LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2302, 14 April 1898, Page 36

LAND AND WATER.

Mr Ayson, curator of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, left for England on Saturday en a mission for the New Zealand Government lo report on the , marina fisheries in, England and America. He will probably also visit some of the meet iniport*nt fisheries on the Continent; Mr Ayson has been authorised by Government to procure some game birds, including that famous American game delicacy the canvas-back duck. The local scclim&l.isation society has asked him to bring out som 1 ) Virgiuia quail, Carolinateal, Virginia white-tailed deer, aod other game suitable for acclimatisation i»i the colony. A London cable states that in the billiard match Dawson versus Weiss the Ecort-e at halftime stood : Dawsoh, 9320 ; Weis«, 9007. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Christchuhch, April 9. The weather was fine but very windy for the inlerprovincial tournament Canterbury v. Otago, which began to-day. So far Canterbury has scored 117 games to Otago's 63. The following matches have been placed :—: — Miss A. Baldwin (C.)-beat Miss Marks (0.), 6-2, 6-2,6-0. Cox and Miss Dean (O.) beat Borrows and Hiss Al. TUttray (O ), C-3, (s—o, 6-4. Ross and Grossman (C ) beat Broad and Branson (O.), 6-1, 3-6,7-5.. MihS K. Van Asch (0.) beat Miss Hewat (O.), 6-2. 6-2, 6-4. Miss Sirap3on (O.), beat Miss Ramsay (O.), 6—l, 6-1, 6-1. Waul and Hiss Campbell (O.) beat Collins and Miss M. Simpson (0.), 6-4, (5-4, 3—6. l^pain and M Dou-vl-i (0.) beat Barlow and Sfcyche (C), 3-0, S-4, 9--5.

From Greymouth last week 4683 tons coal aud 274-,4-COfb timber were exported. We are informed thafc no costs were allowed in the case brought by the All&ucLtle Coalrmners' Union against a member to recover subscriptions and levy leporled by us on Saturday. A marine discovery of surpassing interest tot Hawke's Bay was made last week. In tha course of repairs to tha breastwork fronting Marray, Roberts, and Co.'s warehouse, ioine o£ bhe shattered piles had to be lifted, and these were found to be covered with mussels and real genuine oysters. They were quickly sampled by the spectators, and acclaimed as of excellent, flavour. Tee oyster seems to be of the roelc kind, similar to what we get down from Auckland. Considering that the piles have only beer, down aboub 18 months, the oyaters wera of good size, and from their number must be keganied as firmly established.