Acclimatisation Society.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 20, 26 November 1874, Page 7

Acclimatisation Society.

The council of the Acclimatisation Society met on Thursday last. Mr W. D. JVlimson presided. It was reported by the Manager that a number of the young trout were ready for distribution, and it was decided that he should proceed to the country districts on Monday first with '200 fish. A list submitted by the Hon. Secretary, Mr A. C. Begg, was read and approved of, indicating the streams into which the fish are to be placed. These streams include Lovel's -Creek, Fraser's Creek, Puerua, Waitepeka, Kaihiku, Waiwera, Kuriwao, and Wairuna. It was stated that on his return to town. Mr Deans will again proceed south with about the same number of fish, leaving some at Tokomairiro for the Akatore Kiver. He will afterwards proceed byway of Law.rence to the Beaumont, into the tributaries of which several hundred trout will be liber** ten, Mr Deans will next proceed to the Pomahaka and its tributaries. It is probable that a third trip will have to be made to the southern part of the province this season, so that all the suitable streams may be stocked. Mr Deans takes with him a large quantity of perch ova, and this will be given to the settlers on the route for stocking lagoons that are suitable for this kind offish. The report of Mr Alexander Gray, the Society's Ranger, was read. He states that within the past month he has visited the various localities in the neighborhood of Dunedin where birds have been turned out, and from personal observation, aided by information received from the settlers, he is able to state that " during the past four weeks no person worthy of particular notice has been seen who would be likely to molest or destroy the Society's birds, which appear to be getting plentiful in some places ; particularly pheasants in the locality commencing at Logan's Point and extending along the range towards Port Chalmers." He further reports that blackbirds and thrushes are becoming numerous on both sides of the harbour between Dunedin and the Port. In the neighborhood of Green Island and the Chain Hills he states that partridges are rapidly accumulating, the locality being well suited for them. An application from Marlborough for trout, and one from Hawke's Bay for hares were read. It was resolved to grant both applications, in the event of the Society being able to do so, A letter from Mr Warden Beetham was read, returning thanks to the Society for the perch which had been forwarded to the Wakatipu district. The fish, he stated, had been placed in a pond about five acres in extent, with a mud bottom and gravelly sides. Mr Beetham states that he will endeavour to stock all the small lakes in the district as fast as possible, leaving the large lakes for a more valuable kind of fish. — ' Guardian.'