Acclimatisation.

Otago Witness, Issue 1342, 18 August 1877, Page 17

Acclimatisation.

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, . which, was held on the 9th inst., there,* were present : Messrs J. X' Maitland, G. L.' Sise, W. Arthur, F. C. Pulton, W. D. Murison 1 (Chairman), and P. Dean 3 (Curator). • ' Mr Deans reported that the following birds had been distributedby the Society during the past season:— ;.. ■ ..i .- ;. .< i SKTLABK9. . . , Clydevale, '... tli i , 25 , _ '. .Cromwell ...• „ ~ .. Vi 2s- ( •'. Queenstown ... . "... .',. '..,"30 '. Wymdham 1 ;../ .;,:'- ..."'i3- ' Clyde, ... ... -'..; ... ... 24 ' ' Edendale • ' 24 ■Bur Wood' ... ' .'.. ... • ... 36 ' r Wanaka ' "... '.;. ... ... 30 * * Timaru j •-...• ■, .4g.>. JA At Grounds /. /.<; Blueakin' ■_ -... '„t . ..;^>lß ."; , Oamaru ... .„• „-, ■„.;-.. 6i « , ' • . '-la? '.'.;»; o. quail: , " - Edendale * .... ' . t '.'"36"" * Blueskin ... "...' ... '....- 4& ■ ■ - - 80 *<• 1 STAMJNGS. Cromwell' ... - ... ..•. . „-.. 22 •• '• InvercargiU ... ;...' .... .. 4 , : 30. Ciydevale ... . ... ,42 ;,. . Hiverton ... „, r „._ 42/ Wellington ... '", ... * ... ..."48, '. '• Hawkesßay... ' ..." .;. ... ~38 '• : '■••■' - 220 <! - ', Pheasants ... ' „.' ... "... T '7 C. Quail ... •> ... ... '':.; *'80Skylarks ...'•"...- ... -...297 ". Starlings > .., >■•'...- 220' v Blackbirds" ... ". : • ... *.6- \\ Hedge Sparrows _'.".; „.., 6,\

Mr Dsans Wim,atad, for." the information of' members; that the. young Calif orniari 'trees at' the' grounds' are now ready for distribution. He' also reported' that a new breeding pond j: had been constructed at the Botanical Gardens, 1 andthata" considerable number of trout had already been obtained from the Water oL Leith.for, breeding purposes. He estimated that. 33,000 eggs will, be procured, from those now in the pond. One of the maje fish taken in the Water of Leith weighs 10£lUs. ' ' '' ' The'members present seemed to think that,' as the Water of Leith is year by 'year becoming less suitable for fishing, great effortsshould he made' by the Society to stock the Waitati and the Silverstream with trout as soon as possible. ,-'•"• '■ •'< *• ■ la reply to an application from Mr Shrimp?, ton, of jNapier, fQr..Atarlings, it wag resolved] that he be iuformed that the .Society .will en-r deavour to send a lot of these birds to Efowkes ' Bay in December, when the young birds will be ready. ' "'.'•" A- letter was read from H. Graff, Palmerstori North, Wellington, iv which the- writer offers to proceed to Norway and procure a quantity' of black game for such of the New Zealand Societies as would subscribe for 'this object. It was decided that, as Mr A. C. Begg intends obtaining, if possible, a number of those birds for the Ofcago Society when in Scotland, Mr Graff's offer need not in the meantime be token advantage of. Mr W. Arthur consented to act as hon. secretary of tbe Society until the return of Mr A. C. Bepg from Great Britain. The meeting then adjourned.