ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1900, 27 March 1880, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

A meeting of the Council of the above was held on Thursday at 3.30, p.m. Pesent — Messrs J. C. Boys (in the chair), H. B. Webb, Cogan, Stoddart, Carriok, Charters, Prankish, and S. 0. Purr (hon. see). A letter was read from the Adelaide Acolimatisacion Society asking whether the Canterbury Society could let them hare some English song birds. The Secretary said they could let the Adelaide society have blackbirds and larks. He had written to the secretary stating that they could supply the birds required, and that skylarks would be forwarded by next steamer. The Canterbury Society could also give them some of the English birds recently imported if required. The U.S.S. Co. had agreed to take the birds at a nominal rate of freight, and also for Mr Bills' pa "sage over in charge of them. He might say that the cost of this shipment had been £657 18s sd. On the motion of Mr Carrick, seconded by Br. Prankish, the secretary's letter'"was approved and the arrangement entered into with the Adelaide Society ordered to be carried out.

It was resolved that the price of the surplus English birds bramble-finches, yellow hammers, and buntings—should be fixed at 10s per pair. Several accounts were passed for payment.

Mr Bills had an interview with the Council on the subject of making arrangements for taking the birds required to the Adelaide Society. It was resolved that, in the event of the Adelaide Society not taking the birds, Mr Bills to go on to Melbourne and offer them for sale by auction, under instructions of the agent appointed by the society. Mr Carrick said he thought tho best way would be for Bills to be allowed to cateh the birds for the Adelaide Society at a nominal figure, leaving them to arrange with him for his expenses. After some further discussion, Mr Bills offered to catch the birds and take them to Adelaide on consideration of his paying half the prooeeds to the society, Bills undertaking to pay the expenses. After the transaction of some routine business, the meeting adjourned.