ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2002, 5 October 1869, Page 2

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The Council of the Acclimatisation Society met at the Athemeum this afternoon, at two o’clock. Present: Mr Murison, in the chair, Messrs Eceles, Turton, and Garrick, (lion. Secretary.) The Honorary Secretary reported that three pheasants (one cock and two hens) had been turned out at Blueskin.

CORRESPONDENCE,

A letter from Mr J. A. Ewing was read, acknowledging the receipt of L 250 on account of the animals, &c., to be forwarded from England. A letter was read from the Acclimatisation Society of Canterbury, acknowledging the receipt of copies of the 4th and sth annual reports of the Society. Letters were read frrm the Acclimatisation Society of Southland, under date 30th August, Gth and 30th September, expressing fear that Mr Clifford’s mission to Tasmania for trout ova would prove unsuccessful, and asking the Society to'take charge of all the ova and superintend the hatching, giving the Southland Society a fair proportion of the fish when hatched, as they greatly feared the result would be disastrous.

It was resolved that the Hon. Sec. be requested to communicate with the Southland Society to the fo lowing effect That on the arrival of the Eucalyptus from Hobart Town, the ova forwarded for Southland by the Salmon Commissioners of Tasmania lie despatched to their original destination, should arrangements for that purpose have been made, upon the under-tandmg that a share of the expenses of Mr Clifford’s trip be met by the Southland Society. But, should the Southland Society not wish the eva to be sent, an offer from this Society should be made to take their ova, and release them from ail share of the expenses.”

It was stated that Mr Sydney James had been appointed to collect subscriptions for the Society, and that he had address d circulars to the subscribers and others in the country, asking them to send the amounts due, and to support the Society. In the town he had received subscriptions from M'sn-s Mills, Boss and G’endinning, H. Wal leu, Watson and So: s, F. Batley, and J. Lmgseine. Correspondence from Mr Cliffor 1 was read, from which it appeared that he had taken his passage by the Eucalyptus, which saled from Tasmania at the later part of last im-ntli, and may therefore be expected daily.

The Chairman stated that arrangements had been made with the'Execativo similar to those entered into last year, by which immediately on the arrival of the Eucalyptus the ova could be taken from the ship’s side and conveyed at once to the hatching boxes. The meeting th n adjourned.