THE LITTLE OWLS.
WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR. Per Press Association. Dt XEDIX. August 26. At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Soij.'fiy to-day _Mr Deans (the ranger) r. ported else arrival of 49 little owls by the Kia Ora. Mr Cowie expressed the opinion that the cocirty should irv to discover whether unis wertj uomg <luma no or not. Ho had been informed were tackhns quail. Mr C'hisholm said he could not- see how that could lie as the owl was a nocturnal bird and ouail a day bird rh.-rc should be ;1 further consignment oi -10 or 50 on the >ea now. A f-leirrnivrfrom rh.- Hon. D. Buddo was read: :t sraro authority t<. land I ,l;rr - 5 nn tin- Kia O-a. b;lt said the I'.ot nn-Vrtakc tn admit iunhor : = p-5,.-.r-; ; r i,.„i I'--'vrd ~ha~ Irrds nihilied the pur- '" w '' !:1 " v - - - 1 ": Tii"y were, introduced and np-v „„ t destructive to small nativf b:rd=. Tr was derided to refer tho matter to the Game Cwmittee for reoort.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14284, 27 August 1910, Page 5
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168THE LITTLE OWLS. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14284, 27 August 1910, Page 5
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