ACCLIMATISATION

Southland Times, Issue 19099, 17 November 1923, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION

MEETING OF SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the Council of the Southland Acclimatisation Society was held last night, Mr A. H. Stock presiding. J. Tanner, Port Pegasus, wrote asking for a red deer license for his nephew.— Granted. J. Holmes, Frankton Junction and D. Bennet, Mauriceville, wrote applying for wapiti licenses in the event of any of the existing licenses being cancelled. The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs wrote enclosing a warrant for the society to import 50 brace of Hungarian partridges for acclimatisation purposes. G. Herrick, Hastings, holder of a wapiti license, wrote asking whether such could be transferred to his wife. It was decided to inform him that according to the rules of the society, a license becoming vacant would have to be granted to the next on the ballot. The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs wrote acknowledging receipt of au 18jjlb. trout for the Imperial Exhibition. The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs wrote asking the society to make arrangements to have a license available for His Excellency the Governor-General. The secretary said he had subsequently ascertained that His Excellency would be unable to make use of a wapiti license. R. J. Barton, Masterton, wrote saying he was as yet unable to send photographs of the wapiti heads asked for by the society. The Otago Acclimatisation Society wrote advising that the 25,000 rainbow trout fry ordered by the Southland Society were ready for delivery. The secretary said Curator Friend was taking delivery of them that day and having them sent to Manapouri. McEwan Bros., Tuatapere, wrote stating that the Kowhai and Waimatu creeks were being polluted with sawdust from the sawmills. It was decided to instruct Range’ Evans to investigate. Eustace Russell wrote forwarding applications by R. M. Erskine and E. Erskine to have lagoons on their property declared a sanctuary. The matter was held over pending a report from the Ranger. Ranger Evans reported that during the month he had planted out 38,000 ova in the Laura, this being the last consignment from the eyeing station. According to the society’s instructions he had constructed 15 eel pots and given them a try out on the Dunsdale and Laura rivers. Sixty eels were taken from the Dunsdale, the bulk of which were full of trout varying in size from 9in down to this year’s fry. Sixty eels were taken in the Laura. Accounts totalling £4O 10s were passed for payment. The Stock Committee recommended:— (1) That the trout to be sent to the Imperial Exhibition be handed over to the High Commissioner after the Exhibition. (2) That the proposed alteration to the opossum trapping regulations be opposed. (3) That the rainbow fry be railed to Tuatapere and arrangements made to have them taken to Monowai and liberated at the head of the lake. (4) That arrangements be made to purchase 50 brace of Hungarian partridges in England. (5) That £lOO for the suppression of poaching be made available again and a committee be appointed to deal with the matter and offer rewards of £2O for evidence of dynamiting and £lO for other offences leading to convitcion. The recommendations were adopted.