Westland Acclimatisation and Tourist Society

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1929, Page 3

Westland Acclimatisation and Tourist Society

NOVEMBER 7. Tlie Coumil of the above Society me at i ..i I o’clock. Present: Dr ieichel m sun 1 President), Messrs it. Paterson R. J. Apple lull, A. C. Armstrong, It Stuart, .i. Wells, G. Howe, R. -J otnai t, and If. ■>. Evans. Apologies were received lor the ah some of Messrs A. X. Ba.cer, A. Kelly and Garnet ferry. )-,(( ine c iiairn.an referred ( tp tip: deatl of Mr W. Peck since the pieviou: meeting of the Council. Mr Peek hut been an active member of the Soeiet; and a member of the Council Ihr aeon siderablc time. A motion recordin' n.s active services and regret at hi: untimely end, with their sympathy ti the bereaved wife and family, was car tied by the meeting. IXWARD CORRESPONDENCE. From Sir Joseph Ward, stating £l7; had been placed on the estimates fo Mnliiunpun- Creek clearing and tin erection of a landing stage.— Receive' and resolved to apply to the Pnbli/ Woiks Department for expenditure o the amount. From-Director of Forestry, replying that enquiry was being made as: to tin influx of Otagrt deer into ‘ Westland;— Ke eived. ' ' ■ '<" >:1 Fr in Department of Internal Affairs thanking. Society for report respecting culling and destruction of Received. From same in regard to doer straying from other districts into Westland, and further enquiry would be made ill conjunction with the Forestry Department.—Received. ' -. a- - From same further report regarding influx of deer from Waitaki district, and stating it was hoped in the near future adequate measures would deal with the situation.—Received. From same, noting report that two men had worked one thousand opossum trar>s in Westland, and stating the position might be met by systematic ranging.—Received; reply to be sent as to the action taken to have the regulations tightened.

From same regarding the open season for deer stalking, and stating the Minister had decided there wa.s to be no limit to hinds or the number of o-ints on a stag’s head.—Received and resolved to again urge and ask the support, of Mr O’Brien, M.P., in interviewing the Hon. Minister. From same reporting Mr Bodkin, M.P.. honed-to stalk in the Westland district this coming season.—Received. Firm same forwarding regulations for tro”t-fishing at Taupo and Rotorua.—Received. From N.Z. Acclimatisation Societies’ Association, forwardtrig "list of matters fo be put befor’e- the'Gtiverrimeht Cl) in rolatittfi tW'thfc ’Ffshßf i iefe'’ : *-A6t'.'. ; (''2) yrbrelhtion to the Animals Protection Act.—Received and laid on table. From Ferguson and Osborne, Ltd., Wellington, drawing attention to the prospectus of a new hook' Kapiti ” relating to bird From Ranger Cederman, reporting on native bird life in district.—Receiv-

od with thanks, copy to be supplied the Department. Mr ' Stuart-' remarked that the'New Zealand cuckoo whs* yery plentiful in the busflf at : present. v, ‘-- I From Grey District Society, forwarding £lO5 7s 9d, being ■"hstjf- ,, shafe= ,( of : ‘ maintenance, etc. of fish hatchery.— Received with thanks. j From J. Forbes, Christchurch, suggesting the Society join Otago and North Canterbury in protesting against the indiscriminate deer shooting in season as calculated to destroy the sport of stalking.—Received and approved. From Eric James reporting on lecture tour to Wellington, Wanganui, and Hawera, and stating a visit would be paid to -Auckland later; also reporting regarding . visits of stalkers.—Receive.! with thanks. From R. D. Milligan, Christchurch,’ in respect to research work affecting newly-hatched trout, and submitting a. questionnaire regarding various points.—Received and referred. to Mr Armstrong to reply. GENERAL. A quantity of printed matter relating to tourist traffic was laid on the table -I Accounts to the amount of £l7O 2s 5d were passed for payment. From Houston and Coy., reporting purchase of 272 opossum skins.—Received. ' i From several persons holding -permits to shoot deer, reporting a total of So since previous reports.—Received, j The Chairman extended congratulations to Mr G. Howe on his recent marriage. wishing him success. (Applause.) A vote of thanks and appreciation was passed to the Hatchery'Committ. e for its good work during the season Mr Armstrong acknowledged the vote. 1 !t was resolved to ask the carpenter to arrange for the erection of the caretaker’s cottage at Lake Kanieri as soon as possible. The meeting rose at 8.20.