The fish was a fairly large one, weighing 11b Boz, and the writer expressed the opinion that it completely refuted the statements recently made in the press that shags did no harm.—The letter was received, Mr C. Adamson wrote stating that, if the supply of transport boxes were maintained, the whole of the 2,000,000 eggs would be sent from Arrowtovm to the Waitati hatchery by the second week in October.—Received. The secretary of the Lakes District Acclimatisation Society wrote stating that arrangements had been made to accept’the 3,000,000 eyed ova offered by the Otago Society,—Received. Mr M. N. Watt, of the bacteriological department of the Otago University, wrote regarding his inspection of the society’s hatchery. By direct examination of the white spot in ova he Lad found a bacillus present in every case. In the advanced cases the infection was a very jnixed one. A trained bacteriologist might take several years to arrive at the cause of the infection. Others were at present working on the problem, and might even now have reached its solution. -He considered that the society would be well advised to communicate with other fisheries asking for information.—The letter was received. Mr A. Blanc, of the Otago University, wrote stating that he had investigated the stomach contents of the shags sent to him. In all cases except three he had found that the contents consisted almost entirely pf fish remains in varying stages of digestion. In most cases the stomachs were fully distended. The fish were mainly from two to six inches long. Of the exceptions mentioned, two were without food of any kind and the third contained an cel.—Received.