FISH AND FOWL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 875, 22 July 1910, Page 4

FISH AND FOWL.

* REMARES BY MR. LEONARD TRIPP. In opening the eighth annual confer, ence oi cue isew Zeaiaud Acclimatisation societies, tue presiuent (Air. li. U. H. xrippj maue some interesting remarsa revaluing sport aud its progress in t\ew ieaianu. rie said tnat tue nsliing nad ueen excellent ill sumo parts, particularly ac' iaupo, and indifferent in otners. so numerous were tne nsn at Xaupo tnat tney nad been caugut oniy to oe destroyed. It was a question as to wnetiier suou iish should not be collected and soid. it was a matter tnat required careful iianuiing, and any seiung snouid, in nis opinion, be done by tne government or tne Acclimatisation Societies. In tne course oi a ruiereuce to tne quinnat salmon, he stated tnat a gentleman at Victoria Ui.U.) had inlormed mm that tne quinuat aid not interlere •with the food supply of the trout. The qurnnat was not, However, a sporting nsn, but was an addition to the food supply of the country. Tne question of the preservation of native game was an important ou«, and if the indiscriminate shooting was not put a. stop to there would soon be nono at all." If a License fee were imposed, jc would be an addition to the funds of societies used in checking the ravages of stoats and weasels among the native birds, not only on the ground, but in their nests in the trees. He quoted cases where weasels had actually been seen robbing their nests. The Government should instruct its inspectors to attend to the destruction of stoats and weasels in districts free from rabbits. In such districts these animals should not be protected. Speaking about deer; Mr. Tripp said : that it was hoped that the young deer that were being turned out would supply fresh blood to the herds. In the Wairarapa there was overstocking, and, as the result, many deformed heads. Arrangements had been made with the settlers to kill a certain number of stags with deformed heads. He was glad to hear that the Canterbury herds were doing, well. The president also referred to the proposal that visiting sportsmen should be charged higher license fees than loca . men. (This matter was subsequentl; made the basis of a motion by Mr Tripp, which was lost, after a brief dif cussion, referred to elsewhere.)