ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22068, 26 September 1933, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY

MEETING OF COUNCIL The monthly meeting of the Council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society was held last night; present—Messrs J. H. Stewart (chairman), S. F. Aburn, G. Turner, A. B. Welch, M. Barratt, S. H. Barnes, J. M'Conie, W. H. Wilson, A. J. White, J. Hutchison, G. Porter, T. Long, W. Reid, W. Williams, and C. A. Wilson. The secretary of the Waitaki Society wrote thanking the Otago Society for the 25 pair of quail, and W. Elliott, hon. secretary of the South Otago Gun Club, wrote thanking the society for six pair. The Angling Committee reported that it had received information on the power given to societies to refuse to issue fishing licensee to convicted persons. The secretary of the Tapanui Anglers Association wrote forwarding proposals as follows with a view to their incorporation in the fishing regulations next year:—(l) Reducing the number of trout that may legally be taken in one day from 25 to 20. (2) Increasing the length from 10 to 11 inches.—lt was agreed to note the proposals for consideration later. It was decided to comply with a request to grant five complimentary fishing licenses to the inmates of the Red Cross Convalescent Home, Montecillo. The clerk of the Tuapeka County Council, Lawrence, wrote stating that the council is in entire disagreement with the views expressed by the society regarding the proposal to divert water from the Pomahaka River to Benger Creek. —Received. It was decided to instruct the ranger to keep in touch with the Kaitangata Co-op. Dairy Company regarding the discharge from their outlet pipe into the Kaitangata canal. The secretary of the Waikouaiti Domain Board wrote thanking- the society for liberating trout in the Waikouaiti lagoon. The Game Committee reported that the owner of a property at Lauder had been written to asking him if he was agreeable to some of the birds in the sanctuary being trapped by the society. The Department of Internal Affairs had reported that an extension of time for stamping opossum skins had been granted to A. E. Harrington, of Purekireki. In regard to G. E. Turner's letter on the preservation of the stock of ducks, it was recommended that nothing be done at present. H. E. Twenlow had written forwarding information about the German owl.—The report was .adopted. A discussion took place on a suggestion by Mr Turner that grey ducks, were becoming fewer in number.—Mr Aburn said he had seen thousands of these ducks about Waihola, and the chairman expressed a similar view.—Mr Barratt s-aid there was nothing to prevent a man from going to Lauder and shooting the quarterbred or halfbred ducks without a license. The ranger could not say the ducks were grey ducks or mallards. All wild ducks ought to be included in the license. — Mr Reid aaid that grey ducks were scarcer to-day than they were SO or 40 years ago, and a start ought to be made to introduce the mallard into the district. In the North Island some of the ducks were almost depleted, nad to prevent such a thing happening down here the mallards ought to be brought in, provided they did no harm. —A member said that Canterbury had condemned the mallard. —No motion was proposed. Mr C. A. Wilson submitted a proposed allocation list of fry as follows: —Kept for fingerlings, 100,000 Scotchburn; Upper CatHns, 20.000 brown; Nokomai, 30,000 brown; Phoenix dam, Weatherstone, 20,000; Otataia, 20,000 Scotchburn; Mareburn, 5000 Scotchburn; E. Peat (Middlemarch), 20,000 Scotchburn; Kakanui, 10,000 Scotchburn, 30,000 brown; L. Ball (Omakau), 5000 Scotchburn; Beaumont mining holes, 10,000 brown; Bethune's Gully, 5000 Scotchburn; Catlins River, 30,000 Scotchburn, 10,000 brown; Gutha River, 50,000 brown; contour channel, 30,000 brown; Deep Stream, 15,000 Scotchburn, 15,000 brown; Evansdale, 5000 Scotchburn; Glenomaru, 20,000 Scotchburn; Hyde Creeks, 20,000 brown; Poolbilrn, 20,000 Scotchburn, 20,000 brown; Kuriwao, 20,000 brown; Lee Stream, 20,000 Scotchburn; Leith, 8000 Scotchburn; Lindis, 30,000 brown; Manorburn dam (new), 20,000 brown; Manuherikia, 30,000 brown; Miller's Flat, 10,000 Scotchburn; Mimihau, 30,000 brown; Owaka, 30,000 Scotchburn, 10,000 brown; Pomahaka, 80,000 brown; Puerua, 32,000 brown; Roxburgh dams, 30,000 brown; Shag, 40,000 Scotchburn, 50,000 brown ; Tahakopa, 30,000 brown; Taieri, 50,000; Tokomairiro, 40,000 brown; Tomahawk, 30,000 brown; Waikaia, 30.000 and. 20,000; Waikouaiti, 70.000 brown; Waimahaka, 20,000 brown; Waipahi, 59,000; Waipori, 30.000 Scotchburn, 16,000 brown; Waitahuna, 20,000 brown; Waiwera, 40,000 brown; Waitati, 10,000 Scotchburn; Wyndham, 40,000 brown; Silverstream, 20,000 Scotchburo; Fraser River, 20,000 Scotchburn;—totals, 443.000 Scotchburn, 1,047,000 brown. —Mr Porter expressed the opinion that it would be a waste to put fry into Tomahawk, and moved that no fry be put into Tomahawk Lagoon, and that the society pursue the policy of putting in young fish from Silverstream or other places.—The chairman said the matter had been carefully considered by the Angling Committee.—Mr C. A. Wilson said that Tomahawk was strongly fished, and ought to be stocked. He would like to see 50,000 pr 60,000 fry from Silverstream put into Tomahawk, where the food was ideal for young fish, and there was good cover. —The proposal by Mr Porter was not carried, and the allocation was agreed to. —It was also decided to put 5000 brown into the Southern Reservoir. ,-.>,'