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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 7

During Inst week some satisfaetwy catches of fish wcro obtained from Hotorua Lake, both by trollin;? and with the fly. The fish ijivo a good amount of sport. The Government fish depot, aceordiiiß to the "Herald's" eonespoutlent, lias also ]iad several good hauls, and on Molidny morniiijj the omploypPß secured nearly a ton of fish, the greater part of which was sold loenlly and tho, balnnce smokod. The larpest was ..'n brown trout wln'eli turned the senles at 111b., and Hie best of the rainbow tiwil weighed 81b. ' ■ V; An unexprcted and most nmveleomo ' visitor appeared in the Patea Kiver on ' Sunday lnorninc, in tire shape t>f a shark' about 7ft. lon«. Tlie monster, 1 oecordins to the "Press," swam up ' the river to the snide pier, nftcrwetds ' makinß its way leisurely by the eastern wall rubbing the latter with its side an it swam along. Here a local resident had a shot at it with n neti-riflp. af a distance of about 10ft. ■ The bullet-hit: the shark and caused it , i<! !ear> ouhnf. ■ the water, and it afterwards disappeared over the bar towards tlio open•'sea.'^ 1 Officials of the Lower Hiitt, Bormigh" ' Council have, during the racp.da.vs, been! • on the look out for m'dtorrcnrs'uravel-. • ling throiish their district...a fexceshiye. i speeds. Several "traps".;- have -Icoiv. • working, and it is understood that , some prosecutions may be instituted.. yjki&fprt