ACCLIMATIZATION SOCIETY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 38, 27 June 1868, Page 2

ACCLIMATIZATION SOCIETY.

An ordinary meeting of tho Council of this Society was held in tho upper room of tho Literary Institute yesterday afternoon. Mr 0, 0. Bowen occupied tho chair, and th« other memborg present wero Dr Haan, tho Hey C. Kroaer, It. W. Fcrcday, L. L. Powell, (Hon. Sec.) J. C. Boys, \V. 11. \V. Williams, P. Haninor, W. D. Carruthcrs, 11. 1). Johnstone, J. T. I'cacock, T. Nottldgc, <\nd W, WiUon. Mr Johnson, tho Curator, waa also in attendance. Tho minutes of last meeting were road and confirmed. Or Haast called attention to no fixed earn having been specified for expenditure In procuring the salmon ova from Tasmania, fie thought tho Council should not undertake unlimited liability in such matters, but apportion a certain sum in every ense involving oxpenditure, Tho Council approved of this, and resolved that suclt should in future bo done. A letter was read from Mr 0. Gould, declining to accept tho office of treasurer to tho Society, but expressing his willingness to contribute towards its auccc-3 in any other manner. On tho motion of tho Rev. C. Frusar, Mr Ciirrutlicrs was appointed to tho office pro tern. A voto of thanks was awarded to Mr Gould for his services during tho paat year, Tho Chairman suggested that the balance sheet referred to tho then treasurer at last meeting, should, in order to savo time, bo given to Mr Carruthcrs, with a request to put it in proper order. It was resolved that Mr Carruthers should communicate with Mr Oould for the purpose, X,ln reference to tho sub-commltteo appointed to provide shelter for tho deer in the Govern* incut domain, Mr Boy* said nothing had been done, as it was considered that the Council must have overlooked the fact of such a proceeding being uncourteous to the Domain Board, unless thoy were first consulted in the matter. * It wast resolved that tho secretary should communicate with the Board ou the subject. This Rftvo rise to a question as to the posi« tion of tho society with respect to tho tenure of such portions of the domain, as are now occupied by them, and, after some discussion, v committee was appointed to obtain the necessary information from the Government. The Ohairman suggested that it would also bo advisablo to nsk, whether an amalgamation could not 1)0 effected. It would at least be I worthy of consideration, whether the members of tlie Domain Hoard should not be admitted to the council of tho society. Mr Doya said, as a temporary measure, and ponding a reply from tho Domain Board, the committee would recommend that a quantity of gorsc should be provided for the de«r. They had Instructed the Curator to take step* for obtaining the necessary quantity at onco. Tho council approved of the proceeding. Mr Nottidge, on behalf of the sub-commit' too appointed to prepare tho new rulss, brought up a draft copy, and said that In framing them, the committee had been guided by thoso in uao by the "Victorian Society. Tho rules wero read aa a whole, discussed seriatim, ivnd finally adopted, Mr Carrutlwra suggested that the meeting* of the council should in f uturo be hold at three o'clock instead of half -past two. A motion to this effect was adopted. Tho Curator's report whs r<nvl, It wag of ts v«ry <sxtc«wlv<j nature, but the following U the gist of iU content* •— Mr H. EL Glover had become a member of tho socioty ; and tho following contributions had been received—Mr T. Thomas, a Capo pigeon jMr 13, Duppa, seed of the South Sea calabash, which produces a species of pumpkin used by

tho natives for making wator bottloo, cups, baskets, &o, The receipts slu'co last mooting had beon—subscrlptlons, £7 17s fld j .and from birds, &c, XI 4 lfln 7d, which Increased thip previous balance to jC 1/57 Ob lid. Tho oxpondituro for tho nnmo poriod had boon £41 10s lOd, leaving n pronont nott available balance of. -fill 6 Ida Id. A Hot of tlw Hve fltock at present in tho fiwdmrn wan given i ! tho total number of all fljKicloH wan 07. Nino cock phcftflftrttfl woro available for nalo or exchange. Mr Flomlnp, of Port Levy, had . Ijcon writton to rolativo to tho oxclmngo ot hrin phonnnntfi, Capt Thompnon bivrlnf<c«prouflcd hifl wllllnKncsß to bring tho salmon ova find llvo ilnh from Taiiinanla, tho necflfiflftry (ipnayntufl had boon fliipnlicd to him. TPquv ilworont motion of nnoking tho oya had boon proparod for, in oraor to fivollltato tho dlncovor>^(f mciins by which ova could bo brought by Uio Pantuiia route, when tjjo offer of. liiUo fl/ilnion ova from Bavaria could bo taken adviinlago of. ltoforonco was mado to tho failuro of attomptfl to noollmntlzo tho Englioli partridge, nnd It wivs HUgge«t<!<l that tliJ» mJ«Jit probftbly bo obviated i>y Uio epoolftl <ioi»rttf«ctl(ni of (Mfjofl for providing toy their requirements on board. If any ntopn waro approved of in tho mat for, n fmmplc cago might bo eont to Kttgland, and othcrfl manufnoturcd no required, Hurdles would bo required In which to Intcrtoco tho ffor«o In trlftngUlAP patohep for tho propoaod Hholtor for tho door. A now onclonuro would bo lio required for facilitating tho Improvement in tho breed of. Angora goatfl, and Mti would coror thooxnonfio, Great troublo had boon unflUOeoflflfiUly luken to oapturo tho knnganow, but it wan expected that the propoHod gorao for tho dcor would onnblo tliffl to bo nccompHnhcdj It was fltatod thatyClO would cover any further expense £or tho nalmon fry when removed from tho broddlng boxon, Sovoml nuggcflllons woro also mado an to tho dlnponal of phoanantn. Mr Nottfdgo commenting upon f ho «nggOHtlono contained In tho report, iiald the fundn of tho Society being ho wmall It appeared to him that (heir dlotrlbutlon over bo many undertakings wan very (inadvisable. In liin opinion tho o/lortn of tho noolcty should bo prlnolpally confined to ono branch at once, If they attempted to Introduce salmon ova from Tftßnwnlft, bli'dfl from England and GxpcrimentH on ollior inaltoni, tho numborn of Any ono kind introduced would ho ho email that thoy would dlo away and loavo tho Doelotvin tho namo ponltlon n» boforoi Ho hoped that tho c/Tortn o£ the society would he moro concentrated than suggested by tho Curator, Tho Chairman and othor momborn ngrccd with thofio romarkii, and [consideration of the BUggofltlonff vran doferred, Tho Curator Hdid tho amount in tho balance fllicot eomjif lflcd Uio wholo of tho oxponaon for tlio past month. Tho acoountn woro punned, and n dlnounttlon onfluod on tho potty expenditure which was objected to na in flomo lnnim<i<m having been unftiUliorlnol. It wan ultimately ronolvo/1 that Moflflrs W.II. WllllflniH and tho boorctary and 'i'ronourur Bhould not nn a committoo to nuporvino trnch matters, and that tho Curator fthould at future mcotlngfl of tlio Council, give an estimate of hlfl prolmblo romilromontfl for tho ensuing month. Mr Willlamfl,'who had boon away for a a short tlmo during the confederation oil tho C'urator'n report, mild that ho had made enquiries ftt tho Qovernmont; Uulldingfl respecting tho position of tho nocloty in regard to thoir occupation of tho gardons and portion)! of tho domnin, and ho hud learnt that thoy roiilly had no legal position at nil, The Acclimatization Giirdcnfl mid the Qovernmonfc Domali\ wore portlong of nagloy Park, which wan vented In flln Honor tho SuporJn tondont by tho ItcHorvcn Onllniuico, and monmiros could only bo udopled In cooixiction with them ( by the conourrenco of tho Provincial Council. Thoy had no legal standing, And might at any timo bo doprlvod of their around. 110 nhould thoreforo recommend tho appointmont of a committoo to obtain norno provision for logal posaobhloh through tho Government, After a brloC didounnlon, it waa ronolvod that Mcflsrs .Tohimtono, Voradny, and tho Secretary nhould oommunicato with tho Government, In order to ascertain whothor tho Hoclcty can bo placed In legal possession of; tho gardens, and also to uuggoHt that the Domain Board should bo amalgamated with tho Council of tho Hooloty. Mr Peacock oallod attention to Captain Tliompeon'fi lottor In tho Ltjttclton Timm and in a short dlHeuonlon, which citfluod, the Council oxprodsud thoir regrot that «uoh an orroncotiH imprcHAlon ohould liavo been croatod as that rilnoloflod by tho letter. A voto of tlmnlfii to tho clmfr terminated theprocecdlngfl,