ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXX, Issue 4730, 15 June 1911, Page 4

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

At a meeting of the council of the i Auckland Acclimatisation Society, I the Hobson Acclimatisation Society, Dargavillc, forwarded a circular let- ; ter, advocating that the societies | should combine to work with the i Government for the importation of ! game suitable for the various disi tricts. It was suggested that as j many of the smaller societies were I not in a position to import or buy direct some scheme might bo formaj bated to have a main game farm or ( distributing centre, from which the societies could draw their supplies. If each society contributed £IOO or £2OO, and paid in £SO or £IOO a year, a central hatchery or farm could he run practically upon co-operative lines and could import or breed as the case might be, and distribute the birds at a reasonable price. It would be possible then for each society to obtain readily a supply of game suitable for its district. As the subject will be discussed at the annual conference of the societies at Wellington, no action was taken, but the letter was received. Mr Wade said that the letter suggested at least the advisableness of instituting a system of egg exchange in New Zealand, such as is largely followed in Britain with very good results. The president said that a member of the Canterbury Society had informed him that his society wished to 1 exchange 22 cock pheasants with the i Auckland Society', and it was decided j to affect an exchange. Two letters were received, one i from a private person, the other from | the Whangarei Society, complaining | that some persons were shooting | game for sale, and that in certain cases acclimatised birds were being shot for the Auckland hotels. The members, in discussing the letters, said that it was recognised that the abuse went on, hut it was very difficult to detect. It was resolved to reply to the Whangarei Society that the society does what it can by watching the trains and steamers.

The society will hold a special meeting on Tuesday week, to consider remits to be forwarded to the forthcoming conference of acclimatisation societies at Wellington.