“A SECOND TAUPO.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 197, 20 August 1931, Page 1

“A SECOND TAUPO.”

Ranger’s Description of Lake Coleridge. “ A second Taupo,” is Ranger Digby’s description of the future of Lake Coleridge, according to Mr C. 11. Lawrence, president of the council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. At the meeting of the council last night Mr Lawrence said that Ranger Digby had secured beautiful fish at Coleridge—up to 131 b for rainbows and 101 b for brown trout. It was reported that 88,000 eyed rainbow trout ova had been secured at Lake Coleridge. Mr L. A. Shand said that it would be a waste of time to liberate rainbows in the rivers, but the chairman said that he would like to see rainbows liberated in the Waimakariri. Mr Lawrence said that rainbow ova supplied by the Government would cost 6s a thousand. A motion was carried that the Gardens Committee be authorised to instruct the ranger to collect further ova at Lake Coleridge on a suitable date. 1 The Gardens Committee reported in connection with the quotation received from the Department of Internal Affairs for the supply of rainbow-eyed ' ova, that it had been resolved that the | question of obtaining supplies be de- k ferred until next season.