GAME AND FISH

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 239, 10 May 1933, Page 5

GAME AND FISH

Stratford Acclimatisation Society

HATCHERIES IN GOOD ORDER The monthly meeting of the Stratford Acclimatisation Society was held last night, and Mr. A. E. Hunter presided. Those present were: Messrs. C. Atkinson, A. Eichsteadt, E. Kivell, T. Richardson, J. Petrie, hi. H. Eason, E. P. Pridham and E. Worthington, who acted as secretary owing to Mr. G. A. Carter s absence. Mr. Pridham, in presenting the past month's visiting ' "'umitt.e'" report, stated that a visit had been made to the Society s hatcheries, where everything was in good order. Continuing, Mr. Pridham said that the brown trout had been liberated, while the rainbow, which were still under the curator’s care, were in good condition and when the sluicing operations had been completed at Lake Ratapiko, these too would bo liberated. Messrs. C. Atkinson and A. E. Hunter were appointed as the society’s visiting committee for the current month. Shooting Licenses It was stated that to date 28 shooting licenses had been issued for the present season, which opened on May 1, while there was every likelihood that that number would be increased when reports had been forwarded by officers controlling the issue in the surrounding districts. Speaking in reference to the matter, the chairman said lie considered that the figures were up to expectation and that they compared favourably with those of last year. At the conclusion of general business, Mr. T. G. Harle (president of the Ashburton Society) gave an interesting informal address, explaining the work and results of fish research which is being carried out in the South Island.