LAND AND WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 59

LAND AND WATER.

Mr M. Jameson and Mr P. Elworthy have gene to ihe Hunter district, in Otago, for dper-shooting, and Mr Melville Gray has gone to the Hawera to indulge in the same Epori. . The Russian fchar (deer) liberated on the slopes ~oL Mount Cook a few months ago *xc believed to be doing very well. The stales have not been seen, but the does Lave been, frequently noticed. One of the jroung does, detached from the others when they were liberated, has since chummed up with the calves at the Hermitage, and is fed with them daily. It is believed that the thai will rapidly become acclimatised.

Some years ago a number of oppossumswere liberated in the MiMord Sound district, and nothing was heard^for a long time of how they were faring. When Mr C R. C. Robieson, Acting-superintendent of the Tourist Department, was visiting Milford' Sound a few days ago, Mr Sutherland stated that they were increasing Tapidly, to such an extent, in fact, that he had %p keep a dog tied :n: n his orchard to scare the aliens away.

The New Zealand Herald has received a letter from Mr Chas. J. Glidden, of Boston, who is travelling round the world in a motor car, and who recently made a tour of New Zealand, stating that up till the 24th ult. fee had run a total distance of 23,547 miles, of which 1145 were registered in New Zealand. Mr Gliddrt n is at present in New South Wales.

The Tourist Department despatched an official to investigate the conditions under •which deer-stalking is conducted in the Wairarapa. This action is the outcome of several complaints received by the department concerning the arrangements sportsmen, have to put up with in the Wairarapa. The probability is that the matter will end with the department taking up the direction, of the sport in the district. Captain liewis-Hill's deer-stalking party of three rifles secured nine heads in the Wairarapa last week. They were very fine beads, two being " royals," one an 11pomter, and -the balance 10-pointers. The Ashfrnrton Acclimatisation Society purposes getting 200,000 trout ova from the North Island.

Major .Hughes, of Wanganui. has been chosen to go Home in charge of the New Zealand Bisley team. Major Hughes was one of New Zealand's best shots, and is highly popular among shooting men. The personnel of the team is not yet definitely decided on.

At Te Awaiti Station, in the Wairarapa. Ilis iiXoellency the Governor had some enjoyable sport stag-shooting hist week. In two days five heads wer» secured, three of them being 12-pointers (" royals "). Captain Braithwaite. aide-de-camp, also got a couple of fine heads.

A London mesage says that the Reyal Life Saving Society is willing: to pay half the ejcoenses of a visit from Keran, the Sydney •wimmer. to England, provided he competes for the King-'s Cnp. It will also treat him as a guest during his visit.