ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2162, 29 January 1881, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The regular monthly meeting _of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society was held at half-past three o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Commercial Hotel. Present —Messrs Oogan, Bridges, Stoddart (in the chair), and Mr S. O. Parr, bon. sec. The secretary gave a description of the habits, &o. of the grayling, a consignment of which fish has been lately received from the West Coast, stating that it was fortunate they were in season daring the trout close season. The fish had been thus disposed of-2500 turned out in the Avon ; 1000 placed in the Selwyn, and the remainder deposited in the ponds at the Acclimatisation gardens. The chairman remarked that as it was necessary that the grayling should go to sea, he thought a fish ladder ought to be placed at Lane’s mill, the cost of which would not exceed £lO. The secretary replied that some time since Mr W. H. Lane had offered £5 towards the cost of the same, but as the Association did not take action at that time, the donation was lost. The secretary of the Canterbury Anglers' Society wrote stating that at a recent meeting of that Society, it was resolved—“ That application be made to the Government through the Acclimatisation Society for permission to try for salmon in the Waimakariri Kiver and the Avon Estuary, by rods, nets, or other means which may be deemed expedient at this season of the year, to verify the existence or otherwise of salmon in the above-mentioned waters and, further, “ to ask the Acclimatisation Society to grant the balance of subsidy remaining from last experiment.” It was resolved that the request of the letter be agreed to. In reply to a question, the secretary stated that the number of trout disposed of during the past season was 37,425. A letter was read from Mr J. O. Boys stating that Me O. Whitefoord had taken a great deal of trouble whilst in Tasmania to obtain fallow deer for Canterbury, and, although unsuccessful, it was hoped that as the Tasmanian people bud taken the matter up, some would soon be procured for the Association. Mr Whitefoord bad also taken steps which he hoped would result in the shipping company forwarding the deer to Canterbury free of cost. A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Whitefoord for the very great interest taken by him in the matter. The secretary of the Melbourne Acclimatisation Society wrote stating that it was resolved to turn out the few spare deer they had, and, therefore, wore unable to sell or exchange with the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. The secretary gave notice of the annual meeting of the Association on Monday next. This being ail the business the meeting adjourned.