ACCLIMATISATION.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14278, 19 August 1910, Page 6

ACCLIMATISATION.

MEETING OE S.C, COUNCIL

The Council of tin- Smith Canterbury Acclimatisation Society was held yesterday aiicrnoou at the Koval Hotel, Tciiuika. i'resenc—Messrs J.''. PallUer (.in the chair!, A. C. i'rmgle, \\ . lieck!i>"iiiiip. I'', imine, T. G. Allen, D. Taylor. J-:. Gluten." G. MeCulloeh; AY. Ji.'. iSruwu, I'. Coira, and \Y. G. AspiiiiiJi (.hon. sec). Apologies; for absence were received from Ak'-n K Scblaepfer, Foster, and jiuthcrford. Correspondence was read as follows — .From tho Treasury, Wellington, stating that £3 18s (id had been credited to the Society, being proportion of deerstalking licenses. b'rom the Secretary, N.Z.A.S. Association re ouestions arising from remits to conference. i'l'om the National Insurance Co., re iji^iirniKc i)i'enii\ini. —To he continued. Outward correspondence was read and passed. Mr.l'. Morris wrote re granting single river licenses. Messrs Allen. Taylor, Hockingham and Palliser, spoke against -such a. step, and the suggestion was not adopted. The hank hook showed a credit bal-

\ anco of £2lo los Id, .Accounts, ; amounting to £3l 19s Id, were passed . for payment. I T!io ranger's report was read and | adopted. ' * With regard to the distribution of : mallard ducks, it was decided that ; since it was imnossihlo to tra:> suceoss- ' tolly. the question of gathering the eggs and Latching l)v incubator be left in tin.- hands oi' Iho raicer I Mr J'. (J. Allen reuorted that lip liad ' planted Son trees on the Raiigitata Ke- '■ .serve- and the question of fencing them ■ was h-i't tii tlie Tomiika sub-committee j in deal with, as was also the question 1 of supplying a pump fur the same re- ; serve. I It was decided that the ranger's prei sent cottage be "pulled down, and a new ' one erected, the matter to he left to sub-committee u, deal with. -Mr PaHiser then made a report a = to the doings of the Conference, which he attended as the Council's delegate. and the meeting adjourned until" Ist .'September.