Trout for the Oroua River
• -•- When Messrs Sherwill, Bailey, Bray and Beattie were on their return journey from Wellington where they had driven in Mr Daw's buggy, to attend the sitting of the Supreme Court, they visited the fish ponds of Wellington and Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society at Masterton. As there were some young fish ready to be brought over for liberation in our streams, this excellent opportunity of so doing, was taken advantage of. About 1600 were put in canvass buckets and packed in the trap. All wot woll until during the middle of the day, when several began to show signs that the heat was too much for them. At every stream the travellers came to, fresh water was supplied, but notwithstanding this aud the care taken, a n umber died. Bather than lose the whole, that vessel which contained the greatest quantity was discharged into the Momahaki, about a mile on this side of the Ekatahuna. Here entirely fresli water tvas taken in for the second vessel, and the fish were brought on to the Oroua where they were sent adrift all alive and active.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS18860126.2.7
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 97, 26 January 1886, Page 2
Word Count
187Trout for the Oroua River Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 97, 26 January 1886, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in