ACCLIMATISATION

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 35, 13 February 1929, Page 5

ACCLIMATISATION

THE STRATFORD SOCIETY. MEETING OF COffiirTTEß. A meeting of the committee of the Stratford Acclimatisation Society was held last night. Mr. J. Petres (President) was in the chain, and there we.ro also presen t:Messrs J. Fredric, E. H. Kivell and E. -Worthington. , PROPOSED AMALGAMATION In reference! to the abortive negatiationsf for the Amalgamation of the three societies the following motion was passed; That the action of the Stratford delegates in deciding not to continue with the proposal for amalgamation, .because of the refusal of the New Plymouth delegates to abide by the resolutions passed at a combined meeting of delegates representing the three societies, that the headquarters he at Stratford, bo confirmed.

Chi Mr. Fredric’s motion it was decided! the chairman should consult with the Hawera chairman on the possibility of amalgamation of the Stratford and Hawera societies. EEL CLUB HELP.

lii forwarding a donation of two guineas Mr T. Kirkwood, president of the Eel Club, wrote that they claimed that the enormous numbers of largei eels taken from the rivers and other waters must have had a good effect? on ,fishing. He asked that the Society would inform the club if any benefit had been noticed- On© of the rules of the Eel Club was that any member found breaking the game laws would be expelled. The club also insisted that all eels be taken on hook and line. The chairman expressed the opinion that the Eel Club hud done a lot of good. This had been proved this year by tue number of young nsn in the river, wiucli could nou ue accounted lor by any otner means, Eredric said the society hud not liberated more young hsn than usual. Xiie chairman said that on a. recent day a ti slier man got six small iisii near tekiuner Hoad. It was decided to thank the Eei Club for its donation and to_express the opinion, 'that the destruction of eels had greatly helped the Society in stacking the rivers. PROTECTED BIRDS.

It was decided to pro euro from the New Zealand Bird Protection Society 200 copies of a poster setting out the names "of protected birds, and to send a copy to each school in the district in addition to giving one to each license-holder. Oh Mr Kivell’s motion it was decided to approach the Borough Council with a view to having obstructions at the old electric jpower station dam removed, witTl a view to giving hsh a better passage up the river. Mr. Kivell said that fish could get over tiie obstructions in time of flood, but it was desired to allow fish to got up the river at any t>me, GENERAL. The chairman reported [that all fish available had been liberated at Christmas without loss. —A vote of thanks to the chairman and Mr. A. Petrie was passed. A hundred thousand brown trout ova. and 20,000 rainbow ova are to be procured. m An open season from May Ist to July fllsti is to be applied for, and an open season for opossums for the same dates as last year..