ACCLIMATISATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11755, 20 July 1916, Page 7

ACCLIMATISATION.

CANTERBURY SOCIETY. MEETING OF COUNCIL. The council of tho Canterbury Acclimatisation Society met last night, Mr W. H. Tisdall presiding over a good attendance. The financial statement showed a credit balance of £29 16s 6d. Accounts amounting to £l2 3s 4d were passed for payment. Mr C. R. Clark's resignation from a vioo-presidentship was received with regret, and Mr M. H. Godby was elected vice-presid'ent in his stead, and Mr E. Hardcastle was elected to replaco Mr Clark on tho executive. A request from M. Santos (Chatham Islands) for sittings of white BWan eggs was referred to the Garden Committee. Tho South Canterbury society forwarded the report of the Timaru conference of Canterbury societies held on July 11. At the conference the question of Btroko-hauling was fully discuss- 1 ed, and delegates all showed a strong desire to deal effectively with the evil. Resolutions bearing on the subject were passed unanimously, and, after being put in legal form, would be submitted to the various councils for confirmation. Other questions were discussed, and more united action, uniform rules and regulations were advocated. The following resolutions were passed:—(l) That the Government be asked to legalise the taking of quinnat salmon under the same license and conditions as are in force for the taking of trout; (2) that the conference recommends that an annual conference of the Canterbury societies be held at a date prior to the annual conference in Wellington; (3) that tho conference recommends that all licenses should be taken out in the Acclimatisation Society's district in which the license-holder resides. The last resolution was not carried unanimously, but tho majority of the societies represented were strongly in favour of it. Tho conference urged' unanimous action in refusing licenses to any person convicted of a breach of the regulations. In a subsequent letter., the South Canterbury society stated that at a meeting or the council held on July 13 the report was submitted, and tho resolutions of tho conference were adopted. ■Mr Edgax Stead, one of the Canterbury delegates, said that the conference would lead to a better understanding between the societies, and Ashburton in future would do all it could to assist in acclimatisation matters. Referring to stroke hauling, .it Was suggested' that measures should bo legalised to stop the use of triangles over a certain size. Mr Stead said that the clause relating to licenses would be an excellent one to add to those dealing with stroke hauling. In reply to Mr Hardcastle, the chair--man said that a license was available, throughout New Zealand, endorsement by local societies being the general but not a compulsory rule. . The council recommended -and adopted the following resolutions: "It shall be unlawful for any person to fish with more than two flies, or one fly and one minnow, or one fly and one natural bait, or two natural baits affixed to any trace. No fly shall have more than ono hook", and'it shall not be lawful to use more than one lead or sinker, and such lead or sinker must be tied above all flies, minnow or natural bait used; it shall bo unlawful to use any wire, either plain or twisted, or gimp trace of a greater gauge than 21 standard wire gauge; it shall be unlawful to use any wire or gimp trace of a greater length than 6ft."

The resolutions of the conference were confirmed, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the society's delegates.