ROTORUA ROD AND GUN CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 83, 29 June 1927, Page 13

ROTORUA ROD AND GUN CLUB

riil' o l annual report of the RotoGun Club furnishes one DuhlishoS 1 dluminating documents yet •°" Xew Zealand as the sportsmans paradise. The club aims won w f C .°, nSerVation o£ New Zealand’s ,T d " r Ul resources for pastime with f.““ a ' Kt Sun, and with this object in tinn , seeks “ to act in conjuncuon with the statutory authorities in an advisory way and to help as far as it lies m our power to better the eontrict,-' S ° £ “ POrt in the Rotorua disThi report begins by sounding a note or waning with regard to Rotorua’s aueged deterioration as a premier fish*resort. Poaching on an extensive scale during the off, or spawning seais of the main causes* of noiorua s waning importance. The destruction of trout at such a critical ume results in the loss of untold quanand is in itself a sufficient cause ior the serious depletion of fish in the waters. The club will no aouht centre strong efforts toward end- !?• the Poaching evil. Additional fan- ers have b oen appointed, and to acilitate rapid movement from place jo-pmee, a motor-car has been added to their equipment. * Rowing scarcity of both pheasants £na duck is reported. To meet the former difficulty it is suggested that ne breeding and rearing of pheasants " a more systematic and extensive caie be proceeded with; and that next J®®? a close season be declared for jJJJJ-Ks in an effort to restore the numtrS IVen the ri Sht supervision and con--1 the bush country, much of it virgin k rad l a ting from the various lakes as Taupo and Waikarefj?4llll’ should attract deer-stalkers all parts of the world. The report urges the Internal Affairs *yjrtment to more clearly define the geographical locality of the varies game sanctuaries in the district. °f the law are sometimes uncommitted by persons in Igth^ nce °* the P re d se boundaries of yje Prescribed areas. Sanctuaries, the a Jr* adds - are becoming so numerous s to constitute a big hindrance to JJJrtsmeii and to discourage the taking Th* licences - re P°rt touches upon a phase oniv t 0 the tuture of New Zealand, not h y as a game country, but as the bi!°i .°t many of the most beautiful ofi® *** existence. The depredations vermin as stoats, weasels and of m point to the extinction in time Zealand’s highly developed birds, objects frequently of enearlv Xng interest and beauty. The durn settler s responsible for the introor h the weasel family knew littl« of the rapacious and blooddarin * nst * ncts of these active and rodents. Their presence in New is a cardinal blunder and a leiui ® mena ce. The club urges relentrfare a l? ai nst the pest. Their ProbiJi 1111 ** 011 offers a most difficult detow 6 • ai }& one to be pursued with m«a n^ nation and by all possible laid 6is to be warmly congratufr. its man y splendid activities rua keen ness in bringing Rotoalftmii lhe front as a locality affording health v endless kinds o£ exciting and