ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2295, 11 August 1881, Page 3

ACCLIMATISATION SOCIETY.

The ordinary monthly mreting of this Society was held on Wednesday, at the Commercial Hotel, Cathedral square. Present —Messrs John Marshman (in the chair), Bridges, Dr. Britten, and S. O. Farr (hon. sec.). The Postmaster-General wrote enclosing a list of fees and fines paid to the Society's credit. —The secretary reported that a warrant had been granted to B. W. Cook as Banger in tho Waipara district.—A telegram from the secretary of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society was read, asking the Society’s co-operation to get the Act amended so as to allow each Society to fix the duration of the season for shooting and hunting in its district, and also to alter tho season for hunting hares from April to August. It was agreed to affirm the principle, but it was thought that no good eould be done this season; but the Society is quite willing to take the desired action at a more favourable time.

A letter from the Colonial Secretary’s effice enclosing copy of a letter ro the undersized fish caught in Lake Ellesmere was next submitted. The writer contended that cases of fish which should only contain twelve dezan were repeatedly found to contain at least sixty dozen, many of whioh being too small for sale, were thrown into the rubbish carts, the most serious matter being that retting such small fish tended to prevent future supplies. The Secretary stated that the police were dealing with the matter. Mr Arthur, secretary of the Dunedin Acclimatisation Society, esked for united action in endeavoring to get the Government to relinquish the trout fees and fines in favor of the various acclimatisation societies.-— I The Secretary reported that he had taken action as desired. —The Fisheries Bill was discussed. The Secretary reported that he had written to Wellington, calling attention to the way in whioh all the societies which bad introduced trout and other fish had been ignored, asking that the fees and fines hitherto received might be still continued to the societies ; also suggesting certain alterations and additions to the Bill. He wished it known that since February, 1864, the Canterbury Society had expended more than £12,000 in purposes of acclimatisation. Tho secretary’s action was approved.—A letter, recommending the use of the refrigerator in the introduction of game from the northern countries of Burope, was next read, but it was considered outside the scope of the present operations of the society. This concluded the business.